Fentanyl and oxycodone abrupt withdrawl

[stevenikole]

Hello, I have been using prescription pain medication for about seven years or so.  It started when I broke my heal and because I was morbidly obese as well my doctor kept me on the and sence then, a gastric bypass, two separate hernia operation, one exporitory surgery of  my stomach bypass andt then, to top it off, one and a half years ago I had major back surgery.  Well, as one could imagine over the years my doses have turned from viodic, to oxycodone to fentanyl patches and oxycodone.  Now I have beeen taking 15 patches of 100 mcg of the patch and 300 5mg tabs of oxycodone because of supposed arthritis in my back..

Now I am wanting off of these meds for good,  My back pain still feels very real as I am now day 6 into my last patch and ocycodone pill.  I went to the ER two nights ago because I feet so bad coming off of those drugs. What can I do.  My wife is afraid I may hurt myself because I have been sleep walking, bumping in to thing and talk strange things in my sleep.  The ER doc gave me a little patch of clonidine. Does it work or not.  What ore my options?  

[skmedlin27703]

I would try and work your way off the medication and stopping all at once will be dreadful and painful.

[missing_me]

Boy you have been through the mill!  Everything you said in your posting reflects your inner strength!

I was on morphine and fentanyal for a couple years.  I am sure you are likely feeling some pretty horrific rebound pain during the taper down.  I know I did.  It should settle back. It is hard enough getting off the drugs alone but when the pain is still there it is indescribable.  

Once you are off the Oxy & fentanyl and have a real baring of what your pain really is you have other non-opiate medications you can try.

Keep that inner strength pumping!!

I second - Clonidine works great.  

[littlebit010101]

Clonidine works great......and congrats on getting ur life back....I can't believe the difference off drugs..  amazing.....u can do this its well worth it...hang in there....be tough its worth it....