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I thought all of these people who had talked about how horrible withdrawal was were exaggerating. I thought that I could do this with no problem because most people said it's like having the flu. I ran out of patches and hydro 5 days ago. I thought that I could use some fiorinal for the withdrawal symptoms, but it didn't really help when I tried it. This withdrawal thing has to be the worst thing that I have ever felt in my entire life!!! I'd rather be in labor giving birth to a 15 pound baby with no epidural than to be going through this!!! From everything that I'd read, I thought that the withdrawals got significantly better after about 3 days. It's been 5 and I feel like I am going crazy. I finally broke down and ordered some hydro from an OP. Have any of you ever been successfully tapered off of the duragesic patch? How did you do it? How long did you feel bad?

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INDEED! I'm in the same boat. Sick as a dog. Last time it lasted 2 weeks. I found that imodium ad and Vicks 44 cough drops ACTIVE ING: DXM, helps a tad bit. And Motrin helps with the aches and pains. Let me warn you, NEVER EVER touch benzo's IF YOU THINK OPIOID W/D IS BAD! This is a pick-nick in comparison!!!! WORDS CAN NOT DESCRIBE-- Stay away from Xanax, Valium, Ativan, Ect. Some may tell you they will help with your opioid w/d, and they would, but if you play that game, your playing with the devil. You could find yourself hooked on BOTH! Just stick it out. You'll make it. It's hard.. I'm doing it too. So PM if you like. God bless you. Hope you feel well soon. If you can just hold out 9 more days, you'll be okay!!! Take care.

p.s. Up the holliday dose of DXM, but make sure the only active ingr. is dextromethorphan!!! Nyquil has other AI's that could be very bad in large doses. I drank half a bottle of pure dextromethorphan. NASTY. It was mild relief. Better than none, eh?

For more info on DXM please see: http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dxm/dxm.shtml

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