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How long will the mental withdrawal last with the Use of Oxy-Contin?

I started taking vicoden about 4 years ago, then went to both percoset and vicoden, until, eventually i got into Oxy contin about a year ago, it started at 20mg's then to 40 and for the last 9 months or so I have been taking up to 120-160mg a day.  I am lost with out them, my bank account is gone.  I have ruined my life.  I stopped about 5 days ago and started taking about 10mg of Methadone a day. yesterday was my first day without methadone and I went and bought more Oxy-contin, Im so frustrated because for the first time, I felt pretty good physically, but I just couldn't resist the temptation.  On a good note, it was like my body rejected it, i threw up a few times at the end of the night.  In anycase, I know what I need to do, I know I will be far better off without the pills, but I need people like ourselves, people who come to this forum to really help me.  I'm extremely disappointed in myself that I couldn't handle my cravings!! so hopefully I can keep away from the pills.  Any and all help will be greatly appreciated, thanks again everyone.
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hi guys i am kind of curious about how this website works i want to join so i can talk to others that are also going through the same thing i am. The worst feeling in the world is feeling like your in this alone with all the guilt and regret from having an addiction, for me a narcotic addiction. I'm only glad that it is not as bad as it could be or once was but i never want to go there again. now i managed to go from an 80 a day to a 30 a day and ocassionaly 15 mgs here and there but i get really sick on only 15 mgs. usually a 30 will make me feel "normal". Idk i'm feeling kind of new to this whole thing but i have a few questions...
well a **** ton lol,
like is it possible to ever stop being addicted once you were and then go back to recreational use like you use to?
or how long do the withdrawl symptoms last?
or does the mental want ever go away or is this something you will constantly have to fight?

I've been trying to quit cold turkey all week with my boyfriend but we gave in on the third day just because the symptoms were horrible....
i could not stop running to the bathroom and both puking and pooping... it sucked... and the cold sweats were terrible and the muscle aches were just keeping us both up at night...
but i would have to say the worst was the anxiety from it...
what can i do to help fight the anxiety i get from this? i mean does xanax help? or any kind of other method?
any suggestions for any of these questions lol i just don't know who to ask i've been trying to research as much as possible but you can only find so much on other websites

any information you can provide will be greatly helpful and appreciated very much
also i joined to because i thought moral support would be the most helpful i'll keep my fingers crossed on this one lol i hope so
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subnix,
This is a very old thread copy your post and start a new thread .Welcome to the forum.
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Has anybody quit cold turkey? If So how long did the withdrawal symptons last? Because me and my wife have been addicted to pain killers for the past 5 years. We started off abusing the small stuff now we are addicted to Oxy's We both have good jobs and most of our money goes to buying pills. We don't have kids. We want to get off them without the methedone, suboxone, etc. But if theres anybody out there that has quit cold turkey please tell me we have a chance....
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Yes, I have been through a similar experience...over a year ago, I tricked my dr into giving me a prescription for xanax for a false reason and then I got a call that my father passed away. I had no idea that xanax was so dangerous and I ended up getting highly addicted to the drug during that time. I went through a painful withdrawl and I really thought that I was going to die; it was the hardest thing Ive ever had to go through in my life. I couldn't sleep for like 5 days and ended up at my local hospital and then a Mental Hospital. It is a year and a half later and I still have exhaustion problems and insomnia and am very sensitive to caffeine. Im at a loss as to what to do, so Im just going to try to see an immunologist and go to a sleep center or something.
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Ive heard that seeing your doctor to get Subutex (I don't know the correct spelling) can work for Heroin and other similar addictions- it is supposed to take the cravings and pain away immediately so you don't have to go through a hellish withdrawl
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Hi i'm a 27 y/o man with a severe oxy habbit...Have been trying for year to get off the 100mg/day I take. Last night I checked myself into a Detox centre and lasted a whole 12 hours. I walked an hour down a highway to get home. Didn't buy any and am gonna take it day by day in my own bed, everyone sill thinks i'm in the clinic so I'm hiding out in my room with a bottle of Advil and lots of fluids. Today has been one of  the hardest days in my life. And it's only day one.. Any one have any ideas on how to cope with the insonia and body pain?  
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Hey man... you posted on a old thread from the archives from 2002... Please re post a new question on the main page so current members can help you....

Welcome to the site..
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hjp
court, please read everything on this forum. Once you've done that make up your mind not to help (enable) your relatives get their drugs in any way.  Put your foot down, and their drugs down the toilet when you get the chance. Seek intervention advice from narcotics anonymous.  The sooner they're recovering the better your family will be.  Too bad you have to be the bad guy, but sounds like that's going to be your role, and you probably can't do it alone.    good luck....hjp
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Hi I am a 18 year old female my boyfriend died from drugs almost 5 months ago. My older sister and my mother are now addicted to oxy-contin. I really want to help them because I dont want them to die like my boyfriend did. I was wondering if somebody had any advice for what I can do to help.
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Hi I am a 18 year old female my boyfriend died from drugs almost 5 months ago. My older sister and my mother are now addicted to oxy-contin. I really want to help them because I dont want them to die like my boyfriend did. I was wondering if somebody had any advice for what I can do to help.
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Addiction in any way is hard my feeling of using one drug to get you off another is absolutly out.One vice for another is all they are holding you over with.Being addicted to many substances now being sober and from keeping journals through the years I now can go back and see a lost sole will get lost people need to realize they have a purpose.It may take time and lots of energy and forks in the road you just need to now what path to take I chose my path of distruction and came to the next fork and here I am 6 years sober and full of sole.Some can't do it within them selfs so you need to reach out.Change makes change so remember that your whole world can be new but it's only up to you.Watch who you keep around you and where you are and then you may find your answer and purpose.
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I am a 19 yr old female, i know i know, I have my whole life ahead of me. I have been on 240 mls of oxys for a year and before that I took got knows how many percocet and soma. This friday i'm going to the mayo clinic in minnesota. I am very fortunate to have parents like mine but truthfully am scared shitless. Has anyone ever heard of what it's like their. well it's 23,000 dollars so it better be pretty damn good. I have a deg. disk that causes me unbearable pain and I don't know if i'll be able to live in the pain that i have w/o drugs. I understand that after a while, pain killers cause more pain (when not in effect b/c of dulled sensors and all that) but when i didn't take pain meds I wanted to scream and die. I have my head up about this clinic but am also scared shitless. I have read this whole forum and can't believe some of the fights people get into. Aren't we here for encouragement and answers, I should be the immature one, I'm 19. But I also think that there are some really GREAT hearts here. That's why I'm here. So if anyone could be so kind as to help me out (considering I contemplate suicide everyday) or answer my questions, my heart will go out to you, Oh, witchywoman you seem like a really smart, yet humorous person, will you be my comp. buddy?
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I am a 19 yr old female, i know i know, I have my whole life ahead of me. I have been on 240 mls of oxys for a year and before that I took got knows how many percocet and soma. This friday i'm going to the mayo clinic in minnesota. I am very fortunate to have parents like mine but truthfully am scared shitless. Has anyone ever heard of what it's like their. well it's 23,000 dollars so it better be pretty damn good. I have a deg. disk that causes me unbearable pain and I don't know if i'll be able to live in the pain that i have w/o drugs. I understand that after a while, pain killers cause more pain (when not in effect b/c of dulled sensors and all that) but when i didn't take pain meds I wanted to scream and die. I have my head up about this clinic but am also scared shitless. I have read this whole forum and can't believe some of the fights people get into. Aren't we here for encouragement and answers, I should be the immature one, I'm 19. But I also think that there are some really GREAT hearts here. That's why I'm here. So if anyone could be so kind as to help me out (considering I contemplate suicide everyday) or answer my questions, my heart will go out to you, Oh, witchywoman you seem like a really smart, yet humorous person, will you be my comp. buddy?
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Hello,
You said your husband is very ill due to Hep-C. My husband has Hep-C also, he came so close to death, it was really scary! He had his liver transplant in 1999, is your husband on a transplant list? I just wanted to let you know you are not alone, here is my email address:
***@****
Feel free to email me, I remember how scared I was and I wanted to talk to anyone that was in the same boat.
I know it is hard to watch someone you love get so ill. That is when my addiction (to opiates) got way out of hand!

Love,
Jackie
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Hi if this helps.. Hi Im am a 36yr old female.. I lost one brother..10yrs ago of cancer then i lost my other brother 2yrs ago he drowned.. It was to much to stand becouse my husband is in a bad stage of hep c.. and im 1 200 miles from my family in washington Dc.. Im in okie town..I have three children and know family around to get a break.. and hubby is cranky from his meds all the time.. But i just ask Jesus to come into my heart and heal my woounds.. and read the bible.. We can only pray for are wounds to heal.. So are children can have better life without seeing both mommy and Daddy fighting.. ok thanks hope this helps
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I was wondering why you were absent for a bit. Hang in there sweetie. Sometimes I have felt like I don't have much to contribute either.But then we hear from our dear friends how we make a difference. You made me feel great when I first started posting and I look forward to sharing more. It's fun talking about our kids, especially around the holiday. Just wish we were close enough in miles to have coffee together and go to a park.However,this is a blessing and I'm thankful that we have this connection. Love to you and keep in touch. Abbie carebear:)
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I'm so sorry you have suffered so!!!
I will say a little prayer for you, and your mom!!!
I wish only happiness for you, and a sense that everything will be ok, even though you have lost so much, and suffered so many losses in your lifetime!
I'll be thinking of you!
Lv Jenny
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How you doing sweetie!
I hope your back is getting better.
Give me a call ANYTIME, remember, us Libras have to stick together!!!! :)
Lv Jenny
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Nice to hear from you, i've been wondering how you've been.
Catch me on IM anytime!
Things are going ok here, same thing, just trying to keep up with everything!
Talk to you real soon!
Lv Jenny
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Hello jbear,
I am sorry you feel so down. I just wanted to let you know that everything you have said (since April 2001) has helped me. I look forward to reading your posts, they are encouraging to me.
Hope you feel better soon!
Love,
Jackie
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You have another friend here.  Me!!!!  Don't get too depressed because you have to take some meds, I go through that too, and we will figure it out.  I am detoxed now, but, when I see doc I am going to ask for only 15 vicodin a month instead of 120, so that i don't get addicted, but, my pain does get severe.  to keep from getting depressed from it all, I have to try this.  I will try a non-narcotic in between. You can do this too, but, not until you are ready.  I have dealt with this chronic pain that is getting worse for 24 years.  I will pray for you.  Just know if you need to talk come to the forum.  I will answer you.
Love Butterbean
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Hi there I have missed you all I just haven't felt like I had anything to offer lately but I just wanted to say hello.  I am really suffering a bad depression right now I am not sure why.  i was doing great with the drugs and then I had to take them because I really hurt my back and I am really bummed about that.  Anyway good to see you all here and posting.

Moon sista - Thank you so much for mentioning me I needed that.  Love to all, Jules
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jbear I want to say that I have really missed you. I tried to write to you at your e-mail address but you must not have gotton it. I like the things that you usually have to say. You were very kind to me (as were others) when I first came here. I have stopped taking everything but darvocet now. I have real pain and right now I need it. The same is true for you- you need relief now - but you will not need it forever. Your temporary problem is just temporary. Think of all of the things that you have accomplished and maybe it will help you feel better. Beware though, it would be very easy for you to talk yourself into just giving up and say to heck with it, but please do not.
Audrey
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Thanks for welcoming me back.I had a little physical crisis. But am back on my feet. Nothing I ever write is too deep? I'm not sure which way to take that. I know I wish for revelations which may never come by my own effort but I truly enjoyed your insight from your previous post. Do you think there can be spirit 'police' trying to make things right? I get worked up over things like that. The children who are hurt or kidnapped. All that kind of stuff. But right now I need to get back to my real work. Love to you, Shotsy
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