Back to square 1

[jerry4664]

I thought I was on my way but last wed. went back to 5 norcos a day FFFFFFFFFF fill in the rest so the same thing happened thur. now its 10-1-10 and I want those numbers to help me through this latest attempt to get these things out of my life I have taken two since 430am and will only allow two more by the end of the day and god dammit by the end of the month I want to be down to 1 aday..............

[johnsonsback43]

When I weened I did 4 1 day 2 the next 1 and half the next then 1 then the next day a half !
Hope this helps!

[johnsonsback43]

It's alot better weening knowing u have I weened and still have 60 left havnt touched in 5 days now

[jerry4664]

I made it through the night on just 5mg of norco instead of 25 it the first time in years I dozed on and off all night then back to work for another 15 hr day I feel like **** yesterday i went 24 hrs with no pils I will do it again today and see what happens I am so over these things

[jerry4664]

I think its both right now the WD and the pain funny thing is the pills really work but I cant take just one anymore I need all them get what i mean.

[johnsonsback43]

im on my 3rd day off hydro and i finally worked things are much better day 5 i thing this wierd head feeling will go away i made my mind up i dont need this sh-- to start my day 1 wasnt enough and niether was 15 where theres a will theres a way !

[LeaAnn807]

Hi Jerry!  I just wanted to give you some encouragement.  You can do this!  If you are only taking the Norco for back pain, try some IBU instead, and see if it helps.  If you are taking it for WDs and tapering, then go ahead, but you will have to get used to some pain after the pills are out of your life, and try to do without any narcotics.

Keep on posting here....you'll get a lot of support!

[jerry4664]

have not had a NORCO in 20 hrs now I will take one when I get home tonight as my BACK is killing me this has worked for me now 2 days in a row the 10/325 is just what I need once I get home I can sleep and I have not used during the day at work 1st time in 3 months I feel like **** right now.

[jerry4664]

Right on my friends have no idea of my issues so when the time comes I will say hey i'm trying to get clean from pills and my whole social network will know no pills for Jerry kind of like rehab just without a doc an tv cameras

[jerry4664]

Well we will see what happens  I will make my big decision to refill on the 8th for the taper or say hell with it and just do it not sure yet

[jerry4664]

Right on Thanks I heading to the beach for a good walk with the dogs you know in the right house dogs have it made.....

[gnarly_1]

HI Tapering can work but you dont need to string it out a whole month we dont post taper plans in the open forum but you should be able to do this a whole lot faster then a month
as addicts we tend to want to hang on as long as possible its not necessary I agree with wooried that aftercare is a must if you truly want to stay off them...just ask anyone here with any amount of clean time and they will tell you the same  both N/A and A/A offer free programs and the 12 steps work if you work them...if not most major health ins will cover out pacent substance abuse consoling  that will work also but it is critical that you treat the desiese .....addiction just dosent just go away after you detox you need to change the very way we think to recover...I wish you well and hope your taper works out for you try to get it over with as fast as you can it will only make it ezer in the long run good luck and God bless .......Gnarly

[worried878]

Tapering is hard I think for any true addict..IBK and myself incuded
Tapering means taking control over ur doc

addiction means loss of controll over ur doc...go figure

It can be done//folks will do an awful lot to avoid 3-4/for most less than a week of flu-like symptoms to do a taper that will teat u up and make u feel like big loser cos u ceat so dern much,,when aftercare was the answer the whole time

I am not saying a taper can not work...a QUIT day usually needs to be in place/final no matter how much cheating was done o ur taper///i cheated like a bandit on my last day before i quit//but QUIT day remains quit day and u plan for it.  
I am not going to claim my taper was a waste.  It made me realize how lil control i had over my doc//it was downright humiliating!  I took a 4 day weekend off work and stuck with my quit day///for me that day picked was paramount.

All refills and supply buds need to be done away with...i  handed my best friend my pills to dole out to me daily altho i cheated and bought on the side//but i quit on quit day anyway

The health pages r full of information on tapering and craving...go there and learn..learn why exercise is so important for ur endorphins and why you feel the way you feel due to the sudden wd of your endorphin supply when u abruptly wd ur outside source of endorphins//read the thomas recipe///understandingcan help u move forward

An addict is often very afraid of wds//it can paralyze an addict...when inreality they are afraid of sumpin very short in duration that is bearable for most....it is the aftermath, the mentalaspect which causes 90% of relapses....and aftercare will heal us and keep us strong thru this if we reach out//most addicts fight aftercare like the plague//when it is the only proven therapy to keep us clean//addiction is a lifelong disease

Ur dose is not high///loom at ur options///but always move forward//when u move backwards u will know//cos it doesnt feel right at all

[IBKleen]

If you can control that for 30 days, GOD love ya! I just couldn't and would not even attempt it. Tapering and "controlled usage" was never my strong suit. I wish you success and talk here when you need to!