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I've been wothdrawing from 8 pills of 30 mg of roxycodone per day gone 2 days taking clonidine n gabapentin that was prescribed.i took a sliver a quar?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not quite sure of ?: Withdrawal peaks at 3 to 5 days post narcotic withdrawal and decreases after day 7. If going back onto narcotics, this is standard for withdrawal FAILURE. detox and other supervised withdrawal is easier and more reliable. Furthermore, interventions to identify and change underlying pattern of addiction is a good idea.

Answered 4/7/2016

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