KICKING OXYCONTIN & HEROIN ADDICTION COLD TURKEY

[sickofthechase]

hello all. this is my first post on here. i am trying to kick an oxy/heroin addiction. today is day one. i feel like i have to do it cold turkey and none of this methadone **** and weening yourself off. that dosent work. i feel as if it just prolongs the inevitable. i have been hooked on oxys for about 2 yrs and just started sniffing heroin.... BLAH BLAH BLAH
we have heard it all, anyways... what do you think of going cold turkey? should i try the thomas recipe? i am hoping to find some support. i havent taken oxys in about a week but i have been using heroin(sniffing). i think the oxys are out of my system. is it easier to withdrawal from oxys or heroin? i have withdrawn from oxys, not by choice, and it was hard the very first day. it seems as if the heroin hasnt been that bad the WD that is. who am i kidding its only day one.

[peaceinknowing]

Posting to the forums is definately the first step to recovery, and you're not going to regret it either.. Today, I'm 15 days sober from Percocet and I owe it all to this forum. You can do this CT, but if it gets to the point where you feel like you can not do it alone, then please go see a doctor. I did mine CT and it wasn't a breeze, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, either.

Keep posting here on the forums, it helps out more than you'd think. The more you post, the more your mind is preoccupied with something else other than going back to the drugs. If you need someone to talk to, just let me know!

[movienut]

Not true on weening it does work, I weened off oxy's 120mg a day to 0 in 3 months without a shake a tremer or nothing. Anything will work if your committed enough. Weening is the way to go if you have the will power. I am 35 days clean and no cravings, no nothing..like a child i am clean and free.

[whitie]

depends on how strong willed you are.  most have had the best luck tapering. but I have gone total CT on methadone/opioids, and it was pretty #$@% rough.

the big question is are you %100 determined to quit for good?

[youngdude421]

yeah i started posting hear a while ago and im coming up on a year clean, my drug of choice was the same i did the oxy's and than i got into sniffing dope i couldnt do it cold turkey never worked for me..... what worked for me was checking into a detox/rehab and going to NA meetings after i got out and forgetinng al the excuses like "oh i have a job" "o this o o that" bottom line you will die if you continue to use heroin. i can only share my experience ive been where you are and now i have a year clean. Good luck to you!!!!!!!!!

[daisy699]

I do not believe we addicts can quit "cold turkey" there is always the option of using when the wd's get really bad (which they will). My experience of kicking oxy's and dope are the oxy's were more painful but anytime I did it alone by day 3 I was using to feel better! I am now over 60 days clean off shooting dope and feel great really positive and on the right track. i did a 30 day residential treatment by choice and couldn't be happier! wish you the best hang in there or check in somewhere then you never have to do this AGAIN!!

[TroubledDude]

I'm quitting Oxy's and have been weaning off for about two weeks now. I've been on & off (on more than off) over the course of about a year. It's still gonna be tuff though as I'm around 50mgs/day. This weekend I have a date with Satan and I'm totally not looking forward to it.

[stilltrying1965]

my wife and i came off a 13yr heroin addiction c/t after a few attempts but only after we found this site i know everyonre is different but tapering never worked for us it only delayed the inevitable but as i say everyone is different and coming off heroin is like going toe to toe with the devil and believe me we did it was horriffic there is no point in trying to make it sound easier than it is coz it isnt with heroin you have to change everything your circle of friends the lot we moved house and had to lose a lot of friends but it was the only way or we would probably have died we smoked heroin but its all the same when you go into w/d we used the thomas recipe and had some valium and loads of help from everyone on mh i had friends here who sat up all night with me as sleep was something that took a long time to come but it is worth it in the end i think you can do this but you must be 100% dedicated to doing it or it wont work i found that out over the years i believe you can do this keep posting i wish you the best off luck as life is great after heroin we can taste smell feel everything which we couldnt before i wish you all the best

[worriedaunt7]

I am worried sick about my nephew.  He has a dr. In Florida prescribing him 300 tabs of oxycontin(per month), methadone and valium.  My nephew says the dr. fills the prescriptions at his office.  Is this even legal?

[forumryder]

i just quit ct off oxys im on day 5.  first 3 sucked but i kept busy and man did that ever help.  i went to work i worked out i walked i did it all and the day went by so fast.  just sitting in your house starting at the clock pasing around just kills you.  this site is amazing.  when imj home im on here.  but you can do it.  get out keep your mind off  it.  youll feel like **** but when you get out it all goes away.  it wont be as bad as you think.