Taper question

[Fisherman5]

Hi Everyone,  

I've been reading through a few of these different forums,  and I'm taken back by how much everyone sticks their neck out to help each other.  Pretty amazing when you think about it....

Anyway my question is about tapering off vicidon...I've been taking 4 5/500 vicidons a day for months now.  At first I would try to justify me taking them with back pain,  but truth be told I just like the way they make me feel.  I don't want to worry about getting more pills anymore,  or try to hide the fact that I take them.  Is tapering off needed for this amount of vicidon?  Really I don't even feel much when I take them anymore besides first thing in the morning when I take one.  

This will be the second time I've stopped taking them...It's hard to stop when they're so readily available with everyone in my family taking them.  

I'll also add that I've had bad anxiety off and on for years.  I felt so proud when I was finally off all anxiety meds including xanax....I'm afraid that if I quit taking vicidons I'll end up back with really bad anxiety and just switch from one med to another.  

[Fisherman5]

Yea without the anxiety I would be fine... I've been holding back tears all day... I just don't want my anxiety to ever get bad again

[Ann2497]

Besides the anxiety it sounds like you are doing pretty good (not that the anxiety isn't hard to deal with).

[Fisherman5]

Yea last one I took was 8 am yesterday

[Ann2497]

So you are off the vicodin for now?

[Fisherman5]

A few xanax for panic and ride it out...

[Ann2497]

Let us know what they suggest.