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Leed · Oct 13, 2012, 05:34 PM

Rose, I'm a recovering alcoholic. He CANNOT just stop you abruptly from taking a benzo AND the vicodin!!! He needs to WEAN you off especially the benzo!!! Is he some kind of a nut or something? Does he know of your past abuse of alcohol? He should know, because then he'd know how you could easily become addicted to either the vicodin or the benzo.

You need to talk to him about weaning yiou off these drugs. Stopping you abruptly could cause seizures (especially with the benzo) or other severe withdrawal problems. I would think he would be more compassionate than he is!!! Call your doctor -- tell him you need a WEANING schedule and enough drugs to do the trick. Tell him you cannot abruptly stop these meds! If he won't give these to you, I would report him to the Board of Licensiing in your state, and tell them what went on. Tell them he got you addicted to these, and then wouldn't give you a weaning schedule to get off.!!!

If you have to do this yourself, you should have someone with you at all times, and take BENADRYL, along with drinking lots of liquids, to flush this stuff out of you.

Let us know how things go, ok? Take care & God bless. Hugs, Lee

PS --- Yes, I've withdrawn from worse things than Vicodin & the benzo. It's not much fun, but I did it. I felt "better" in about 2-3 days, but it lasted about a week.