question about lorcet and tolerance / withdrawals... need help ASAP

[kintaro jr]

ok recently i have had an operation on my mouth to remove a very rare cyst and I had this operation about a month ago.. since then i have been on lorcet (hydrocodone apap 10/650)... I've used them as directed.. 1 or 2 every 4 hours... every now and then when i had some left over after a refill maybe 2 at a time.. anyways i've been on them for close to 4 weeks and i want to get off.. as my mouth pain is now bareable.. and im tired of being on them... i didnt take them for about 24 hours and then last night i could not get to sleep at all... i had bad shakes and felt like i was having some sort of withdrawal.. and sure enough i took one about 5 am and fell asleep easily... im curious as to how to get off... is there anything i can take to lessen the withdrawals? i was thinking i would start taking 1/2 a pill maybe twice a day.. and lower the dosage over 4 to 5 days.. would this help?

is there anything over the counter that will let me sleep without giving me withdrawals?

 

[chickenbone]

well to address the sleeping problem I would suggest takeing meletonin..It's found in a drugstores and its what your body naturally uses for sleep..Take the normal dose and if that doesn't help double it. But I have never had a problem sleeping for any reason when useing meletonin. Its nonaddictive..but still only use it as long as you need.I'm sure there is some way you can get mentally addicted to it..as for the withdraw..you just have to do it..luckly you haven't been using for very long...but there will still be tons fun ahead...need help getting through it just keep talking to us. check with the folks on the darkside as well. I have quit and then went back only twice ...but i have a few pointers...Be Safe Sleep Well

Chicken

 

[kintaro jr]

thanks.. i have some melatonin.. i will take some.. curious .. will weening myself off of it still be as bad? like if i start taking a 1/2 of a pill twice a day and then a 1/4 or am i better off just quitting cold turkey..

if it's this bad i can just imagine heroin or morphine.. jesus.. im only on lorcet

 

[ketamatic]

taper

Tapering your dosage like you described will decrease the severity of the withdrawal when you do finally go through it. Seeing as how you are legally prescribed to them, I would talk to your physician about getting off of them.