What is the best way to withdraw fom percocet addiction?

Question:

I had surgery for lung cancer on 3/1/06 and have become addicted to percocet prescribed for pain. I take 2 to 3 10mg tabs a day. If I go more than 6 hours or so without them I suffer from extreme anxiety and depression.

Answers:
Talk to a doctor ~ ~ the doctor who prescribes them for you.

and just tell him what you have said to us, He will help you.
You may just need something for the anxiety and depression, not a pain med.

good luck to you

You need help from your doctor. Zoloft or some other antidepressant may help you if you are depressed.

you have too tell the doctor!

You need to see the Dr. that is prescribing them to you. Tell the Dr. that you really want to get off them. Hopefully your pain has subsided if you are doing this. The Dr. needs to help you through this with something you can take for the anxiety and slowly wean you off the pain meds. This is the best way. That way you aren't alone and he can help you by sending you to talk to someone else if he can't do it. maybe a pain management Dr. could help but, please don't try on your own. good luck and God bless you.

Talk to your doctor. They are extremely addicting. I know. I have to take meds for chronic migraines. They are physically & psychologically addicting, and you may be getting rebound headaches. That's what happened to me. Anyway, this really is definately something you need to talk to your doctor about. He will probably try to wean you off slowly. GOOD LUCK!

What is the best way to withdraw fom percocet addiction?

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