Percoset addiction

[Jsw8]

I was injured Dec of 2009.  I had disc replacement surgery in summer 2010.
They had me on:
Neurotin
Nortriptyline
Roboxin
Percoset
Oxycotin
Dilaudid
And valum
I step down off the nortriptyline and stopped the neurotin at the same time. I was noticing too many mood swings   Those two weeks were a living nightmare. I am now only taking the Percoset for pain. I still have some pain that does not always go away with the perc. I ran out once and couldn't make it to the Dr for three days. Aside from surgery pain, I had physical withdraw pain and all the symptoms others describe. It was worse than coming off the other neuro stuff.
The pain can be managed without the perc sometimes. But I can't go 6 hours without withdraw. Nights are miserable... Like tonight!
I've read the other posts. The misery is so real and has affected my family too. I need sleep, rest, and to be off this drug, but it does take away the pain, when it gets bad. Tonight my surgery pain was low, but withdraw pain and symptoms forced me to take the med. When/how do I get off this stuff, when I still have pain to be managed-occasionally?

[Jsw8]

Thank you for your encouragement!  CT seems overwhelming right now. I've become highly functional while under the influence, Both in pain management and keeping withdraw at bay. I'm hoping that in a month or so I can step dosage down, and pain will still be managed and I can ween. If I find it doesn't work, I will lock myself up in my room for a week and go cold turkey. I Wish us both luck.  I have a wife and six kids to get back to taking care of! They miss me as much as I do!

[scoenen]

I found the only thing I could do is go CT.  I couldn't deal with the long drawn out withdrawals of tapering.  I also have back pain and using Avele and Advil, heating pads and soaks to ride this mother out.  I still have some of my percs (I was also on fentanyl but I will never touch that nasty stuff again) but for now refuse to take them but know that I will need something occassionally when I can't manage my pain.  I hope that after I get through this whole process my pain will not be as bad as I thought and I can handle it through other methods.  Keep us updated and good luck.