Addicted to Hydrocodone (Lortab) over 2 weeks without?
Question by Joe Blow: Addicted to Hydrocodone (Lortab) over 2 weeks without?
OK here is my abridged story –
Had back pain from strenuous job. Was prescribed hydrocodone 7.5 and increased to 10 mg after several scripts.
Two years of taking 10mg hydrocodone and was then prescribed Fentnyl patch called Duragesic at 50 microgram per patch every 3 days and still taking hydrocodone pills at about 3 – 4 per day.
Two years later –
6 hydrocodone a day and patches weren’t working as good so I used it every 2 days on some occasions. Finally just quit the patches after hearing of deaths due to accidental overdose. It was tough going but hydrocodone helped.
After a while I reduced the hydrocodone due to being sick of feeling withdrawls in the morning. At this time I was taking 4 a day as prescribed.
Now after 4 years of taking hydrocodone 10s I got the news that my prescribing doctor lost his ability to write the scripts due to a patient getting caught selling pills. I had 15 pills left and decided to ration my intake to 2 a day then I went to 1 a day. After seeing another doctor to get more, he refused. He said “You are only taking one a day, so put them down all together”. HAHAHAHAHA Is it that easy Doc? I then went to 1/2 a day for a week and finally took the leap of faith – literally!
I got on my knees and asked God to walk with me. I knew I needed the Holy Spirit to lift me up because there was no turning back. I went one day with ZERO opiates for the first time since 2004.
One day turned into a week and now its been TWO WEEKS free of opiates!!!!
I feel better of course but I told NO ONE! Not even my loving wife who never knew I was addicted. I just didn’t want to trouble anyone. Afterall, we have money problems after me being laid off from my job of 10 years at General Motors. Still have money problems but I am not addicted to anything except coffee and Grizzley longcut wintergreen snuff. LOL The snuff is next to go.
I understand if you aren’t Christian. This is what I did and what got me through. Just wanted some advice from others because going through all this alone since 2004 was strange but God was my rock.
Best answer:
Answer by luminous
Getting free from addiction this way is rare and I applaud you. From observing people and working in the substance abuse field I see most recovery on a more scientific method or in a group setting, but have heard of cases where their faith pulled them thru. Bravo for you
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