opiate equivalents

[pepsi4]

Does anyone know how to compare diphenoxylate to hydrocodone?  How would 20 .025mg tabs (.5mg) of diphenoxylate compare to say, 5 mg of hydrocodone?  I was put on a high dose of the diphenoxylate, and seem to experience WD symptoms similiar to any other opiate when I just stopped.  Of course, I've been taking other opiates (prescription, but recreational) also, but I don't know how to factor in the diphenoxylate -- hence "tapering down" from a combination of opiates is difficult to figure out.  Thanks in advance.

[pepsi4]

Yes, it is schedule V.  I don't want to use it to taper down.  It's just that I've been on high doses of it for a long time and experience wd symptoms when stopping completely.  This, coupled with other opiates that I've been using, is making stopping all opiates difficult.  I was wondering if anyone knew how strong or weak diphenoxylate is compared to hydrocodone.  For instance are 20 diphenoxylate tabs equal to 3 5mg hydrocodone tabs?  I see I've managed to confuse everyone -- I think I'll just cut down on everything at the same time -- thanks for answering and wish me luck!

[Vicqueennomore]

Not that is was really any of my business but I find pharmaceutical very intersting...(even though I can't spell it right)
I went to rxlist.com and they show diphenoxylate as a anti-diarrheal medication.
Pepsi4, I wondered if maybe you are in a different country than the USA and it is something else there...
There was someone from Canada and another from Australia and they have different names and different drugs....
My2cents(whatever it's worth)
Tammy

[pepsi4]

Actually, it is a narcotic (synthetic, I believe)-- and it can be addicting, but is low risk.  Thanks for answering -- I appreciate the "good luck" -- I need it!

[Oxyclean]

Diphenoxylate is found in the RX drug Lomotil that is an antidiarria med. It is derived from narcotics, but it has no pain relieving qualitys or any addiction risks. That is all I know about it. So, it must not compare to hydro, and I would tapper with something else. I hope that helps a little.... Good luck!

[pepsi4]

Correction

My error, the amount of diphenoxylate I'm asking about is 2.5mg tab -- 20 tabs being 50mg (I know you guys can multiply....).  So how would 50 mg of diphenoxylate compare with 5 mg of hydrocodone?  Thanks -- sorry for the error.