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I definitely would recommend following your doctor's orders. If you need it for pain take it. It's when you don't need it anymore that becomes a problem when you take it. I'm not on a high dosage, 1 mg a day for my doctor. Due to other medications I take it's causing a problem. So I had to make a decision whether to stick with my antidepressants or go off Vicodin. It's up to my doctor now to decide if there's another option for pain. As other people have stated I started having kidney problems because of too much ibuprofen. It's not something the doctors thought about or the government when they decided to say opiates are bad. I wish they had! PS all I did was cut it down slowly. The urge will remain for quite some time but it's something that you just get through.
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After a shoulder operation in 2007, I was prescribed Vicodin to relieve the pain.
About a month later, I was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of jaundice and a liver bilirubin count of 12. The whites of my eyes were yellow and my white hair had a golden hue.
The doctor was surprised that I wasn't delirious.
It took 3 days of treatment and a dozen blood tests to bring the count down to 7 when I was finally discharged.
Scoliosis and a ruptured disc now require a low dose of Hydrocodone daily, when needed for pain.
Although the spinal damage has limited my physical activities, I can still stand and lead a relatively normal life with the help of my family.
Further treatment has not been advised.
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Thank you! I won't stop taking it, just wanted to come down a few pills a day...titrating down slowly now, and it seems to be working well.