Percocet vs Vicodin

[JJoelR]

The short story is I have fallen into abuse of perscription pills. Mostly Vicodin. Sometimes Percocet. I usually get clean for a few months and fall into a a few weeks of abuse and get clean again.

My habit has gotten worse in the last month. It has been going on for the 5th week now. It has been up to 14 to 15 pills daily of extra strength norco vicodin. I am trying to wean myself down right now.  My script ran out and I had to go the ER and they gave me Percocet there for a pain I was lying about.

  My question is how strong is the 500/325 percocet in relation to the 750 norco vicodin? I am trying to take only 10 percocet a day and survive. WHat does 10 percocet equate to in terms of ES vicodin?

I am having some pretty nasty nausea at night and heart palpitations and nausea dizzyness. I have cut down overnight from 14 to 15 pills daily to 10 pills daily and it is causing me some of the nastiest withdrawal I have ever had yet from it. I think I tried to taper off to quick, but in the past I have never had to taper like this. Usually I could save o4 or 5 pills and just take them when I got antsy from withdrawl over the next one to two days. I can't do that this time.  You cannot die from opiate withdrawal can you?

[TimH2]

I think it is more the affect the drug has on an individual. I notice the norcos are so much stronger than the percs (for me). I am a person that demerol does not work, they could give me a gallon and it would do nothing. Good luck with your taper!!!

[DeezNuts]

To answer the original question...In my experience hydrocodone and oxycodone are relatively the same mg per mg.
I think people perfer oxycontin sometimes because they are available in 80mg tabs where as hydrocodone is rarely seen above 10mg.

[beachtowel]

Tapering is the biggest scham an addict can do........
People taper perscription after perscription..........................

Knocking N/A because you had a bad experience or inpatient rehabs maybe you didn't like it because of the message they were trying to convey........
Addicts who want to continue to use generally don't ............

[beachtowel]

Lurker welcome to the forum,,,,
I do have a soft side and have expressed it many times.........
Honesty is the key but addicts are great liars........
I am about recovery wondering if someone should take Vicodin or Percocet has nothing to do with recovery and the wrong mindset.......
How long have you been here and how many posts have you read of mine....
I have been posting for over 6 months.........
I have compassion for the person but none for the addict........
There is a difference and reasons why I am more firm with some than others.....

But I do hear what your saying..........

[lurker]

A big part of any 12 step program in honesty and while I appreciate that you say what needs to be said it's possible you could find a little class and compassion  -- I'vre read man of your posts and find you to be high and mighty and offensive.  If you talk how you write you likley shame folks who are still trying to get their recovery legs underneath them away. Have a little compassion and tact.

[lurker]

I've been "lurking" for several months - had 12 year sober in AA prior to landing full on into a Norco addiction - I'm tapering right now and then will be doing a whole lot hanging on during with drawal.  Thinking about trying Suboxone although I have some Xanax so i can use that to take the edge off during w/d.  I just said what I said because I have seen a lot of people in AA/NA meeting who are new trying to express something and not getting in quite right or not being quite ready to be hit in the face with reality like a mac truck and they leave.  I hadn't seen posts from Joel yet so I figured he was just starting to test the waters.  Hopefully folks here can do what is best - as they say in AA, take what you need, leave the rest.  Thanks beachtowel - I'll read more of your posts.