I need help getting off oxy and percocet

[bulldogfl]

I was on oxycodone for about three years after breaking my neck in the military and having a few surgeries.  My physical pain is now better and i've been trying to get off the oxcy's so my doctor gave me percocet today.  10/325 3-4 times per day.  I want to be off of these completely and am seeing a different doctor on Monday but found this forum and thought I could get some help and support here.  

So where do I begin?  Do I just stop.  I tried and the sweats and no sleeping, body aches was horrible.  I was thinking of tapering down slowly for a few weeks and then stopping completely.  Is that the right way to do this?  

[BarbRTR]

Thanks greatsescape. I have wondered what tapering really does. If it helped with more than acute withdrawls.

As for Tramadol, in several states it is a controlled substance, with more adding it. Seems the medical community is just becoming aware of tram abuse and how hard withdrawls are.

[greatescape13]

I have always been a taper girl.  I am not sure why I have always been able to do it, but I would put my pills in one of those daily med sorters.  It may draw out the physical symptoms, but for me it helped having a few "practice" days, lol.  You still feel discomfort, but its not as severe as going cold turkey or maybe it helped enable to be adjust mentally.  

But to answer your question the energy/mental/after stuff can last a LONG time in varying degrees, good days and bad days, less frequent as time goes on.  It helps me to remind myself that it is a normal part of healing.

[jMcLoflyn]

    You're not exactly avoiding them, you're just making them easier so if you're staying busy that keeps your mind off of it and then the physical withdraws are less noticeable.

[jMcLoflyn]

    It has to depend on the person and their reaction to it. Tramadol is actually much easier to come off of then Percocet or Oxycodone. You can't compare Tramadol to either of the medication that he's been taking. It's much weaker than both of them. Doctors surprisingly, here in Cali, wright up Tramadol prescriptions to help get off of narcotics, because Tramadol isn't a controlled substance. It's his choice though, I suggest weaning off I just know of someone who was able to get off narcotics by taking Tramadol then was able to stop those without any withdraws. Just my experience with it though.

[BarbRTR]

I am hoping someone will answer this, I think it makes a difference.

If you taper, are you just avoiding the 5 day physical stuff, or does it help with the energy/mental/after stuff?

Cause the 5 days was easy compared to after. So if tapering only helps physical wds, why draw it out? Curious and have never seen that answered when people ask ct or taper.

Ty. Good luck bulldog!

[clean_in_ks]

No....on the Tramadol.....it IS addictive.....and IS a synthetic opiate/antidepressant combo med.  Can be one of the hardest pain meds to w/draw from!  Many, way too many, doctors don't have a clue!

We have MANY people on this forum fighting their addiction to Tramdol.

Check it out......and don't replace oxy's and/or percs w/Trams....PLEASE!!!