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Re: Ultram withdrawal! » MB

Posted by Elizabeth on July 20, 2001, at 17:08:07

In reply to Re: Ultram withdrawal! » Elizabeth, posted by MB on July 20, 2001, at 2:06:33

> > How much were you taking?
>
> Oh gosh, I don't know.

I'm not sure how many there are in the various size boxes and how much there is in each pill. If I remember, maybe next time I'm at a drug store I'll check.

> > 70 mg? God. You could cause liver damage from taking all that Tylenol that they put in the pills with it.
>
> Yeah, I think each tab had 650...maybe 675 mg of acetaminophen in it.

There're actually hydrocodone-APAP preparations that have 10 mg of hydrocodone and only like 325 of APAP.

> I think I *am* pretty lucky regarding the amount of tylenol I used to consume. I used to take a lot of N-acetylcysteine with the Lorcet.

Another strategy I've heard of. It always surprises me when it turns out that one of those "food supplements" actually does something useful.

> I went through a bottle of 30 vicodin in a 24 hour period once...without the N-acetylcysteine.

300 mg? I guess if you're taking 70 at a time, that's not so far-fetched. I don't even want to think about how much APAP there was in that, though. I'm glad you're okay.

> Well, I didn't mind being dependent...as long as I had a steady enough supply to keep me doing well. I didn't want to be a criminal, though, which was what I became using the heroin. No telling what that cr*p (tar) was cut with.

Are you on the west coast, by any chance?

> Yeah, I didn't have to steal, but the people I came in contact with were pretty scary.

That's one of the many reasons why I say that nobody wants to be an addict. Even if you're well-off enough that you can afford whatever you need, you still have to make regular trips to "the bad part of town" (unless you have a friend who's willing to do that part).

> It's not like the pot scene...we're not talking about a few dead-heads with dreads.

Pot? I associate that more with, you know, high school kids. (and springtime, for some reason)

-elizabeth


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