scared

[weakhalo]

ive been taking hydrocodone, oxycodone for about five years now.
im up to about 10 10mg a day. i havent been a whole day without
them in 5 years. im so scared of the withdrawls ive been reading about
but i know i have to stop taking them. i spend all my money on them
and i know i have to stop. im taking a week off work to try for the first
time to get off of them.im so scared, and i dont want to tell my family
about it, or my doctor, so can anyone tell me how to do it on my on
and what kind of otc meds will help me.

[MizDemeanor]

Hi Halo and welcome. You came to the right place! I had the same habit as you, except 10 was the lowest amount I took in a day, and up to 15 or more, especially when I got a new bottle. (10 mg)
If you look at the Health Pages as suggested you can find tips on stopping, and supplements that help, etc. Be prepared to feel like you have a flu bug type illness, and many people have restless arms and legs, and its really hard to sleep at first. To me, the physical part is hard but the mental part is much harder..
About the "few" extra, I wouldnt hold on to them. They are not going to do "enough" to "help" and will just get the cravings ramped up. Kinda setting yourself up to fail in a way. I know I could never taper off (ie take less and less each day) My best advice is to either get to an AA or NA meeting asap or do what we do, keep coming here! Post and read as much as you can, it really helped. I'm a little past 30 days off the pills, and I couldnt have done it without these people on this fabulous forum. I'm glad you found us! We are rooting for you!
Peace~

[Firefaery1023]

The Thomas Recipe you can find on the bottom right of the page under "Most Viewed Health Pages".  I don't reccomend saving any, I know for me I couldn't just take a 1/2 and it is only going to delay your withdrawal symptoms.  If you have the strenght to taper than you can do that.  But I know that I can't.  Let us know how you are feeling tomorrow.  You will probably notice symptoms within 12 hours of your last dose.

[weakhalo]

ty, where do i find the thomas recipe?, and im starting tomarrow, i hope
i still have a few pills, and thought that maybe it will be ok to take a half
one just if it gets unbarable

[Firefaery1023]

Read about the Thomas' recipe.  There are a lot of vitamins and herbal supplements that will help.  It is still going to be hard, but keep us posted everyday and we will help you get through it.  I wish you a lot of luck and will be thinking about you.  When do you plan on starting?