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COMING OFF PERCOCET?
I HAVE BEEN TAKING PERCOCET FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, EVERYDAY! IT STARTED FOR BACK PROBLEMS AND THE AMT. I WAS TAKING WAS OKAY IN THE BEGINNING, THEN I STARTED TAKING MORE AND MORE THAN I SHOULD. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT WHEN I DON'T HAVE ANY LEFT, I AM RUNNING AROUND WORRYING ABOUT WHERE I CAN GET MORE, I AM EVEN GOING IN DEBT FROM BUYING THEM OFF THE STREET. I AM SCARED AND DON'T WANT TO BE IN PAIN ALWAYS, BUT, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME OFF THEM WITHOUT HAVING HEART FAILURE OR WHATEVER. IS SOMEONE JUST ABLE TO STOP COLD TURKEY? OR, DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS MEDICATION I CAN ASK MY DOCTOR FOR TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS AND GET ME EITHER TOTALLY OF THESE THINGS OR AT LEAST BACK TO TAKING THEM THE PROPER WAY? I NEED SOME HELP. THANK YOU.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT SUBOXONE IS THE WAY TO GO, YOU CAN MATAIN A HIGH LIFE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT WERE YOUR GOING TO GET MORE PILLS. I LOVE THE FACT THAT ONCE YOUR ON THE PROGRAM YOU CANT TAKE ANY OTHER PAIN PILLS,BUT YOU WONT WANT ANY. BEING LEGAL IS A PLUS
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL...I CANT FUNCTION WITHOUT THE PERCS,I'VE BEEN ON THEM FOR ALMOST 2YRS ,FORM 2 SURGERIES ON MY SHOULDER AND BACK...I CANT GET OFF THE NARCS,I NEED HELP AND I HAVE KNOWBODY TO TURN TOO...BY THE WAY I'AM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,SO IAM ALL ALONE WITH THIS...GOOD LUCK TO YOU
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Day 8 (Fri)
Slept fine last night, except woke up sev times to urinate… Pain level is tolerable (5+) this AM even with this frigid cold weather that came in last night, and considering how much agony I was in yesterday after all that painting! My house was freezing when I woke up!! New doggies here (2 brother shiatsus). Well, it may not be how the doc prescribed this to happen, but it wasn’t working for me his way and I was sneaking approx 2 / 7.5 vicodins a day, in between the percs, since Day 1 of this weaning – even tho some days I only took 2 percs VS the 3 prescribed 10 mg (2 percs 10 mg + 2 vicodin 7.5)… So, yesterday I took 5-6 times, ½ pills though (5 mg), so it’s basically where the doc intends to put me next week: 5 pills per day, but 5 mg, same strength as I’m already doing effective yesterday (1 wk early). The one thing I am super proud of, as sick as this would sound to someone else – I did NOT take any vicodin yesterday – 1st day since I started to wean. The 6 hr intervals between the pills as doc prescribed was killing me, and I was in agony… Lets see what today will bring… Going out for the day, so that will assist with keeping me busy.
Slept fine last night, except woke up sev times to urinate… Pain level is tolerable (5+) this AM even with this frigid cold weather that came in last night, and considering how much agony I was in yesterday after all that painting! My house was freezing when I woke up!! New doggies here (2 brother shiatsus). Well, it may not be how the doc prescribed this to happen, but it wasn’t working for me his way and I was sneaking approx 2 / 7.5 vicodins a day, in between the percs, since Day 1 of this weaning – even tho some days I only took 2 percs VS the 3 prescribed 10 mg (2 percs 10 mg + 2 vicodin 7.5)… So, yesterday I took 5-6 times, ½ pills though (5 mg), so it’s basically where the doc intends to put me next week: 5 pills per day, but 5 mg, same strength as I’m already doing effective yesterday (1 wk early). The one thing I am super proud of, as sick as this would sound to someone else – I did NOT take any vicodin yesterday – 1st day since I started to wean. The 6 hr intervals between the pills as doc prescribed was killing me, and I was in agony… Lets see what today will bring… Going out for the day, so that will assist with keeping me busy.
Day 7 (Thur)
I slept okay last night without the assist of a sleep aid, but I was up 10 times peeing… Not sure if this is from the pills as stated above, or something else like old age and a enlarged prostate, though my prostate exam came back fine less than 1 yr ago… I am hoping that I wean off, my habitual peeing will get back to normal…
Okay, lets start this game over again TODAY whereas I’ve wasted the first week by effing up. I did not take my 9 PM pill last night, but I took plenty enough painkillers yesterday & last evening. My real problem is that I am unmotivated to keep busy, and I MUST keep busy constantly. Struggling with my depression issues and now more guilt and denial and “tomorrow is another day” attitude, and fibbing to my confidants certainly is complicating trying to wean properly, and is killing me… Not sure where/how I lost the drive that I initially had regarding quitting this correctly… I am a sneak and a liar (the 2 traits I most despise in a person), I’ve been telling most everyone that all is A-ok… RIGHT!! No, it is NOT!!
I woke up around 8:00, but stayed in bed until 8:30. I took only ½ a perc this AM around 9:00. My goal is to stick to the 3 percs (30 mg) a day as prescribed NOW (no more vicodin too), but I will split up the perc dosages in half and take them more often, so that I do not have as long of intervals without (6 hr in-between without a pill was making me nuts)… Probably NOT a good idea to do it this way, but we shall see… My pain level has been tolerable the past couple of days, but why wouldn’t it be with all the pain meds I’m taking. I’ve got to keep busy today! Got to get my butt over to Michael’s house today and do some more painting at least… Maybe take the pup for a walk too. 2 new dog clients coming this evening, so that will assist too with keeping me busy for the weekend. I should also have this computer permanently removed from the building as well, I spend way too much time sitting in fornt of this thing, while watching TV and avoiding life, and avoiding reality... I need to make a life for myself opiate-free, and find a way to deal with my chronic pain… I had / have good intentions, but can’t seem to get outta my own way and make it happen...
3:30 PM, well at least I had a somewhat productive day: spent 4+ hr at Michael’s today: painting one accent wall due to all the prep work and tiny spaces that I had to get to, around the multiple windows and a slider… I think it looks awesome, will see what he thinks when he gets home from work. Was suppose to have a 2nd & 3rd treatment, but I think the outcome would have been way overkill (copper metallic)… I am in effin agony though; my back is killing me, pain level::: back 8, hips 8, buttocks and backs of legs 8… < UGH – However, I have stuck to my 2 pills technically AND NO vicodin… I took ½ a 10 mg perc around 9:00 (so, 5 mg), ½ around 12:30 (5 mg), ½ around 3:00 (5 mg), and just took another ½ (5 mg) totaling only 2 for the day (20 mg), which is exactly where I’m suppose to be regarding the mgs, tho I messed with the amount of doses by cutting the mg in 1/2… Whatever it takes at this point, I say… But, NO vicodin too!!
I slept okay last night without the assist of a sleep aid, but I was up 10 times peeing… Not sure if this is from the pills as stated above, or something else like old age and a enlarged prostate, though my prostate exam came back fine less than 1 yr ago… I am hoping that I wean off, my habitual peeing will get back to normal…
Okay, lets start this game over again TODAY whereas I’ve wasted the first week by effing up. I did not take my 9 PM pill last night, but I took plenty enough painkillers yesterday & last evening. My real problem is that I am unmotivated to keep busy, and I MUST keep busy constantly. Struggling with my depression issues and now more guilt and denial and “tomorrow is another day” attitude, and fibbing to my confidants certainly is complicating trying to wean properly, and is killing me… Not sure where/how I lost the drive that I initially had regarding quitting this correctly… I am a sneak and a liar (the 2 traits I most despise in a person), I’ve been telling most everyone that all is A-ok… RIGHT!! No, it is NOT!!
I woke up around 8:00, but stayed in bed until 8:30. I took only ½ a perc this AM around 9:00. My goal is to stick to the 3 percs (30 mg) a day as prescribed NOW (no more vicodin too), but I will split up the perc dosages in half and take them more often, so that I do not have as long of intervals without (6 hr in-between without a pill was making me nuts)… Probably NOT a good idea to do it this way, but we shall see… My pain level has been tolerable the past couple of days, but why wouldn’t it be with all the pain meds I’m taking. I’ve got to keep busy today! Got to get my butt over to Michael’s house today and do some more painting at least… Maybe take the pup for a walk too. 2 new dog clients coming this evening, so that will assist too with keeping me busy for the weekend. I should also have this computer permanently removed from the building as well, I spend way too much time sitting in fornt of this thing, while watching TV and avoiding life, and avoiding reality... I need to make a life for myself opiate-free, and find a way to deal with my chronic pain… I had / have good intentions, but can’t seem to get outta my own way and make it happen...
3:30 PM, well at least I had a somewhat productive day: spent 4+ hr at Michael’s today: painting one accent wall due to all the prep work and tiny spaces that I had to get to, around the multiple windows and a slider… I think it looks awesome, will see what he thinks when he gets home from work. Was suppose to have a 2nd & 3rd treatment, but I think the outcome would have been way overkill (copper metallic)… I am in effin agony though; my back is killing me, pain level::: back 8, hips 8, buttocks and backs of legs 8… < UGH – However, I have stuck to my 2 pills technically AND NO vicodin… I took ½ a 10 mg perc around 9:00 (so, 5 mg), ½ around 12:30 (5 mg), ½ around 3:00 (5 mg), and just took another ½ (5 mg) totaling only 2 for the day (20 mg), which is exactly where I’m suppose to be regarding the mgs, tho I messed with the amount of doses by cutting the mg in 1/2… Whatever it takes at this point, I say… But, NO vicodin too!!
Day 6 (Wed)
Beating myself up isn’t helping neither. I cannot seem to get the balls to also turnover to Claire the Vicodin bottle I have in the house. Originally, I thought, it would just be there in case I need them some day – well, like a druggy that I apparently am, I cannot stay away from the bottle in between my percs dosages… The newest thing is Claire now gives me my last pill for the day, and the morning pill, at night. What I have been doing is saving the night pill for morning, and then splitting up the morning pill late morning/early afternoon to hold me over until the 3:00 dosage. I am also adding to the mix with (7.5 mg X 1 or 2 a day) of hydrocodone… I felt the need to drug-up for dinner out at Bone Fish… I feel like such a fraud, and I feel extremely guilty for all the deception!
Beating myself up isn’t helping neither. I cannot seem to get the balls to also turnover to Claire the Vicodin bottle I have in the house. Originally, I thought, it would just be there in case I need them some day – well, like a druggy that I apparently am, I cannot stay away from the bottle in between my percs dosages… The newest thing is Claire now gives me my last pill for the day, and the morning pill, at night. What I have been doing is saving the night pill for morning, and then splitting up the morning pill late morning/early afternoon to hold me over until the 3:00 dosage. I am also adding to the mix with (7.5 mg X 1 or 2 a day) of hydrocodone… I felt the need to drug-up for dinner out at Bone Fish… I feel like such a fraud, and I feel extremely guilty for all the deception!
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