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Hi there -
I just discovered this site as I plugged in the command "how long does it take to detox from
Lortab 7.5's?" Imagine my surprise/horror/delight at finding all of you other junkies! I am a married mother of three who had a disasterous hip surgery last year. I am for all intensive purposes crippled and have always enjoyed fabulous good health and extreme athletics. I have never taken a pain pill before, other than when I had my three children and my boob job! I've had dental work done, etc. and was always able to leave the pain medication alone. I am finding myself in the same position as many of you, I've been cut off meds by orthopeadic, have been farmed out to pain management, am prescribed 120 Lortab 7.5 (down from 180 Lortab 10's!!) per month, and ooops, guess what? I ran out early and am now five days into cold turkey withdrawal. It sucks! I too want to get off this crazy merry-go-round and get back to my life. I may never be the same physically with my leg and hip (they cut the muscle that runs down the length of my leg in two places and it has formed serious scar tissue), but I wonder how those with chronic pain issues get through it. So far I have tried acupuncture (not bad), but I don't dig needles, and obviously
tylenol, etc. but the pain is unbelievable (and yes I believe you!) and it would help to know what some of you might have done to get through this, and oh yes, how long the withdrawals last. Let me know! Thanks, Pier