Hi Moonsilk,

Boy, talk about a kinship...

I've been being treated for chronic back pain for many months with Norco, which is the strongest form of Vicodin. I've been taking as many as 12-14 a day depending on my pain level. Last Friday I made the decision to stop taking them. I went cold turkey. What a bad move....sweats, shaking, vomiting, headaches, double vision, aches and pains, etc. But, I wanted to stop and stop now. I'm finally feeling like I'm almost over the WDs.

Vicodin is a very powerful and addictive drug. The best way according to my doctor to taper off the med is, if you're taking 8 a day, cut back to 7 for a few days, then 6, then 5, etc. This slowly allows the toxin to leave your body and minimizes any WDs you might have. Darvocet has none of the properties that Vicodin has, and I would think do nothing for your withdrawals. Of course, I'm not a doctor.

How ever you handle this I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you don't go thru what I did. It really sucked...a lot...big time.

bp

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