So a friend has been taking opiods for 3 + yrs for legit chronic pain started as vicodin and then eventually precribed 5 10mg percocet a day. Unfortunatley the friend disnt stick to this amd was up to 10 or 11 pills a day. But has gotten down to what he thought was 7 ish pills a day. He now has time to stay at home and get back down to precribed dosage. I know this is not much compared to others out there but the friend weighs 120 lbs and maybe 125 before starting this medication. He is trying to taper to 5 10mg pills not go completley off and he states he is having withdraws over past few days as if he dropped from 100mg to 0. He is on day four. 5 mg first day then 6 then ~5.75 in last 3 days. Also 99% of meds are sublingual. Should they start being swallowed. He is wanting to stay at 5 pills a day and watches clock till next dose. This is first post. Thanks and i know there are several posts out there but most are tapering clean off.
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Opioids Trying to get back to precribed dose. Oxy.
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I shouldnt be all to difficult. Use a quick taper to get back to 5. It will likely take a week or so to get stabalized back on 25mg a day, but the discomfort should be a joke.
Let a trusted friend or family member hold your pills for you, will help alot.
Let a trusted friend or family member hold your pills for you, will help alot.
It takes tremendous will power to do what you are doing. I know a few people that have done similar tapers to slow their intake of the pills. You have to have a lot of respect for opiates like the other guy said have someone you trust dispense the meds and stop watching the clock. You need to keep yourself busy. Good luck
I didnt write all that correctly. It was up to 10-11- 10mg perc. Mostly never more that 8.5 pills as of now. What i ment was my friend dropped to 5 pills not 5 mg. Still he cant imagine a complete detox whoch he would love bit still needs meds for pain. Also not always do pills work for pain sometimes they do but theres times when percs are taken just for energy. What can be done once he feels better. Also perc taken at 730 at night wakes him at 330 with sweats untill he takes a lil. 15 mg vicoden dont seem to have all the energy level but seems to stay in system a lil longer and dont cause as bad of a down. Like said person has high metabolizem and only weighs 120. Clock watching is bad and what can help for energy boost.