Tapering Fast

[fedup445]

Hello kind people.  You are all geat.  I'm still working on tapering.  Sorry to sound like a broken record but I really have nobody else to talk with about this.  As I said earlier, I was at 20 pills a day.  Combo of Oxy & perc.  Over that last 2 weeks have gone from 20 to 7 for the last 2 days.  Other than a bit of the runs I don't feel too bad other than depressed.  But that is another story.  I think I"m ok.  Im taking small amounts of Lorazapam(ativan) and Alprazolam, for sleeping.   Should going from 20 to 7 not cause some discomfor or WD... am I fooling myself that all is well.  How much more can I drop at this speed before the S.... hits the fan.  Or maybe it won't if I do it slowly enough.  Should I stay at 7 for a while.  Or keep dropping one a day.  I'd be thrilled if I could get to 2 oxy a day for now.   And lets say I did get to 2.  Would the withdrawals still be as bad if I spent, say, 2 weeks on 2 a day, then one, then none?
THanks so much , you are all fantastic.
Rob

[worried878]

Tapering is working for you and if it continues then keep cutting...you can make a plan of how many to take each day and stick to it...write it down...day1, 2, 3 etc and keep it on your counter and put the times on there too...lik am...mid morning, lunch...you can lay your dosage on there...of coarse not with lettle ones around..but u get the idea...I did not like tapering and found it very hard but was waiting for time off to CT...I tpaered quick because I was scared I would lose focus   and I was just sooooooo over it...keep posting...pm me if need be

[fedup445]

thanks so  much.... I just went outside and shoveled some snow for half an hour.  That helped a bit.  I also started taking some vitamins and drinking Ensure(meal replacement) about a week ago.  My body has been eating itself for the last 3 years and I need to nourish it.  My 13 year old son wants to live with me so I must get clean.  I have had 5 pills today.   2 oxy and 3 perc.   I was going to allow myself 7 in total.  I may just have one more oxy for a total of three.   I was wondering what it would be like to go immediately to just 2 or 3 oxycontin and hold that for a week or so.  What do you think?
Rob

[toxictome]

I tapered and it was a long slow process...it does drag it out, but you can still go about your business..
when you are almost done..if it's close to the wk.end, you could just ct and get it over with.
Hey...it's great you're  posting...while i was tapering i was on here probably 8-12 hrs/day....
it helps  keep your mind occupied......

so................POST AWAY!!!!!   :)  We're here for you!!

[fedup445]

Thanks very much.  I just feel scared and want to get rid of them fast.  Sorry to be posting all the time, but I just can't get rid of them fast enough.
Blessings,
Rob

[toxictome]

I think it varies for each person.. it sounds liek ti is working for you...You are definately going to feel wds either way, but the slower you taper , the milder they are. I've seen it recommended to go 3-4 days and then drop a 1/2 pill...hope this helps some..I'm not sure about the oxys...not familiar w/ them

[mimi1313]

That does sound fast but you're body is adjusting to it ok. You'll know when you taper too fast. I would take it day by day. I would also split the pills as you get near taking none. That way the withdrawals won't be too bad.

Melissa