Question about Tapering off of Hydros

[6players]

Ive been tapering off of hydrocodone for a while now.  I used to take up to 10 7.5's a day.  Currently i am at 2.5 per day.  Ive been there for a while now.  Im afraid to take the next step, which would be ZERO.  However, lately ive been suffering from some withdrawls? I think!  Please help me and advise me to this situation:  I was taking 7.5's of hydros. i ran out, and started taking Norcos 10's.  I would cut the tablet in half, then subsequently cut the half in half to come up with 7.5.  Now all of this time, when i was taking the hydros 7.5 (2.5 per day on a taper), i was not suffering from wd.  However, it has been 3 days since i took the 7.5's and switched to the norcos and the last couple of nights have been horrible, especially last night.  I awoke to a feeling of heat.  By body was freaking hot, not fever, just hot with a massive headache.  What is this?  What can i do?  Also i need to take the next step please help.

[Sajonna]

If you are down to 2.5 a day, why don't you taper down to 2 a day for about 3 days, then 1.50 a day for 3 day (cut pills in half and take one morning, noon and night along with a Tylenol), 1 (meaning a half a pill in morning and half in evening along with a Tylenol) for 3 days, then half a pill with a Tylenol for 2-3 days. Then Zero..or just Tylenol.

I did mine in 2 days increments, but 3 would have been better.

I am at 17 days and had little to no w/d.  I did these meds for 23 years on & off too.  With the last 2 years being continuous at 4-6 pill regulary a day.

You will be surprised at how little pain you do have when you are free from these drugs.  I think make you have more pain in the long run in more ways than one.

Good Luck.
PM me if you have any Q's.

SJ

[ging3rhoffman]

I am currently taking one half of a 5-500 vicodin a day.  One half in the morning and one half in the evening and I have a headache and feel a little stomache ache.  Im wondering if I should just quit all together instead of tapering.  I feel sick when i take just a half of one or not.  Does anyone know of a home rememdy to help ease the flu like feeling?  

[toxictome]

I tapered off vics. You need to continue to drop 1/2 pill every  couple of days.  Let's say you are at 2 pills/day. Cut the 2 pills into halves(2 pills=4 halves) and take1/2 pill  every 6 hrs. Then in 2 days, drop 1/2 pill and tak e1/2 pill every 8 hrs. You are going to have some wds...you can't get around it. But they should be bearable. Keep your mind occupied and dont' sit around dwelling  on it. Try to get out and walk or exercise. That really helped me. Good luck and keep posting.

[worried878]

You are feeling withdrawals and u have been lucky to not feel them so far til now...i tapered down and quit...when i started feeling the withdrawal  intensely during my taper..i put them down and went  for ift...flushed what i had left...u r down to a low dose and would be ablt to jump off now...or u could keep tapering for a while..but u will probably not feel good while u taper...took me 4 days to get to feeling good enug to go ack to work...good luck

[pdiddy75]

Congrats on that taper youve done! Getting down to 2.5 a day from 10 is really good! =]
Im happy and proud of you!!

I did try a taper...and it didnt work for me, not because of the "taper" itself...I just wasnt strong enough mentally to do it. So i cant really tell you about it, but someone will be on soon, with help for you. Just hold tight!! Ive been clean from Norco 10mg since May 8th, and believe me...you are gonna feel a difference when your finally clean. I always thought I felt normal on them, and i really know now that I wasnt. I feel great and I wish you all the success!!

PS: From what it sounds like to me is those are wd symptoms. Norco 10's are alot more narcotic then 7.5, so maybe that had something to do with it....someone will be on here soon. I DO know that you cant jump off at 2.5 pills or 2 pills. From what ive read, your suppose to be cutting down to just one half of a pill...then off....