Hello,
This is my first time posting to this site or any site for that matter. I am addicted to Percocet. I have been taking it for over a year now and I desparately want/need to stop. I read some of the messages posted and became inspired by some of your testimonies.
I've been taking 5 to 10 mg about 4 times a day. When I try to stop or run out, I feel absolutely miserable. I feel like I can't function at all. The doctor who has prescribed them for me in the past will no longer give me any because I had surgery to correct the original problem. The withdrawal is killing me.
I called my primary care physician and she agreed to prescribe me a few to help with the symptoms. The plan is to taper me off, but we don't know how to decrease the exactly dosage since this is not her area of expertice. I fear that she will not give me any more and I only have about 20 pills left. She only prescribed 15 days worth if I follow the current schedule to taper. Can this be done in two weeks?
I truly want to stop, but I cannot bear the symptoms because I have a small child to take care of and a career to manage. I have been praying that God delivers me from this, but I realize that I must also do something to help myself. Can anyone give me some advice? I'm affraid of what will happen when I run out in a few days.
Hi Nugirl,
First, welcome to the site. As you can tell from many of the posts, you are not alone. I did not do a medically-supervised taper, but I've read that there are other meds -- for blood pressure, anxiety -- that can be given to help you through the physical w/d. Maybe someone else will post who has personal experience with it. You may find that the physical addiction is easier to beat than the mental addiction, in which case some kind of face-to-face support and counseling is strongly recommended. Many have found help in 12-step programs; others pursue a more secular route. Often it is a case of trial and error until you find what works be3st for you. Good luck, and keep posting. You definitely can do this. We've all been where you are. M.
First, welcome to the site. As you can tell from many of the posts, you are not alone. I did not do a medically-supervised taper, but I've read that there are other meds -- for blood pressure, anxiety -- that can be given to help you through the physical w/d. Maybe someone else will post who has personal experience with it. You may find that the physical addiction is easier to beat than the mental addiction, in which case some kind of face-to-face support and counseling is strongly recommended. Many have found help in 12-step programs; others pursue a more secular route. Often it is a case of trial and error until you find what works be3st for you. Good luck, and keep posting. You definitely can do this. We've all been where you are. M.
i agree with none.. i get by the physical w/drawl in three or four days, its just when i feel better i get anxious and want them.. Tapering wont work unless you are going to her directly.. You probably wont take them as prescribed.. you Honestly have it kind of easy. yOUR withdrawl will be over in like two three days.. i've been on as much as four OXY80's a day.. right now im five days clean, and going to my first NA meeting tonight.. Im feeling a lot better now then i did five days ago.. Hang in there W/B.. mwaaa
nugirl, hello, I go by abby on here, I tried tapering but failed the first time, but trying again. Don't give up, i think we can do this, i've only been on hydro, for about 11/2 years so it might not be that hard since we've only been on them that short of time. Well good luck and you can post me anytime you need to, everyone here is so nice and kind hearted and they give the best advise,really!!! So post anytime you need to, hope all goes well with your tapering(don;t give up)!!!!!!!
YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE FOR HELP!!!! I TOO.....HAD A ADDICTION TO PERCS....I TOOK 14 A DAY FOR KIDNEY STONES DURING MY PREGNACY WITH MY DAUGHTER.......I WAS ON THAT AMOUNT FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS.......AFTER MY SURGERY I WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ABLE TO JUST STOP? NOT!!!! THIS DOCTOR DID NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO ME....I NEARLY WENT INTO SHOCK....TAPERING WORKED FOR ME THAT TIME....I HAD A DOCTOR HELP ME, NOT THE ONE THAT PERSCRIBE THEM.....ANYWAY.....YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE AMOUNT YOU CURRENTLY TAKE AND GO DOWN 2 EVERY TWO WEEKS...THIS GIVES YOUR BODY ENOUGH TIME TO ADJUST TO GOING OFF......I WAS NOT MENTALLY ADDICTED AT THAT TIME, AND IF YOU ARE ...I DOUBT THIS WILL WORK....I TOO HAD SMALL ONES....IT CAN BE DONE!!!! IF YOU HAPPEN TO TAPER DOWN TO ONE....FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS LOAD UP ON CAFFIENE.....THAT ALSO HELPED. IF THIS IS BOTH A MENTAL AND PSYICAL ADDICTION......JUST KNOW THAT W\D IS ENIVITABLE WHEN YOU RUN OUT....PLAN TO HAVE A BAD CASE OF THE FLU, THIS WILL LAST ABOUT 3-4 DAYS.....GO BUY IMMODIUM, COMTREX FLU...DAY AND NIGHT, BENADRYL TO HELP YOU SLEEP,GATORADE, AND TAKE EXTRA NSTRENGHT TYLENOL FOR BODY ACHES EVERY 4 HOURS.....IF TYLENOL DOESN'T WORK MOTRIN 800MG WILL......I HAVE DONE THIS ROUTE AND IT DOES WORK!!!!! I HAVE BEEN OFF PILLS ONLY A WEEK.....BUT THIS IS A START FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS!!! WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOUR GOING THRU...IF YOU NEED US WE WILL BE HERE...IF YOU NEED ME MY EMAIL IS JENHARTZOG@peoplepc.com...I'LL TALK WHENEVER YOU NEED TOO!!! TAKE CARE, I'LL PRAY FOR YOU!!!! JENNY2
Dear Nugirl, i just wanted to say hello and welcome! i also was in your spot many, many, many times, this is not easy but we do what we have to do to get high right but we dont do what we have to do to get sober? isnt that funny? i remember that I would make a million calls, doctor shop what ever it took to get those pills! but when it came to wean down or do it ct, i could not do it for the life of me! then i found meetings and those help so much! like theres no way that I could do it w/o NA, noway in hell!! please think about a meeting will ya? take care & i will keep u in my preyers!
Dear Nugirl, I just wanted to say I too am trying to get off pain pills and I'm scared of the withdrawls but these people really seem to care, and they know so much.Welcome to your new family I'll be praying for you .
Hello Everyone,
Thanks so much for your encouraging words. It means so much to be able to share my dirty little secret with people who understand.
Jenny - I too started taking Percocet while I was pregnant because I had fibroid tumors. I had them surgically removed last month and that's why I'm trying to get off of these things. Although I was taking them for pain, eventually I started to take them to remove mental stress - big mistake! The doctor who prescribed them wasn't interested in tapering me. He just said stop - yeah right . . .
I was at my wit's end so I called my primary care physician and she has agreed to try to help me. I had an appointment today and the plan is to ween me down to one pill by next week and go from there. She has been a true blessing to me. I don't know if this will work, but I pray that it does. She says that if I don't tolerate the schedule, then she wants me to go to an outpatient treatment program. I seriously don't want to do that!
BTW - for anyone who is interested, I asked her about Suboxone and she doesn't recommend it at all. She says that it is harder to get off Sub than Percocet. I was seriously thinking about calling a doctor in my area who could prescribe it, but after talking with her I changed my mind.
Again, thank each of you for responding. You don't know how much this means to me. I will pray for each of you also. Maybe if we all stick together, we can beat this.
Love,
nugirl
Thanks so much for your encouraging words. It means so much to be able to share my dirty little secret with people who understand.
Jenny - I too started taking Percocet while I was pregnant because I had fibroid tumors. I had them surgically removed last month and that's why I'm trying to get off of these things. Although I was taking them for pain, eventually I started to take them to remove mental stress - big mistake! The doctor who prescribed them wasn't interested in tapering me. He just said stop - yeah right . . .
I was at my wit's end so I called my primary care physician and she has agreed to try to help me. I had an appointment today and the plan is to ween me down to one pill by next week and go from there. She has been a true blessing to me. I don't know if this will work, but I pray that it does. She says that if I don't tolerate the schedule, then she wants me to go to an outpatient treatment program. I seriously don't want to do that!
BTW - for anyone who is interested, I asked her about Suboxone and she doesn't recommend it at all. She says that it is harder to get off Sub than Percocet. I was seriously thinking about calling a doctor in my area who could prescribe it, but after talking with her I changed my mind.
Again, thank each of you for responding. You don't know how much this means to me. I will pray for each of you also. Maybe if we all stick together, we can beat this.
Love,
nugirl
Jenny,
You or anyone else can email me at nugirl2005@yahoo.com. Chat with ya later!
- nugirl
You or anyone else can email me at nugirl2005@yahoo.com. Chat with ya later!
- nugirl
