"i took ms contin 12 mg/day for a medical condition which has since been resolved.  when i ran out, i decided (against the advice of my pharmacist) to quit cold turkey.  symptoms were worst on day 5 of withdrawal, knee pains, nausea, hot flushes, severe insomnia, malaise, and have now (day 9) gone down to just nausea and malaise.  i have not, and refuse to, seek any other habit forming drugs from my doctor.

"