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what happens after i tell my DR. about my pill addiction. what should i expect from him.

ive never recieved perfessional help for my addiction, can someone tell me where the prosess goes from the moment i tell the DR. lim just scared to tell him. please anybody that can give me a little in sight. on what i will expect.
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558696 tn?1222058634
Tappering just means that you gradually reduce ur dose until you don't take them anymore. I an obsessive cumplusive and have anxiety and panic disorders which my dr knew about. He have me exactly what I had been taking for the 1st 2 weeks, then I had to go back and see him. Then I dropped a pill and did that till my body got used to it and so forth. I refused to go on methedone and my tapper lasted a long time b/c of the other issues. You can do it yourself by really wanting to. If you really want another pill, see if you can wait 30 minutes. It's not easy but you can do it.
I should also say that I got addicted again and went back to my dr who did another taper program for me, but told me if I used again I'd be on my own. Of course I'm using again and am on my own.
Getting rid of the pills is really really hard and withdrawl ***** but that's not the hard part believe it or not. We all need to find some aftercare so we don't use again (like me).
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352798 tn?1399298154
Personally, I would not go on methadone. There are too many nightmare stories here, of those trying to get off of it. Coming 'clean' to your Dr is a good idea. It will help you not to use them to get more pills.
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thank you for responding, so basicall just tell my DR
im an addict.  everyone on here talks about tapper or tappering. im not familiar of what exactly it is? sorry for being a little dumb but u mind explaining it. thanx
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558696 tn?1222058634
I told my dr. and he gave me a script and a tapper program. I had to sign a drug contract saying that I wouldn't sell my pills or buy or take pills other than what was prescribed. I also had to go for random drug screening.  
Most dr.'s will put you on methedone, it just depends on the doc.
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