Hey facade,

I wouldn't recommend going of your anxiety med during WD. I don't think that's in your plan, but I thought I'd put it out there. I'm currently on Lexapro and Remeron. I hate taking the Remeron because it makes me crash out at night and I kick my hubbie all night, but it does seem to help the next day with my anxiety. So I reluctantly still take it. Maybe if you went on another anti-depressent it would help with your anxiety. I haven't heard good things about Prozac, but if it worked for you before... maybe?

At any rate, have you tried to taper your oxy? I could never do it, but some people can. You could do a real slow taper and you wouldn't feel hardly any wd symptoms.

I have a feeling you are a much stronger lady than I. I know you lost your husband and I'm so sorry for that. You probably don't feel like it, but I can see it. You'll know when you are ready. I lurked for an entire year before I was, and then I wasn't entirely sure until I was in the midst of wd and figured out that it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was. And I remember thinking that clearly, "hey this couldn't have been so much worse." Sometimes our fear of pain and fear of wd keeps us from taking the plunge.

Having said that, I will never put myself through that again! The fear of wd now keeps me from ever using again.

Look at me, I'm a chatty Cathy today! Don't mean to ramble.

Warmly,

KM