self rehab

[caught]

I just had and epidurail for back pain and want to ween off narco. what is the best way to reduce dose to stop? Ive been on pain med for 15 yrs.

[martikadragoon]

Hi! I have taken norco and soma for the past 3 months. I had an accidental OD (mixed the wrong meds) and stopped taking the Soma. I'm still on norco for back pain but I am down from anywhere from 12 a day to about 6-8 a day and am now switching over to regular darvocet's.
I have to take some form of pain meds due to my back pain but I'm trying to get to as low a dose as possible.

I understand the insomnia, I had it for the first several nights after not taking the soma and lowering my pain med dose.  It will last about 4 days or so.

Don't take the nyquil because it's too easy to take a little too much and there is tylenol in it.
I'd suggest going to your local walmart and picking up either the Unisom sleep gels or the "equate" sleepgels. I had to take them and it took about 2 hrs for it to kick in enough for me to sleep a few hours but it really helped. Just don't take too many or you will start twitching.  The reason I say sleepgels in particular is because they're "extra strength" and work a little better.

Congrats on getting 48 hours!

[jt808]

congrats man, i really mean tht ur getn there 48 hrs way to go!!!!! ok well slp try an relax best as u can take the hylands an the nyquil take a nioce relaxing hot shower or bath try an clear ur head an get urself nice an tried an try an get at least a few hrs slp itll get beter soon. let us kno how it gioes u mite wana start ur own post since i belive this mite be someone elses post.

[LoganGavin]

Going on 48hrs with no pills, haven't sleep at all.  Hopefully I will be able to sleep to night, went and bought some nyquil and some Hylands.  Going to go take a Hot bath and Walk on the threadmill for a while before bed and finish it off with a drink of nyquil or two.

[taperme]

If you haven't taken any for that long now, don't look back.Just hang in there and it will get better in a few days. I am on my 5th day and feeling so much better than even yesterday. Can you talk to your doctor about this? There are a few things that they can give you to help. Good luck...I'm sure you can do it.

[jt808]

congrats man, keep it up an ya the hylands restless legs at walgreens wrks great i use to eat em by the handfulks.lol. an about siting around doing nothn its tough but just sitn there makes time drag so try an at least do a few little thngs to try pass the time also hot showers baths or get a massage there great as long as u drink alota water afterwards cuz the toxins released get u sick. i have a old girlfriends thts a massager an if u can it rweally helps to relax an the pains of w/d. anyway good luck bud stay strong an let me kno if theres anythn else u need

[LoganGavin]

Thanks for your support,  I haven't taken a pill for 39hrs now, didn't sleep a wink last night.  I am going into buy some of those pills for restless legs, some nyquil and some tylenol PM.  Hopfully I can get some rest,  I am still off of work from my shoulder injury so I am able to just sit around the house, I am not sure if that is good or bad.  I think I will go buy a pack of cigarettes to use as a crutch since they are much easier for me to quit, they may work and may not because they subscribed me chantex to quit smoking which is Free Base,  when I smoke a cigarette it makes me sick???  I really appreciate the support and if the withdraws get to bad I will just go lock myself in the basement for a week.  

[jt808]

hey logan well just cuz u thnk ur story is weak compared to others who cares cuz all tht really matters is tht u want to quite and beter urself an b btr for ur family cuz belive me dude belive me u have only been on em for a few months an even tho u built up a pretty good habit 20 pills a day is alot esp cuz u only been eatn em for few months, well im 26 yrs old an have been addicted to pillls for 8/9 yrs started on norcos/lortabs/viks/perccs  and at my worst i was takn 60 a day for while i finally realized tht was ridiclious so got dwn to about 32 a day this was bout a year ago so i quite for few weeks than started an instead of doing norcos i jumed into oxies sniffn an smokn em which im now up to about 3-4  80mg oxies so belive me when i say that i have got to STOP NOW u already are takn alota pills weather u belive so or not i mean u said u took em for 3 months if im correct thts crazy ur gona do nothn but get WAY worse an u said the magic sang u take em to get normal u dont even get high off em man thts the truth so plz for u an ur family before it gets any worse and plz plz plz belive me itll get way worse just read sum of these stories buddy ur life will get ruined beyong belief trust me u wouldnt belive what ive done to mysel;f my family my life in general u do not want any part of this so be strong im not gona lie the w/d's r bad they suck but they get worse an worse each time u fail an try to do it again so do this once an be done id say ull be in w/d for 5/6 days than on ur 5th day ull get btr an btr each day than the real hard part starts which is the mental part ur mind is a biotch an can play alota tricks to make u go bak to eatn pills so be prepared for sum aftercare cuz this will be with u for the rest of ur life an the addiction will creep up at times whn ur most vulnerable so u have to stay focused sry if im rambln but i see tht if u do not quite u will be taking as amny as i once once an thts just a recipie for desaster an just ruins ur body health soul and ur whole being, so just stick to it an saty strong brother an if u need anythn have Qs whatever it may be ill be close by or many others on here are really nice benuine people so if u need anythn just ask an good luck bro stay strong an u can do this ur almost done with a day or two so stick it out an read up an learn about ur diease knowledge is power i nvr actually cared for that sang but as i learned bout my addioction it made sense good luck to ya an ur family

[LoganGavin]

I have the same question kind of.  I have been taking Norco for about 3 months 2 prior and 1 after a shoulder surgery.  I was taking about 15-20 10/325mg pills a day, last few days I have been taking 6-8 pills.  I am not taking them anymore because I am in pain but I am taking them to feel normal.  I don't even get a buzz like when I first started.  I also noticed after about 8hrs or so of not taking them I start having cold sweats and can not sleep.  I now haven't taken a single pill for about 26hrs.  I have been freaking out a little to day but have coped.  I also quit smoking about a week ago so that doesn't help.  I know this is a pretty week story compared to a lot of them you hear but I know I am addicted and I don't want to take anymore pills.  
I know everyone says to taper off but I can't get below 6-8 a day without having withdraws so I am just wanting to quit.
I guess my question is how many days will these withdraws last,  right now my kids are at my parents house and it is not fair to them or my wife to be around me when I am having withdraws and being a jerk,  I try not to but I can't help it.

[LoganGavin]

I have the same question kind of.  I have been taking Norco for about 3 months 2 prior and 1 after a shoulder surgery.  I was taking about 15-20 10/325mg pills a day, last few days I have been taking 6-8 pills.  I am not taking them anymore because I am in pain but I am taking them to feel normal.  I don't even get a buzz like when I first started.  I also noticed after about 8hrs or so of not taking them I start having cold sweats and can not sleep.  I now haven't taken a single pill for about 26hrs.  I have been freaking out a little to day but have coped.  I also quit smoking about a week ago so that doesn't help.  I know this is a pretty week story compared to a lot of them you hear but I know I am addicted and I don't want to take anymore pills.  
I know everyone says to taper off but I can't get below 6-8 a day without having withdraws so I am just wanting to quit.
I guess my question is how many days will these withdraws last,  right now my kids are at my parents house and it is not fair to them or my wife to be around me when I am having withdraws and being a jerk,  I try not to but I can't help it.

[bmdad]

How mg are you taking? How many have you been taking a day and what is your dosing schedule as of now? If you give us some more info we may be able to help you with a decent taper schedule that worked for us. Have you considered talking to your doctor about tapering off of them? They can be very helpful when it come to helping you get a plan together to get off of them.

Brian