[Honeybee]

after i gave birth to my son 8 months ago, i was given percocet for the pain of a c section. i was on it about 2 weeks and came off with somewhat moderate withdrawels. well, i also got really bad back pain from the epidural that still hasent gone away and my dr didnt give me anything that helped, so a friend gave me a percocet. this worked, long story short, i got addicted. i have been taking them about 6 months now, right now i am taking 15mg 3 times a day. i really want to get off with a taper. i dont want suboxone or methodone. but if i go to my dr to tell him i need help with this, will they call cps on me? i am a really good mother, i just have a problem right now. i want help and i tried cold turkey but its too much for me. do you think my regular dr can help me or should i try to taper my self? also, whats a good taper scheduele?? thanks in advanceoh god no, i dont buy pills on the internet!!! my friend has a prescription for them, but he doesnt take them.i dont act erraticly or drive when i take them. definatly not! and the dr is very bad with actually trying to get to the bottom of my back pain. i did have an xray and an mri, but they found nothing. he actually called me at home like a month ago and said he was going to talk to a neurologist for me. but i never heard back from him and everytime i call the office he is unavailable and never calls me back. i really want to try and get in to see him sunday since he wont return my phone calls. but i am debating on if i should just see a new dr. the original dr i was seeing there was really actively trying to help me, but she left the practice to go into orthopedics and now im stuck with this old geezer! he gave me a low dose of some anti-depressant and a medicine that is similar to motrin. neither of them work which im guessing is what led me to my new problem.

[C N]

if there is no harm to ur kids and ur a good mother ure better to tell him and wean off them than continue as ur are so that in the future cps will be involved anyway and u havent tried to give it up

[james b]

I would talk to your doc. That's a darn good first start, and he can tell you a proper draw-down dose. He will not get you sent ot jail. Good luck and congrats for recognizing the problem.

[dancing_smurf]

You need to ask a lawyer or speak to your doctor. Asking people on Yahoo! Answers will not get you the right answer as people on Yahoo! Answers are providing you their opinions and what you are asking requires an answer based on the law and professional medical ethics.

[13thRowPyro]

Your doctor won't call the cops. He would have you taper rather than methodone. Methodone is just another substance to take indefinitely and then you have to choose to stop it. If he or you felt extremely unstable, he could treat you in the hospital. You can taper off them yourself if you're taking that amount 3x/day. Cold turkey is like going from hot summertime into the snow, so of course you'd have a rough time with that. The thing is you've got to reduce slowly. Like begin by taking 1/4 or 1/3 of a dose ea time you take it. In a few days, reduce it again. In a few more days reduce again. When you completely stop there will be a bump, but nothing like withdrawls from a full dose. That might work for you. If it doesn't, then you're already greatly reduced by the time you go to the doc.It depends really on why you're taking them. Most ppl who are in physical pain do not feel'high'because of the way the opiod attaches to the receptors. If you're not in pain&you take them, they affect you differently. If you felt buzzed when you took them&kept on because of that, then you should seek counseling. If you were getting'high'you might've wanted to numb out&should explore the reasons, so you won't reach for it as a crutch again.I'm also concerned about your source. You've been taking them for 6 mos you say. Have you been getting them from a friend all this time since your doc wouldn't prescribe them? What's your friend doing with this supply of narcotics? If you're getting them over the internet or another illicit source, there's a great danger they could be contaminated, contain irregular ingredients or any number of dangerous things.