oxycodone dose

just wondering...what's the highest dose of oxycodone any of you have been/are on? 

for those of you who were on a high dose but are off how long did it take you to ween yourself off?

how hard was it?

Hi Mtgman~

Please do take it slow when tapering off of this type of medication. When I asked my doctor about reducing he felt comfortable with me going down about 10 mg/month. It might seem slow but it also took a while to go Up to your current dosage. It can be dangerous to your system to go too fast, regardless of any discomfort. Best thing I can suggest is go by your own doctor's suggestions.

Good luck,
Chutz

I was taking 30mg oxycontin every 8 hrs and 5mg oxycodone 3xday. When I decided to switch to tramadol instead of narcotics my pm doctor had me taper 10mg per month switching from every 8 hrs to every 12 hrs when I felt comfortable. It took 3 months but was relatively painless. Definately go slow. When on the narcotics I would get withdrawl symptoms even if I was 2 hrs late taking a dose.

That was one of the reasons that I wanted to go off oxycontin and oxycodone, was the "creepy crawlies" that would come on with taking oxycontin. If you were so much as an hour late taking it, it would seem that withdrawal symptoms would set in. I also found that unlike some of the other narcotic pain meds, after a relatively short time of being on a particular dose, it would need to be adjusted upward to give the same pain relief. I did some reading and it seemed to be a common occurance with oxycontin. All of that contributed to wanting to be off it and use some other type of pain medication instead.
I totally agree with consulting with your doctor about a proper taper. One that is done correctly should not cause much in the way of withdrawal symptoms at all. And having your doctor supervise a taper allows you to adjust the rate of the taper if it seems to be going too fast.
Most withdrawal is not dangerous unless you have some underlying medical conditions, for the rest of us, the worst of withdrawal symptoms peak at 3 days, and get much better from there on out.

Mtgman,
I found that cutting my doses when I was on higher amounts of Oxycodone was much easier than it was when I was finally at the lower doses. It seemed like my body didn't "miss" the amounts of medication that was reduced, so it was easier to do bigger drops down in dosage at the higher amounts of it. I am not sure that I am making much sense, I am tired tonight and not explaining myself well.
Anyway, I hope that the tapering goes smoothly. Just remember the end of the 2nd day and the third day are the worst, then it does start getting better. Cooler showers help with the hot flashes, over the counter anti diarreheals help with the stomache and bowel issues, and melatonin helps with sleeping if that becomes a problem.
You can do this.......
Sandi

Take it slow. you know your body better than any one. I have tried a couple times to come off the meds cold turkey just to find myself throwing up and wishing i was dead. I finaly talked to the doctor he said if i want off the high doses it is a long process of reducing and leveling off. Take it slow is all i can say and dont feel alone.  The hotflashes and aches and of course the diarea is the worst part.