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I want to taper off hydro. My current usage is 3 to 4 "10's" per day, usually at night to sleep. I dont take them during the day. Starting over the weekend, I tried to taper on my own schedule, cutting down to a half of a pill before bed, but couldnt sleep. Felt real anxious and tossed all night. Next morning, I woke up with a pounding headache. It has been over 48 hours since I took more than a half of pill (5mg) (Friday night, I took 30 mg, Sat night I took 5mg and Sunday night 5mg). I have plenty of pills to take, but I want to take a "holiday", but if I am going to feel this way all the time, I will go back to my usual schedule. Any help will be appreciated. PM me if you need to. THANKS!
Well, i'm not the hydro-holiday expert, but it sounds to me like your taper was more like falling down a cliff instead of a slow decline in meds. At most i'd personally try to cut down from 30mg to 25mg, then to 20mg, etc, and when you get down to smaller numbers make the drop in dosage lower so that your body isn't getting thrown thru such harsh/drastic changes so quickly. I'd imagine it felt really crappy to go from 30mg a day to 5mg....
Good luck, it's a pain in the ... but it's worth it.
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ETA: When I say drop from 30mg to 25mg, then to 20mg, I don't mean over a 3-day period. I'd drop from 30 to 25 and stay at 25 for at least several days so that your body can adjust. Only then would I lower the dose further, and i'd keep the routine up until it's over. Fast tapering is NOT fun...
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I agree, Another thing is to maintain your tylenol intake as you taper off the hydro. From what I've heard, the tylenol helps your body adjust better, plus it should help with the headaches. Good luck. pete.
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