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Thinking of talking to MD to stop pain meds but...

abrokenmom
abrokenmom

Four years ago I was sent to a Pain Clinic with the goal of getting pain under control to start working again. I am 63 now.  I was prescribed 20 mg OxyContin a.m., 10 mg at bedtime, with 4 mg hydromorphone up to 4 times a day as needed. I have never had the desire to take more, nor have I ever taken more. My pain has never been completely under control either and I'm still on a heating pad most the day and all night. I want to stop taking these meds since they arent helping much, but have no idea what I'm looking at...inpatient treatment, out patient and methadone or something like it, how long does it take, is it really the hell I've read it can be, etc?  I can google all day and find out some people have no problems all the way to people die. Can someone tell me what I'm looking at here? I see my doctor in 2 weeks but I'm afraid to bring it up, mostly because if it's the hell I've read about, I don't want to go through it alone. But I don't want to die either. I'm on anxiety meds, muscle relaxer, and ambien and the older I get, the more scared I get. 

Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
It's best to do that only under a dr's supervision. Don't be afraid to discuss it with your dr! I can guarantee, your dr will be very helpful and very supportive. The best way to get off those is with a very slow and gradual wean to give your brain a chance to adjust. Your doctor can come up with a weaning schedule and prescribe the necessary amount to cover that time.

Never stop taking those without a doctor's knowledge and never stop cold turkey. You could go into seizures although the chances are very small that would happen.

Let us know how it goes.

God Bless
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