XPost: alt.support.chronic-pain, alt.abuse, alt.drugs.hard   
   From: Zomby-Woof@Zappa.net   
      
   On 14 Dec 2004 18:43:35 -0800, "mikey"  wrote   
   something wonderfully witty:   
      
   >Hello, im trying to quit this nasty hydrocodone habit that I have.  I   
   >have been doing this for 2 years, and in the last year its been an   
   >everyday habit of 50 to 100mg.  The reason why i have all of a sudden   
   >decided to quit was i started feeling sharp pains in my left mid chest   
   >area.  I would only feel this pain if i took alot of hyrdo in the 80 to   
   >100 mg area.  I have no cut myself down to 50 mg a day and am going to   
   >do less and less each day.  I have even started to do cold water   
   >extraction to give my liver more of a break (if thats the problem).   
   >   
   >But i have been having problems.  On the first day of extracting all   
   >the APAP out of the hydro, that night I woke up cause i did not feel   
   >right.  I was sweating a little and proceded to take my blood pressure   
   >and it was up to 155/100.  My normal is 130/80 usually around.  I also   
   >had a physical a year or 2 ago and i do have very high cholesterol and   
   >tryglycorides.  I have been eating better and i have lost 25 lbs( not   
   >sure if thats cause of the hydro abuse though making me eat less ).   
   >Anyway  I was able to go back to sleep.  I pretty much guessed that   
   >this was because i went from taking 2500 to 3000 mg of APAP a day to 0.   
   >The next day I took 1500 mg of apap and i did feel better and with no   
   >pain in my chest.   
   >   
   >But unfortunately the next night I woke up sweating and cold (because   
   >im wet) and a bad headeach.  I took 10mg hydro and 325 mg of apap and i   
   >felt better instantly).   
   >   
   >Can anyone offer any advice on my condition?  I have been pondering   
   >going to the hospital if this gets any worse.  I do not want to go to   
   >my family doctor since i dont want them to know im a drug addict.  I   
   >have been able to quit hydro before (when i was doing less amouts)   
   >   
   >Im going to do 40 mg of hydro today and take a tylenol before i go to   
   >sleep and hopefully i should sleep better.  Thankfully as long as i   
   >stay below 50 mg hydro/1500 apap i havent had any left chest pains.   
   >   
   >   
   >I am concened am i having liver failure? causing my body to sweat to   
   >fight of colds since its not working?   
   >   
   Sounds more like the beginnings of withdrawal to me.  When you tried   
   the water extraction you may not have got it right and got less Opiate   
   then you are used to.  Hence the sweats.   
      
   If you are serious about stopping this extremely unhealthy behavior   
   find your local NA chapter.  Sometimes they are listed in the   
   phonebook.  If you can't find one go to an AA meeting and one of the   
   people their can hook you up with a NA meeting.  While many people can   
   go through this by themselves, it is a lot easier when you have   
   someone help you.  The folks at NA will give you a sponsor who can   
   help you get clean and stay clean.  Moral support is very important   
   during times like this.  Don't discount it.   
      
   As another poster said I am curious as to your source of supply as   
   well as why you've "kicked" your habit before and have gone back to   
   it.   
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