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I have questions on tapering off of Dilaudid.

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Lemongrass

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I have been on Dilaudid since 2007 and I don't want to take it anymore as it has gotten out of hand for me. I never make it to my next prescription as I'm always out early and have to find more or other opiates so I don't get sick. I don't want to live like this anymore. My next prescription isn't due till Oct. 6th and I get 90 4 mg. a month. I only have 33 left. I don't want to go through this anymore and thought maybe someone had a suggestion on how I can taper off of the 33 pill I have left. I could take 3 4 mg. pills a day or I could take 10 8 mg. a day if I have them. Like I said it's gotten out of control. Any suggestions? This is my first post, but I read BL all of the time so I joined. I've been an addict all of my life, about 43 years. I would love to be clean!
 
Hi Lemongrass. Your question might be better suited for Other Drugs Forum. So you have only 33 tablets to last you 25 days? Reminds me of when I was going to pain management and would use way too much early on. You've been on dilaudid for quite some time so if you want to get clean, maybe look into a doctor who can prescribe suboxone. Do you have insurance? Because it is expensive but worth it so you don't get sick. Welcome to BL!
 
Yeah I agree, if you really want to be clean suboxone and subutex are great tools for it. Just one precaution though, most doctors will want you on maintenance. If you're comfortable with that then go for it, it can really help some people but personally I don't want to trade one addiction for another (don't let them tell you otherwise, it IS addictive and the withdrawals will last up to a few MONTHS - search google or YouTube for more info on this - or even bluelight). You should be able to kick with minimal wds on 5 days worth or less - I've done it with one 8 mg pill split in half - 4 mgs on day one and 4 more on day three. You can do it! Seriously, you can. Best of luck! <3
 
Welcome to Bluelight, Lemongrass. New Member Introductions is a forum where you can introduce yourself to the board rather than ask drug related questions as we have many other forums that serve that purpose. With that said, I'm going to move your thread over to Other Drugs where you'll hopefully get some more feedback. Feel free to come back to NMI to post an intro thread. :)

I wish you all the best. <3
 
Thanks for all of the reply's! I have county hospital and that's it. The Doctor I have is not very educated on addiction and she isn't very nice. They tend to treat addict's like shit. That's why I want to try it on my own. Now I only have 20 pills left as I took the rest. I will definitely run out before my refill date as usual. I'm sick of the whole dance as I know many of you were. I just thought if I tapered I wouldn't have as bad as wds. I have some soma to help me sleep or take the edge off when the time comes. Heroin never called me like this drug. I had 30 something years when Dilaudid came into my life. You play you pay. If anyone has any thoughts please share them, but my county health coverage isn't an option for me. I also have some time release 80 mg. oxy's, but I don't like them so they sit in my drawer. I read on bl that a 4 mg. dillie is the same as a 10 mg. time release oxy. Anyone know if that's true? Oh and thanks to spork for moving me to the right space. I just joined last night.
 
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