It is doable to taper from that dose. It will just be harder and more painful. And the withdrawal will most likely last longer then if he was on a lower dose. More power to him if he can do it. I wish all the luck and the least amount of pain and discomfort possible. I would make sure he has all the info people have on here to help, like the thomas recipe and the amino acid protocal. I haven't done them myself but people swear by them on here and I would listen to them, they know what they are talking about. They have been there and done that.
He has already tapered from 8 80's down to 3-4 80's over the last 2 months. The doc and pain clinic are now pushing him hard though to quit and have mentioned rehab/rapid detox... This scared him as it doesn't want to do it "their way", he wants to remain here with me and our daughter. So he feels pushed in a corner and left with no alternative but to quit cold turkey from his tapered down dose.
he is coming off of a really high dose. That would be hard on anybody. Is there anyway he can taper a bit more before he jumps right off??
Thanks for the post. I think I spoke too soon, because he is now upstairs going through hell! This is now day 2 with no oxycontin. He is shaking uncontrollably, hot and cold,, and he can't speak to me properly. The only way I can get him to communicate is to write it down.
I don't know what to do to help him, I am so scared, he's really in a right state at the mo.
Can someone out there please tell me what I should do?? If someone can tell me the withdrawals symptons ie what is normal, what I should expect etc, and what I can do if anything to help him
Thanks.
Karen
The worst of withdrawals are usually over within 10 days. I don't know first hand about the Lyrica, but have heard others say it helps. No, the withdrawals shouldn't kick in when he stops the Lyrica but he might still have some left over at that time. This is a long hard road and the hardest part is not the detox. It's staying clean after that. Have you checked into some type of aftercare (AA, NA, Therapy) ? Keep us posted .
PS.....If there are any oxy or perc's where he can get his hands on them, he surely will. If he's really serious about doing this .....flush everything in the house.