I am going through the same thing. We must hang in there. I can barely move today. I have an upset stomach, diarrhea, headache, vertigo. I am on day 3 of 37.5 to 0. I just don't know what will make me feel better. Alleve has helped a little with the body aches.

You may be tapering too quickly; the taper to 0 from 37.5 is large. I'm no doctor, but I've read that when a taper down causes too many side effects/withdrawal symptoms that going back to the dose where you had no symptoms (the 37.5) until you stabilize and then, reducing very slowly from there is a better way. I understand that you can do this if the amount of time off the drug is not too long; if it is weeks, or months, going back on the drug can make the symptoms a LOT worse. If the 37.5 dose is a capsule, you may be able to find a compounding pharmacist (may be pricey) to make interim doses down, or perhaps, your doctor can switch you to the tablet form so that you can cut the pill.

Yes, I am feeling so poorly I think I will take your advice. I have read that I can count out the capsules inside to cut my dose. I will try that.
Thank you for your reply.

@sharaden I feel totally sympathetic for you. It really does not seem right to put such a young person on such a powereful and addictive medication. I know little, so I am just offering sympathy and concern. I am sure your mother or whomever your guardian is must feel badly about this too. It sounds to me as if the doctors do not give enough information for the patient, or in your case your parent or guardian, to really understand what they are getting into. I am beginning to think that many doctors also don’t completely realize since they themselves have probably not taken it. They are just listening to the drug companies, and let’s face it, the drug companies are in it to sell drugs. I hope you can successfully get off of it and afterward feel more at peace and not have whatever problems caused this to be prescribed for you.
JK

They put me on it in my hospitalization in Nov. 2015, right after I turned 15. They only chose it because it worked for my mother. My mother just got off of it right before we started to taper me down. Thankfully she has been very understanding. And she had apologized so many times for not thinking more about putting me on it before they did. My dose is the highest they will go for someone under 21 (I think), so it's very high. So far, I'm so close to getting off of it, but I had to give in and take a 37.5mg because the symptoms were just way too much for me.

Thank you for the well wishes.

I'm going to try doing 37.5mg every other day until that feels okay and then trying to complete drop to 0 again.

I had to give in and take a 37.5mg because it was just all too much. I'm so upset with myself for it, because I just wanted to be strong, but I'm so tired of feeling so sick.

@sharaden I am sure your mother must feel terrible to see you going through this. There is nothing worse for a mother than to see one of her children in pain or having difficulties, and for her, she must wish she had known more and could have prevented it, but it is really is not her fault at all. I can imagine how I would feel if you were my daughter.
JK

Am down to 37.5 and just going to take a few pellets out every day