My dr started giving me 150 percocet every two weeks I would go through all of them and then through my dads 120 vicodin for a 5 years period.... and then on to buy more as I took all of those. please keep in mine my husband took about the same amount so you can imagine the situation we were in. I had a friend who went to the MMT ( methadone therapy clinc) and started to take 30mg a day to help...this does not help!!! Please do NOT be suckered into taking anything to get off of another drug obviously if its strong enough to take away the withdrawl from the pain pills it will be worse when u go through the w/d from this. I took about 50 mg a day for over 1 year and decided to get off completely it was the hardest thing Ive ever had to do. I was literally so sick I couldnt move. I didnt take anything to help with it either just 100% cold turkey b/c I refused to become dependant on anything else. I took about 1 1/2 months to get through that but I did it headaches, stomach cramps, diarreha, vomiting lets be honest it felt as though a mack truck was continually running me over and backing up and doing it again 24/7 and sometimes I wished that were the case because it would all be over. But here I am 8 months almost 9 mths later to tell u this is the best way and the only way. When u have an addiction to these meds u can't slowly wing urself off YOU HAVE AN ADDICTION its mental and physical your body will not let u do this very long!!!! It is the hardest thing you will ever do but if your ready you will do it. Still to this day I have a hard time. But NOTHING like the first couple weeks. I drank tons of starbucks and NOS energy shots to get through the day and then after 3weeks I started taking advil pm to try to sleep sometimes it worked but very rarely. Just remember if you are truly sick of your life like it is you will and CAN do it. Just keep pushing yourself do NOT JUST SIT ON THE COUCH OR IN BED WALK AROUND YOUR HOUSE THE BLOCK UP THE STAIRS yes you will vomit just go do it and get right back up and push yourself everyday will get better. Goodluck to all of you and DONT GIVE UP. I know its hard. My husband is going through the suboxen withdrawls as we speak and is unable to eat sleep walk hes at 2 weeks cold turkey and is still sick however he knows he only has 2 more weeks and it will start to get better. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE