I need help with opiate withdrawal

[rocksteady]

ok heres my story. I have suffered from serious back pain caused by spinal stenosis for about 8 years. for the last 2 years, i have been taking percocet in the strength of 5/325. I usually take 4-5 over the course of a 20 hour day. my Dr. writes me a rx for 120 every month. I am at the point where i want to stop relying on painkillers, and the anxiety that comes with " what do i do if i run out early?".... does anyone know of any over the counter, or natural meds that will help with the withdrawal symptoms?? mainly its the physical aches and pains that im concerned with...stuff like aleve, and other otc pain meds never did anything for me really..and im going to be hurting enough when im off these just with the back pain alone...so any advice would be appreciate beyond comprehension...thank you.

[pfog]

i too am a huge proponent of weening. i think cold turkey is way too hard especially if kicking methadone, sub, or oxy. i think hydro is a LITTLE easier than oxy but it is by no means easy. i, on numerous occasions, have had to hand my pills over to my mom to administer them to me so i have at least some each day and after the first couple days of weening it gets much easier. plus you may be feeling like **** for several hours but at least you get to look forward to not feeling bad. this is a tremendous help because you can see light at the end of the tunnel. now as for when you are feeling bad...i cant tell you how much listening to your fav music and LAUGHING helps. you cause endorphins to be released when you do these activities and if you dont know what endorphin is literally short for it is ENDOGENOUS MORPHINE. it may sound cheesy but i swear it works. since the euphoria caused by pain meds is due in part to massive release of endorphins your body will not be producing them at their normal levels. nonetheless you WILL be producing them. i can tell you i have been watching alot of judd apatow flicks, harold and kumar, dave chappelle and robin williams stand up, and listening to alot of my fav music. my all time fav band alice in chains also helps me tremendously especially with laynes constant stuggle. as he said "dope sick is the worst sick". the song down in the hole always just makes me feel just a little bit better. good luck to all. and though alice in chains is my band i am in fact a christian just struggling with the wrath of my sin and i will keep you all in my prayers. sorry so long. just tryin to help. also i know this part will sound almost incomprehensible but exercise also produces endorphins. doesnt have to be a marathon just do a couple of sprints if you can manage. much love to all and wishes for as pleasant a holiday possible. deuces

[jlbsdaddy]

I just am at 12 hours without my oxycodone and am dreading the rest..I have been taking say 150 mgs of oxycodone a day for couple of months. in general, been taking at least 20-50mgs daily for a few years. doesnt it make the most sense to just go on a slow taper vs. cold turkey? What are the differences physically? ty

[tk28]

Hi everyone, i am soo happy i found this! ive been taking lortabs for about a year and a half with my bf. we are addicted and we want to stop! but when the day comes to finally stop, i feel i cant make it through the day, i cant sleep, i start sweating, pains , i get everything, the worst you just want to die! i want to get clean and have my life back, i dont even take them for the high or euphoria feeling anymore, i take them so i dont have to go through withdrawls, it is horrible, and i dont even know how i got in this deep! does any one know of any natural remedies. thank you and we can all do this together!!

[tito42091732]

hey im on my 2-3 day of not takeing any pain pills i was takeing them almost everyday and found myself almost needing a pill to get up and move around i was takeing them for almost a year and the first day was horrible but i gotta say that i smoked alot of pot to help w the restlessness and diarhea its the best thing i dont have the shakes or sweats i wonder if im going to feel "clean " soon everytime i start to ache or hurt alil bit i just say man **** that **** thats the reason im hurtin in the first place ( u know the pills) but i was takeing almost like 80mg aday sometimes more (oxy,roxy, percocet dulata whatever i got my hands on ) and the last time  i had a pill it was only 5mg percocet that was like 2-3 days ago im feeling alot better the weed really helps ive been able to eat and sleep almost w no problem i was just wondering if any one tell me if theres anything else i can do like naturally to make me feel better i font want to take any kind or muscle relaxer or anything like that i just want to get back to my normal self can anyone maybe tell me something i can do to speed up the proses of detoxing cold turkey from pills?

[holly123456]

Iv was on26 mg 3 pill of subs for a large narco habit almost a year at first great near the end suicial and major addictive,
I had to put myself on 2 weeks of shorter acting opiate 10mg 30 pills of percs and 10 days in detox center (they wouldnt take me unless I did that),

iv been home now 5 days and am in HELL will this stuff NEVER leave my system I want iv been off sub more then a month and been tapering for 15 days now total from vics down to 1 lil pill cant walk sleep all day vomit, i was supposed to be married 2 days ago and had to fake a flu, Iv decided to stick this out no matter what but im saying this is the worse HELL iv ever been through PLEASE do your research before you get on sub, I wanted to end my habit  a year ago and so here I still sit looking on the web to feel better, the worse part is i had 700 dolars worth of subs at my house jsut in case I needed them again and my biz partner made me throw them OUT thank god too becasue I definitily would have taken them yesterday. (thinking Id figure out a differnt way) well guess what THERE is no other way.

[mrsarndt]

My husband has been on Oxycontin and Percocet...together since 02-01-09 prior to that he was on Vicodin...He went through detox from VICODIN in November because he stated that he was going to kill himself....He didnt have a choice to detox..police put him there...NOW..he has stated he NEEDS the meds...he has locked my things up because he is afraid I am going to leave him...he stopped the mail because he didnt want anyone around...he had told people that I tackled him and beat him up..including the police..when asked when this happened he says he cant remember..when asked to see the marks he states they have healed..to which this is all a really big bunch of mistruths....I am stressed and I love him very much but I dont know what to do...