Gwaredd

Hi,

I've was prescribed Oxycodone for an arthritic condition a little over four months ago. My script calls for 20mg every four hours so that adds up to 80 mgs per day. Sometimes I will take 30mgs four times per day. The bottom line is: I want off this stuff. I know that after awhile it won't be very effective which means a dosage increase which I don't want to do.

I've posted before but I never really received any specific answers. This is the first time I have ever been on this stuff so I know nothing about it. I do know that it can become addicting.

Is a 120mg per day considered a high dose? If so, how do I go about quitting. Do I just stop or do I have to slowly cut down the amount over a period of time.

I've read other posts that seem to give conflicting responses to these types of questions so I would really appreciate some feedback from folks who are more in the know that I am.

Thank you!