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Tapering pains ... feel like I've gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson ... normal?
by coastalgirl, Jun 20, 2007 12:00AM
I am tapering off of 4-6 oxycodone this week. Was going to go c/t but one of my kinder docs took pity and gave me one more script to do it the right way. Of course, first day with fifty I took 6 not 3 b/c I was drinking ... anyone else have that problem? One glass of wine and I am in the bottle taking "one more" to feel even better. Sober I have control, pretty much.
Anyway, I feel like I got jumped by 5 guys in an alley. I am wondering if I have Lyme disease b/c it feels like arthritis in every joint (our dog brings in 3 ticks/day) but maybe it's just the tapering. Are these pains normal? At least I don't have the severe depression that I had going off of vicuprofen in Feb. That was awful. This drug seems to be easier mentally (or it's my antidepressants now) but same brutal physical symptoms.
I should count out my pills for a few days and give my husband the bottle to avoid temptation ... the pains are bad ... I am limping around like an old lady and don't any sleep.
Thanks, folks :-)
Anyway, I feel like I got jumped by 5 guys in an alley. I am wondering if I have Lyme disease b/c it feels like arthritis in every joint (our dog brings in 3 ticks/day) but maybe it's just the tapering. Are these pains normal? At least I don't have the severe depression that I had going off of vicuprofen in Feb. That was awful. This drug seems to be easier mentally (or it's my antidepressants now) but same brutal physical symptoms.
I should count out my pills for a few days and give my husband the bottle to avoid temptation ... the pains are bad ... I am limping around like an old lady and don't any sleep.
Thanks, folks :-)
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Nice to meet you. You are going through w/d symptoms and they are nasty. My entire body was screaming when I went c/t. You are doing good and great idea to have your husband hold them. I wish you the best and know you will make it. It is so hard and I got hit with real bad depression. After 3 weeks, I broke down and took 9 that I found. I felt so miserable and still feel the effects of the pills today.
Tim
for about 3 weeks!
after day 7 or so it does start to get better S.L.O.W.L.Y.
it really is very uncomfortable for a long time, with little sleep.
but im about 35 + days now with nothing but ibuprofen, and im starting to feel REALLY GOOD.
really normal and really hopeful about things....naturally.
stick to it, if you take less and less, eventually you will be taking none, and then you are free,
forever.
Thanks for the insight. I know comparatively the amt I am tapering from is minimal but tell my body that.
How long ago did you take the pills? I am curious about that ... when you finally quit and then relapse one day, are you back to square one again?
You sound like you have forgiven yourself, which you have to do. Don't know if you are a religious person but when I get crazy with the amt, my husband who is a Christian, tells me God has already forgiven me, just start over and ask Him for strength - it's a new day. That helps me when I get the HUGE guilts the next morning after a blurry night.
Take care,
CG
I started taking hydro's about 1 yr ago after a accident. I took as directed until 6 months ago. I didn't need them for pain but liked the feeling they gave me. I kept upping my dose gradually until my abuse hit 10-15 10/325 a day. I thought they relaxed me and helped me sleep like a baby. I found that watching dumb tv shows (I never did that before) was kind of fun. They also (I thought) made me more loving and tolerant. The truth is that they numbed me from feeling anything and what I did feel was fake. I slipped on Monday because I found 9 at my summer home. I agonized all day whether to take them or not. I found the more I thought about them the craving got worse. I took them all that day. I guess it is starting over for me and I consider myself at day 2. Yesterday I told my wife about my slip and suprisingly she was understanding. She has been giving the "tough love" approach to my progress and it hurt me. We went out to dinner last night and had a long talk. I feel so much better today and she is with me 100%. I even got a back rub last night :).
I have forgiven myself because if I didn't, I would use again and that would be a good excuse. My family must come first and that is what I will hold on to. I am also a Christian and that helps me a lot with my recovery. I did a lot of praying in the last few days. You are going to make it and if I can ever help, just holler and I will be there.
God Bless,
Tim