Hi - I am new to this forum. I have been on Vicodin (7.5 mgs 3-4/day) and Morphine (15 mg 2/day) for the past 2 years. We've finally determined that the Morphine has been what's causing me all of my serious GI issues, so the pain clinic is taking me off Morphine. I tapered down over a 3 week period, removing 1/2 tab each week until Christmas morning when I took my last 1/2 pill. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me from their experience how long the withdrawal symptoms last? It's my 14th day off the morphine (still on the vicodin for back pain after 2 surgeries), but I still feel pretty awful. I have headaches, nerve/cramping pain in my legs, tired, sick to my stomach, achy, etc. The crying and panic attacks have finally stopped, but I'm just so tired/frustrated with all of this. I occassionally have a day when I feel a tiny bit better and think I'm making progress and then the next day I feel sick / flu-ish again.
Is there anything that I can do to help this? My Drs seemed to think this would be pretty easy transition - boy were they wrong !!!
Thanks for any help / encouragement you can give me. I am 46 and had my two surgeries in 2001 and 2004. Take care!!