im addicted to percs and am trying to quit. please help me.

[trara]

hi my name is anthony, and about a year ago my friend from work gave me a perc, Ive never had one before and i was curious so i took it and i liked it right away. so i started to buy them, about 5 a week and take 2 a day, now a year later i get 10 every 3 days. i now realize how bad they are and what its doing to me. im trying to do this on my own because i have a beautiful wife and daughter who i love very much and cant even imagine putting them through this. now im not letting this ruin my bank account but i know if this continues it most definatly will. i asked my friend to stop selling them to me and he says ok and a few days later when i work with him he casually offers them. im 28 years old and i feel like im on the verge of ruining my life. i work 2 jobs and am on my feet all day and cant afford to take any time off so detoxing is going to be a lot harder than what it could be, but im ok with that, i just need to stop this once and for all and get back to being the husband and father i was. please im in desperate need of help.

anthony

[melinda7.5]

Hi Anthony
The best way I could think of for you is to taper down a little and then quit...
I had to work going thru my w/d also...it is not easy, but it can be done !!!
I am living proof of that..
How many are you taking a day and what mg are they ???
you can do this !!!
just let us know what you are taking now and we can help you !!!
Talk to you soon, Melinda

[trara]

thank you for responding to me, i don't know what the mg dosage is all i know is it is a round white pill with TEC on one side and a slit on the other. as to how much im taking, ill buy 10 and take 6 one day 3 at a time and four the next day 2 at a time and then go without for 2 days so i don't spend to much money that it gets noticed. i don't really want to taper it off because im not sure i have the self control for that, i think cold turkey is the way. last time i quit for 3 weeks so i think i can do it. the biggest problem for me now is the depression im feeling, now when i look at my wife and a daughter i want to cry because i feel like im failing them and they don't even know it. but again thank you for responding to me. just knowing there are people out there who know what this is about and how bad it can be and who are willing to lend an ear and give there advise is really helping me out.

thank you.

anthony

[yezdegerd]

Never seen those, probably 5mg ones. Then again I was a lortab guy. Either way you haven't hit the 10 a day habit yet thankfully so they are right, take less and less over the next week or two, then quit. Follow that thomas recipe. You can do it. The WD really isn't that bad. How's your mental state, depression or anxiety?

[melinda7.5]

thank you for responding to me, i don't know what the mg dosage is all i know is it is a round white pill with TEC on one side and a slit on the other. as to how much I'm taking, ill buy 10 and take 6 one day 3 at a time and four the next day 2 at a time and then go without for 2 days so i don't spend to much money that it gets noticed. i don't really want to taper it off because im not sure i have the self control for that, i think cold turkey is the way. last time i quit for 3 weeks so i think i can do it. the biggest problem for me now is the depression im feeling, now when i look at my wife and a daughter i want to cry because i feel like im failing them and they don't even know it. but again thank you for responding to me. just knowing there are people out there who know what this is about and how bad it can be and who are willing to lend an ear and give there advise is really helping me out.

thank you.

Anthony

Anthony
Really don't be to hard on yourself, Just take control over this and tell yourself I WILL BEAT this and kick some butt doing it..pull out your strength that you have inside ...get mad at it and say I will be sick for a couple days and then it will be over.
and think about when your done and you can be proud of yourself and make your wife and child have the best husband and dad around !!!
It wont be to bad...I can tell you want to live life not numb yourself with a bunch of pills..
we are here for you..just keep us posted on how your doing
Talk to you soon, Melinda

[lilbri]

Never seen those, probably 5mg ones. Then again I was a lortab guy. Either way you haven't hit the 10 a day habit yet thankfully so they are right, take less and less over the next week or two, then quit. Follow that thomas recipe. You can do it. The WD really isn't that bad. How's your mental state, depression or anxiety?

The tec's are 5mg perc. Brian.

[Garrett22]

Right now I'm on day 7 of withdrawing off of

Morphine Sulphate 30mg 3 times a day!
Percocet 4-5 times a day 7.5 mg
Xanax 1mg 3-4 times a day

The pain management center I wen't to had a great doctor until he went to a hospital job and then all the sudden I get kicked out with No opiates in my urine...What do I have like super urine or somthing? LOL

Me and my Mom talked to a assistant tech there and she said the DEA is cracking down on people with lots of meds and just dropping them...Sorry Obama lovers but he's messing things up..same with people with access cant get donor organs...It's really sad..They just dropped me with nowhere to go or another script like they are supposed to...Atleast I see my therapist in 10 days...She said to get down or off the meds and gave me 6 months Lol This is really going to surprise her.

Anyways, You can do it you are on a low dose and will feel real bad but think of it as a bad flu.

Good Luck, Garrett