Been tapering off Dilaudid, got impatient...what to expect?
So I was on 16mg a day of Dilaudid for about a year, 30-60mg a day of Morphine for about 2 years before that. I slowly tapered down to about 5mg a day, but the hell it creates with my stomach made me just drop all my doses except a 1.5 mg dose (I have liquid) that I took last night before bed. So far today I feel pretty okay, I'm wondering if the 4mg was low enough to then cut it all out without having MAJOR WD. Should I take any before bed tonight? I was thinking if I do, I would take like 1.25 mg. Should I just try to stop now? I know you guys aren't doctors, but what do you think? I'm 37, recovering from cancer, which is why I was on them in the first place, & just want to be done.
Tl;dr 37 Dilaudid user for a year (morphine for two years prior), tapered from 16mg, to 4mg daily...last dose was 1.5mg about 22 hours ago. Not sure if I should stop completely or get to a lower level first.
Thoughts?
Posted Dec 31, 2014, 2:28 AM UTC
go lower if you can...its a rough detox going cold turkey...going slow might make it easier for you to stay off them in the long run
Thank you. Any idea at what level I can stop without getting serious physical WD? I don't like them, never have liked the way they made me feel, just took them for the pain & then to keep from my stomach dropping out from under me. So I'm really only worried about the physical part right now.
just go slow with the tapering is all i can offer you and have some comfort meds on hand..stuff for stomach cramps and such..its not a super long detox..but the slower you taper the easier it gets
Thanks!