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Has anyone stopped taking Percocet on their own?
Spine Health | Last Active: Apr 16, 2023 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Ive been taking Percocet or oxycodone for over 10 years. I routinely taper myself off every year or so as to “reset” and “pain check” whether or not I still need to take them or at current doses. I simply reduce intake by 25% per week for three weeks then use the pill cutter to spread out the remaining dose until I feel I’ve reached the end. Its milder this way with withdrawal symptoms. My pain levels usually skyrocket and I’m back to where I started within a month. Its an exercise I go through just to be sure I need to be taking these pills. I’ve tapered down in a week before and its no fun so take a few weeks or longer for better results.
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..I did the same, with Lyrica, going from 600mg/day down to about 300 - and withdrawl from Lyrica is awful. You really can't function. Best to try to sleep through it. I settled on 450 because the nerve pain and nerve craziness returned to the extent that I couldn't walk, when I went below that.
I'm also on hydrocodone. And Tylenol 650. And an anti-depressant, because it helps with nerve pain (supposedly).
I guess I'm responding to your post because I think what you're doing is very interesting, and I may try that myself. I've already worked out the Lyrica dosage, but maybe I can do the same with the hyrdocodone.
I've been on all these for a few years, at this point..