Norco Tapering !Please tell me it works!

[NorcoSucks]

I have been on Norco for about 10 months now up to 10 of the 10/325 per day. I was prescribed 6 per day and whoops I have to now take 3 per day for 6 days until a refil. This sucks I am taking for awful back pain, Not to get high. My doctor wants nothing to do with me now, I have asked for early refil or increase in dosage and he referred me to pain clinic which will get back to me in 2 months.

Someone please let me know if tapering down worked for you. I feel I am at a turning point. If I go to pain clinic and up the dose then I think I will be in for an extremely serious withdrawl sometime down the road.

My pain is not constant everyday and I think I could take 1 to 3 times per week if I could get off the daily dependent thing. My stupid doctor told me I needed to take it every day for it to be effective. Right now I think he is a moron because these don't work anymore and that is the opposite of what is actually true.  

Right now I feel bone aches, and at night kick constantly and toss and turn. Any good weaning stories or advice is appreciated.

[flmagi]

Welcome to the forum. I don't know much about the Norcos, but alot of people on this forum have tappered or gone cold turkey from them. I'm sure you'll get a response from them soon.

[mimi1313]

Hi,

I tapered and I thought it was much easier than what I heard from people who went cold turkey. it is more drawn out but nowhere near as severe depending on how fast your taper is. If you need help with a taper plan, ask avisg(she has a purple flower by her name, can't miss it) and she'll help you. If you can't get her for some reson, pm me and I can make one for you.

Good luck!
Melissa

[NorcoSucks]

Thanks, for the reply the support is needed right now big time. I hate these things but they are the only thing that allows me to be a soccer coach for my son or play football with him etc.

Being dependent on them is awful. I just got done crying for next to no reason, and feel like I am out of breath. with bone pain. I am now on 3 per day straight jump from 5 per day which was OK for me the drastic jump was b/c is misestimated my next refil. SUX big time. I can't imagine going cold turkey.

[Psyche]

Hello!!
It does work.  If you can have somebody dole them out to you (I didn't trust myself) and you have a good taper schedule, you can do it.  I did it back in February and I was also on Norco's, I was up to about 16 a day on my worst day.  It is not pleasant and in the middle of it I finally said screw it and stopped altogether.  I believe that since I tapered up until that point, it wasn't as bad if I would have just jumped off at 16 a day down to 0.
I agree about what you said about your doctor - taking them everyday just gets you so used to them, that you need more and more to be effective!
Good luck to you, let us know how it goes!

[joann1975]

Welcome to the forum. You have made a great decision coming here b/c there is so much support and info. I am currently tapering from a  hydrocodone addiction (same as norco) I could take at least 20+ 7.5's per day. I am at 8 per day now. I am ready to be done with this nightmare and worrying about pills all the time and letting them control me. I am ready to take my life back....the taper is working out great for me. It is hard to have wd symptoms and a toddler. Everyone is different though. Good luck to you and keep posting you will get so much support here!