Why does the day always end worse then it started.

[neverb4addicted]

Hey all..I have been told post post post..My day started out good..felt alittle better..wd's started to slow down abit and was still maining my 40mg a day from 200..then BAM...half way through the day same as everyday since I started this everything seems to get worse..The wd's return fast and furious..feeling down..when does it get easier..I was hoping I would be starting to adjust to the lower dosage by now..I know its only been a couple days but I worry if the wd's are still this bad how I am gonna survive the next cut..I was hoping to do that soon..Any advice on if this is normal for the day to go like this?  Worse times seem to be mid afternoon and 4am on the dot for some reason.. Still hanging in but struggling more than I had hoped I would be today..
Any advice greatly appreciated...

[genix]

i dont know what your withdrawing from, but i dropped 40mg methadone cold turkey i tried to lower it and all it was , was six months of withdrawing, and i could not take it i would always end up bumping iy up, i coulnt live my day to day life always withdrawing.
Cold turkey is the only way, just stop take the pain but after two weeks your not withdrawing **** after a few days although you feel like ****, its ******* done. I cant support tapper it just doesnt work for me, and ALOT of people, best just to put yourself out for two weeks and have it done.

[neverb4addicted]

Sorry I should of stated what the DOC is so people wouldnt be lost..its 200mg of oxy down to 50mg in one day then 40mg yesterday and today so far is only 20mg..due to take another 10mg but trying not to till I absolutely have too..I have children and am not able to just put myself out for two weeks to wd..honestly had been advised with such a high dose of oxy for five years the taper would be easier..I actually cut back way faster..it was a taper that went for weeks and you can see as I just wrote I chopped it way back in days..I appreciate your oppinion as if I cannot get this under control this way that is the next step is to put myself out for the couple weeks to do cold turkey.. its hard with 3 kids and a disabled hubby...wish I knew when I was being treated for a chronic pain disease and using scripts that were given by a doctor that this is what it would come too..never bought off the streets and never took a pill that wasnt perscribed to me..was encouraged by my doctor to not live in pain as I didnt have to..take these and you wont hurt so bad....ya right!!!!!

[FriaryGrad]

Hey -- I'm an alcoholic with almost 4 years sobriety, but I was very much an addict, and could never taper off. Never....if you're doing it, then you must be strong. The first drink sent me into a craving spiral where I lost all control of the ability to stop drinking.  I had cravings will drinking that got worse and worse as my supply dwindled, so long before I was staving off withdrawal, I was feeding an unbelievable craving. In AA we say that one drink is too many and a thousand isn't enough. That was me.  Physical withdrawal really will get better every day, although it might not be continuous daily improvement for a week or so.  Some days you may feel stuck.  But what you have to do is figure out why you began to use drugs in the first place.  I was self-medicating life-long low grade depression -- back from childhood. I'm taking antidepressants now, and have NO desire to drink..I can be around alcohol and never feel the slightest desire to drink. It takes time, but it is worth it. So hand in there and post, post, post. Why not go to NA or AA for some face to face support, if you can?  If not, return here often........take care......

[FriaryGrad]

I wrote my note before your second post, but wonder if you always took your meds exactly as prescribed, or if you began altering your dose (upward) and obtaining additional pain meds, from other sources?  If you have been taking your meds exactly as prescribed, and can't get off them without withdrawal, I think he/she owes you a medical detox.  Have you shared your difficulties with your doctor???

[crispie]

i quit percocets cold turkey..i personally believe its the only way....you are gonna withdraw whether you stop all together or just cut back..but cutting back, i would say is going to extend your wds.

[neverb4addicted]

I did take them as perscribed up till the lastwhile..as always they just seemed like ya need more to get the same effect..the doctor is aware but also is an idiot and cant understand why I dont want to be on them anymore..questioned me on why I would want to live in pain instead of taking the meds to rid myself of it..well that answer was easy as we all know tolerence builds and the amounts go up and up..they had been up'ed many times by him then I up'ed myself in the end..thankyou for the input..

[crispie]

doctors try to push everything on you....little do they know, they are only making you addicted ...i don't think it takes very long