Still struggling with med taper

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I tolerate the meds very well and I think had a relatively easy time with my taper because of that. Even so, I took 4 weeks to go from 120mg/day of oxycontin down to zero opiates and then still had another week of withdrawals after that. I managed my own taper and could crank the withdrawals up or down depending on what I could tolerate. A couple of times, I made mistakes that put me into severe withdrawals for a few hours, but for the most part, I kept everything a mild to moderate. I never tried the drugs the PM suggested that might help with a cold turkey. I did not want to use his taper schedule tha would have taken 4 months. It really sucked, but it worked well for me. I think the trick is in knowing the equivalence of your substitute vs. your previous dose and making the steps you take manageable.

This sucks... but I like what Maria said. If you have to have a problem, how to get off the meds is a pretty good one to have!!!

Good luck... keep us posted,

Mark