Done with meds, ? about tapering Oxy

[luv2bmomjen]

I am still pushing along on my taper schedule.  Down to about half my short acting oxy.  
Had a question for anyone who has tapered off oxycodone and oxycontin before.
  
So I started at 5 1/2 Oxycodone a day 15mg and 2 Oxycontin a day 30mg.
I am down to 3 oxycodone and 2 oxycontin after just 20 days.  Also went down on my other meds just to get them under control the first week but they have stayed the same since then.
My question is this :  My doctor said to go down by just 1/2 an oxycodone a week.  This week instead of taking another oxycodone off I was wanting to drop my long acting oxycontin.  Just my daytime dose of 30mg and I would add in it's place 1 1/2 or 2 oxycodone.  So all I would be doing is trading my long acting daytime dose for short acting.  Has anyone done it this way?  Is there any reason not to?  I would rather my body not be so tolerant and use to getting the time release drug during the day.  
I did ask my doctor last night when she called and she said she would let me try it but if I didn't do well to go back to the way I was doing it.  She is super supportive and was so proud I had got down this far so soon.  But she is very worried about when my pain comes back and how we will cope with that.  
I am seeing a vein doctor to look into my surgery for my pelvic congestion syndrome.  

If you can't give advice I understand just wondering if anyone had tapered off these drugs and may be able to give info from their experience.

[luv2bmomjen]

Thanks for the information.  It is good to hear that I may be able to drop that Oxycontin.  For whatever reason it would make me feel like I had made a lot more progress if I could say I was off the time release Oxycontin!  If I can get through that step I know I can wean off the Oxycodone no problem.  I have done it before!  This time I am not going back though!!!  NO WAY!  I am going to try to step off the Oxycontin Sat then after I'm stable I will start to taper the codone by 1 or 1/2 whatever I can handle.  I just want to be as far off meds as my pain will allow for by my son's 7th Birthday this July.  That was the day this all started and I have tried every year and failed.  Even if I can be off all the Oxy I will feel like I have done a lot.  The tramadol will be easy to taper.  The Soma not so easy.  The Soma for me is my DOC and it helps me the most with my pain.  It also has the most w/d symptoms by far.  That will be my last one to go I think.  

[Pat1956100]

Great job Jen!!!!

Are you totally off the Tramadol?

[corey4433]

Hi im in the same boat I want to get off my pain meds I have chronic pain due to a t7t8 disc hernation I goto the doctor this week so  Im going to talk to her I had discussed this before with her and she also was concerned On how I will handle the pain before I was put on the meds I couldnt stand straight up and walked with my back haunched over I wish you the best and I hope you can find differnt methods to handle the pain

[marycarmel]

I came off oxycontin first and we did increase the immediate release oxycodone for a very short period of time.  It's  much easier to taper the immediate release.  I know you're in a hurry to taper but take your time.  Once you start getting to the lower doses, you may feel the withdrawals if you go too fast.  My doctor told me to make sure i felt stabe before dropping again.  

[luv2bmomjen]

Thanks I think i will go ahead and get off at the least my daytime Oxy.  I am trying to do this without w/d since I have three young children and a traveling husband.  It has not been an issue for me so far.  Really don't feel the drop in meds as far as w/d at all just a bit of anxiety.  I do have more pain each week but i'm getting through that ok.  I am not tempted and really never had a problem over taking my meds until the last few months of the 6 years I was on them.  The taper has been nice and slow and easy so it's the way to go for me!!!  I am hopeful that if we do this slowly like we have been I won't have major w/d!  Like I said it hasn't been an issue as far as looking or wanting more.  Each week I feel so much better that I would never go backwards now.  I have a HUGE support system and that really makes all the difference.  I hav picked up my meds twice and not been tempted at all.  ;-)))

[msdelight]

I think it is a good idea to get off the oxycontin first. It will take longer to leave your system and prolongs detox. Continue the percocet taper as ordered by your doctor. If your pain level is ok I would not replace the contin with the one or two percs. We cannot give specific taper advice, but when you begin feeling w/d symptoms, you might want to just jump off instead of prolonging the misery. Good luck and keep posting to update us. We will help you through!