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Hey, Darryl @drg24242. Thank you for being honest about the difficulty your having with a current opiate switch. You're brave for recognizing opiates aren't good for your body and wanting to discontinue. It's a big step and you're not alone. Glad you reached out here.
Perhaps your doctor was too aggressive with the dose reduction and shifting of narcotic. Did your doctor discuss how this may make you feel and offer advice or guidance? I recommend contacting your doctor and letting him know how you feel.
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Hi! I'm Darryl. I've, in the last week been trying to get off opiates I have been on some form of opiate for about 9=10 months. The 2 most recent were Xtampa Er 13.5 mg (oxycodone) 2x per day. That raised my anxiety through the roof. When I took it, for the next 3-4 hours , I would screem at anyone that called me. I don't get as many telemarketers calling anymore. When that didn't work for me my pain med dr. put me on Buprenorphine Transdermal System patches(morphine) for a month. After that I told him that I wanted to get off opiods completely. He was concerned about withdrawl symptoms, so he suggested trying Norco 5-325. I've been on that for a week now and I'm suffering a lot from all the pain I'm in. I know that I should call him and tell him how I'm feeling but I keep telling myself that tommorrow I'll start to feel better. I'm not sure what I should do. I want to get off these unhealthy opiods really bad. Please advise. Darryl