Withdrawal Question

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I am a chronic pain patient who is withdrawing from OpanaER. It is a morphine-based long-acting narcotic. The reason I am stopping this medication is because I am having horrible GI problems and it is not doing anything for my pain. My GI doctor is writing a note to my Pain Management doctor that he wants me to discontinue this med.

Here is my problem. I called my Pain doctor but the office closed early on Friday and will not reopen until Tuesday. So, I have no instructions on how to stop this medication. I asked my pharamicst and she told me to take it slow. BUT..they are time relaased so I cannot cut them.

Here is my medication schedule:
OpanaER, 20 mg (2x per day..one in the am, one in the pm)
Hydrocodone 7.5/325mg, 4x per day

I stopped my morning OpanaER three days ago. I have felt very little to no withdrawals so far. I want off this medication right now, but am afraid to stop it all together.

So my question is this. Do you think I can stop my evening OpanaER and be ok, withdrawal wise? Is the hydrocodone taking my withdrawals away?

Thanks so much!!!
10sox
 
Hi Sox

I would stay right like you are until you see the Pain Doc. Morphine based drugs like Opana ER stay in the system quite a while and I think that that is why you are not feeling withdrawals. If you cut out both Opanas in such a short period of time, I do believe you are going to face withdrawal symptoms pretty severely.

Personally, I would start moving that PM dose farther and farther away from bedtime. It will help the body and brain not be so dependent on it for sleep.

Please don't stop the Opana altogether this weekend... I think you would be underestimating the body's dependency on such a strong opiate. Tuesday will be here soon enough and you can get real professioanl guidance then.

Best wishes
reach
 
Reach:

Thanks for responding. I will be calling my doctors office first thing tuesday morning and will not drop my other Opana just yet.

I have a very busy week coming up and my sister is driving 1500 miles with her three kiRAB to stay with me next week. I have not seen my sister in over a year and DO NOT want to be sick for this visit. So, do you think my withdrawals could get worse in the coming days (keeping at my one OpanaER a day and my 4 hydrocodone's)??

I am so new to this and am totally clueless. At what day would I feel the peak withdrawals from my initial drop?

Thanks sooo much!
 
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