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DAY 7 !!!!
by kell737, Aug 10, 2002 12:00AM
Morning everyone. I actually woke up this morning feeling pretty decent (unlike the last few day) ... I have been without Percocet for 7 days now! Just to be able to say that is the most wonderful feeling. I wanted to ask you all .... Do doctors give meds to help with withdrawls (ones THAT ACTUALLY help)? My sister is kind of going through the same thing only her withdrawls are from Ultram. Does anyone that's taken Ultram or Any drug for that matter help me out alittle. Just trying to give my sister some advice. CLEAN 7 DAYS BABY!!!!!!!
~Kell
~Kell
GREAT JOB!
KOALA
Even though I had to lock up my meds today (physically) I still think I'm doing ok for the first time even trying to clean clean. (after 8 years!!) Hope everyone is having a good day.
~kell
I hope you don't mind me posting on someone elses subject. I suppose we're all here for the same reason.
I really don't know where to begin. I took my last roxicet yesterday afternoon, about 25 hours ago. I had tried, over and over, to wean myself. That was a joke. I actually was able to sleep last night, although I woke with extreme stomach cramps. Today I just felt tired, hot/cold, been in the bathroom all day. I had been taking roxicet (oxycodone 5mg/APAP 325mg), due to pain from endometreosis,constantly over the last 3 months. About 10 a day. Of course the pain was never as bad as I led the DR believe. Two weeks ago I had surgery to remove the endometreosis, which I actually had a fair amount of. I thought, "well, that worked out great. Now I'll get more roxicet". Well, I found out they definately cut you off from pain meds after surgery alot faster than for chronic pain. So, I'm hoping I'm not going to be in hell for the next few days with w/d symptoms. I have withdrawn from other meds over the past 5 years or so (Ultram, Vicodin) and maybe it's obvious I need help, I just haven't wanted to face that. I guess the thing that's stopped me is that I had been able to go for a year at a time, not using anything, then sure enough, I'll be given a prescription from the dentist, or something and I'll want the stuff all the time.
Since I've kicked this **** on my own before, I know I can do it. I really don't want to be in this position again. My husband doesn't have a clue as to all of this. I'm so scared of telling him lest he loose respect for me. We have been trying to have a baby for 4+ years now and I'm scared he may blame me. However I think that I was getting more and more depressed from the infertility and always wanting to escape to the "wonderful world of opiates". They really do allow you to kind of "drop out of life". It's so sad that so many of us want to do that.
So, 1) Does anyone know about how long it would take me to experince total W/D symtoms?
2) Does my kind of usage constitute going to a rehab?
3) Does anyone recommend a good online NA or pill abuser support website?
I thank you. I have promised myself to come here each day to read about the horrors of drug withdrawel so that I never forget what this garbage does.
You know what you're talking about, and you seem to be a very intelligent person, SO I'll try to answer your questions as honestly and "Straightforwardly" as I can!
You asked, "So, 1) Does anyone know about how long it would take me to experince total W/D symtoms?
2) Does my kind of usage constitute going to a rehab?
3) Does anyone recommend a good online NA or pill abuser support website?
AS for question number 1, are you asking how long it would take to get "Over" the symptoms, or how long until you experienced the "Worst" symptoms?
Once you stop taking your opiates, you will feel the worst between 24 hours to 72 hours from taking your last dose. (keep in mind that all of us have different body chemistry, so for you it may be slightly different, but in my experience, the numbers I gave above are pretty average.
Getting over the physical aspect of withdrawls varies greatly, but a conservative estimate would be approximatly 7 days until your body starts feeling "Normal" again. Remember, however, that the hardest part of recovery for most of us addicts is the psychological withdrawl. We lived for so many months of even YEARS a lifestyle of escaping reality, counting pills, thinking of how to get more pills. It was a GIANT part of our lives. once you have successfully rid your body of the drugs, you will need to start doing other activities to fill in that LARGE hole in your life that was previously taken by our drug seeking/drug use. There are differing opinions on what methods work the best, but one thing I've found helpful is lots of exercise. not only is it good for your body, but it also helps your brain produce endorphins, (the feel-good chemicals that our brains stop producing because we've been putting opiates in our bodies that tend to make our brain shut off it's own feel-good chemicals.
As for your question of treatment, you may want to look into a Narcotics Anonymous group first, as the support in these groups IS WONDERFUL. If it seems that you just cannot get off the pills no matter what you do, then there are many inpatient treatment facilities that have a great success rate. I had to check myself into one for my terrible drinking problem, and it DID WORK! As for my prescription drug problem-- I was able to kick my habit through NA and AA meetings, but especially this VERY FORUM helped the most. I guess that answered your third question....
Just KEEP reading this forum, and POST often. Make it a point to share how you are doing in your recovery, and ask questions! There are many people here that have great experience, and will treat you with compassion and understanding.
If you are seriously looking into inpatient drug treatment facilities, I can give you a list of the best, AND least expensive facilities in the nation. Just E-Mail me at ***@****
Boy, I guess my fingers wanted the exercise tonight! Sorry to ramble on this long.
Happy trails!
Jess
My husband, who always knew what I was doing and disapproved seriously, really stood by me in the end. I detoxed at home, with the help of some meds to mute the symptoms, and that helped me so much - I don't know if I could have done it without that. I'd gotten so bad that when I woke up in the mornings I'd already be withdrawing, just 8 hours after my last dose of pills. I'm so glad that's all behind me!
After three months of continual use, you're probably in WD right now. You really need to talk to your doctor or see an addiction doctor to help you get off this, or go cold at home and try to make it through the WD. That's horrible, as I'm sure you know by now. Best of luck and please write if you need more info or help; my address is ***@****.
tracy
I just want to thank you so much for responding to my message. It really helps tremendously to communicate with people who truly understand and have been in my shoes.
I'm hanging in there, 44 hours since my last roxicet. I did have a rough time sleeping last night, if you could call it sleep. I was in the bathroom many, many times last night as my digestive system is trying to get rid of everything. I also was freezing cold with blankets off me but would sweat with even a sheet covering me...ahhhh! My legs had that awful restless feeling. I found the most comfortable way I could rest a little was to turn my heating pad on high and keep moving it around my legs, at the same time I had the fan pointing on me to keep me from getting too hot. A heating blanket to wrap my legs in would've even be better. It just made things bearable and kept me from absolutely climbing the walls. I also took 2 Benadryl and a Phenergan pill (for nausea) which are both very sedating. So, today I feel hopefull that I can handle it, if things don't get much worse. If they do, I will promptly march into my DRs office Monday morning and demand something be done, over course, something OTHER than an more Opiates. I also am going to speak with my DR and have him note in my medical record that I never, ever want or should be prescribed any Opiates. The pain of withdrawels from them are way worse than any pain the DR was treating. I hope and pray I never need another surgery as I don't know how I'd handle that kind of pain with only Ibuprofen. I also am going to ask him to refer me to someone, a therapist to help me deal with my infertility. Looking back, I truely think that this is a huge reason for my desire to "escape reality".
I thank God for this forum, for all of you who post here, and especially for you Jess & Tracy. Thank you for reaching out to me. You are all such an inspiration to me and give me hope that I can kick this destructive behavior.
Annie
tracy