Prescription and Synthetic Drug Abuse Support Group

If you or a loved one is struggling with presciption drug abuse, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, and meet others going through a similar fight. You don't have to struggle with addiction alone. Ask a question, give advice, share your story, and get hope for recovery here.

747 Members
2,045 Posts
0 Online
Addiction & Recovery
/ Prescription and Synthetic Drug Abuse Support Group

I'm back/not good

Rozeo
Rozeo
Hi, I was pretty active here for awhile but then disappeared. I still have my addiction. I really want to stop NOW. I have a great person in my life and I just came clean to her and to my dr. and counselor because I really want to be clean.
I need some advice especially from Bob in Maine.
If a person is going to taper of percocet, how many days inbewteen lowering doses is best? Also, my Dr, wants to put me on subnoxone, I am scared because I understand that is addicting also and can cause problems for people with lung disease like I have COPD and asthma.
I dont want to trade one bad thing for another.
The amount I am on right now is 40 - 60 mg a day of percocet. I really want to start tapering down before I detox and or start the suboxone. PLEASE reply with any help. thank you so much.
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
Tapering is very difficult to do for us addicts but if you want to try, don't go a day without a dose, just cut back very gradually over a two or 3 month period. Do whatever feels most comfortable for you to do. If it feels like too much then add a little instead of subtracting. . If you go a day without a dose, you may begin to feel the effects of withdrawals.

Most people get addicted because they have other issues which cause emotional pain and narcotics temporarily make us feel better and numb us so we don't have to tolerate the pain.

In or outpatient treatment programs usually treat the other problems in our lives so we won't feel the need to reach for narcotics. Suboxone is a maintainance drug designed to help us through building our support system and when that is in place and we know our triggers and how to avoid them, we can wean off the suboxone with no withdrawals.

Hope that answers your question and congratulations on ur desire to change your life for the better.

God Bless and tc!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have been clean a year, the longest I have ever been clean before. Tapering never did work for me because I would take to much and say to myself "well I will taper the next time." I was on Suboxone for a 3 month period but it honestly didn't work for me so I had to quit. However, others have had great sucess with it and I am sure your doctors will take your other conditions into consideration before prescribing the drug. You can do this. The thing that helped me most was the people in my life. Unfortunately I have no one now except bobinmaine there but I know that my life is meant for more than to be addicted to painkillers. Getting to the root of the problem did help. I used to numb the pain of living with my ex-husband. Subtract him from my life and things have become a little bit easier. Also I am bipolar so right now I am trying to balance out the right meds. Anytime you want to talk, vent, or just need a shoulder to "cry" on I will be here for you. I have been where you are and I know you can come out stronger on the other side.
Posts You May Be Interested In
  • billwfriend

    great tasty results of smoking St Louis style ribs

    Posted by: billwfriend
    Last Reply: billwfriend
    6
    check out that smoke ring. It tasted really good. I smothered it with Maulls BBQ sauce which is Local to St. Louis and one of the best I ever had.....
  • Albatross

    Loneliness is part of my identity now

    Posted by: Albatross
    Last Reply: hasty_05
    6
     I was recently separated from my wife of 33 years and it's complicated. Anyway I rented a room about 15 minutes away and I see my kids about once a week. I see the people who own the house I live in once in a while but other than that I stay in my room where I do my cooking, wash dishes in the shower, read, color, and sleep. I get out at least once a day. I grocery shop and I attend 2 meetings...