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I am tapering off of oxy. I am taking 6 10 mg oxys a day and every 3 days cutting out half a pill. I tried going cold turkey from a high dosage but relapsed because the severe depression was too much. By tapering down will this lessen the severity of my depression once finished the taper? Also how much should I taper before I jump? Right down to one pill a day? Please let me know your experiences with tapering. I also started an antidepressant so I'm hoping that helps. Also doing NA meetings.. Really trying to do all I can to recover and get off these damned pills.
Hello Freedom.. I cant comment on tapering Oxy.. I just went Cold Turkey..
It was rough, but I am at day 39.. The depression is real and present.. but I am trying my hardest to not succumb to it..
I don't really know much about other drugs, but it seems that opiate withdrawal, whether it be Heroin or Tylenol 3 causes depression.. So be aggressive about the depression.. I am taking 150mg of Effexor and Seroquel 3 x per day..
I am coping with the help of these medications, but want it to be a short term solution.. when the depression is bearable, these med's go ..
If depression is your trigger, go after it aggressive.. make the depression the fight ..
It was rough, but I am at day 39.. The depression is real and present.. but I am trying my hardest to not succumb to it..
I don't really know much about other drugs, but it seems that opiate withdrawal, whether it be Heroin or Tylenol 3 causes depression.. So be aggressive about the depression.. I am taking 150mg of Effexor and Seroquel 3 x per day..
I am coping with the help of these medications, but want it to be a short term solution.. when the depression is bearable, these med's go ..
If depression is your trigger, go after it aggressive.. make the depression the fight ..
I have personally been addicted to Vicodin and Percocet --when you're addicted it really doesn't matter which you take. The first time I quite I ended up doing so because I ran out of supply from people. I had been taking them for about 6 months. Some people don't get the type of withdraw I get, but when I was withdrawing it felt exactly like when I quit smoking (after 5 years of smoking). Not only did I get sore everywhere, run fevers, and basically feel like I had the flu --but I also felt a craving for them that was almost unbearable. I stuck to it though, cold turkey (from about 26, 10 mg perc or vics a day) and found myself feeling completely normal by the fourth day. Don't get me wrong, the four days felt like a few weeks --but in reality it's not that bad, at least compared to quitting smoking. Of course, like a jack ***, I started taking them again a few months later. I think my weakness isn't that I'm "addict prone", it's just I like myself more when I'm on them. I'm always happy and I don't have a temper any more. However, I always ended up facing reality in that, I don't want to take pills the rest of my life. The second time I quit was on my time, by my choice --so I tapered. I don't have the authority to "recommend" you do it the way I did, but doing it my way does get you out quick and with minimal pain. I was taking around 16 vics a day (AGAIN!!!) and woke up and decided...I'm done. So I took 4 that day. I looked forward to the times I would take them, but really seemed to do okay. The next day I took half that amount, 2 pills. I cut them in half and took them in halves so I was still on the same intake interval though. That day was probably the hardest. The next day I was supposed to only take 3 halves, but I ended up taking 4 again. After then I continued to take a half away a day and by Friday, I woke up and took my last half just because I thought I should --I really didn't even want it.
You can do it. It is hard. But tapering definitely makes it easier. When you taper, you don't feel the withdraw as much. But tapering proved to be difficult to me because I found that Vicodin wasn't my enemy, I was. You have to truly want to quit and forget about that high feeling. After all, taking as many pain killers as you do (like I did), you really don't even get high any more. You just get normal. It's not hard to beat if you want to beat it, but this isn't something you can do for someone else. My tapering method will take care of your withdraw, but your mind is what you really have to watch out for. It will always trick you into taking a few more. Don't ever give in, and remember, it's only a few days pay to buy you the rest of your life. Trust me. I was a functioning addict. I attended Missouri University of Science and Technology for my Masters, and worked part time as an engineer. You just have to approach it with your soul, and mostly your mind. Quit intelligently, but don't ever forget WHY you're quitting. Tape a picture of a family member in your wallet and remember every minute of every hour of all 4 days that you are doing it for them. Millions have quit, and you will to. Talk to me as you need to and tell me when you're clean --you'll be surprised looking back at how easy and insignificant those 4 days were.
You can do it. It is hard. But tapering definitely makes it easier. When you taper, you don't feel the withdraw as much. But tapering proved to be difficult to me because I found that Vicodin wasn't my enemy, I was. You have to truly want to quit and forget about that high feeling. After all, taking as many pain killers as you do (like I did), you really don't even get high any more. You just get normal. It's not hard to beat if you want to beat it, but this isn't something you can do for someone else. My tapering method will take care of your withdraw, but your mind is what you really have to watch out for. It will always trick you into taking a few more. Don't ever give in, and remember, it's only a few days pay to buy you the rest of your life. Trust me. I was a functioning addict. I attended Missouri University of Science and Technology for my Masters, and worked part time as an engineer. You just have to approach it with your soul, and mostly your mind. Quit intelligently, but don't ever forget WHY you're quitting. Tape a picture of a family member in your wallet and remember every minute of every hour of all 4 days that you are doing it for them. Millions have quit, and you will to. Talk to me as you need to and tell me when you're clean --you'll be surprised looking back at how easy and insignificant those 4 days were.
I have personally been addicted to Vicodin and Percocet --when you're addicted it really doesn't matter which you take. The first time I quite I ended up doing so because I ran out of supply from people. I had been taking them for about 6 months. Some people don't get the type of withdraw I get, but when I was withdrawing it felt exactly like when I quit smoking (after 5 years of smoking). Not only did I get sore everywhere, run fevers, and basically feel like I had the flu --but I also felt a craving for them that was almost unbearable. I stuck to it though, cold turkey (from about 26, 10 mg perc or vics a day) and found myself feeling completely normal by the fourth day. Don't get me wrong, the four days felt like a few weeks --but in reality it's not that bad, at least compared to quitting smoking. Of course, like a jack ***, I started taking them again a few months later. I think my weakness isn't that I'm "addict prone", it's just I like myself more when I'm on them. I'm always happy and I don't have a temper any more. However, I always ended up facing reality in that, I don't want to take pills the rest of my life. The second time I quit was on my time, by my choice --so I tapered. I don't have the authority to "recommend" you do it the way I did, but doing it my way does get you out quick and with minimal pain. I was taking around 16 vics a day (AGAIN!!!) and woke up and decided...I'm done. So I took 4 that day. I looked forward to the times I would take them, but really seemed to do okay. The next day I took half that amount, 2 pills. I cut them in half and took them in halves so I was still on the same intake interval though. That day was probably the hardest. The next day I was supposed to only take 3 halves, but I ended up taking 4 again. After then I continued to take a half away a day and by Friday, I woke up and took my last half just because I thought I should --I really didn't even want it.
You can do it. It is hard. But tapering definitely makes it easier. When you taper, you don't feel the withdraw as much. But tapering proved to be difficult to me because I found that Vicodin wasn't my enemy, I was. You have to truly want to quit and forget about that high feeling. After all, taking as many pain killers as you do (like I did), you really don't even get high any more. You just get normal. It's not hard to beat if you want to beat it, but this isn't something you can do for someone else. My tapering method will take care of your withdraw, but your mind is what you really have to watch out for. It will always trick you into taking a few more. Don't ever give in, and remember, it's only a few days pay to buy you the rest of your life. Trust me. I was a functioning addict. I attended Missouri University of Science and Technology for my Masters, and worked part time as an engineer. You just have to approach it with your soul, and mostly your mind. Quit intelligently, but don't ever forget WHY you're quitting. Tape a picture of a family member in your wallet and remember every minute of every hour of all 4 days that you are doing it for them. Millions have quit, and you will to. Talk to me as you need to and tell me when you're clean --you'll be surprised looking back at how easy and insignificant those 4 days were.
You can do it. It is hard. But tapering definitely makes it easier. When you taper, you don't feel the withdraw as much. But tapering proved to be difficult to me because I found that Vicodin wasn't my enemy, I was. You have to truly want to quit and forget about that high feeling. After all, taking as many pain killers as you do (like I did), you really don't even get high any more. You just get normal. It's not hard to beat if you want to beat it, but this isn't something you can do for someone else. My tapering method will take care of your withdraw, but your mind is what you really have to watch out for. It will always trick you into taking a few more. Don't ever give in, and remember, it's only a few days pay to buy you the rest of your life. Trust me. I was a functioning addict. I attended Missouri University of Science and Technology for my Masters, and worked part time as an engineer. You just have to approach it with your soul, and mostly your mind. Quit intelligently, but don't ever forget WHY you're quitting. Tape a picture of a family member in your wallet and remember every minute of every hour of all 4 days that you are doing it for them. Millions have quit, and you will to. Talk to me as you need to and tell me when you're clean --you'll be surprised looking back at how easy and insignificant those 4 days were.
Tapering will help as long as you stick to the taper plan. Dropping every three days might be a bit too fast but may not be. Just let your body do the talking. I would try 3 days at first and if it seems too fast, try 5 days. If you are able to stick to your taper, I would go ahead and taper all the way down to one pill. The lower you go, the better.
I would also recommend starting the amino acid protocol right away. It does help. There are some of them that you cannot take while on antidepressants but it lists which ones not too take. Also start exercising if you don't already. It really speeds up the whole process. Eat healthy and push the fluids also.
I did these things in the past while tapering and I felt little to no withdrawals. I didn't suffer from any depression when I was through either. But if you do have some depression the antidepressants will help out with that.
Just make sure you stick to the taper plan. If you ever find yourself veering away from it, your best bet is to just flush and go cold turkey. Tapering works great as long as you stick to it. But sometimes tapering can bite us in the butt if we don't stick to it to a T. If we don't stick to the plan we usually end up abusing the pills for even longer.
Just dig deep for that willpower that we all have and you'll be just fine.
Best of luck to you!
Brian
I would also recommend starting the amino acid protocol right away. It does help. There are some of them that you cannot take while on antidepressants but it lists which ones not too take. Also start exercising if you don't already. It really speeds up the whole process. Eat healthy and push the fluids also.
I did these things in the past while tapering and I felt little to no withdrawals. I didn't suffer from any depression when I was through either. But if you do have some depression the antidepressants will help out with that.
Just make sure you stick to the taper plan. If you ever find yourself veering away from it, your best bet is to just flush and go cold turkey. Tapering works great as long as you stick to it. But sometimes tapering can bite us in the butt if we don't stick to it to a T. If we don't stick to the plan we usually end up abusing the pills for even longer.
Just dig deep for that willpower that we all have and you'll be just fine.
Best of luck to you!
Brian
Please someone answer. I need to have some feedback from ppl who have successfully tapered. Please help, this taper is my last hope. I want to avoid subs and meth but going ct turned me into a basketcase and I don't think my body can take much more abuse by trying ct again. Please help.
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