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on day 13 of my taper

Hi everyone.  Just wanted to share my journey on my taper and what has helped me.
Hoping it may help other's.
I started this 13 days ago. 8-10 norco's 10/325 a day.
I'm now down to 2 a day.
I started taking a multi- vit and L-Tyrosine 500mg in the morning with the vit. Also 1/2 later B-12 1000mg.
Drinking lots of Gatorade and water. I also in this time quit drinking pepsi and had a massive headache for about a week from the pepsi. But that was the least of my worries.
So today is day 10 taking the vit's and L-tyrosine. And down to two pills a day.
Last night i woke at 12:30 my arms crawling. Then i noticed my legs were not crawling. (RLS)
A week ago they both were driving me crazy. Out of control. Wow what a difference.
I have also been eating 3 bananas a day.
Yes i feel so much better, my mind is way clearer. But i still do not have the energy  or the mind-set to get to much done. But im getting there.  I can feel it.
I would have never made it this far without the help of the wonderful people on this site.
Most of them are brutality honest. And that is the best thing that will help you overcome your addiction.
So I'm sharing  my story, in hopes that it may help someone. I thought i was going to take these pills the rest of my life. Because that was what i was told. By a number of doctors.
Now my pain has diminished some. I do not hurt near as much as i did taking all those pills.
It can be done. I've had many surgeries. 8 pins in my shoulder. That's just some of them.
So if i can do this.  YOU can do it too!!  
Good luck. Everyone.  There is light at the end of the tunnel.
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I'm off to see my doctor this morning.
Going to ask one more time for clonidine.
So i can stop. I've got down to where the wd's will not be unbearable. I think.lol.
Wish me luck. In 2 1/2 hours I'll know. Then i can get this over with.  
Don't get me wrong you guys. I will feel the sun on my face again.   Soon..
That's what i love about you all.  Never pull any punches.  
I'll be back this afternoon. Hour and half drive to my doc.
So here i go.  :-).
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I'm glad you're sticking to it, but to me...if you're gonna have symptoms that drag on over all this time, why not just jump?  I mean, I totally respect anyone's way of doing this.  Everyone is different in what they need.  But you can have this over in just a few days if you just go on and stop.  Cause the deal is, even when you get down to half a pill or a quarter or whatever, you're still gonna have some symptoms when you do finally quit.  That is something that no one disputes.  

To help with the "crawling arms" try some Nyquil.  That is about the only thing that helped mine.  I had that too, and it's absolutely horrible.  It's way worse than legs to me.  

You're definitely getting there!  You're gonna be so happy when this is over.  I can tell! : )
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Are you going to continue until you hit zero pills??
It sounds like it's time.
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Oh my, it's helping me, I did nearly what u are.  Nov 6 I dropped from 75 mg down to 20 mg and on day 6 sick and mentally sick, it was bad.... Well I wanted it over with traded in 75 mg a day for 40 Percy's and then went down to 15 mg then 5 and. Crumbs.......24 days total....when u get down low, jump off.its hell but I see why they say it.  It's just a hook in us with low doses, didn't serve me at all.   Friday zero,  sat sun,  I'm on 4 th day....  Well documented. Date and time of every pill and size dose since I began.  

    The mirror was scary to face but I'm feeling better. Rls at night twice.  I think near 5 mg I had it.....so jump in with the folks here, it's been a life saver.
I'm still lost a but bit , but each days better and l thorisone was a big help !!!! I got it on day 22 and needed it day 1,  mental clarity.   Well hang in there. The journey begins the first day u wake up clean.   I barely know myself, but I got my health and its better than living a lie.     Keep coming back,   Once a week I have a real physical drag. Like clock work.    What a crappy thing to give people. I never knew stopping would be like childbirth.
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