Can anyone help me with morphine taper!! Want to Stop it ct now!! HELP ME!

[Jules1866]

I am tapering off morphin and have gotten to a point where I really just want to stop the taper but I am scared of how bad the wd may be? I have gone from 60mg of time release morphine down to 30mg. I have been doing this 3 months now and am really wanting to stop it all together. I did stop vics ct 3 months ago also and that was a tough ct wd.

Any advise or simalar stories would be greatly appreciated!! HELP!

[corey411]

So you went straight from the Vics to the Morphine? You shouldn't have had any wds unless you went without anything for awhile. I never used morphine for an extended period but once used it for about 10 days after a long period of hydro use and the wd was wicked. You can do ct but if you were to wean you might want to go from the morphine to something less potent like the hydro and then taper from there if you can't handle the ct. Good luck in whatever way you go. I hope that you have a good support system It really helps. Corey

[Holliee]

If I were you I would taper down a little more because 30mg is a lot still of morphine. Your going to have w/d at cold turkey 30mg. I would cut that down by half see how you feel on that and go from there. Good luck to you and best of luck. God Bless you.

[Jules1866]

corey,

No, I was taking both, Morphine and vics at the same time, pain management and got tired of the vicious circle. I stopped the vics ct and then begane the wean on the morphine, I am tired of the weaning process and want to find out if the wd is really bad with morphine and how long they may last? 3 days, 4, 5? I do have tramedol that I can take while weaning off morphine, i guess thats no better......thanks for the advice Corey.

[Jules1866]

Holliee,

Thank you, I have read i can take the morphine capsals apart and sprinkle half on applesause to hurry the process along, I think I  try that for 2 weeks and then maybe do half every other day....thank you for your help!

[Holliee]

Hope that helps you. Yea you can break them open and take half or that way taper even lower by taking little when you get past half, bet that would work good for you. Good luck and best wishes. God Bless HOlliee

[more_fiend]

Those damn time release morphine, mine was kadian.  I think that the applesauce is a good idea.  I know that you have the strength to do this, you have made it a long way!  We are all here for you if you need to talk.  

[worried878]

If ur pills r time released/like MS contine..DO NOT break them in hald as u r defeating ur purpose..u r releasing all the medication at once which is not conducive to a taper

asking ur dr for IR/instant release/ tabs would be best for a taper..or asking for a lower time release dose as u get closer..it depends..breakin a 30 mg extended release morpine tab is like bombarding ur brain with 15 mgs but all at once....which would be the same as a 15 mg IR pill...just depends on where u r in ur taper

often when people get down to 30 mgs or less//even 80 mgs or less..it can be easier to flush/go ct and be done with it...we are all different...morphine sounds scary but in reality is safer than lortab or hydro//a smidge is even a smidege/stronger mg per mg...but morphine as a rule does not produce the nrg buzz hydro does...and time release pills/if not chewed or snorted/ are much less addictive as the endorphin rush is time relaeased instead of bombarding the brain all at once causing extra receptors to be built to accomodate the "rush" of endorphins

Hydrocodone due to its quick onset and fast exit is becoming one of the most addictive drugs on the market///time released drugs like oxycontin, MS Contin, Avandia, Opana unless chewed or snorted which breaks the time release mechanism of the pill is really safer as far as addictive properties are concerned..understanding endorphin bombardment on the brain and addiction is important in order to understand this concept..and most addicts chew or snort their oxy so the time release mechanism goes out the window anyway...but in reality the quicker the peak on the brain. the more likely addiction will occur...snorters get to tremendous doses due to the fast onset and quick "down" effect and can get up to 600 mgs or more of oxy in a heartbeat....timed released drugs like oxycontine and MS contin do not have the tylenol that hydros and percocets have so they r more easily abused without the liver complications

Lortabs, vicodins, norco///all the same with hydrocodone as the narcotic component but all have varying amounts of tylenol per pill...are qyuickly becoming the pill poppers addiction...as one advances in their adiction (addiction) they seek drugs without tyrlenol....like oxycontine/not percocet//oxycodone being the narcotic in both but "cet" stands for tylenol...moving up in drug order to avoid tylenol intake can be a bad sign for an addict unless they r a chronic pain patient who could have no quality of life without their narcotic...sumpin to poner???

[Jules1866]

Worried,

Wow, thank you! That was great, you are extremely knowledgable on narcotics......that is great advice....

I have one question, it is time release kadian and the capsals can be taken apart and remove half of the little beads and then put the other half back into the capsule and take it just as I would a full capsul? Is that ok?

thanks for the help! Jules