I really don't feel good at all

[Tornado2]

I'm on this hell that is w/d- I'm not even completely off - just tapering. I'm shaky, my heart feels like it's going to pump out of my chest and I just all around feel awful. Will it get better? Don't laugh but can you have a heart attack from w/ds? Please help me. I can't do this alone

[Merri123]

Yes they do. You can too if you want. Depends on if you can take time off work too. People have worked through it but it is not easy.

Yes 30 to 5 is big jump down. So either go up to 15 or st stay or just hog or it. Depends on you. I couldn't go cold turkey. Others can't taper.  

If you stay at 5 or stop you can expect 7-10 days of feeling like crapp. But you have made it this far.  You really are doing good.

[Tornado2]

But people cold turkey all the time right?

[lulu747]

OH sh*t sorry T-

I missed where you talked about the clonidine and just re-read.  Sleepiness is a small price to pay to not feel like this, ya know?
Try a smaller dose more regularly.  But I maintain that 30-5 is WAY too big a jump.  You should have jumped about a quarter of that.
Sorry, sorry, not giving taper advice (:
Keep us posted okay?
xo

[lulu747]

Hey T-

That's WAY too big of a drop.  You may as well have gone Cold Turkey!!  Please talk to your doctor about CLonidine.  It's a BP med commonly used in opiate detox.  I took it the entire time I was tapering and then upped the dose (under doctors care) when I jumped.
The whole point of a taper is to stabilize and make it as painless and easy on the body/brain as possible.  I know it's hard not to get impatient and with oxy ESPECIALLY.
IMO, it is the hardest drug to taper.  I've never been able to do it.  So please- if it's a taper you want talk to the doc about the clonidine and gooooo sloooooowwww.
SLow and steady wins the race.  And this is a MARATHON not a SPRINT (:
xo
Lu

[doopie1]

You may feel as though you are crawling through the worst storm of your life right now but the sun will come back out and you will find your own personal pot of gold

If I was having anxiety to the point of thinking I was ha ing a heart attack, I would go back to the doctor and explain everything to him/her.  We can be your biggest supporters but you DOCTOR, he will be your greatest advocate forever.  He will help keep you clean on future visits.  Right now he maybe able to give you medication temporarily to make it thru this (w/d)-ask him, you have nothing to lose and EVERYTHING TO GAIN.

I am not big on stopping one medication and taking another but a little bit of something can and will get you to the finish line.

Good luck and God bless you.
LUANNE

[Goodpersoninside]

That might be a very big step to soon. Do you have enlighten to maybe cut it to 15mg for a day or 2 then down again. Marri123 is right if your healthy you won't have a heart attack although it might feel like it early on. Anxiety of beginning 0 a day is rough. Try your best to think of what your doing is right instead of the fear of not using. Yes it most definitely gets better, baby steps but it does. Make sure you start a vitamin regiment the sooner the better. Trust me you can do this. Keep reading posts and posting the people here are amazing and so supportive. Day 12 for me and getting ready to go to my first NA meeting. Would of never thought that on day one. Will be following your success. Stay strong again you can do this...

[Tornado2]

My doctor put me on clonidine but the only problem is it makes me sleepy - so I can only take it at night .

[dominosarah]

That is a big jump.  Blood pressure can be affected by wd's so if this continues i would get in to the doctor.  Better to be safe than sorry.  Take some real deep breaths to try and calm yourself.

[Tornado2]

I've been taking 80 mg oxy for 4 years. I've been riding the taper roller coaster for the last 2 months - this time I went from 30 mg a day to 5 a day.

[Merri123]

No you won't have a heart attack assuming you have no previous heart conditions.  It's anxiety.

What have you been taking? How are you tapering. Wds are not easy. Even if you taper.