Ive been reading this board for about a month. You guys are the only ones that I think can help me right now.

Ive been in Pain management for 7 months now........I have lower and upper back oesteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia. In Sept my PM dr put me on Vicodin ES once a day. By December it was only giving me 2 hrs a day pain relief......he reluctantly put me on 2 a day......again this med helps a great deal (tried all the anti depressants and alternative meds for 6 yrs before trying narcotics......kind of last hope approach) but now I only get 4 hours. I take one late morning and the other late day.

I told him that 3 a day ... 1 morning/1 afternoon/1 evening would make me human again. I do NOT get high, I just feel normal and the pain decreases 60%.

Well, last time he took me from 60 pills a month to 45 and is weaning me off.

He cancelled my last appt due to weather and he left me going thru withdrawls for 5 days! My script was up the day of the appt.

I'm now in the same situation.....I read that xanax and tramadol helps....I luckily have both. Xanax I rarely take but I Never throw them out........tramadol is like a chicklet but I keep it just incase.

How long will my withdrawls last coming off of two pills a day ? Ive been on 2 a day for about 4 months.

Last withdrawls I was really nauseated, diareaha, anxiety.....and just not nice to be near. My fibro pain went thru the roof! My entire body felt like I was bruised from head to toe.

I didn't know where to turn, you guys know more about this than anyone on the fibro boards.

Thanks
Hope