How to deal with withdrawal

[sgersch]

Been off oxy 10mg for 7 days. Having trouble with motivation and spending time with family. Just want to be left alone. I drink to feel normal and it helps but not a viable solution every day. Went through 60 pills in about a week and a half. Used to be able to save a few to stop withdrawal, but any more I keep taking them unless at work. Had a weeks vacation and not being at work caused me to take them very quickly. I am extremely irritable. It has never been this bad. After a few days I would rebound in the past, but not this time. Alcohol makes me feel unhealthy due to the massive amounts I consume to bury the oxy withdrawal. Oxy replaced alcohol and now alcohol is replacing oxy but in an out of control manner. This is my own fault. The pills don't even do much for me any more. I am lazy on it and lazy off it because of withdrawal. Why can't sobriety just be enough?

[jifmoc]

Hi. Sounds like you realize that you are substituting one drug for another. And  on it goes til you are insane or dead. At 7 days off pills, you are supposed to feel like sh!t. Your drinking is just an attempt NOT to feel discomfort. That only makes you more sad, more angry. Sorry, there is no getting around these feelings if you wanna feel better. You can keep trying to numb yourself and you'll end up where you are.

Sounds like you haven't gone into aftercare yet. None of us can deal if we only remove the drugs or drink and change nothing. We need recovery. I highly suggest going into an AA or NA meeting tomorrow. You can keep feeling like this and continuing your cycle of hell in addiction or you can stop... and get better. I hope you choose wisely:)

[Turnthecorne]

Hello How long and how many mg are you taking per day? The more you take the more you will need to maintain your expected high. I was on 80 mg oxy 3 times a day and kicked in about a week. Still no motivation for about 6 months.. It will get better Believe me this addiction will only lead to bigger bad things..

[joycake]

Just want to let you know, that I relate to multiple parts of what you described in this post. when I'm coming off opiates and for a looong time afterward, I just want to be alone. It's unfortunate, because no one can really provide comfort, even with the best intentions. A well-meaning hug is the last thing I want during withdrawals, both because being touched is uncomfortable, and knowing that they felt the extent of my goosebumpy, clammy skin is embarrassing and makes me self-conscious. Can't control my use when I'm at home with the substance and not at work, same. Lazy on it and lazy off it, same...
Sobriety is rarely "enough" just on its own, but it can serve as the platform or canvas for whatever we deem satisfying or pleasing... while intoxication is just not a stable platform, it's a mirage that will vanish and make anything you've built on it topple. So we have to climb back up to baseline and build from there.

[trying81]

I'm coming off 10mg Norco's and I feel you.  Family members don't understand what you're feeling, but it's our own fault for staying on this crap as long as we did.  I just went through 90 pills in about six days which is ridiculous.  It's been less than 24hrs and I already feel like death warmed over.  My bed is uncomfortable, the sun is too bright, my dog barking is driving me insane, family members asking simple questions are driving me insane.  I wouldn't wish these feelings/thoughts on my worst enemy, but it's comforting to know that there are others out there who know what I'm feeling.  We cannot live our lives according to a little pill…we are stronger than that.  Keep going…know that you're not alone.