i,m trying to get off oxycontin via cold turkey can it be done

[fedupofitall]

hello all i was perscribed oxycontontin for very bad sciattica and i,ve jumped from using 20 miligrams a day to now over two hundred miligrams a day...i started feeling sick about a week ago and not going to sleep at all at night..i have decided about seven hours ago to just stop taking the meds and jump straight into cold turkey..i am a single father of two boys and i need to be there for them and not to be hooked on this ****..i feel so ashamed..can anyone helpme ..i am so desperatley craving for oxycontin at the moment ..you would not belive how bad the craving has been all day ..can some body please tell me if it is possible to quit this demon drug with just cold turkey and nothing else..also how long will it take if i stick it out before i start to feel normal again...i cannot describe to anybody what i,m feeling at the moment ,it is absoluteley horrible...evry inch of my body is screaming out for the tablets but i,m refusing to take them ..i dont want to die and leave my boys without a father but i feel like i,m coming to the end of the road...please someone reply i need help i really do..i, am in agony..

[jake5555]

I truly understand what you are going thru. I am into day 4 of w/d. I actually feel a bit better. My worst day was the first night and second day. Day 3 I was actually feeling alittle bit better, I do not feel normal yet, but hoping I will in a few days. I did not take anything for the withdrawals. Only Imodium. If you can get something for the shakes and anxiety that would be great, I now wish I would have gone that route, Good LUck

[fedupofitall]

thanks all for the replies i,v been up all night suffering ,the kids will be up for school in a couple of hours and i feel absolutely useless i dont know if i can cope witht his ..i,m definately going to go and see the doctor to see if  he can make this horrible yearning in my stomache go away.its a horrible ,horrible feeling.i just hope that he can help me i really do..because i cant do this on my own ,,my stomache feels like its ready to burst..can anyone help me with this problem..i live in the u.k so some of the meds in the u.s are different from the ones over here,,,can anyone tell me any u,k meds which will help...thankyou and godbless

[redrodeo]

To all of us your are in my prayers. Addiction is a large problem. I am single father of a 16 yo. I was clean and sober for over 10years so I can tell you, and myself it can be done. A couple of years ago I was treated for hepatitis c and thru that I was prscibed narcotics and haven"t been able to stop since. I knew what I was getting into. I don"t know how you guys feel about AA or NA but that was how I did it before. Just remember your brain is not your friend. In order to get off the pain pills  I started taking Suboxone and have been for about a year. Now this is how my brain has screwed with me. Eight days ago I started taking OPANA and haven't used any suboxone since.  So now I don't know which one I am strung out on.But reading your posts has helped me not feel so alone. Lets kick this diseases ***.
Red

[chigirl76]

yes it can but you are not going to be happy about it..Im into day 10 yahhhh and I am still dealing with a little bit here and there of withdrawls but it truly can be done... your always going to crave it but you have to fight it as your own personal war....I had xanax that was given to me for another medical reason and I only took it when I really needed it... if you dont have access to any benzos which also can be addicting try over the counter benadryl and motrin they give benadryl for tremors and it will help you sleep...plenty of fluids and eat light because your tummy may not want anything heavy for a couple of days maybe broth or dry toast.... IT CAN BE DONE!!!!!!!

[fedupofitall]

thanks cissy but i cant hold out any longer i really cant ,,im 35 years of age and i am crying my eyes out now...what has this drug turned me into ,,i will go and see my doctor in the morning and i hope and pray that he can see me and help me ...ive never felt like this before..i wouldnt wish this on anybody..this is going to be a very long and agonising night ..i feel like a failuire i hate myself i hate myself so much...befoire i took this  drug i had a great sense of humour and now ive got nothing i,m depressed  all the time lately

[Cissy373]

If it's any consolation you are truly not alone. I took my last pill this morning and want one so bad, I hate this. I can't tell you how long the wd's will last for you but usually the worst part is over in 3-4 days, but the mental I've been told is the hardest part.

Hang in there and keep posting this forum is great, lot's of support and help.

Cissy

[fedupofitall]

i feel like i,m going to die i wih i never took the tablets in the first place ive had and have been in pain in my life but this is worse than the hardest thgan the hardest pain ive ever had..its wrecking my life it really is

[Wally97]

Hi fedupofitall, you and me both, and many more by the sounds of it, I am looking for help to but would like to tell you I saw a locum GP last week who was horrified that I had come down from 100 to 10mm/day in a short time (3 months!) and asked all my symptoms by question and I had to answer yes to all and was shocked to hear it was common. In other words cold turkey may be ok for some but I guess for others it has to be a really slow process. I'm glad I went back to my GP  I realy think you should do the same. My sympathies, it is a nightmare and a struggle Good luck.