Prescription and Synthetic Drug Abuse Support Group

If you gradually took a lower dose or depending on what pain pill and how many you take you may not have THAT bad of a withdrawal. Maybe you got lucky:)

Sounds like you did get lucky. Now just stay away! Seems like the more times you detox the more pissed off your body gets!

Usually, that is information we share with our prescribing doctor so he can put us on a weaning schedule to avoid the withdrawals.

The problem with us addicts is we cannot stick to a weaning schedule and we have to get professional help.

Thats what withdrawals are like. The worst case of the flu you ever had. If you begin to experience feelings of loss and isolation with severe depression, then you need to tell your doctor so he/she can put you on an antidepressant..

Good Luck and keep us posted!

Thank you for all of your help. I have been alternating between Ultram, Vicodin and most recently Nucynta. The most I have ever taken in one day was probably 400 mg of Nucynta. I would say my average was 20 to 30 mg of Vicodin. I am experiencing what I think is withdrawal every evening until bedtime for the past few nights.

You could also be feeling nausea's from pain. Try the Ultram for Pain. Or Alieve with either Ice or Heath. and depending on where your pain is, ( low back) wedge a pillow there .

Drinking lots of water really helps to detox quickly. But from my experience, often the body will react similarly to severe pain, as a "withdrawal" like symptom. "sweats, pain, cramping". Thats why its critical to take it as a preventive , rather then when you are in pain..

I'm doing great. Still having abdominal cramps intermittently, but nothing I can't handle. I am afraid to take Ultram for fear of addiction. Is it safe?

i had a horrible time withdrawing. I abused painkillers for 5 years every day. i have been a drug addict for 20 years. i will be 8 months clean august 8th.
I get the kicks, diarreha, cramping, no sleep for about 2 weeks, intense craving, nothing can touch me (ex. taking a shower was hell) just wanted to die. restlessness was awful too. I detoxed in a detox once and it wasnt that bad there, but i went home to an active user and relapsed because the anxiety was terrible.
I was on methadone, but abused that too.
Now its nothing, and i feel wonderful. I still get restless leg at night, so im still having sleep problems. some say it takes up to 2 years for the body to reboot itself.
Congrats on cutting down

be careful with ultrum! it been reclassified and is now in the same class as vicoden. i thought i was safe with it and then got hooked and had to start my recovery all over again.

Tammy, I looked this up about Ultra, it may be worth reading fyi

http://www.choosehelp.com/addiction...