Can you cut oxycodone in half

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I can't tell you what to do. You have to decide if you can taper or just go cold turkey. I wish you the best. Oh and remember either way will be a challenge. But lots of people have quit.

Hello, I'm sorry you are experiencing that much pain... I have to ask a question though. When you say you "Can't move" do you mean you literally can't move (you are now paralized), or do you mean it is too painful to move? If you have been taking only 1 or 2 percocets per day, the withdrawl symptoms would be mildly painful, but no worse than a bad case of the Flu-- and would only last between 3 days and at most a week.

You could cut it in half every day and should be fine if you are truly not dependent. You would know with how your body is feeling. This is something you really need to be talking to your doctor about. If you are this concerned about it your doctor should be clued in. That is what they are there for. Thery are there to help you. IF they prescribe these drugs they should make it to where you can get off of them in a reasonable manner.

The only advice I can give you is you've already won half the battle just going through the withdraws. However, everyone on here who has been clean for any length of time will tell you the mental part will be the toughest. You said you didn't have insurance but there are many free NA meetings. Just google those in your area. Aftercare and a support system is going to be really important to staying sober. And if you can't tell family or friends the folks at NA can and will be your support.

They are 5mg pills and i cut 1 in half. So i take 1 and one half pills every morning. I haven't gone a day with out yet. I have a bottle of 90 in front of me right now. I don't have an addictive personality by any means. I believe in moderation with everything. If i don't take these for pain, what else is there?

take as many as you want or can. You hit the nail on the head with finding the secret.. i.e. have your brain produce endorphins.. laugh, sing... keep your mind occupied. I started to read A Million Little PIeces by James Frey which is very rough to get through the first half.. but wow - parts of it turn into sheer beauty that make me filled with chills. I hope you are good. Let me know. Blessings.

And this didn't last long at all (the irritability)...maybe 3-4 days. As long as you are honest with your docs about what you're taking, they will know how to deal with any issues the baby has after birth. Mental or physical disabilities are not linked to narcotic pain meds during pregnancy (I'm talking about legal, prescribed, meds in the proper dosages). At least, that's what I was assured of during my pregnancies.

You're right half a pill is nothing and i'm afraid of withdrawal. I just want to be done with them so from now on i"m stopping coming off of 20 mg can;'t be as bad as the first time. All I'm having right now is the runs and I feel fine otherwise. I really think I can be done with these with minimal side effects. I really think I've been through the worst. I am tortiuring my self. I'm fixed now, so I just want them out of my life, to lead a productive live.

He wants to get off it but is not convinced that the drug makes you think you are having more pain so that you will take more. Can anyone confirm this please? He says he will believe it if someone who went through this confirms it. We are looking into rehab and detox. Does the clonodine work well? Thanks for your help and I wish you all success in kicking your habits and hope that your loved ones can weather the storm with you.

I would do a 12 day detox, Just go down one half tablet every day until you get to day 4 then go down by one quarter of tablet every day until they are gone, Then get yourself to a na meeting or join us here each and every day to discuss your problems you may develop during the detox you can e-mail me anytime.

Most people cut down one pill a week. the reason you can't cut the oxycodone is it is time released and you will get too much at a time if you cut or break them. work out a plan cut out one pill a week, that gives your body time to get use to the lower dose and the w/d arent as bad. good luck! there will be others on later that might have more advise.

Some doctors may increase your short acting med briefly as you come off the long-acting one, in your case the Opana. It's easier to taper off the immediate release pills as you can drop dosages or even cut them. Imitially you may see an increase inpain. Sometimes narcotics cause hyperalgesia ... increased pai that is caused by using pain meds. After you come off them for a bit, you'll get a better sense ofmwherenyour true pain level is. I have fibromyalgia for the last 13 years.

I have put in a call to my Doctor and asked for a supply of 5mg oxycodone so I can maybe drop to 3 per day and then 2 a day then 1 and you can even cut the oxycodone in half. I am an Alcoholic in recovery and I am scared to death of doing something stupid to ruin my 4+ years of real sobriety. Any suggestions or better methods than the one I have come up with??? I am worried I am impatient and doing it to fast if I feel the effects of withdrawal.

I want so badly to stop taking these pills esp now that I am pregnant. If I have cut it in half I dont get why I cant just stop now or even do less but I have been steady at 10 mg/day for like 2 weeks now. Please anyone with some positive advice.

Hardly anyone on here can taper that quickly. I'd say just prepare to go ct and get ready so you can just get it over with if you are down to your last few.

that needs to be your decision but I think you know you may have to. It DOES start with you and we can give you a lot of support and ideas and ways to make the WD's easier or tolerable BUT if you're there it will be a constant struggle for you. Let's hear what the others think, as well. You've got a great shot at this because you haven't been doing it for very long. The snorting is tough and I'd start by switching over to swallowing so you can first break THAT habit.

I would taper if I were you. I have had to cut my dose in half (although I think I take a good deal more than you have been taking) for a few days due to a problem with getting my prescription filled and it was very difficult for me. I do believe that a lot of it is mental, too, and if you go into it expecting to feel as good as possible, it will go a lot better for you.

I am prescribed 15mg oxycodone immediate release every 6 hrs up to 6pills x day. Sometimes I would follow recommended dose, some less and other days I would take up to 9 pills a day. I am at this point just sick and tired of the dependancy on these, worrying about running out to early,the counting the,"omg I couldn't have really taken that many already" thoughts.

i had i cousin that done pills the whole time she was pregnant and her daughter was born small and by looking at the baby you can tell that she used drugs...but i can tell you that from personal experence that my doctor proscribed me pain killers and i now have a lil one year old daughter that is perfectly healthy!!! she was born 6 weeks early but for other reasons and even apart from that she is growing like she should and is a very smart child... she never went threw withdrowl or anything..

I don't think you should take anything further. You've been doing a great job of cutting back. Remarkable in fact. It shows how much self control you have. Enough self control to see this thru to the end now. I would think with the way you've been cutting back the withdrawal shouldn't be too bad. More of a mental than physical thing. Try it for a few days without any thing. I really think you're ready ...

If the doctor could not find a viral load it sounds like you were exposed to the virus but do not have it. If you don't have it, you don't have it Everything you consume goes through the liver however if you are in pain and need the medicine I would think the benefit outweighs the risk. Good luck and consider that you are very lucky that your body fought off the Hep C as you mentioned there are few people lucky enough to rid the body of the virus.

I feel that the doctors are evil they start you on the pills then play God and one day because they are having a bad day they decide to cut you off. But am starting to slowing cut my pills in half and only take when I start feeling that feelin of anixety. Thank goodness for xanax cuz without those i would flip out. The only thing that i am scared of it that when I've tryed getting off the pills I start to feel mental unstable as if I'm going into dream.

they do not cause defects, in fact, only 5% of birth defects are drug related. I can give you my source if you would like to review this information. first and foremost...I'm sure your baby is fine; mine was! best wishes!

It takes a great deal of will power to taper. As ballgame said, we can't give you specific tapering advice but I can tell you that taking less each day at a slow rate is best. As for the symptoms you are experiencing, yes they are very normal. You will feel like you have the flu for about 5 to 7 days. For stomach issues, get some Immodium. Its a life saver and it will help with cravings too. I found that Theraflu helped with my runny nose and body aches.

The man above all else who loves me. You can do it, you can get back on it my friend, it just like riding a bycicle. Just taper. I am not sure what oxy is and I am sure do NOT want to know. My drugs of choice was, lorcet10/650, soma, and valium. I was a total zombie on those with the excuse of losing my hubby and daughter within a month and a half of each other. YES GOD they let me sleep to kill the pain and grieving.

I can understand your reasoning for trying to go to bed shortly after taking the meds. Something you could try, that wouldn't require a change in that "routine" is to raise the head of your bed about 4-6 inches. You can do this either with bed risers that you can purchase at places such as Walmart, or you could get yourself a sleep wedge to put behind your back in bed. The cheaper of those two things would be the bed risers.

and ask them to titrate you off the meds? If not, is there an E.R. you can walk into and ask them for help? I will keep you in my thoughts/prayers....you are not alone...

About a month ago I decided to start a slow weening process to discontinue the use of oxycodone. I am now down to just one and a half pills per day, of 5-325 Norcos. My maximum dose in any one day in the past was four 10-325 Norcos. I have all the typical symptoms, RLS, loose stools, anxiety, but I also have lost about 15-20 pounds over the last month. I have not read anyone else post about weight loss from oxycodone use or WD. However I have not ever seen a overweight herion addict either.

I think this is a very serious phenomena, and I really am glad you are willing to talk about your experience with it. Anything more you can share with us, about how much you were on, and how you eventually got clean, would be great.

Oxy's are way stronger than perks/vics and if you're going to go c/t you're going to feel like he ll, but if you want to tapper 1st stop sniffing them and if you can get smaller than 80mg's take them with the release on them maybe try to get 20's and go from there....I was up to 1 and a half a day..

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