[billybb]

hello!
i have been taking pain meds for almost a year, and now wanting to taper off and quit taking these things, my doctor had me taking up to 40mg of oxycodone a day, for about 2 months, then he put me on 5mg pills taking about 25mg a day for a week or so, then only taking 10mg oneday, zero the next day,, then the day after that only taking 5mg. now my doctor put me on ultracet, and i was really worried if i am going to go through withdrawl going from oxycodone to ultracet. i dont know if my concern was too clear to my doctor about this, and this is what he said to take instead of oxycodone to taper off of pain meds. is ultracet even an opiod? will i be expierencing withdrawl since off the percocet? this is what i found online, but dont know if withdrawl is something to worry about..
--It binds to the µ-opioid receptor on nerves (the same mechanism that is responsible for the effectives of narcotics, such as morphine), and it also inhibits the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine by nerves. This inhibition may lead to reduced transmission of pain signals through the spinal cord to the brain.---
any info would help, im tryin to cut this pain meds expierence

William