Just checking in...taper so far

[taperme]

Hey there...just wanted to check in and let you guys know I am hanging in there. I went from 10 norco to 6 as of last Friday.As of yesterday (Friday), I'm down to 3. Had a rough day yesterday. Anxiety, nausea, aches, etc. Not to mention major middle of the night insomnia from 3am-6am. My plan as of now is to stay at 3 today and tomorrow. My husband will be out of town this week so it is just me and my kids. I'm not sure how much I will be able to taper down during the week but I've put my pills for the week into an envelope with the intention of cutting 1/4 of a tablet a day during the week. That will leave me taking 1 1/2 pills on my last day, Saturday next week. Sunday is my jump day. Just curious if you guys think I will end up having much withdrawals at that point or if by then it should be fairly easy. I so wish hubby was going to be around this week because I would go ct at this point and just be done with it, have a bad week and be over it instead of dragging it out an extra week. Any words of wisdom/advice for me? Feeling icky and shaky today. I have one thing I need to accomplish today....promised my 7 year old some "special mommy time" and I refuse to bail on it. Fortunately I ended up coming clean to my husband so he knows exactly what is going on and is being very supportive. So glad to not have this little secret anymore. Also wondering...is there any help my doctor (the one who got me on all this crap for fibro) can do for me at this point if I call him on Monday. Thanks for reading.

[taperme]

Thanks, both of you! Can you tell me a little more about clonodine? I've never heard of it. I looked it up quickly and saw that it was for high BP? What if I normally have pretty low bp? Would it be bad for me? Or will by blood pressure just naturally go up because of wd? I've had low bp my whole life...sometimes get dizzy when I stand up quickly which is why I am curious. Thanks!

[Charetti]

I also tapered but much slower than you.  I still have to go through wd but it was much more manageable.  I took some time off work but was able to do some stuff around the house.  It all depends on how long and what dose you were on.  The clonodine helped me but it was the habit part that was really hard.  You get those waves of ickiness that you use to solve with your next dose and now you cant.  You just have to get through it.  Take it in 30 minute intervals so it doesnt feel so endless. Keep active and distracted from how you feel, but not activities that require much brain power.  You need to work your body but baby your mind.

I hope all goes well for you!!

[cleanmom]

Im sure your doctor would give you some clonidine, which is a bp med that really helps with withdraw symptoms. If you do this you may be able to take the jump a little sooner since you are already down to so few already without much trouble at all. I wish you the best of luck, God Bless............ Jacky