I feel for you. I am in the Army, and have a prescription for it, and have been taking 6 pills a day, 5/500, for the past year, and found myself addicted and abusing them. I have been off them for 3 weeks, and the first 2 days were hell. To be honest with you, you have to go cold turkey. I started working out, and taking testosterone boosters along with ripped fuel. You have alot of energy, and you don't have the withdrawls. Good luck to you man, keep us posted.

5 days without it usually does the trick. Trickle down gradually for a few days before going cold turkey. Break pills in half, take only what you need to start your day, force yourself to feel like shit before retiring to sleep. Don't allow yourself to take more later in the day to suppress early withdrawl, bear the ill effects of withdrawl by reassuring yourself it is only temporary. It will all go away. Day One detox is simple, load up on caffeine to start-up and remain alert. If withdrawl induces depression for you, take Sam E, a natural mood enhancer found at GNC and health stores alike. You will be hurting all over while craving, so take Tylenol for aches and pains. It will also fool your brain's addiction by making it think that you are actually feeding it's craving for Vicodin. Take advantage of this placebo effect. Day Two: Repeat the same routine, except now when you try to sleep you can't. Take a normal dose of Tylenol PM. You will sweat all night during sleep, but at least you will get some shut-eye to recharge your batteries. Day Three: The day of Reckoning. When you make it this far, this is the day that will make or break your addiction. Craving is at its worst, and you feel like you've been run over by a truck. Plan this day in advance or call in sick off of work. You will need to sleep and/or stay in bed for about 16 hours before you can face the world. DO NOT cut this time short to get things done. Forget about it. Once you make that decision, you will eventually find yourself paying anything and going to any length to find the drug. Pain, sweats, fever, diarhhea, depression, you name it: Symtoms will be severe. If you must go to task, again consume caffeine, green tea, and make sure you take once daily vitamins. Your system has washed out vital nutrients, so replenish them. Day Three symptoms are so severe, you must take Tylenol PM to fall asleep. If you find yourself waking up numerous times with disturbing nightmares, take another dose, as long as it's past 4 hours from first dose. Day Four: You won't be no spring chicken today, so plan for it: Muscular pain and general aches and pains will be at their worst. Another planned day-off or call-off day in my opinion. More caffeine works to keep you going, but supplement Ibuprofen as well for pain. Avoid social interaction, you are now so subtracted from your state of euphoria and well-being while on the drug that it will become obvious to others that something is different and wrong. Don't allow others to see you this way or in this state of mind. Day Five: Time to recover- If you make it to day five, then today is a new day. You are detoxed from the drug, and it's time to return to a normal lifestyle. Tell your close-ones that you still don't feel well, like you're still recovering from the "flu bug". Follow the same Day 1,2,3 routines if you need to as you see fit. When it's been one week since stopping hydrocodone, celebrate this victory against addiction. Be proud you can face a tough problem and overcome. Continue fostering this attitude and 2 weeks later you will feel great. Congradulations! By the way, in addition, there are a few tips to help you cope with withdrawl: 1) Hard work/ labor and/or laborious activities including sports exercises will off-set the symptoms of sweating, chills, and feverish shivers. 2) Rest is key. 3) Plan to watch your favorite movies and TV shows to counter feelings of being run-down and depressed. 4) Relax submerged in a pool or hot tub to ward off the sweats and pain. 5) Drink beer or alcoholic beverages if it part of your normal lifestyle, you will feel more relaxed and more like your normal self. 5) Avoid social interaction. This includes loved-ones, close freinds, and co-workers. They will suspect something is wrong and you will be tempted to dose hydrocodone just to show them that everything is fine. Good Luck!