How do i wean off vicodin without feeling any withdrawl symptons?!
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How do i wean off vicodin without feeling any withdrawl symptons?
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3 weeks ago
i went on it may 1st for a broken foot and since then have had to increase the dosage to get the same pain relief. I was taking one 500mg tab and now you don't even want to know....
Answers:
First, look at your bottle again. The dosage 500 mg is the amount of tylenol, not the opiate, in the pill. They are usually written as 5/500 or 10/650. The first number is the opiate dose in mg. So you're not taking 500 mg of vicodin at a time. You're probably taking 5 mg or 7.5 mg.
You can try gradually reducing your daily dose by ONE PILL daily each week. Next week cut your daily dose back again by one pill, and so on. If you can get yourself down to a minimal dosage of just 1-2 or even 1/2 pill per day, your withdrawals won't be nearly as severe.
That's not to say you won't have some discomfort using this method, but it's a heck of a lot less painful than going cold turkey. Good luck.