I need help/advice on best way to taper off hydrocodone

[miserableinaddiction]

If anyone can plz help me decide what is the best way to get off this ****. I have tried cold turkey & just can't do it. I have not told anyone about this bc I don't want ppl to judge me. This addiction has become bigger than I am, and I feel helpless. I am trying to taper off of them, but don't know how. I just got my new script filled today, and I want this to be my last... I suffer from ms, & have a legit reason for taking them, I just end up taking more than I should, and run out 2 weeks before my script can refill, and I start going through wd's. I can not stand myself right now, I am so disappointed.
they are 10/660 and my script is for 3 times a day, which I wish I could only take the 3. (I am going to try real hard this time to just take the 3 a day, and then taper to 2... 1... etc.
I can not deal with the way my legs jump and my skin crawls, chills, and aching feeling I get when I don't have any.
plz help. thx

[miserableinaddiction]

thank you all so much for all of your input. I am going to make this change... I have to. I can not stand myself right now when I think of how I let this get to this point.

I am truely blessed to have found this site & have ppl I do not even know that care.

Thank you all so much!! plz keep the idea's coming...

[ZJILLIAN]

Good work! This is important to do and just the decision to try is great. One way I have used is to taper much much much slower and also read the Thomas Recipe on this site. You need lots of support and lots of stuff to make the wd easier. One way to taper that is very slow is to decrease by only 1/2 a pill at a time. So if you have been taking X amount X times a day just cut one of those pills in half. Do this dose only for 1 day and then bring it back to what is a normal amount for day 2 and day 3. I think that starting at 3 or 4 times a day for two weeks wouldn't even be a bad idea and then begin to decrease by only 1/2 of a pill for one day out of 3. Keep it at the same level until you feel normal. Then when you feel normal decrease at 1/2 pill on day 1 and 2. Then on all 3 days do the 1/2 pill on one dose. Is this confusing???? It is easier than it sounds. When you are comfortable at this level for 3 days then bring it down another 1/2 pill decrease and again use the three day plan.

[NorcoQueenoftheUniverse]

Hon.. If you feel like you can.. jump off COLD TURKEY,,, If you feel like you can't I would recommend a TAPER. if you can do that.. but, it doesn't sound like you can do that as you said you run out of your RX 2 weeks early...

Nobody is going to JUDGE you here.. as we are ALL here for the same reason.... Addiction.....

If you haven't already... please check out the Thomas Receipe and the Amino Protocols as they have eased the withdrawl of many...  

Your withdrawls are NOT gonna be easy but they will not kill you.. (although.. you may FEEL like killing someone while you are going thru them... )

The worst part of your w/d will be around days 3 to 5... (that being with NO drugs during those 3 to 5 days).. After that... you will probably feel like poop but you won't be going thru the physical withdrawl part.. just the mental.... and that's the part that can GET CHA!  So, with that said.. try and set up some sort of AFTERCARE PROGRAM.... AA...NA.... any type of program that has a GOOD support group.

And... last but not least... try to get a little EXERCISE... walking is good.. actually ANYTHING that will KICK IN your NATURAL ENDORPHINS... (if you can break a little sweat too.. that helps with the cleansing of your body)

Eat well and lite meals

Push fluids... DRINK DRINK...DRINK.. water.. I mean...(another way to CLEANSE your body...)

Keep posting... as this SITE is A LIFE SAVER to many

Love, Hugs and Prayers your way!
NorcoQueenoftheUniverse

[Astray]

I tried tapering countless times but if I had access to pills, I would just take them. In the end I had to CT it. If you can do that the WDs are horrible I agree but they only last a few fays, at least the physical symptoms so that might still be an option for you. I think we can cope with a lot more than we think we can if we know it will be over "soon".

One technique that might help you taper is if you can find trusted friend/relative to hold the pills for you and give them to you on the schedule. This will require you confess of course but don't let that put you off, you probably be surprised to discover the only person who judges you harshly right now is YOU. This is especially true as you have a very genuine reason to be taking them, a close freind of mine has MS and she has to a take a right cocktail of drugs and is a far better and more functional person than I am by far.

Don't feel bad about yourself, this isn't your fault you are in this situation, you have done nothing morally wrong or hurt anyone else.