am i doing this right?

[stressed0ut]

i'm trying to wean myself off of vicodin. i was up to anywhere from 5-10/day and for the past few weeks i've gone down to 3. i feel awful and am wondering if there are any natural ways to soothe my physical pains and sweats and keep myself strong mentally so i don't go back to doing them. i really want to kick this
i started about 8 months ago when i broke my toe.

[sway1]

if you are doing it, you are doing it right. bottom line. best of luck.     sway

[shelby001]

oh yea, forgot to mention.....the tapering is no fun, i felt crummy the whole time, my body wanted it's usual dose.  many believe cold turkey is a better way, get it into the wd's and get it over with.  tapering can prolong the agony a bit.  
shelby

[shelby001]

i recently tapered also, good for you getting down to three!  i was at 10+ a day and did a real quick taper (with the meds i had left)  i could only get down to two a day then jummped.  had a lot of wd's, but i've been on these things for a VERY long time.  the wd's lasted about 6-7 days for me, each day after about day 5 got better.  i'm on day 14 now, no physical symptoms but the mental thing is going to be a battle.  you CAN do this!!!  i went through wd's while taking care of my twin 19 month olds, which was really a blessing......didn't have a choice, they needed to be taken care of so i stayed really busy.  took LOTS of hot showers and got out and walked daily.....that helped a lot.  
best of luck to you, if you are determined YOU CAN GET OFF THESE EVIL PILLS!
shelby

[Ronnie152]

Welcome to the form, You are going to keep feeling awful untill you stop them. I stoped vics 10 to 12 +++ a day CT. So you weaned down to 3 is great but it's time to stop the all. Flush the rest! WD's are hell for about 4 to 5 days. But not so bad you can't get through. On the bottom right of this page there is the thomas recipe and amio acid pro. They help alot. Walking and, keeping as busy as you can and lots of hot baths. After the 5th day you will see the cloud you are in come alot clearer and you will feel better everyday. It is not easy but you can do it. You have only been useing for a short time, many of us it years and years of addiction. You might want to seek out AA or NA mettings to goto. I find coming on this form with the people here help me. I couldnt of done it without them. I love these guys! I wish you luck I am here if you need me i know what you are going true I am 31 days clean. Keep posting and read many. good luck!