Weaning off hydrocodone

[Coach6506]

I tore my rotator cuff in an accident March 7, 2010.  I had surgery April 1 to repair it.  I have been taking  between 6-8 hydrocodone apap 7.5 500 tablets daily.  I am ready to wean off as I am close to being fully recovered.  I am physically addicted and feel awful if I don't take the hydrocodone.  I ned a weaning schedule please. I started yesterday at 6 then today at 5 1/2 tablets.  Am I going in the right direction with this.  If not, any suggestions?
Thanks for the support.
Coach6506

[Coach6506]

Thanks for the feedback  I really appreciate everyone's comments.  I finished tapering yesterday at 12:00 noon and just now I completed my first 24 hrs.  It is awful!!  I researched an amino acid protocol that others suggested and I hope and pray it helps.  I did not sleep last night because of the legs and I ache all over. Anyway, my surgeon released me last week and I became anxious.  I don't want this drug in my system, but I know if I had some right now I would takke them.  Thanks for the space to share my concerns.  My best to you and your recovery.

[mometo5]

hey coach, I was taking the same thing but eating 3 at one time and taking 90 every 2w ekks sometimes more i went through around 180 a month the most ever was 215 in one month. This week I decide to get clean. I started teh 1st day with non in the am, then coudlnt sleep and started teh withdrawls so I took 2 then the next day I took one. I read post after post on here and saw where I was just prolonging my dexto so I flushed what I had left down the tolet. I can tell you that my day today 1day clean has been the worse day of my life. I almost left my 5 kids and hubby. My anxtiy is insane i rock shack sweat freeze throw up and my body hurts. it is hard to put into words. My skins cwrals non stop and when i go to lay down my legs go on the 20 mile run all night. I have found that walking alot and many many hot showers and baths does relife my legs for a few min. I wished I would have not flushed what i had left, buit I am glad, casue I need to get clean and get me back. i dont know if this helps you or makes you worry more, this is so hard. the hardest thing I have ever faced in my life. and right now this is my only outlet. to get on thsi web site and know I am not the only one feeling the way I feel. I am glad your trying to get off them and with you the best kepp me posted on how your doing, and hang in ther. we are all in this together

[vicki595]

Hi~  Yes,that's the right direction. Tomorrow will be 5 and so on.  You're going to feel it in a few days. Don't go back up. Tapering is hard and works better if someone can hold the pills. When the w/d's start getting bad,just stop the pills. You'll get it over with quicker.
We can't give taper schedules here but you've got the idea.

Good luck~
Vicki

[avisg]

We cant give out taper plans here because we dont have any doctors here .I would let your doctor know that you want to come off them and you would like a taper plan .so far you are doing great and are on the right track .hang in there keep posting