I'm down to 5 a day this week! If I take less I get withdrawals. What worked is never taking 2 at a time. If I have a migraine or bad headache I take 1 fioricet with an excedrin or 2 excedrin or if really bad an imitrex. The good news is whatever the amount of barbituate there is in 1 pill is enough to keep me out of withdrawals. Now I need to be careful to taper off these so I don't go up/down/up/down.... I read about half-life but don't really understand how to apply it. Thank you so much for sticking with me. I couldn't be more serious and determined to never see another pill again!
Something interesting is happening as I've cut down, I don't like the feeling of taking one, don't like feeling wired anymore. What I thought was "energy" and "euphoria" was just a really creepy feeling of being nervous and hyped up. yuck. And admitting it on here and talking to you and others is helping a lot.
Any suggestions to wean off the 5 a day is appreciated.
Denise- how many are you taking per day now? I'm not going to give up on you and I can help you taper off...just let me know the dose you're on...
You should never abruptly stop this because the seizure risk is HUGE. The secret is to drop a small amount over a long period of time.
I'll check back-
the withdrawals are real shaky, mental breakdown, can't function mentally or physically to the point of not being able to write with a pen or speak clearly. that's why i know it must be tapered slowly. i may wind up at an addiction physician's office because this has to stop now and I need help with it.
i will never take anything addicting again and wasn't told this drug is.
can you do physical activity? can you get outside? if you can there are so many "natural highs" you can get into. i ask this because that WAS my life until the pills took control and that's exactly what I'll goback to. sure hope you can.
how do you feel if you dont take anything i dont know what the wd from barbs are like
typical story here started with pain pills moved up to stronger pill......stopped relapsed....pills stopped working turned to heroin.....i was of the pills for almost to years and relapsed ive been using for the past 2-3 years picked up the heroin about two years ago.
i stopped for about five months than relapsed again.......im currently 4 days off and on a very low dose of subs....im so sick of this circle that i have to jump out
for ppl like me only three things can happen and is so true recover, jail, or death......i choose life