I decided to wean down my vicoden to just 2 a day. I usually took 4-6 a day. I took one this morning at 8 and now it's almost 3pm and Im in pain----bad pain. Is it the medicine or is it really the flare? I hate being in pain but I dont want to be dependant on the medicine so Im hoping that I can go to somthing else
momof3
What other medications are you on? The goal would be to get the right mix of DMARDS or Biologics so that you wouldn't need as much pain meds. Some are very successful with this....myself for example. Often this takes a great deal of time to find the combination that will work best for you.
I take 25mg of MTX as well as Humira weekly. I do take plenty of pain meds; don't misunderstand....but I'm not watching the clock for my next dose.
Hope you feel better soon.
You may need to wean more slowly off of the vicodin. Some people dev. phys. dependance to it...withdrawal can cause rebound pain and even fls. You werent on a really high dose before but if you were on it for a long time it could happen.Ive been on the 2 vicoden a day for a couple of days now and yes I do have more pain and youre right I should wean down slower but I want to change to another med anyway. Does anyone have any suggestions on which med would be better and not a narcotic? I just want something for the pain and no danger of addicton. I read somewhere that if a person has a disease with chronic pain they usually dont develop a dependency on pain meds?
momof3