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Can you tell me how i could stop taking prescription pain killers?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Slow taper: You need to see the doctor who is giving you the pain pills.Most pain meds need to be tapered off.

Dr Ingram and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/27/2014

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Discuss with doctor: and develop a schedule for tapering down your dose till you are weaned completely off.

Answered 6/27/2014

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