Tomorrow is my day - I am going CT off Percocet! Please help

[bobcat21]

Hi All,

I posted last week and can not thank you enough for all of the wonderful responses. It got me through the weekend and I wasn't as scared as I thought. Tomorrow will be my first day without taking percocet. I am so very scared. My doctor knows what is going on and that I am trying to come off. Tapering just was not an option for me - I am not good at it and there is just too much temptation. No one else knows about this. I have 2 little ones and wonder if I should tell my husband? He is unfortunately laid off right now so he can help with the kids. I plan to basically work from home for the next few days. My addiction has been to percocet 10mg for 3 years. Until January it was only a few a day and then come January I had a very tragic loss and my addiction jumped way up to about 8-10 pills a day. My doctor has but my on .5 mg klonopin, the .1 mg clonodine patch (which I put on yesterday becasue I know it takes 2 days to start to work) and also gave me ultram. I have taken the ultam before and I get absolutely no euphoric/high feeling from it - it has just helped to keep the withdrawal at bay. Any suggestions? How bad is this going to be and how long is it going to last? I am so ready to do this but also so scared.

Thank you all so much! You are all wonderful!

[Tango1600C]

I read posts of people that quit larger doses and they said they felt better after 5 days .  I have been out of meds for two days and felt like real bad flu and mentally  stressed out.  Drink hot tea and try to stay warm.

[Innerstrength67]

I am so happy you have decided to choose you!!! Have you looked up the Thomas Recipe on the main page? There are a lot of OTC remedies you can take which will help with WD. Also stay extremely hydrated. I drank gatorade all day for days. You need electrolytes and water isn't enough.
I hope you will find the courage to tell your husband. It really helps once we let out our secret.
People who are not addicts just don't get it. But they don't have too. It's more about us being honest and saying...this is what has been going on with me for the last years.
I finally had to tell my partner when I ended up in the hospital from an accidental overdose.
You can do this...take it one hour at a time.

[scarytrip]

You are not alone.  I just wanted to tell you hang in there and that help is on the way.

There are several ppl in this forum that can help you.