Hi, I am new to this board and just have a question for anyone that can relate or has been there themselves. I have been taking 10-20 mg a day of Lortab/vicodin same difference anyway I am now down to 10 mg a day 5mg in the morning and 5mg in the evening. Since I have tapered down to that amount and my back injury is feeling much better and I do not think I should be taking them anymore even though the doctor does should I just stop now? Or should I cut my dose in the morning out and just take 5mg in the evening for say 1 week and then stop? also what do you think the withdrawls will be like on that low of a dose and is there any suggestions on what may help with the withdrawls I may feel if any??? Any comments would be greatly appreciated... Thanks, Rae
hello, good morning well hun that all depends on you and how you feel, try it and then if you start feeling bad then take one:).. and as far as your back hurting, the same thing happened to me the pain killers mad it worse, when i got off of them , my back felt great! i was not giving my bodys natural morphine kick in and it actully makes you feel worse, so you do what is best for you, hope this helped, jazzy:)
Rae, have you felt any withdrawals thus far? If not, I would suggest to just stop it all together. You are being very smart about wanting to stop this before it gets any worse. Good luck and keep us posted!---Jess
Thank you for your reply's. Jess, I have not felt any w/d's so far anyway! I have gone through w/d's in the past from Percocet and Methadone so I know first hand what they feel like. That was a couple years ago though and since I have experienced them in the past that is why I am worried. I should probably just stop and suck it up... before I get really caught up in the pills again. If I can w/d and get clean from methadone I think I can handle this. Thanks for your advice....I will go down to 5mg for a week and them just stop! Have a wondeful Day! Rae
Yes, w/ds are the worst! So, good for you! I am glad that you are being strong and smart. Hang in there! God bless and have a wonderful day!--Jess
Rae,
I think going down to 5mg for a week and then stopping is a good choice. You may not experience withdrawls which would be great huh? You have done it the smart way. Just wanted to say good job.
PM
I think going down to 5mg for a week and then stopping is a good choice. You may not experience withdrawls which would be great huh? You have done it the smart way. Just wanted to say good job.
PM
