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addiction to pain killers
by Jay, Apr 07, 2000 12:00AM
What are the long term affect's of abusing pain killers, i.e. kidney damage, liver damage, etc.? Not only is the loved one I am writing about take more than the prescribed dosage, she also mixes alcohol with them. She will get to the point that she looks and act's drunk. She can barely function. Can you give me some advice on how to show that we are concerned about her and where we can go for help?
Thank you
You can ween your self off of 5 vicodin a day
pretty easily, Do it over a months time so you
wont feal any withdraw, as for going to a
treatment center to get off of vicoden, they
would probly laugh at you all the way to the
bank, vicodin is so minor compared to what most
people go to a"treatment" center for, You might
want to see if you can get just plain
Hydrocodone so your not taking all that APAP,
They say it is very bad for your liver, Im not
sure if they make plain hydrocodone, but I know
they make plain oxycodone, {Percolone} with no
APAP, If your not abusing them, or acting
stupid, or sleeping all day, and you still have
pain, why do you want to stop takin them?
To carol;.
you wrote;..;.;i've been taking 2 vicodan and
1 mg. ativan along with large glass of wine on
and off for over ayear.I know i'm numbing
out...
You are probly geting more of a buZZ from the ativan than you are from 2 vicodin's a day, the
ativan is a benzo, like valium or xanax, the alcohol and the apap in the vicodin aint g00d,
but it wont kill ya, anytime soon anyway, you should consider your self lucky to be able to feal good on that little bit of meds, you must have a very very low tolerance, 2 vicodin a day woudent even keep me from going through withdraws, nevermind kill any pain or give me a ""buzz"",, you should be able to get off the vicodin with no trouble,, You might have more trouble with the wine though;.;.; good luck;.
I totally understand what you are dealing with. My husband abused pain pills and mixed it with herion, cocaine, and crack. He wouldn't get help, no matter what I said. He finally went to rehab to get help. He then in there found out that he had diabetes, and that his organs were damaged. He's a mess. He doesn't feel good most of the time. He gets angry a lot still. I'm sorry, but she wouldn't seek help until she's ready. He didn't either. I hope she seeks help. Pray for her.
The combination of Hepatits C with Vicodin and alcohol is particularly dangerous. The Tylenol and the alcohol are liver killers anyway. When you factor in the Hep C, you are really asking for trouble. If I were in your position, I would find a doctor who is non-judgemental as opposed to one of those idiots who think addiction is "naughty." Discuss with this professional the possibility of tapering off which shouldn't be too difficult with help. You are on a relatively low dose, but it isn't low to your system. The psychological part may prove to be more difficult for you, so you may want to find some support from friends, family, or online. Also, try to find something to replace your ritual--meditation, music, hot tea, etc.--something to help you relax in place of the substances. I have only my personal experiences with addiction to share, and I hope this helps.
Karen