Is there medical help to get off Fioricet?

[justDenise]

Hi everyone!  After 20+ years on Fioricet taking 10-12/day I was able to get myself down to 2 a day!  The problem is (because I can now get them on the internet, ugh) I increased them again.  When they were only prescribed by my doctor they were kept to a minimum and I only used them for migraines.  They do work great for migraines but have been taking them mostly....well, just because they give you a "kick" of energy and euphoria when you need it.  The downside to that is after the kick/euphoria comes the irritability!

Here's my question:  Is there a medical treatment that can completely clear them out of my system?  I have been able to decrease only to go back up again.  Any suggestions or comments (good or bad, I can take it lol) are most appreciated.

The highs and lows from this med have caused me terrible problems and need to get off it completely.  For those of you who don't know it....yet....FIORICET IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY!!  It's the only pain med I've ever taken and wish I'd never started.  Bad stuff.  It should not be sold over the internet and why they're allowing it is a mystery.

[jayeye]

Den sorry took so long to get back to you....I kicked it if you can say going a week is kicking it....I wish I knew what would help in your situation but I really have no clue.

I took a walk at lunch today hoped to get things moving.....I'm so tired I csant sleep.....my alarm is gonna go off in three hours and I'm wide awake....does the exedrine help at all

[justDenise]

Not doing so good on only 5 pills a day :(  It worked the first couple days and then I started getting withdrawals bad.  I'm not going to get discouraged but I'm scared that this is going to be REALLY hard to do.  It seems my body is used to getting 2 pills at a time.  Yeah this is scary now.  Not sure what to do cutting down from 10-12.  I'm also getting terrible rebound headaches.  Is that from the barbituate or so much caffeine in them?  I get really disoriented, shaky and can't think if I go over 3 hours without 2.  Any suggestions pleeeese.

[marycarmel]

Definitely stick with your taper.  Going up and down wreaks havoc with your body.  My situation and meds were different than yours but I will tell you with Vickie in your corner, you'll get through this. She's my guardian angel :-)   Seriously, if it wasn't for her ... I can't even think about it.  And there was great support and tips from other members, too.  Tapering is best done slowly and consistently.  Sometimes you neeed to stabilize at a dose but that's okay.  

[RunningMom]

I personally would go to a doctor and ask.  I was on this for migraines, but I never had any side effects like euphoria or anything.  They don't even work as well as triptians(ex. Maxalt).  I get frequent migraines too, especially now that I'm dextoxing from fentanyl patch.  I wouldn't detox without doctors help due to the risks involved.  

Good luck!  

[atthebeach]

you are doing awesome with your taper. keep yourself busy.
go for walks, get some sun,  clean ,cook, listen to music, go shopping anything to keep your mind off your next pill.
space them further apart. let your body adjust to the new lower dose before you drop down again.
half life refers to how long it stays in your blood stream.
.butalbital has a 35 hours half life. so in 17.5 hours half of the amount of butalbital is still in your system, and so on.
you are getting rebound headaches. this will happen when your body is detoxing.  drink coffee, this will help.
keep up the good work.

[vicki595]

Okay...I thought you were on a higher dose.  Fioricet has a fairly long half life but that doesn't matter for what you want to do.

It's important to keep tapering once you begin, okay?  Going up and then down will ruin any gains from tapering.

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