I have tried to stop pain meds in the past and you will get some withdrawal symptoms that may include headaches, chills/sweats, diarreah, insomnia, irritability and of course, pain.. I've read it takes two to four weeks for the drugs to be completely out of your system. the first two weeks are the worst. I went crazy without them but then at times we can develop a tolerance to them and need to stop for a while so maybe they'll work better when you finally are able to get them. Good luck..

Thanks Jules for the advice. I did decide to go get my script filled. I started feeling a little out of whack around 2:30 in the afternoon and decided it just might be best(cuz I am a chicken! Lol!)to go about withdrawing from percocet a bit smarter than all at once. I talked to my pharmacist and asked her if it would be okay to stop percocet "cold turkey" Her exact words..."If you want to be in a hell of a lot of pain, yes. Otherwise cut them in halves for awhile and then 1/4's for awhile. Then if I still want to go off them, go ahead." So, needless to say, I think I will put this somewhat on hold. I have started doing a half tablet. Thought I would see if it handles my pain as well as the full one did. I had told my doc(who has been the best doc in the world for me and my daughter who also suffers fromFM)that I wanted to go back to the lower dose and the first time he filled it with the smaller one. After that, he kept filling it the full dose again. Guess I should just talk to him about that, tho. Anyway, thanks for your advice. Hugs to you all!

First, I take 2 oxycodone per day. Twice for different reasons I could not get a new prescription before running out. No withdrawals at all only more pain to deal with. The same pain I take the Percs for. That is my experience. : )

Sherry

I hate all meds, and never took them, except when I had Cancer - took Ativan.

Eventually due to pain and Fibro getting worse, doc gave me Oxycodone for pain. Started on 3 a day @ 500/325mg., but I would cut them, and for a year I took only 2 1/2 pills. I would take a 1/2 a pill every 5 hours....it helped, went on Ativan 3x a day too. Then was in hopsital 3x for other things (which added more PAIN),and then a big mess & had to move from apt., and my son came to live w/ me again in my tiny apt. - he's trouble (28).....I got PSTD from it all, all alone, more stress & pain, so I was increased to 6 pills a day @750/325 mg of oxy. I couldn't believe i could handle it (I'm so sensitive, adn I don't drink, smoke or anything, so I can't handle much), and she added Xanax 3 x a day, because I was about to have a nervous breakdown due to it all & my son, etc. He's out 3 months now, I started Wellbutrin XL last month to help with my, now, depression - it seems to be helping...we'll see....but I HATE taking all these pills, and it scares me, but every time I try to limit myself, the pain or other symptoms are just too bad. So, for now, I guess I need it, but I hope to get off all meds one day. It's been 3 or 4 yers now with meds. I took nothing before that, not even an aspirin. Savella didn't work for me. Good luck xoxo