Advise on detoxing privately

[stevelle]

Hi everyone. Just found this site a week or so ago & have been looking at old posts for inspiration. I have been addicted to painkillers for about 5 or 6 yrs. now. I take 2 750's 3 x's a day. Every 6 hours like clockwork. Then I take 3 somas at night to get to sleep. Reading these posts I see I am not as bad as many of you. I have always tried to stay in control of it. I know I have a problem & am tired of being dependent on drugs. No one knows. A couple of my friends know I take them for back pain & sometimes get them for me but they don't know I haven't gone a day without them since the summer of 2006 during a beach vaca when I ran out. Any advise will be appreciated. Thanks guys.

[stevelle]

started already w/ the somas. Down a 1/2 a pill. Gonna go w/ that first & then start the taper on vics/ I'm actually excited about this. Probably wont be in a couple weeks.

[ce3]

Go up a few posts to the slow taper that I found on an old post. Hope this helps, we are all here for you, be strong you can do this.

[road2recovery]

Go down a few post and read stevo's post about tapering...That is a pretty good taper, or you can go a little slower, if u are strong enough....I will send u a pm
r2r

[stevelle]

Thanks for the quick response. I work very closely w/the public so cold turkey would be rough. I know it's not going to b easy either way & I'm not completely convinced I'm strong enough to do this. I know I can't do it completely alone w/no one to lean on so i'm really grateful to find this site & all of you. The taper schedule sounds more do-able for me. When I ran out on my vaca that's kinda what I did. Didn't want to go through that in front of people so I tapered what I had left. Plus I had a 5 hr.drive home to deal with. What do you guys recommend for tapering?

[cathy5841]

dont quit the somas cold turkey....it could cause seizures i think.  you can do this though.  i cant really help you with a taper plan...i could NOT taper.  if i had them i took them...hang in there someone will help soon...

[newgirl286]

You came to the right place and I'd recommend quitting cold turkey.  Sounds like your habit is similar to mine so feel free to scroll some of my old posts with endless information on things like the amino acid protocol that really helped with some of my withdrawals.  Now is the time to stop, it's gets harder with every single pill you take and it won't ever be easy.  when your really ready start here, we're here to help and you'll realize you've been living in a cloud for all this time. I'm on day 15 from a 5 year daily vicodin habit both 750's and 500's.   You can do this

[road2recovery]

Welcome..Imo if you can go every 6 hours like clock work, then you can probably taper down and avoid terrible w/d's...If you need a taper plan let us know, we can help you...As far as the soma's I have no idea , but someone will help you with that...
YOU can do this!!
r2r