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Re: opiates » dougb

Posted by ShelliR on April 10, 2001, at 13:01:24

In reply to Re: opiates » ShelliR, posted by dougb on April 10, 2001, at 12:33:03


> After 5 mo I'm up to 4-6 pills of Hydrocodone/APAP 5/500 (6'4", 340lb is probably a factor as well)
>
> Just stepped up from 2-3 pills/day, which had pretty much pooped-out. I was very happy when the increased dosage started working again. Have seen so many meds work great for a while and then sliding back
>
> Doug

Doug, when you first wrote you said,

< I have not abused this opiate, indeed
just one capsule was lasting me 2-4 days
as i was cutting it up into quarters..

That was only a few weeks ago.

If I understand you correctly, you have increased your dose by almost 24x in just two weeks?

That is not at all good. Do you realize how much you are taking a day? Then when that is ineffective, you need to increase. You're developing tolerance and unless you stop you will just continue to keep going up. You mention your height and weight, yet a quarter pill was sufficient at the beginning, so this doesn't have to do with body type. This has to do with tolerance. Sorry, but I think you're looking at an addiction, Doug. (Can't you see that by the amount you're increasing?)


Yes, 3.75 mg is enough for me, and I don't take it every day. If I found myself going up past 7.5 mg per day, that would be it for me. I think my body chemistry is unusual (although not unique) in being able to stay at a low dose of codiene.

Doug, I think you really need to find a good psychopharmacologist and get yourself to taper off the hydrocodone and on to an antidepressant and mood stablizer.

Do it soon. Your post really scares me because you don't seem to realize what is happening.

Shelli


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