What aabout tapering ?

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I'm starting tapering and today will be 1/4 -1/2 of what I'v been taking, I'm worried about the anxiety and the affects on my thinking I have an 11yr. old to care for and I can't be "laied up" and sick on the floor.  I've been taking 120-160mgs of oxycotin daily and I want to come off this stuff!  Please, if anyone has a similar cirumstance or has used suboxone with good results let me know.  I will b in touch with my Dr. tomorrow but I really need all the help I can get and a T.C. is out of the ?

beachtowel · Answer

the most positive thing about subutex or suboxone is that you can still go to work without the W/D's 

I understand you can't be down for the count, ask your
doctors advice........

Subutex worked great for me, no heavy W/D symtoms....

Yoda99 · Answer

Hey secretlady:
   I would highly suggest tapering.  I was taking 480 mgs of oxy per day for 2 years.  480 mgs a day!
   I decided to quit and went cold turkey this past Monday, 2-26-07.  I have never been so sick in my entire life.  Today is my 7th day and I'm still so weak that I can't drive.  But I think I'm seeing the end of tunnel.
   If I did it again, I would taper.  Make a plan and stick to it.
Wishing you the best,
Yoda99

Mariyah2 · Answer

Wow Yoda!!! Congrats to you!!!! You are truly an inspiration to me. Keep up the good fight, you must feel like you just fought yourself out of a 10 ft hole with your fingernails. I really admire your strength.
Always,
Mariyah

1Soprano · Answer

Wow- congrats to you!! I am beginning a tapering from 350-400 mg of hydro a day. It is inspiring to see another "heavy" user with a success story in the making. I sometimes hear about people going c/t from like 60mg and think "I have such a larger challenge ahead of me." It is great to hear from you. Please keep us posted for better or for worse. Loves, Soprano

engine · Answer

If I had it to do over again I would have tapered..  c/t is horrible, but I guess it's faster in the long run. Also I don't know if I personaly could have stuck to a taper program, I would have probably just taken them all when I started feeling like Sh.. !   but it is in theory a more humane way to go about it.  I would recomend talking to any M.D. you can, idealy one that is a specialist in addiction, or at least cool to talk to. There are some med's they can give you to help with the symptoms a lot, (ie) anxiety, sleep, etc... It doesn't matter how you obtained your med's, Doc's aren't cops and most will help regardless.

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