I have been using various dosages of Lortab (5-7.5-10) over a period of 9 months. I used it everyday because of extreme back pain. Sometimes I would tak more then I was supposed to (5-6) instead of 3-4. I got to the point when I realized that I was highly addicted to this med and I had to rid my body of it and got something else that was not as addictive (tramadol). I started on Friday morning to rid my body of this med and it has been just awful. The withdrawals from it has been more then I could have expected. I am now in day 3 and finally I am strting to feel better. Never do I ever want to go through this again, If I had the way to have gone to a hospital or had a doctor that would have helped me with some other medicine to combat some of these withdrawals symptoms that would have been a big help. I had to do it on my own, Had to call the medics last night because I was having trouble breathing. This morning I feel a bit better but the symptoms of withdrawal are still there, only now I thnk I can handle it.
It will be a cold day in hell when I take another of any of these drugs that latch onto you like this one did to me. Be careful people... have a good doctor who will watch out for you, Not ust a drug dispenser. Good Luck
Would like some feedback if you have tried to detox yourself!! Good Luck

The Doctor who prescribed the Lortab (and apparently gave you enough so that you could pretty much double the prescribed number every day) was no help when you said you wanted to stop taking them?

I don't know about the withdrawal process but I find your Physician's behavior to be shocking.

I take lots of nasties like fiorinal, Percoset and Oxycontin all as needed. I suffered from re-bound with fiorinal when that was my only nasty med. It took about 3 weeks. Cold turkey.
I was taking the fiorinal for a sinus headache rather than my normal migraines.

I'm about 99.99% sure that I will never have a problem as long as the meds are taken when the trigger is present.
Doc feels I can take them long-term because I have choices. About 30 years for Fiorinal. One episode.