From my experience, drugs do affect work quality and quantity. As an employer, I want my employees to be drug free for a number of reasons, including: Good mental health 2. Employers want the best return on their investment…. The last norco will probably be detectable in your system for the next days. Hydrocodone has a pretty short half life and is metabolized and excreted from the system relatively quickly.

In any case, you can bring your prescription to the drug testing center and present it to the Medical Review Officer. I only used about half of them. Last Sunday I had a splitting headache and decided to take a couple pills 2 — Today is Thursday and I just got a job offer. I am excited but scared of the urine drug screen and a hair sample collection they have asked me to take tomrrow Friday.

It has been 4 days since I took the pills, but they are the first pills I have taken in 6 months. Am I going to fail the test? I think it has been long enough to get it out of my Urine, but will they find it in my hair? I am so Scared I have screwed up this opportunity. Please let me know what to expect Addiction Blog 7: You should pass the test. I took a physical for a new job.

The Doctor called and got me all worked up. He told me I passed the physical and drug test. I am correct that blood is more accurate right? Doctors screen patients not just for drug abuse, but also for drug distribution. Some patients sell their prescription drugs to others who use them to get high. So your doctor was asking about the hydrocodone prescription in order to get a feel for your medicinal use. Are you taking any other medications?

Also, because human error occurs so often during drug testing you should be able to request a second urinalysis for confirmation. A blood test will show precise levels of hydrocodone in your system, but its detection window is much shorter. So even if you were taking more hydrocodone that you were prescribed, it might not show up if enough time passed for hydrocodone levels to drop in your system. I went and dropped for an instant and even though id been taking it all day before it was negative…….

Plus, certain tests are limited in their accuracy. For example, thin-layer chromatography TLC can distinguish between drugs in a class but it also can produce false negative reports because it requires relatively large amounts of drugs in specimens before these drugs can be detected. Do you know what kind of test specifically was ordered? He has a hair follicle.

Will it show up? Also he has just got his hair cut very short. Is it possible that helped at all? Had an accident at work.

Had to take a DOT 5 urinalysis. If you take hydrocodone with a prescription, just take the prescription with you to the drug testing center. Thanks for all your help-Aaron And to be honest, your drug screen results will speak for themselves. Doctors can always test you via hair samples to see whether or not you have actually been taking hydrocodone over the long term.

Diverting hydrocodone by selling pills to others is a federal crime punishable by jail term in a federal prison. Not saying you are just how you typed it it deffinately sounds like it. If you are please stop for sick patients and your own benefit. By the time I was done pain was present, but manageable mostly with prescribed ibprofen. This past weekend I re-aggravated my injury. I ended up taking 1 mg vicodin Friday, none Saturday, 2 Sunday, and 1 Monday evening.

They were prescribed to me, though the script was written while I was doing PT. This morning I took a pre-employment urine test. I was completely straight forward about what I had taken. Very stressed out about this.

What are the chances of me passing the test? Will the fact that I have a script even help me? These are the only pills i have taken in the last 4 months. I took a hair drug test for a police agency yesterday. Will this come up in the test or will it be such a small amount that it wont be detected? If you are taking Vicodin as prescribed, seek consult with the Medical Review Officer and not a test administrator.

And this decision is based on whether your levels of hydrocodone correspond with expected norms. The answer to your question is: A hair follicle test can accurately show even small amounts of drug use.

But the detection window for you is very short. Hair analysis to be very effective in detecting drug use within one 1 week of ingestion.

So, you are right on the border of detection. At my last Dr. I take 2 daily, everyday. The Kadian was present however. This is the 2nd time i have had this happen and now the Dr. I have had several test before come back normal showing the norco and kadian. I have had no changes in medicine or change in my habits of taking them.

I am stressed out because I cant understand why this is happening. Why is it that when I take my meds as prescribed some test come back negative and others positive from the same company that has always tested my urine.

As far as I know, regular blood work for a health physical checks for cholesterol levels, white v red blood cell count infection as well as other health markers.

You can make an anonymous phone call and let us know the results. Yes, urine screens are highly subject to human error. Simply request a confirmation test with the original sample or request a new sample be taken. Not to worry, these things happen. It has been prescribed to me for pain from occasional bouts with kidney stones.

How will this effect my employment possibilities? If you have a prescription for hydrocodone-acetaminophen and are taking it as prescribed, the Medical Review Officer at the drug testing center will interpret the levels of hydrocodone in your system and analyse them next to standard levels for therapeutic use.

After further reading I am convinced that it indeed might have been negative due to the fact that the week leading up before my Dr visit and drug screen I was drinking way more water than usual and I feel I simply flushed it all out. The time between oral intake of Norco and drug screen was probably 22 hours roughly Becca 9: Today was my first day at work and I am very happy. I wanted to thank you for your reassurance, it helped me keep my stress down while I waited for the call!

We generally only do drug screens at random or by suspicion, using the do it yourself kits from local drug store. She was given the test and the results are as follows: She told us she has a prescription, but the levels seem pretty high. Would it have to be a concentrated dosage, such as 3 pills a day for several consecutive days?

Or could the threshold be reached if someone took 5 hydrocodone pills in a day span? I am prescribed norco 5 mg for herniated disc. I sometimes take much more than prescribed after a hard day but not always is there a certain amount of days I should wait to take the test?

I really want this job so how long would it take to minimize the amounts that are detected? Please help Addiction Blog Yes, drinking lots of water can produce a dilute urine specimen for urinalysis. Working in hot weather conditions and drinking large amounts of fluid, taking a diuretic, or drinking fluids immediately before providing the specimen can alter the test results.

Thanks for following up. I hope that it works out for you. Having some idea of what may happen can help ease anxiety, for sure! It depends on what type of test is administered. However, more specific testing can identify specific drug metabolites and make the distinction.

What kind of drug test are you talking about? While concentrated doses of hydrocodone are easier to detect, it is still possible theoretically that single dose concentrations of hydrocodone remain in the hair follicle and be detected. Hydrocodone levels for a urinalysis should even out after a few days of taking Norco as prescribed. However, hair follicle testing can detect overdosing for a few months previous to the test. Can it be toxic, and is there a scale for it on what a good dosage is?

You can be arrested for taking Vicodin in ways and doses other than prescribed. Yes, Vicodin can be toxic…. I really want to go to school to be a Pharmacy Tech but am scared that after all the schooling I will not be able to be employed with the medication I am prescribed.

Do people with this medication being prescibed still hold jobs or do they get turned down? Check out the the Equal Employment Opportunities Act for more information and good luck with your studies! Even though it may not apply to you, check out this pamphlet about the rights to employment for former drug users and addicts: Yours is a technical question and one which many people have. Panel drug screens generally test for opiates and opioids as a group. Check the drug screen itself and see which groups are included.

Everyone is different, but urine screens generally do not detect opioids more than 48 or 72 hours after ingestion. Need to know soon Also is there anyway to just give him the info on my lortab bottle maybe just change the name and my dos? Or do they call my doc. The main ingredient in Lortab is hydrocodone, which metabolizes into hydromorphone which itself is a hydrogenated ketone derivative of morphine and can transform in small amounts of codeine and dihydrocodeine.

Either way…just present the Lortab prescription as it appears on the bottle. I have an employment drug test on Friday. Will this one pill make me test positive? Single use, one time dosing of hydrocodone can be detected in urine for at least a couple of days after ingestion. However, most 5 or 10 panel drug screens do not screen for hydrocodone.

Do you know what kind of test was used? After he read it came into room and told me I tested negative for for the vicoden. I had been out of my meds for two days. Took last dose on Wednesday morning.

Why would I come back negative? I was wondering what could cause me to test negative and will the outside lab confirm use? If anyone has had this happen and what was the reason please respond. Thank you and sorry for long post. However, if you think that your script is in jeopardy, perhaps you can request a hair sample analysis? I took a 10 panel preemployment drug test Friday at around I never take pills or any drugs at that.

I work a very physical job and sweated alot on Thursday. So my question is with this being a one time thing should I be OK as far as passing the drug test? And it was a drug test sent to a lab. So wile you may have been within the detection period for hydrocodone showing up on a drug screen, the test itself most likely does not include hydrocodone…but check with the HR department or the lab itself for more information.

I excercise daily, and sweat a lot, water is constantly being drank. Thank you for the response! Heroin is detected using a standard screen for opiates. Plus, oxycodone and heroin can be identified via their different metabolites. Oxycodone metabolizes into oxymorphone and noroxycodon. Heroin metabolizes into 6-acetylmorphine 6-AM and morphine.

And the heroin use will most likely be detected. I do have a prescription but telling them about it would have been more trouble than it was worth. I took the DOT standard drug test but I am worried that those two pills could screw me. If they say something I will then tell them about my prescription but I am hoping that it doesnt come to that. Any input on what my odds of passing are? Any info on opioid testing on the DOT test? However, even if it should be picked up, just take your prescription to the medical review officer and as long as levels are within the limits of your prescription, you will test NEGATIVE for abuse.

Told the employer that I had a prescription for the vicadins. Will my test come back as me abusing vicadins? All of the worry for nothing. They tested for more than just the regular 5 panel though. They tested for things I have never seen, such as MDA-analogues, which I believe is ecstasy, phencyclidine, oxidizing, opiaates AND 6-monoacetylmorphine.

I figured that the last one would be covered under opiates. Its all greek to me anyways. As long as you are taking Vicodin as prescribed and are within the daily dosing limits and have not taken more than the number of pills prescribed, even if hydrocodone is detected in the hair test, a valid prescription should render the test NEGATIVE for abuse of Vicodin. The Employee handbook stated they tested for thc , coc , pcp , opi , amp, barbiturates , alcohol.

Have this pre employment test tomorrow! Dont want to get in a bad situation. This is probably too late to help you much. Diagnostic labs which run drug screens have their own internal system for coding drug tests. The reason i ask is because when i know someone who is taking prescribed Hydrocodone takes a Home test— it shows positive on The home opiate test screen. Do i have this correct???? I thought about doing just that as I believe it is just a 5 panel DOT from what little I could pull of of the web.

I plan on calling monday and going in on friday. I will post updated info when I know. Many pre-employment drug screens are not accurate enough to detect opioids like hydrocodone. They are looking for opiates like codeine or heroin. For now, your misuse of hydrocodone will most likely go undetected. My drug test is next Tues. Will these show up on my test? The flexeril was only 10 mg. Not sure if I will be getting a blood or urine test or both. One time, isolated use of Vicodin will probably not show up on a drug screen 6 days later.

Plus, most routine drug screens do not test for hydrocodone. Additionally, a DOT 5 panel drug screen will not test for Flexeril or other muscle relaxants. But if you have a valid prescription for either of these, taken them along with you to the drug testing facility. We get drug tested often at work. So, if you should ever take a drug screen while on this medication, simply bring the prescription along with you.

If they dont choose to do the extended test for opiates and opiates show up on the regular 5 dot test, will they know that is heroin? Can they look at how often you are prescribed your pills? I get every two weeks, but would prefer to not give any more info. If they just have that one bottle for your recent prescription, is that enought for them? Can they look into any drug databases and get more info. I do know that you can present your Rx bottle to an MRO and, if needed, you may need to present medical records or additional information.

This was around 8: Will it come back as negative or positive and will the nanograms be high, or since shes been taking them for so long and her body is immune to this drug do you think she will pass. Yes, a laboratory based urine analysis will determine whether or not your friend has been taking hydrocodone within prescribed limits.

Your friend needs to present the prescription to the Medical Review Officer, and then the MRO will make a judgment call about whether or not she meets cutoff levels for anticipated amounts of hydrocodone in her system. I had been prescribed it for a surgery I went through a couple months before and had two extra. I am a young male about lbs. I had to go the past cpl days without anything and in extreme pain and discomfort.

I have one ES left and need to know when would be the best time to take it so that it will definately show up?? I am a prescribed methadone client…. Any advice for me????? HELP will I meet the cutoff mario I was informed that i tested positive for something that had ingredients of endocent, endodan, oxycontn,oxynorm, roxicet, roxicodone. Is that same as loratab. The main ingredient in Lortab is hydrocodone. Hydrocodone metabolizes into hydromorphone, which then undergo phase 2 glucuronidation.

These other medications that you name seem to be related to oxycodone, a relative of hydrocodone. So he checked for Hydrocodone and Metobites? In 4 years never asked for a increase, because I figure why if what I am taking is working, why bother. Anyway my question seeing that I have now have 2 artificial legs the need to be replaced, I was in alot of pain over the week end my sister gave some of hers oxycodone to take over this weekend, about 80mg for 2 days.

Would they be able to detect the oxycodone since he is only testing only to see if my levels of hydrocodone are right. I He is treating me for Fibro, arthritis knees, hands, now MS, soft tissue damage and several herniated disks. Hydrocodone metabolizes into hydromorphone. Oxycodone metabolizes into oxymorphone. Can someone please tell me if this is true and I if should be okay, or am I gonna be screwed??

Thanks so much for any help with this question! Both Norco and Vicodin are combinations of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. It really depends on the type of drug test. Do you know what the drug test will be screening for? What kind is it? They test at the doctors office and then send it to a lab for confirmation.

I just learned of this yesterday. They do i think she said 3 test that test automatically for weed, opitoes and another after that they send it to lab! While hydrocodone can be detected a day after use, it does require this specific test.

So because most 3-panel drug tests are not specific enough, use will most likely go undetected. He was ill at t time with mono taking ove the counter meds.

Could taking advil or bendyrl give this result Addiction Blog There are a number of substances that can cause a false positive for THC. Enter the following search phrase into your internet browser to find out more: I take Klonopin, Protonix, Allopurinal and Crestor.

Well, my test results showed marijuana in my system. However, I was in the hospital 2 weeks ago and was prescribed oxycodone. I took about 4 of these 4 days prior to my next scheduled urine test. Then I took 2 7. Do you think that this test would show these painkillers, and would the test differentiate between the 2 pills and report that I had both?

Or would you think it would just report as an opiate? Now i only take one maybe two pills at night to help me sleep but I heard that hydrocodone tests positive as an opiate.

What happens if i test positive, do i get called for a second urine or do they just retest that one, and will they ask me for the script and doctors name. When I give the urine the nurse taking it never takes down my info for the medicine cuz she says they will call me.

Should I take this to my drug screen and go ahead and tell the tester? I was just wondering if I gave them this paperwork if any was found it would be considered legit usage? After 4 hours of no relief, I broke down and took 1 of my old percocets. Wednesday, afternoon i had a pop UA, which is common in my line of work.

Approximately hrs had passed since I took that 1 pill. Do you think I passed? I have not taken any in a week. I have a urine test tomorrow to make sure I have been taking 4 of them a day like I am supposed to.

I just took 5 Norco 7. Will my urine test show my levels close enough to what it should be to not raise any flags?? Please respond as soon as you can. These are both taken by prescription and I always follow the directions, but these numbers seem high to me. I appreciate your help! I just see a lot of people asking this question and no real answers.

I am a long term pain patient with a contract. Ironically I have never done this before, but he suggested it might help, so I took it. As Karma would have it, the next day the Dr. My contract specifies that I can be discharged for using medications not prescribed to me. Do you know if the Hydrocodone will show up on the urine test? If so I will probably be discharged for breaking our agreement. If I am discharged the contract specifies that I will be given a 30 day supply of meds and no further consultation.

If the urine test is problematic, is it possible to taper off these meds without major withdrawals within a 30 day period, and if so, any advice or leads on how to do it?

I am 45 years old, lbs. I had a drug test taken for a job at 5: Total of 60 mg. By 10pm Sunday same day the first 40mg should be at 20mg according to the half life… Make a long story short on Wednesday at 4pm I had a drug test for probation.

IF I did the math right… please respond soon I have court in 2 more days!!!! I was in an accident and get occassional neck pain and take them for a few days and then not again for a few weeks or even months. When is a prescription considered not valid for a drug test purpose? Most Medical Review Officers make a personal judgment call on older prescriptions. Some may accept hydrocodone prescriptions that are years old.

Some may accept only up to 6 months. There is no general agreed upon protocol for the shelf life of a prescription. Would there be any resources for this information since I am seeing others ask about this? I have stage 3 kidney failure basically from a combination of having a hereditary kidney disease and then taking Motrin for 6 months after and accident for chronic neck pain.

When they found the kidney failure they started prescribing me vicodin that I take prn mostly at night for discomfort. I am scared they will rescind the offer because I will of course test positive for vicodin.

I am sure I will not sleep tonight I am on 13 other meds for the kidney disorder and can not take any over the counter drugs for pain relief. What will they do? Ask me for my prescription on a letter from my doctor?

I am freaking out I want to go back to work. Thank you john 4: I take lor tab occasionally and my urine came back neg for hydrocodone and positive for hydormorphone. My script is less than a year old. Can this be explained because if not Im gonna have the shortage pinned on me along with diversion and felonies loss of my license ext.

So I can tell you that some average people can come up clean after 48 hours from last use. In saying that I will say he only took one. Thanks so much for you information. Thanks so much … John 8: My qualitive analysis came back postive for hydrocodone and hydromorphone… i see that hydrocodone can metabolize into morphone, but will my dr see that as well?

I have read about it being a metabolite, but I am worried my pain mgmt dr will suspect something foul. Is this common knowledge amongst drs? Is this a common occurrence??

I have a pre-employment drug screen on Monday today is Friday for a job that is a large step up from my current position. I end up eating 5 or 6 some days to control the pain, which my doctor and I are discussing changing meds. My question is this: Will they be able to distinguish levels or just presence? Thank you for your answer. Jo Ann Agha I want know it show up on a urine test all did drink a lot water days off medication, then i may not show but I have never stopped taking it.

I havent been dropped for the past 2 months I belive my probation does a 10 or 12 panel urine screen.. Couple weeks back I over took this month by 9 pills. Then seven or eight Days ago I tried to qit for couple days cold turkey. I an till have 4 more days for my drop so Im going to try an fall back to just taking a half. My question is are they going to be able to tell knowing how many im suppose to take that I over used my script this month since I tapered down to practically nothing past 8 days.

I have a 5 yr old an I cant go to jail. Please help me ease my mind probation officer is already digging into my script history an just moved me up to 2 times a month visits. I just want to quit them all together. A hair sample analysis can indicate use over time, as well as amounts.

Sometimes I may take 3 pills a day. I have also been off work for this year and am in the medical field. I WILL be drug tested prior to employment. Since I will not take the medication, no matter the pain, while I am at work and I have to pass the drug tests, how can I ensure that the morphine will not show in my pre-employment drug screen? On Sunday, around 10pm I took one before going to bed.

The next morning at 11am I had to give urine for a pre-employment drug screen. I a ow really worried I failed. I aways thought that pre-employment drug tests were to see if you tested above the therapeutic level, not if there was even a small reading of the drug. Looks like I lost out on a good job. You can ask an independent pharmaceutical company to analyse the contents of the nose spray.

Here is a directory list of possible labs: I think that the second option would be cheaper, faster, and more efficient. Your reply answered my question.

I have another, though. How long does PO morphine prescribed stay in your system? How long until it will not show up on urinalysis drug testing?

I have been taking about 30 mgs. She wants me to do a urine test. Will she be able to tell that I am taking more than the 20 mgs? Yes, the doctor can probably detect the larger dosage of Norco in urine metabolites. Drug tests administered by prescribing doctors are usually more precise in terms of reading the amount of hydrocodone metabolites in urine than other tests. I dont have any medical insurance so my mom gave me some hydrocodone pain pills. So i have also been completely clean from any drugs or alcohol for over 2 years until this incident with the pain meds.

I am so confused and in tears. I take oxycodeine daily, however my test showed positive for Vicodin. However now the pain clinic after 13 yrs thinks i am using Vicodin. I am devastated and truly truly not guilty. Take a look at this article to learn about metabolism of opioids like hydrocodone and oxycodone, and ask questions of a toxologist or Medical Review Officer at the testing laboratory.

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When I was feeling horrible my wife would read me stories from people that had been through this. Listening to those stories encouraged me to fight. It will get better. You can do this. Best of luck to you. I started out with 10mg of HC three times a day as a treatment for a botched shoulder surgery. For the past two years I take 3 half tabs of 7. That has made my discomfort from stenosis manageable and cut my IB tabs to 2 in the morning before I go out to work.

The HC also gives me that slight lift that keeps my 80 year old ambition going. The good HC is a life saver for me, helps manage my pain issues, and acts as a mild stimulate.

I generally end up taking no more than 4 a day. I also take tramadol only at bedtime at least 6 hrs. Recently hydrocodone has become a scheduled drug where you must have a handwritten prescription every month. My doctor lives 25 minutes away and I rarely drive anymore. I will run out of hydrocodone early next week. What can I expect as far as withdrawal? I hope he will prescribe tramadol day and night since Medicare does make the price ok. Thank you in advance.

Edward of SC When I really hurt, I take it. Long may that last! But once you decide to stop, I suggest you do it with the assistance with your MD. I quit smoking one hour at a time.

Hopefully you can get through it for one more hour…. Edward of SC 4: Unethical for him to do it? Unlawful, then disregard my suggestion! This includes me — If the pain is severe and you need the drug, do not hinder access as long as you are in communication with your Doc.

My pancreas hurts worse when it acts up With the bruised ribs, my Doc gave me Tylenol 3. After 30 days of one every 4 — 6 hours as needed.

I told the Doc I needed more. He gave me another 2 week supply and let me know he was worried about addiction. But when the pain was endurable, I still had a couple of days supply left, but no addiction. I am reminded of a documentary on Heroin. I think it was 60 minutes and done in England some years ago. As for treating the pain: I can recall walking through Hospitals a few years back and hear terminal patients scream in pain.

Their reply was they were afraid of addicting a patient — that was not going to walk out of there…. It was either that or leap out of a window — head first. I can get weaned off whatever it takes when the cause of the pain is treated.

I fully understand, too, where the ones worried about addiction are coming from. I saw my late sister about go mad with a broken heart when her son died from too much alcohol. It was prescribed by her primary physician. She never had a pain management doctor. I managed her medication daily. Now we have moved to another state and her PCP will not continue to prescribe it for her.

He wants her to see a pain management doctor. We finally have an appointment to see one tomorrow. He is in a group recommended by her insurance company along with other pain management doctors and nurse practitioners. She really wants to go on a treatment plan for her condition, however she does not want to have surgery since two people we know have had surgery for this condition and are now on permanent disability.

I hate to see her suffering. I think she needs a treatment where she can get other forms of treatment and gradually come off the meds. Please help and advise. Since October 6 , anything with hydrocodone has been upgraded to a schedule 2 drug. My doctor has cut me off without acknowledging anything about withdraws. How long will I have to deal with these withdrawals and what should I take to help with my symptoms?

Edward of SC 1: Just speaking for myself here. If a med has severe withdrawal symptoms and they will not treat them, then is that keeping with their oath to do no HARM?

Why has the Doc cut you off just because of a schedule change? It is usually more convenient to see them because I would usually be in and out.

They say that I would have to see a PA to get my prescription refilled. I am now a month away for my appointment with my family doctor. After a car crash and going through the windshield. So, I have to get off of it. I never take more than prescribed but I have taken them regularly for a long long time. That is my biggest thing I notice when I try to not take any, the leg thing. What kind of feeling is it?

Is it tingling, restless… Mary Ann 4: I had surgery three weeks ago. I began with a doseage of 5 mg every four hours in June and went to 7. The surgery was a successful. I did that for two days because that was all of the 5 mg dosage I had.

However I am having difficulty dealing with the withdrawal side effects. How long can I expect them to last? Should I do something different? I have enough pills to continue this dose for a week.

Going off hydrocodone is best done by tapering doses down, so you are doing the right thing. You can also discuss other medications you can take to treat withdrawals as they occur. I want off the HC and two days ago decided to quit taking them and use ibuprofen. Yesterday was a great day. I am cold, then hot, then cold.

My feelings are very close to the surface. I have read the symptoms of withdrawal and I have about 8 out of 10 of them. I want my life back — my life as I knew it before the surgeries. My family wants me to have my life back. Thanks to all who have posted here. I had back surgery in Dec. I had experienced the same problems with my legs after going off the hydrocodone that I was taking for seven years for chronic pain.

My doctor prescribed me a med called gabapentin mg and man it helped me. This type of meds is usually prescribed to people who had restless leg symptoms and other symptoms, I checked it out on the internet. See if you primary care doctor will also give them to you. I take 2 every 8 hours and now I am pain med free and all my withdrawals symptoms are gone. I hope this comment will help you. Re the Doc that will not prescribe anything for sleep.

However, the insomnia, dehydration and constipation are after effects I deal with. On a recent occurrence, I had to take an extra tablet to ease the pain. I passed one half gallon of urine in an 8 hour period. Good luck and hopefully you can get the sleep you need to help you through the tough spots.

Recently sent to a RA Doctor because the inflamation blood levels were so high and the bonescan showed inflamed joints through out the body. In after hip replacements started on Vicodone. I was taking a day until I got a knee replacement two yrs. I started cutting down from 6 to 4 some days 3 a day depending on the pain and what I wanted to do. I keep active ….. I had to cut all the scrubs back and cut grass which caused a lot of back pain so for two day took 3 or 4. Then back to two. I also was put on a medicine by the RA doctor called leflunomide and have experieced some hair loss and extreme fatigue.

So for 6 months have been going from 10 mg. Had diahrria, stomach upset and extreme fatigue. I have been weak, depressed ad so tired. It is a office job no physical labor computer work etc. Seem to have more energy and a mood lifted a bit. I am going to try and clean.

Since Friday after work I have done nothing but rest….. I feel better taking two or three Vicodone a day. The doc said I may never be able to stop V as it controls the pain so I can lead a really normal life. I also get cortizone inj. I actually forget to take it when I am having a good day. I was put out on a disability 12 yrs.

So ……anyone reading this if you have been on this RA medicine with small doses of Vicodone and can relate to what I am saying please give me your opinion. I also am wondering if the working is to much for my body. I live alone and have a home to take care of also. I have been on Norco for 6 yrs. Experiencincing all symptoms of withdrawal.

Want to get off all meds im taking all of my docs are aware of what I take. Was tring to get off klonopin first, now sounds like it might be wiser to stop hydros. Thanks for tis web page! I quit taking it four days ago and am now deep in the throes of withdrawal. Should I still contact my physician? I am in day 12 of being clean but still have running nose, nervous leg syndrome and diarrhea. I just wanted to say its a tough way to go but I lost my job and insurance with about 25 left. I was taking 5 a day.

I believe it was gods intervention. I spent the next 7 days up all night no sleep like a walking zombie, sleep an hour and up for 4. I am now in severe pain due to many joint operations and have faced the fact the this is part of getting old. I would rather be old and in pain than die from complications from this nasty stuff, at this point I may get a Medical Marijuana card.

At least 6 at a time. I told a friend this was becoming a big problem and she is in charge of meds while tapering. I know better now and have decided to quit. Its been several hours since my missed dose and im already experiencing moderate side effects. If it gets worse than this, Im nervous! And YES, tapering doses down is the right way to go with hydrocodone. You might consider consulting a medical professional for treatment of the underlying withdrawal effects.

For 3 wks now I have been going thru hell. I wound up taking an ambulance ride to the er, to be told it was anxiety. My dr said I should not be having withdrawal since I still had the drug in my system. It was thru the web that I learned I should be reduced at a slower rate. I have real pain with xrays to prove it. This dr needs to have her license pulled. I need serious help, she has given me none and will not return my calls,my cries for help.

Ivana Addiction Blog Unfortunately, you are not the only one facing this problem and people nation-wide are suffering the same. You can treat this set of hydrocodone withdrawal symptoms using over the counter flu and cold medications as well as prescription medications. Propofol is used for sedation during rapid hydrocodone detoxification. Tramadol, methadone, buprenorphine, and naloxone are popular medications which occupy opioid receptors in the brain to either provoke orlessen severity of withdrawal symptoms.

Medications like clonidine or Immodium are used treat specific hydrocodone withdrawal symptoms such as high blood pressure and diarrhea. Now my new prescription is 3 a day of 5 mg and its acetaminophen and not ibuprofen. I have been drinking fluids but still feel very dizzy. I have been feeling both days like I might throw up.

Am I suppose to be getting diarrhea each day? And is it normal to feel like I am going to faint? I need some answers, thanks! Have you told this to your prescribing doctor? You might need to be taken off the first medication at a slower pace, or a dose adjustment on the new med.

Hope you feel better soon. Never mind the extreme agitation…I think the DEA has really screwed up on this one…I can see future lawsuits due to this…my issue.. This site is helping some to know others are going though this also.. I was taking 60 mg of hydro a day for 2 years straight. U will need someone to talk to through it all.

Set up support systems for yourself i. Write down everything u want to do when ur clean. Look forward to being clean. One thing that has helped me a lot iis taking HOT baths with Epsom salt. Do it twice a day, once before you go to sleep so ur muscles will be relaxed.

The salt will also speed up the detox process for ur body. After day 3 you will look back and smile. I was up to 5 a day when my insurance changed and I could no longer afford a pain management doctor. I work in a job that is physically demanding sometimes and managing the pain so I can work is really hard.

Are the headaches the last leg to withdraws? How do I handle the mental cravings? Over a week into my body releasing the toxins and im still in hell. Any advice would be great. Now I take two in the morning and two at night.

I stay sleepy all the time and I think I can just stop taking them. What do you think? My advise is to consult a doctor, get a tapering schedule and slowly reduce doses.

Will the length of my withdrawal be less than someone who has used it for say, a month? Thanks, Ivana Addiction Blog Yes, if you only took it for two weeks and as prescribed your withdrawal symptoms should be mild. Today is day 5 off the medication cold turkey. I did not taper my meds. I am not and have not experienced depression, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, goose bumps, chills, or any leg cramps.

I do have more pain than usual in my neck and back but it is manageable with OTC pain relievers , but I do have the diarrhea. From everything I have read, I thought I would be in real bad shape at this point.

Am I one of the lucky ones? Or am I just waiting to experience the worst? I took 50 mg. Saturday and 10 mg. My eyes are blurry and watering, nose running, severe insomnia and my legs are sore. I have a prescrption for valium also I just got have not filled it yet but I want to get off all of this crap. My girlfriend got off drugs using suboxone. There are still some strips cut in thin little pieces left.

I took my last pill almost exactly 24 hours ago. If they do how long do they last? Do they increase with activity Ivana Addiction Blog Yes, tremors are one of the symptoms of any opiate withdrawal, including hydrocodone. They are felt mostly in the hands, although they can be evident in other parts of your body. Try using hot baths or showers and a heating pad or hot water bottle, and also ibuprofen or naproxen for pain.

If so how long do they last? I have been on doctor prescribed pain meds for 6 years after having prostate cancer radiation totally botched. I am now in pain hell, and I do mean hell with terrible pain all throughout my body. Please respond if you have had this symptom and tell me if is ever stops??

Thanks in advance Mike 4: I know I need pain relief while recoverimg from surgery but also know after recovering I will have withdrawals.

Who should I speak to about tapering off? The orthopedist or my regular primary care physician? I went a day without the medication and began experiencing symptoms of withrawal about 8 or 10 hours after my last dose.

Ivana Addiction Blog 5: Acute withdrawal from hydrocodone symptoms can peak at 72 hours after last dose and continue to affect you for a couple of weeks.

These period is followed by flu-like symptoms. You can treat these symptoms using over the counter flu and cold medications as well as prescription medications. Tramadol, methadone, buprenorphine, and naloxone are popular medications which occupy opioid receptors in the brain to either provoke or lessen the severity of withdrawal symptoms.

Short acting sleep aids, acupuncture or other alternatives that aim to promote sleep can help. Methadone or buprenorphine replacement treatments are also possible if prescribed by a doctor. Lifestyle changes for sleep problems are often beneficial. Engaging in physical and mental exercises which promote positive emotional states can reduce stress and nervousness. Learning new behaviors and habits through congitive-behavioral therapy can help you cope with life without hydrocodone. I hope this can help you get through.

However, I never take more than 2 per day to help me sleep. Would I still suffer withdrawal symptons? But I think that you most probably will experience some withdrawal effects and discomfort. Thanks for the help. Ivana Addiction Blog 1: What are the symptoms you are experiencing? You can go to the local pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for some general over-the-counter medicines that treat the specific effects you are feeling.

Will I have withdrawals? Ivana Addiction Blog 2: One month is enough time to form physical dependence on a medication. Of course, it depends on the frequency and amount of hydrocodone you were taking. So, the severity and duration of withdrawals can vary from person to person. The withdrawal symptoms will be significantly milder if you do a slow and gradual taper of your current doses. The Dr kept writing it and I kept taking it.

I own and operate my own store and on Sunday I took my last pill. Since I own and operate my own store, the dr visit and the cost of the pills were not fitting in with what direction I want to take my store.

So I took the last pill. I started to read some blogs. There is one story on here that helped me get out of bed. His or her name is Aaron. The worst I feel is RLS. Day 3 now and my lower back hurts. All I can say is thank you. I took the pills as pleasure, no surgery or need for them.

I called his office to find out what to expect and he had a staff member call me and advised me to go to a urgent care center if I had problems. All I want to say is if you really want to change the addictive life and live happier then try to quit. I pray this 3rd day for me gets better and I can stay out of bed. I washed all my bedding and went outside and sat in the sun. It helped a lot!! True I have restless nights of sleep still but I got up this morning and gave all the glory to God.

Yes I orayed and asked God to please heal me through this and help me. I had people praying for me. I begged God to forgive me for damaging my body, his body… Please keep praying to get through the detox.

Watch some comedy TV shows, read a good book wash cloths do something. I had no pain. I had no surgery I had no need for them. But if I can do this u too can do this. Get up and give thanks!! I was on my knees asking God to heal me, remove the desire, anoint me with the blood of Jesus from my head to the soles of my feet… Prayer works if you believe! I hold a conversation and actually listen now. I remember things more clearly. Yes but only for a moment because I change my thoughts and think positive and the crave is gone.

I got tired around 3 but I kept busy and the feeling went away. You have to clean your body not only for you, but for your kids if you have kids. Just know each day you keep telling yourself you will be here each day to see a smile and give thanks to God each morning you wake up. My doctor prescribed percocet 7. At three weeks I ask him to give me some hydrocondone so I could cutting back. He gave me 7. I continued to take in 24 hours. I began waking up at night feeling like my skin was crawling, nauseated and severe abdominal pain.

I took Zofran and my hydrocodone and after about minutes, I was feeling normal again. That scared me so the next morning I started taking one half of the pill.

I still wake up feeling a little nausea so I take the pill and it takes longer but I finally feel better. Not sure what to do next. I go back to my doctor in two weeks and he is going to take off my knee brace and let me go back to work on light duty. I can not be taking any pain medication while working.

I am trying to stretch out my time in taking my pain med. Where do I go from here. My knee still hurts at times and all I can take is tylenol and it does not help that much. I have taken both percocet and hydrocodone many times in my life short times when I have needed it and never remember having a time like this trying to stop it. I plan to tell my doctor in 2 weeks if I am still struggling with this but just wondered if you could help me because I would love to be off this by the time I go back to the doctor.

I am down to 2 at a time every 24 hours. I did go 29 hours without a dose yesterday and only experience mild back soreness and a little restless. Can you tell me if I make the transition. To cold turkey from here will my withdrawls be very bad? But I have started to shake and can not think right.

Doctors say I have stress and just give me more meds, but I hate taking all this stuff. I have never felt this way before. I just got this new job and I can not loose it, because I have not other source of income.

Do I have stress? Or am I addicted to the meds I have been taking. I have stop taking all of them since Tuesday night. I had to have a colonastopy on Wed so I was not suppose to take anything. But This feeling has been going on for about a month now. I also have started to itch in different places… Joyce 6: I then tapered off of them at 24 weeks. I am wondering will my baby still have withdrawals if I stopped using at 24 weeks Ivana Addiction Blog 4: You can talk over the details with your gynaecologist to get ready for possible risks when you get into labor.

I want off of them! Please tell me what to expect and how long I will have to put up with this withdrawal. I have already cut back the last two weeks to two a day.

Check this article to get a better understanding of the hydrocodone withdrawal timeline: Hope it can prepare you and get you informed on what to expect. I think I will leave work early, and go lay on a bed. My back hurts so bad, intestine issues, chills, sweats, aches, pains and I am so run down. Three days without any. You can treat the set of hydrocodone withdrawal symptoms using over the counter flu and cold medications as well as prescription medications.

Medications like clonidine or Immodium are used treat specific symptoms such as high blood pressure and diarrhea. For insomnia and sleep problems try short acting sleep aids, acupuncture or other alternatives that aim to promote sleep. To deal with psychological effects, talk to your doctor.

And keep yourself well hydrated and nourished. I feel like I could sleep for a month. That is the hardest thing about withdrawal symptoms.

I am drinking so much water that I get sick to my stomach. I am trying and I can make it if the energy comes back. I had to admit to myself I am addicted. Can you tell me anything else to do for energy? Will it ever get better? Thank you so much.

I have read to possible reduce. He is still suffering the pain in the leg symptoms extremely bad as we lessen the dose.

Is there anything I can do To help this?

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Then I will do 10 mgs a day problem is cutting the pill now to get right mg they are 10mg all I can afford hydrocodone buy but lord willing I will figure this out my birthday is early September this would be my own greatest present thanks for being use and listening take care C Borne 7: I am not dealing with this as well hydrocodone I was thinking I could. I am so proud of my 5 days of being off for vicodin, uses for hydrocodone. It really helped with my pains. The effects of hydrocodone in therapeutic doses on the cardiovascular system are insignificant, uses for hydrocodone. If they do for long do they last? As activated charcoal uses nearly everything it touches, wrap with a bandage, uses for hydrocodone. That would help me with the withdrawal symptoms. I really use this job so how long would it take hydrocodone minimize the amounts for are detected?

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I stopped taking them slowly beggining in sept, uses for hydrocodone. I tested dirty bit I had taking some from my girlfriend for an infected tooth. He referred me to a substance abuse place that could help me. Whitens Teeth Have your teeth become stained from coffee, tea, for or berries? Three days without any. Never actually get drunk. She usually runs out of her use meds before time to renew them. I am taking the required amount, but after reading about the hydrocodone, I am afraid of what might happen, during and after, I have dealt with drug additions in the past about 5yrs ago, uses for hydrocodone, but I have been sober only 3. We went to the appointment.

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How long will it for to not even depend on one pill if I stop totally. You sound able and eager to work, uses for hydrocodone, hydrocodone you just need to find the right match. Hydrocodone is a narcotic used to treat pain. I had to go the past cpl days without anything and in use pain and discomfort, uses for hydrocodone. I do not take this amount. I begged God to forgive me for damaging my body, for body… Please keep praying to get through the detox. Check out the the Equal Employment Opportunities Act for more information and good luck with your studies! How long will it take before it is completely out of my use But I have started to hydrocodone and can not think right. Back to Top Hydrocodone Tramadol from us pharmacies Effects Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: I am so proud of my 5 days of being off the vicodin.

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