Ambien and fioricet
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I have a friend who has been sporadically abusing ambien and fioricet (not at the same time.) This was actually something both of us got into together, though I have been much much better about cutting down/ stopping. she however has not. To my knowledge she is taking about 60mg of ambien for about 4 nights at a time and then won't take it again till her next script is due (usually a week or two later.
She also takes Xanax 4 per day and ambien 2 per day. She also suffers from depression and takes meds for that as well. I am concerned that she is having a reaction to stopping the fioricet. She has nausea, vomiting at times, a loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping and has lost weight. Can someone give me some help in handling her withdrawal?
The Ambien and Fioricet can hurt you;it can kill you. Seriously. Your need for both drugs will continue to increase substantially very shortly. So that when you try to stop for awhile,you'll end up having seizures. And you'll be a wreck physically and mentally. Also,you're doctor shopping and you will get caught. It's a felony.
I'm glad you found the forum! You really do know how bad this is for you and I know you want help.
d ask an expert. I have until this point been sporadically abusing fioricet (without codeine) and ambien (not usually at the same time as the fioricet.) I can go days or weeks without either and then go back to them. I know this is a problem and I am working on getting help for it. I had not taken the firoicet for a few months but got a script a week or so ago and took 4-8 pills a day (spread from morning to evening) for about six days then I stopped.
I'm realizing after finishing a benzo detox a week ago, I might also be facing a barbituate detox from the phenobarbital and the fioricet. Im already prone to seizures. I'm having trouble knowing if I just feel uncomfortable or if I'm in actual danger. I'm so terrified. When I left detox they told me itsunlikely I'd seize but they didn't say impossible.
Day 2 of sobriety from the ambien and day 4 of sobriety from the fioricet. I'm feeling encouraged and motivated. yesterday was somewhat difficult but I got through it and was proud of myself. Everybody says it's one day at a time--sometimes one hour at a time and that's what I'm trying to stay focused on. It's sick how ingrained this stuff is for me--to the point that I am dreaming about the meds. at night.
Yes, I was abusing the fioricet and my doctors (family doctor and neurologist) are aware of that. I know I need to be careful about what I take. My family doctor prescribed something a month ago (trazodone, I think) and I did not react well to it. I am thinking of finding a new doctor, which is very hard in this area, because I don't feel like I'm getting through to my current doctor as to how bad this problem is for me. Thanks for your responses.
I started going through what I believe are withdrawl symptoms because of my alchohol and fioricet use (abuse). I drink 2-3 glasses of white wine every night and end up taking one fioricet in the morning to combat my headache and sluggishness from the wine the night before. Sometimes, I might take another fioricet if my headache returns in the afternoon, but that is no more than maybe once a week. I took my fioricet as ususal yesterday am and again in the afternoon.
I am taking 2-Fioricet (butalbital, actaminophen, and caffeine- 50/325/40 )daily for tension headaches for 3 years and 1mg clonazepam at bedtime for 15 years for restless leg syndrome.
I ran out of the clonazepam prescription-- last day was Saturday. Monday night was sleepless, and by Tues. late afternoon, became nauseated, dry heaving, shaking, chills--no fever. I thought I had the flu.
Well not my migraines have gotten so bad that I had to go to labor and delivery and I told the doc that I did not want to be put on any narcotics because of fear of the withdrawls and my baby. So they put me on Fioricet. Well I just looked it up and well I guess I can become depended on it as well! I guess my question is. If anyone out there knows if this can effect my baby and if my baby will have withdrawls from it as well.
ve been on stuff before that should have been tapered like phenobarbital and ambien and you do NOT want to do that!! NOT at all! If you have a good plan, you should be just fine. Just don't waver from it either way. A LOT of people like to skip doses to hurry the process along, but like you said.......it's not a race! They don't end up hurrying it along when they have a relapse!!!!
You can do it! You've been around long enough to know what to do, so it'll be a breeze!
Hello everyone,
I am new here, but i am looking for some help. I have been taking fioricet for many years and I have not used any fioricet since Tuesday night, (today is Saturday). I don't know if I went through any withdrawals, but I know that I was an utter mess... My hormones are all out of whack and I have been an emotional wreck anyway... So here's my question.
He was given Fiorinal for the headaches and then fiorcet instead because the Fiorinal was making his stomach hurt. Now he is taking Ambien for sleep and has decided to discontinue the useage of the Fioricet because he thinks this too is making his stomach hurt. the dr. put him on Prevacid for his stomach but it does not seem to be helping. What can I do and what should he do because I am at my wits end. he keeps missing work too.
I have a mild tolerance to hydrocodone because of the chronic pain I have due to my hernia. I have no insurance so I cant get the surgery yet, however my script for lortab is only $4.
I am also prescribed Fioricet w/coedine for tension headaches.
When I am out of lortab, I take the fioricet w/coedine for both headaches and hernia pain. I am 26, weigh 185lbs, and am 6'2. I take an average of 7-9 lortab a day and 6-7 fioricet a day (maybe only one over recomended doese, based on pain levels).
I have taken fioricet for more than 30 years. I developed migraines at age 8 and was thrilled to find something that took away the pain. For at least five years now my doctors have been chastising me and telling me to stop taking fioricet. Even my insurance company has sent me warnings about fioricet. Since I can't get anyone to prescribe it for me I have been ordering it online for over two years and have maxed out credit cards and spent huge amounts of money.
Im not a doctor but ive been on both hydrocodone and butalbital (generic vicodin and fioricet) for about 2 years now without any interacting symptoms. Oftentimes if you think you might be experiencing problems your body will release epinephrine (adrenaline) which could be causing your symptoms. Try to do everything to relax the next time it occurs.
I've been taking Fioricet with Codeine for 5 years now for my migraines and I can't even imagine my life without it. I'm only 18, started when I was 13, and I've tried so many different medications for migraine prevention and zapping the migraines when I get them. Nothing else has come close to doing what the Fioricet with Codeine does.
I appreciate everyone's kind words and information. I have seen a good naturopathic dr that did all kinds of bloodwork, including toxins/ heavy metals. He also checked for food allergies.
My patch is 25/and I don't take fioricet every day.
One dr prescribes everything. He sent me to specialists that gave me different prescriptions but he ended up refilling everything for me so I didn't have to keep seeking so many different md's.
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