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Heroin Will taking a vicodin prolong heroin withdrawals?

Puntr

Puntr

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Hey Bluelighters,

As the title suggests, will a vicodin prolong my heroin withdrawals?

My last smoking session was Saturday night, ~9:00pm. Sunday was going surprisingly well. I woke up fine (usually I'll wake up with the sniffles and anxiety at this point). The non-sickness lasted until around 5, at which point I felt the urge to not be sober. Smoked weed the rest of the day. Yesterday (day 2) was absolutely horrible, I had to leave work early around lunch. I smoked a ton of weed, which helped for an hour or so at a time. Eventually, I remembered I had a 5/500mg vicodin, and took it before bed. I actually slept, and this morning I woke up "okay".

Is this sense of okay-ness because the withdrawals are near the end, or did the vicodin reset them?

For what it's worth, I only smoke my heroin. This is my 4th time going through withdrawals, with them lasting 3-4 days, days 2 and 3 usually being the absolute worst. This time's binge lasted ~1.5 weeks, prior to which I attempted to stop, and caved on day 2. Up until then, I'd say I've been a constant user for 1.5 months (this period/binge). I've been doing heroin since November, heavily since December.

Thank you for any input!
 
that tiny amount of hydrocodone wouldn't have set you back at all, don't worry about it.

hell if you can make it to work without shitting and puking yourself to death, you're not doing too bad! I'd say you're probably out of the woods for acute withdrawal ie. you won't feel any worse at least.

get out now cause i can tell you the withdrawals get much fucking worse the more times you go through them.
 
It's not exactly surprising that an opiate made an opiate addict feel better. You should toss the rest that you have and don't take anymore.
 
Realistically, taking any opiate at a dosage high enough relative to your tolerance that removes your withdrawal, will set you back in the detox process. Obviously, one dose, one time, isn't the end of the world but if you keep doing that, you will most certainly prolong your withdrawals.
 
^This, if you're in WD and you suddenly take an opiate and it reverses all your WDs, it will restart the detox...but the fact that one vicodin removed all your WD symptoms for a day shows that you didn't really have much of a habit to begin with, which is a good thing!
 
Sorry for my short reply.

I agree with both above posts.

Just out of experience and studies, be SUPER AWARE that it does prolong addiction, that is just an unfortunate fact.
 
BlueHues said:
^This, if you're in WD and you suddenly take an opiate and it reverses all your WDs, it will restart the detox...but the fact that one vicodin removed all your WD symptoms for a day shows that you didn't really have much of a habit to begin with, which is a good thing!
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Depends in which situation. If you mean day 1 right at the start you just get high again, then yeah, it will reset the detox. But in this case, and in my case, when I take a dose that stops WD completely (but does not get me high) prolongs the withdrawal but makes it way more weak when it returns. The OP has not restarted the detox even though the hydro stopped WDs. I bet when her WDs return they will be weaker and the worst parts would have been phased out from time, not "reset".
 
Honestly man i will say this ...STOP(i know its easier said then being done) ive been on suboxone for a long time its crazy man i cannot get off the fucking shit ! so please unless u wanna die stop while ur ahead ! heroin has created a graveyard on my back im tatted up so but yea real talk!
 
i used codeine in past heroin WD. It made the WD much softer but a bit longer. Really fast tappering with the softie oppie may be smart not to make too long the WD
 
teological said:
Depends in which situation. If you mean day 1 right at the start you just get high again, then yeah, it will reset the detox. But in this case, and in my case, when I take a dose that stops WD completely (but does not get me high) prolongs the withdrawal but makes it way more weak when it returns. The OP has not restarted the detox even though the hydro stopped WDs. I bet when her WDs return they will be weaker and the worst parts would have been phased out from time, not "reset".
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I use heroin...well not anymore, I'm currently on suboxone...but if you get "high" in the middle of WD...it will prett much reset it, especially with IV heroin....But, If you take a low dose of a weak opiate that doesn't quite get you high, it probably won't reset it, but it will prolong it...and that's the decision you always have to make with detoxing from opiates...Do you go through it quick and rip off the Band-Aid, or suffer slowly and gradually?....It always sucks for me at the point that I discontinue all opiates...for me, the detox doesn't really even start until then...

It's different when you've been using for a long time too...the withdrawals are longer and stronger, you get addicted very quickly and you're habit skyrockets within a week!

I've seen variations of this question before and there's no way to give anyone a sure-fire direct answer...With IV heroin though...if you've been doing it a few years and it's not your first detox, you can expect to completely reset the whole thing if you shoot up....if not completely, close enough to make it a bad decision..I've learned that the hard way more than once...

It takes your brain and your body awhile to catch up and start producing the natural stuff again....

In this case though, I wouldn't be surprised if the OP gets away with one vicodin, tbh...
 
BlueHues said:
I use heroin...well not anymore, I'm currently on suboxone...but if you get "high" in the middle of WD...it will prett much reset it, especially with IV heroin....But, If you take a low dose of a weak opiate that doesn't quite get you high, it probably won't reset it, but it will prolong it...and that's the decision you always have to make with detoxing from opiates...Do you go through it quick and rip off the Band-Aid, or suffer slowly and gradually?....It always sucks for me at the point that I discontinue all opiates...for me, the detox doesn't really even start until then...

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100% agree with this. This is basically my way of thinking when it comes to opiates. I am sure the OP has weakened but prolonged the WDs. OP let us know!
 
Don't mean to hijack your thread but I had a similar situation last night. I was on my 3rd day w/o fentanyl and was going through decent w/d's. I had been awake for 2 days, dead tired but unable to even stay in the same position more than 30 seconds due to RLS. Took clonidine, then some sominex, then some more clonidine to no avail. Desperate, I took a 100mcg fent patch and cut 1/20th sized square off and put in my cheek. Within an hour I was comfortably asleep.

Did I really just suffer 3 days for nothing? I don't plan on taking anymore fent unless the RLS gets real bad again. That's the worst part of w/d for me
 
crestfallen said:
Don't mean to hijack your thread but I had a similar situation last night. I was on my 3rd day w/o fentanyl and was going through decent w/d's. I had been awake for 2 days, dead tired but unable to even stay in the same position more than 30 seconds due to RLS. Took clonidine, then some sominex, then some more clonidine to no avail. Desperate, I took a 100mcg fent patch and cut 1/20th sized square off and put in my cheek. Within an hour I was comfortably asleep.

Did I really just suffer 3 days for nothing? I don't plan on taking anymore fent unless the RLS gets real bad again. That's the worst part of w/d for me
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It may have not all been for nothing, but like we said, using an opiate before you are fully detoxed, even once, will prolong your withdrawal. Where instead, if you would have held out one more day, you would have been feeling a lot better by day 4 and 5.
 
Yup, using any opioid will increase your tolerance by some amount and prolong your withdrawals. Even if you take 10mg of codeine. It's the simple reality of how your nervous system works.
 
I have heard alot about using benzos to get over w/d and even used it for my own purposes. Ism if that is what u r trying to do, but certainly not what u asked. The amount of hydro u took was so small it could prolong but I doubt it. Best advice in here was it will prolog addiction. If u wanna stop, face the clown and just stop
 
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