i have posted a post last night, then went to bed. this morning, i looked and saw how many more posts have been posted so, now that i am on the bottom of the list, i am typing a new post. i'm sorry if i am wrong doing this, only looking for answers.
am 49, been clean once for 10 years, 2nd for 4 years, all from opiates/benzos. i have a very bad right knee, suppose to be replaced, but then i will need a new one in 10 years and then they don't work, etc.
had to go to pain doctor in september of this year because pain is just so bad. live in a real small town and ortho is just, well, not experienced. pain doctor prescribed ms contin 15 mg 2x's a day, lyrica 150 mgs, 2x's a day. the pain doctor told me if i were to get vicodyn, i would get addicted to them and since i will have long term pain, that ms contin is the way to go. i work full time and am a single parent of a 12 year old. i want to not take them for a day or two or three and see how pain is, but am afraid withdrawals will kick in. i'm just not in a place that i want to go through withdrawals again.
so am looking (and looked) for ms contin withdrawal and for the lowest dose i am on (15 mg) if i will get withdrawal symptoms or not or if i just have to do it and see.
any info will be greatly appreciated.