Looking for advice and help!!

[KcVisions]

I am a long time hydrocodone addict. After my daughter was murdered I took them to no end. I have gotten up to 14 at a time (10-350) and a couple hours later will take 6 to 8 more...on and on through the day and night. Now I have a sever ulcer which has landed me in hospital lots of times with throwing up blood. Is it the hydro's? How can i take soooo much and not get high just feel normal. I would love to quit this crap and straigten out...but have no way of help and am scared to death of trying to quit completely with all the stomach pain I have. Does anyone know of a way to stop this slowly or has been through it and could help me. I would love to talk to u one on one. Please someone give me some good advice....I hate being this person. My only waking thought is how will i get them today: Please help me.

KcVisions

 

[The Doc.]

I am a long time hydrocodone addict. After my daughter was murdered I took them to no end. I have gotten up to 14 at a time (10-350) and a couple hours later will take 6 to 8 more...on and on through the day and night. Now I have a sever ulcer which has landed me in hospital lots of times with throwing up blood. Is it the hydro's? How can i take soooo much and not get high just feel normal. I would love to quit this crap and straigten out...but have no way of help and am scared to death of trying to quit completely with all the stomach pain I have. Does anyone know of a way to stop this slowly or has been through it and could help me. I would love to talk to u one on one. Please someone give me some good advice....I hate being this person. My only waking thought is how will i get them today: Please help me.

KcVisions

Oh God I feel for you I've been there myself feel free to add me as a friend and PM me. The pills may have very well damaged your stomach lining I've heard of people whose stomach burst from abusing painkillers but the hydro apap combo isn't the worst pill for your stomach its usually pills with ibuprofen in them or ASA that causes damage but the amount of pills your doing of course there will be some damage . Acetaminophen is usually easy on the stomach but really hard on the liver and taking more than 4000mgs in a 24 hour period is considered lethal and your warned not to go past that point
On every bottle of Tylenol. If you take 14-20 at a time your ingesting over 5000mgs just for one buzz so your liver is working very hard to keep up at that point and doing this all day every day will catch up quick I took less than you and after 2-3 years of pill popping I had acetaminophen poisoning and damaged my liver a lot.

 

[BlueSaffron]

Please start CWEing (cold water extraction) your hydros! Others will be along with advice on how to quit - you can start to taper, just take one or two pills less than you usually do, and decrease it by a couple pills every four or five days. So if you normally take 20 a day, try taking 18 for four or five days, then 16, ect.

But right now while you're taking your pills, please CWE them! its easy and itll be much easier on your stomach and your liver.

It's dead simple.

Dissolve your usual dose of pills in a few tablespoons of warm water (not hot) in a glass. Place glass in the freezer for five or ten mins, just long enough for the water to become very cold. take out the glass. get another glass and put a thin fabric over it. I've used a dishtowel in a pinch but something thinner is better. Make an indentation in the fabric and pour the liquid slowly onto it, waiting for it to seep through. When you're done you can wring it a little bit. the fabric will catch the acetominephen, the hydro will get through. Boom - you're done. Please remember cos it's already liquid it'll hit you a bit harder and faster, so be careful. A small amount of acetominephen does get through, but it's much less than if you popped the pill.

Good luck with quitting - it's doable

 

[phactor]

If you are having medical issues like you report, the best option is to get honest with your doctor and go from there. It might suck to do, but your life is worth it. I am really sorry to hear about your daughter, I honestly have nothing to tell you other then I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I simply cannot imagine nor comprehend what that must be like and the pain you must feel.

I am sure your daughter wants you to get better. If I were you, I'd look at talking to a medical professional about your issues as a good first step in a journey to a better life. Now, I have no problem telling my doctors I am a recovering addict. It gets pretty easy to do, or at least it is for me. I am a recovering addict and that is okay with me (not all the time, but most of the time). At the very least, it is what it is and I cannot change that.