justaguy-
so glad to hear you are sticking it out! these first days going cold turkey are SO hard. good to hear your dr has given you some meds to ease the wd's. that has helped me a lot. i've been contemplating which is worse, going through this cold turkey or doing the tapering thing. cold turkey the wd's are worse, but you get better FASTER, but then you get so much more sick. on the other hand, when you taper, (which is what im doing) its hard because you have pills, and you are constantly tempted to grab a handful and eat them, get back that "pain free euphoria". always thinking about pills! i hate it. although i woke up the other night, in cold sweats, restless, couldn't stop moving or go back to sleep (i had recently lowered my dose quite a bit, maybe too much for taper) and i took 2.5 mg's of vicoden, not enough to get "high" or even get pain relief, but enough to put me comfortably back to sleep for the rest of the night.
either way, it's a nightmare!
hang in there, and let us know how you are doing!
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