get yourself some imodium (buy it at amazon where you can buy it by the hundreds) you'll need more than the 2 pills that are recommended. I take a few, wait a few hours, and add some more. If you have imaodium and a little bit of xanax and advil and some clonidine, you should have only about 10 percent of WD's. but everyone is different. Since you have only been doing i for a month, thats in your favor. If you can taper and have the willpower, then do that. But if its cold turkey, the immodium route is the best. remember, immodium is really an opiate, it just doesn't cross the blood brain barrier very well at all, so it will help with the shits and other aspects of wd. it wont take all the pain away, but its a lifesaver..