Morphine

I started tapering my Morphine use 2 days ago, cutting out my midday dose of 30 mg. I now am on 60 mg BID, 120 mg total. I have been as high as 180 mg daily. I have been experiencing heavy nausea since then, which is one of the reported withdrawal effects. I have my eye on the prize of taking none which should be achievable in 26 more days with a moderate taper. We will see how it goes. I drop 15 mg on Saturday and plan on removing 15 mg every Wednesday and Saturday as long as I can manage the withdrawal.

I do not feel any cravings to go back to a higher dose or have some right now. I have heard the cravings are usually worse in the first 24-72 hours, but can last for years. So far, I haven't noticed any at all.

My pain levels since Wednesday and prior have been 3-4 without any Percocet. I hope to not need any during this time period. My parasthesia is still always present, though is not troublesome. Constant and bothersome yes, but not a big issue.

I started NATTO-K on Thursday morning. 1 tablet TID on an empty stomach. Empty stomach has not been a problem since I don't have an appetite. I have not noticed a major difference, but am in a remission state right now so I don't know what difference it could make. I will take it for a month and see. At $56 a month, it's a little expensive for me, but if this is the ultimate fix, it will be worth it.