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tapering off percocets
by Lynn, Sep 12, 2000 12:00AM
Tapering off percs is impossible, since I have a 20 pill a day habit for the past 10 years. I tried to eat just 2 in the morning and "save" the other 30 or so I had just copped (I buy them on the street), but that didn't work. I would eat 2 in the morning, then 2 more, then 3 more, just to keep chasing that wonderful buzz, and before you know it, they are all gone and I have to agonize over where and when I will score again. It's just a matter of time, though, I have 3 connections, but the wait is agonizing!!! Just ducky, ism't it? Why oh why can't I stop? I envy all the ex-addicts who are now clean and sober. How did you deal with the cravings, knowing how that euphoric high would make you feel? What this disease has the power to do to someone is nothing short of awsome. Can anyone relate to my story? God help us all.
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Remember it's not just addiction, it's why you started in the first place. You have to deal with the physical or mental problems leading you to self medicate if you really want to stop.
I tried to taper myself many times but I couldn't handle the withdrawal. So I decided to go into an inpatient detox program. I was there for 6 days & the withdrawal was pretty light with me taking methadone while I was there. I went home free of Oxycontin & methadone. I then went through Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome. What kept me sober was going to AA/NA meetings every day. That refocused my energy & helped me to understand my addiction so I could stay sober. So far it has worked as I have been sober for 8 weeks!
Good luck to you.
Finally, people who can relate to percocet addiction. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy (well yes I would because its hell). A lot of people on this web site are taking percs for pain, but I'm not in any pain, I just like the high. Also, there is no hidden emotional reason, I have a good job, husband, and health. So what's the problem???? I have already resolved myself to the fact that even if I go to rehab, for no matter how long, the drugs will still be waiting for me when I get out and I won't say no. NA meetings didn't work for me. I couldn't wait till they were over so I could get high. Right now one of my kitty cats is in the hospital with kidney failure and of course I want to get high and numb the pain I feel but I hit a dry spell and there are none around! I feel like I've been punched in the stomach, between the stess from my cat and not being able to find any pills. I wish there was a magic wand to make all this go away, sometimes I feel like I'm falling through the rabbit hole, deeper and deeper into despair. Why am I so convinced I'll never be free of this addiction? Because I LOVE them so much?
Way to go by the way Gene you should be so proud of yourself. You have come such a long way! Keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
Lindy
That is what they call the long term withdrawal from opiates which lasts longer than the initial way you feel as you are detoxing.
How did you select the place where you detoxed? Did they treat you like a human being there? I mean did the place itself depress you? Do you feel like a new person now? I
I asked friends in AA & talked to my insurance company & my family doctor & an addiction counselor. They actually treated me quite well, even those who wre heroin addicts & had been there many times before. The place was a little depressing but I was there to get sober, not for a vacation. I do feel like a new person now! Eight weeks is a long time for me to be sober.
I mean do you feel good now? How do you handle the triggers that happen when you used to take the pain meds?
I go to AA/NA meetings every day & that keeps my urges in check. I have a very strong dislike for what Oxycontin did to my life & I don't ever want to be in that position again!
Way to go by the way Gene you should be so proud of yourself. You have come such a long way! Keep up the
great work!
Thanks for the words of encouragement!