Taper off Percocet help?

[fritzsmom]

I am on Percocet 10/325 and have been for 1.5 years for neck and back pain. I read some of the posts and someone suggested using Jeffjeff's method but I couldn't find it. If anyone has it, can you email it to me at ***@****.
I've tried going off this stuff cold turkey and the withdrawal symptoms are way too overwhelming. I can't do it. It is literally torture, it is hell! I'd much rather deal with the pain than be a prisoner to Percocet.
PLEASE, ANY INFO ON A BONAFIDE TAPER DOWN PROCESS, PLEASE EMAIL IT TO ME. I NEED HELP BUT CAN'T GO TO DRUG REHAB DUE to other medical problems so I can't have something like this on my medical record.
God help me, PLEASE!!

[chanch]

I, as well have been on percocet 10/350 for over a year and a 1/2, in the begining I was taking it every 4 hours, then every 6, on so on. At one point i was able to go down to 5ml, but when the weather started to get bad I had to swich back. I finally decided last week that i was finished being dependent on the stuff and I am cutting back to 5ml every 12/13 hours. Last night is the first night i got to 15 hours with min. symtoms. Every day is a challange but I am taking clonidine with the percocet, so it masks the withdrawl a bit and it increases the feeling of the percocet. I suggest you ask a doctor about it, rather than going on something like soboxone(sp?).

[Summer123]

I was on percocet for 12 years (along with oxycontin and fentalyn patches).  The tapering was harder than when I jumped off at 7.5 mg of percocet per day.  Depending upon how many you are taking, I would just cut the pills down in half until you feel reading to cut them again.  You shouldn't need a drug rehab if you can hold on to the pills yourself without taking more (if not, get someone else to hold them for you).

[worried878]

While u r in the health pages...get the thomas recipe and the amino acid protocol as well...lots of support here

[worried878]

Tapering is how i quit...some do longer tapers that others...I did it quickly..it also depends on how many you are taking each day and when u want to quit...some have a limited amount of pills to work with as well...main idea is reducing your dose over time..good to write out a schedule..and never take large doses but rather small doses thru the day like 5-6 times a day...there is an article on tapering in the health pages to the right under DISCUSSION..let us know what you need...keep posting