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Pain Pills
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I need to know if you successfully taper your habit down . Do you still have withdrawals as bad as going cold turkey.
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(((KK)))
I never succeeded when I tried to taper but that is me. Every time I lowered the dosage, the withdrawals would start and I would wind up taking more than what I was taking before. I think the best way to get off pills is to go to a detox. It is a safe environment, they monitor your vitals, and they are there to support you when you are feeling badly.
Good luck
Love ya
Kat
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i can speak from my expierience only.NO i tapered from 20+ a day opiates and when i got down to 25mg's i quit.it was nothing like what i had previously been through.my mind was there though ya know.i was ready.so sick spiritually and i wanted my life back.I HAD to go to a clinic though and have my taper supervised.i found i couldn't do it by myself.the program i did also included getting rid of all toxins stored in the fat of your body.I did Sauna's(sweating) with the use of Niacin to detoxify my system.The theory is that if i got rid of the toxins that my body released during stress then i wouldnt crave drugs and be healthy.So far so good.I do occasionally crave when i am in some emotional distress.
anyway i think i got off on a ramble here.to taper one must really be able to stick to it.I recommend outside help so you don't set yourself up for failure.you are also in withdrawal a lot longer.
love,
ladybug
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i've been tapering myself.it gets hard but whos fooling who?there are days when i give my bottle to g/f,but in general,i "keep my eyes on the prize".i want to quit so bad.it's the last of a long line of drugs i've left in my wake.i am a champion to myself formost when its done.i dont give two squirts of rat piss about myself if i fail.so i dont let it happen.a couple of days got all screwy and i indulged,regretted it,gave myself hell and got back on the horse the next day.i know everyones different and there are choices.if i cant make the final cuts,i'll check into the options.
kenny
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Ditto..what kenny said. I am done lying to myself. I want to do this & I have to be honest. So far I'm doing ok. I've gone from 480+mgs of codeine per day to 200mgs/day.
I can't get into any detox programs untill mid April anyway! AND the detox facillity is six hours over & thru the rocky mtns drive away...GRR!!!! Its a retarded system here, with waiting lists from hell. I have an appointment with my DR.
April 7th (another wait) so I decided to taper down as much as I could until then and hopefully will be able to do a cold turkey-or at least supervised home detox.
Another crappy thing about where I live? AA and NA are only offered once a week! Its really sad b/c there is a HUMONGOUS need for better service than this. I'm rambling and thats another thread....
Peace,
Reallyme
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I have 2 1/2 weeks of no pain meds after tapering off. I had been up to 10-12 hydrocodones per day. This is my 2nd time down down this path. The 1st time I did cold turkey and suffered for a couple of weeks. But this time I had to do this discreetly so as not to impact the family or work - I have a new job. So I went to my doc and let him drive the process. Tapering worked for me, but the last couple of weeks were tough. There weren't enough pills to make you feel good, or to look forward too, but you have to stick with the program. And I ended up quitting a couple of days early - I just wanted to get it over with, mentally and physically. It's so draining! So the taper process allowed me to keep working, but the se's still get you, it just gets spread out a bit so it doesn't feel as bad as cold turkey.

I haven't heard of or experienced an easy way to get off this stuff. Definitely get a proefessional to assist. I keep saying this, but it's true (for me) - I don't ever want to forget the emotional and physical pain of withdrawal so I don't even consider using again. Good luck! Jim
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Kat
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