[djp58]

Hello everybody,

I am new to this board and want to voice my concerns. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Here is the situation:

I have been taking Percocet's constantly for a year and a half now. Typically, I take four 500mg's a day (2000 mg total of Oxycodone)

My dear friend started with Percocet & Vicodin and moved on to Oxycontin, recently taking up to 200mgs a day.

The both of us are very close and are the only ones who know about one another's troubles. My buddy, over the past few months, has got his hands on a few Suboxone knowing that he needed to quit. A quick note about the both of us is that we both work full-time and have very high responsibilities and cannot afford to take time off or go to any clinics or rehabs.

Now, after reading a bunch of material and different opinions, he took his last Oxy two afternoons ago, woke up yesterday early and took Suboxone. He has been taking his Suboxone (I think about a quarter at a time through the day) and has been doing very well - with my support. I feel as if now, since we are both in this together, as being a hypocrite as I am still abusing and he is two days clean.

What do I do and say to keep on giving him a helping hand?

How do I get off these Percocets? Now that I see his motivation, I think I am ready. I need to quit as I feel my health is deteriorating. Am I in a tough situation, taking the amount that I have been for the past year and a half?

Please - any help is greatly appreciated.

[Robert_325]

First of all no one is taking 500mg percocets. No such thing exists. You are reading the amount of acetaminophen (tylenol) in the pills. You are taking four 10mg percocets per day.

If you wish to get clean with suboxone you need to do it correctly. Check out the following link where I explain how to use suboxone from the induction through the taper down and off them completely as well. If you want me to help you let me know after reading the following link. God bless.

http://www.drugs.com/forum/featured-...apy-50887.html

[ddosher]

Originally Posted by djp58

Hello everybody,

I am new to this board and want to voice my concerns. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Here is the situation:

I have been taking Percocet's constantly for a year and a half now. Typically, I take four 500mg's a day (2000 mg total of Oxycodone)

My dear friend started with Percocet & Vicodin and moved on to Oxycontin, recently taking up to 200mgs a day.

The both of us are very close and are the only ones who know about one another's troubles. My buddy, over the past few months, has got his hands on a few Suboxone knowing that he needed to quit. A quick note about the both of us is that we both work full-time and have very high responsibilities and cannot afford to take time off or go to any clinics or rehabs.

Now, after reading a bunch of material and different opinions, he took his last Oxy two afternoons ago, woke up yesterday early and took Suboxone. He has been taking his Suboxone (I think about a quarter at a time through the day) and has been doing very well - with my support. I feel as if now, since we are both in this together, as being a hypocrite as I am still abusing and he is two days clean.

What do I do and say to keep on giving him a helping hand?

How do I get off these Percocets? Now that I see his motivation, I think I am ready. I need to quit as I feel my health is deteriorating. Am I in a tough situation, taking the amount that I have been for the past year and a half?

Please - any help is greatly appreciated.

You should find a DR. in your area that can subscribe you suboxone and let Robert_325 on this forum work with you on how to take it, how much to take and then how to taper off. If you read the posts around here, the educated concensus is that most of the Dr.'s out there are over-prescribing in terms of having the patient take too much for too long. You should definately get the drug (your friend should do this with you as well) but have a plan for reducing the dosage as soon as possible. Good luck to you.
Donna

[brndout]

Originally Posted by djp58

Hello everybody,

I am new to this board and want to voice my concerns. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Here is the situation:

I have been taking Percocet's constantly for a year and a half now. Typically, I take four 500mg's a day (2000 mg total of Oxycodone)

My dear friend started with Percocet & Vicodin and moved on to Oxycontin, recently taking up to 200mgs a day.

The both of us are very close and are the only ones who know about one another's troubles. My buddy, over the past few months, has got his hands on a few Suboxone knowing that he needed to quit. A quick note about the both of us is that we both work full-time and have very high responsibilities and cannot afford to take time off or go to any clinics or rehabs.

Now, after reading a bunch of material and different opinions, he took his last Oxy two afternoons ago, woke up yesterday early and took Suboxone. He has been taking his Suboxone (I think about a quarter at a time through the day) and has been doing very well - with my support. I feel as if now, since we are both in this together, as being a hypocrite as I am still abusing and he is two days clean.

What do I do and say to keep on giving him a helping hand?

How do I get off these Percocets? Now that I see his motivation, I think I am ready. I need to quit as I feel my health is deteriorating. Am I in a tough situation, taking the amount that I have been for the past year and a half?

Please - any help is greatly appreciated.

Since I think oyu are taking 4 percocets a day ? Right ? It would seem to me to try and taper or go c/t .Suboxone is very strong ,if I had been taking what you say you are I would just quit or taper off . Just my opinion. Linda

[Robert_325]

I really agree with Linda. I was just stating above that if you do subs you should do them properly. But you all really are not taking that much. You could cold turkey with the Thomas Recipe and it would be lots faster than using suboxone. God bless.