I stopped cold turkey 2 weeks ago for 4 days,then I relapsed and took 140 10/500 lortabs in a week! So am I basically starting from scratch again,I'm really scared!Anything would be helpful I want to kick this habit once and for all!

Hey Im no doctor but I have been through the same thing!!I know a-lot of folks have stuff to say about the withdrawals but I went through them for almost 4 days and it was really really bad, the first day wasnt to bad but the second day I started to feel like my skin was crawling off me and my stomach hurt bad, couldnt eat nothing and I know I was dehydrated, I really dont know your situation but once you beat the physical part you might not take so many like that again, when I got my refill I never took more than perscribed again!! My advice to you is to get help from a doctor when its time to get off the pain pills cause I gotta say I dont think I could really go through that again, but I do not know how much your doc is going to work with you when he finds out how much you have been taking, you might have to contact a substance abuse center, but either way I would really recomend getting off them with a doctors help!! by the way, how long have you been taking these things at that amount??

welp, my habbit exceed lortab by a large margin but ive detoxed 3 times since last november and I think once you know what you're up against it gets easier.

Im better know for my quote: "im gonna finish my cig, hit the hay, and get ready for my kick in the morning.

The thing with relaps on opiates is that after people detox they pick up where they left off and the tolerance is gone. That's actually a common cause of accidental death. Something to think about. Best of luck and love =O)

Hey all,thanks so much for you replies! Well,my addictions started when I was 12,my dad used to get me high (by the way he sexually abused me for 15 years) and I kept getting until I was 20,I started drinking heavily at 16 and stopped that when I was 20. I started on pills about 3 years ago when I had my twins,the doc gave me alot of pain meds after and I had a 2 year-old,1-year old and newborn twins and I had terrible post-partum deppression and they numbed me. I know this sounds terrible and I am very ashamed. I stopped the pills for a year and a half and got back on them for 6 months.stopped again until a few months ago and the doc gave me them for my migraines.I guess my body built a tolerence for em. I was taking 5 at a time to feel "good"
My marriage sucks,my husband is a real SOB most of the time and I tolerate him easier when I'm on them.I'm so emberrassed and I want desperately to stop. I have four beautiful kids to think about.I don't want to be selfish anymore.Sorry for being so long but I feel better about being honest......FINALLY!!!

is it common for people to have alot of relapses,do the w/d'd get easier each time?

Originally posted by sophie515:
is it common for people to have alot of relapses,do the w/d'd get easier each time?

Yes, sometimes relapse is part of the process of getting clean and staying clean, especially with pain meds. I know several alcohlics who have never relapsed, but several pain pill addicts who have relapsed numerous times. I would imagine the withdrawals depend on how much you relapsed on and how quickly you were able to stop.

I hope the best for you . . . good luck and may God bless you!

in my case sophie it is very common, and DO NOT be ashamed. Ive been off and on since 14 and I am a father as well. The opiates really took a hold of me though. Like I said, it's never a "good bye" at the treatment centers for me, it's always a "see you later". You're not selfish, you're sick. If I became a certified drug counselor tomorrow I would never say "I know what you're going through" because I dont. But I do know what it's like to want to be numb all the time and for one, hide it. Have you tried NA meetings or a psychologist? Sometimes it's good to have something like that to hold on. I dont go to them but we all work differently. Hang in there =O)

by the way my new handle is okieat heart instead of sophie515

Hi,

it took me 18 months to get clean and sober. It did happen though. I don't think fear helps. I just did heaps of meetings and changed my addiction to coffee for a while. I am off that too now.

Just remember, beating yourself up doesn't help.

regards,

Meg

hey there,for some reason i've been banned.man this place was possibly my only hope.could you please check my logs and see if done something to offend someone.you sound like a relly cool person, you definitly deserve a good hand dealt to you.i don't know your beliefs but you are now on my prayer chain.hang in there sofie,i have a funny feeling your life is about to change for the better