Oxy withdrawal

[joey25]

I am just curious as to how bad withdrawal can be?  It has been 60 hours now since my last dose and I believe I am starting to feel normal again.  The last 2 days were very uncomfortable, but I didn't experience any throwing up or other symptioms that other talk about, just cold sweat and boredom and a general discomfort. It wasn't like I was on a small a small dose either.  I was snorting 240 mgs of oxycontins for the past 2 - 3 months straight. Anyone have any comments??

[dancingqueen26]

I just wanted to say I know all to well what it is like to come off of painkillers.  And for those who think it wont happen to you just read my story. Because not too long ago I never imanged the hell that would come from one pill.... when I had my first child I was a great mother untill he hit the 2 stage.  i was so overwelmed with being the perfect housewife, mom, ect. I went into a deep depression but was too scared to tell anyone.  when he was 3 my neighbor/friend gave me a lortab 5mg one day.  I had never taken one b/f.  She said it would put me in a good mood and give me engery to clean.  I took it and man I felt so happy I cleaned and had energy. from that moment on the adiction slowly started. I took one every once in a while. not a big deal untill she showed me where she got them from and i had the money.  I started buying them everyday, taking just one then over time I got to the point where I was taking 2 the at least 3 10mg. at a time.  my energy dispered.  my depression was at a peak.  I coulnt be normal with at least 30mg at a time.  I sat in my bathroom one day crying b/c I couldnt stop.  the pain from not having one was too much.  i then came out and told my husband he fliped out.  He didnt understand cause he never had this problem.  that made me sneek even more.  it wasnt untill I had to make up my mind I had to stop.  I went through hell to get off.  and like now my apartment is messy I have another 2 year old now I feel so depressed my son is Six but has altisum I feel like im going to go crazy but I promise the pain and depression from painkiller addiction is far much worse. they are just pills but if they were in orgional form you would be shooting them its morphen and very dangrous.  if anyone needs advice just coment.  Good Luck

[cattalina]

Hi Dan - Have you spoken to your doctor about tapering you off the oxy?  That's normally the standard with pain meds like oc.  There are a couple of other options, but that may be the best to consider right now as many other medications have drawbacks.  Try re-posting (green button at the top of screen) you'll probably get more responses that way.  Hang in there & stick around!

[Bengalvfan]

My name is Dan I am 30 years old. I have been taking oxy's (20mg 3 times a day) for 2 and 1/2 monts now because I was in a very serious car accident. All of my bones below my waist on both legs were broken. On my left leg below my knee has multible breaks and I now have to wear a Taylor Spatial Fram around my left leg. I have 24 pins going through my leg. They also had to take a muscle off  my back to place over a wound on my left leg, and then a skin graph over top of that.

Anyways, I talked to my doctor yesterday about only having about 5 days of oxy's left. He asked me if I could go without now and I said I would try and keep my 5 days supply just incase I had more pain. I made it about 30 hours without and had a very hard time with it. Over night I went through 3 shirts because I kept getting so sweaty. I had some pain in my back but I wanted to keep oxy's out of my body.

I couldnt get out of bed this morning and had to have another one. At 9:30am (30 hours later) I took 20mg. At 1030am I started to feel better. I know I am going to need alot of help to get off of these pills.

Are there any meds my doctor can get me to get me off of these?

Dan

[jacob857]

my name is jacob im 24 and im addicted to oxycotton .the past 6 years and i snorted 400 mg of oxy everyday and now im just a mess .the sickness is horrible and none of my family members understand what im going threw they just keep sayin stop but i cant .when i dont have my fix i feel like i am going to die ,my legs hurt that much i cant stand it ,cant eat ,cant sleep ,so does any one know what i could do to stop the pians in my legs  

[jacob857]

im 24 years old and im addicted to oxycotton .i snort 400 mg a day for the past 6 years and really messed up .i dont get high anymore i have to do them just to be normal and if i dont have them i feel like i am going to die .i wish i havent ever did them ,i tried going cold turkey but i might have lasted a day .the  pain was so badd in my legs i wish i could cut them off and i was so sick ,no sleep ,couldnt eat ,couldnt move so consider yourself lucky but if i was you i would stop doing them while you still can before it gets to late.

[The Guitar Man]

Hi BonnisAnn,

I'm sorry to cut in for I am not use to any on-line chatting.
I just don't know what to expect if I decide to stop cold turkey.

Sometimes my stomic hurts when I taper off alittle and I always wonder if have done some permanent damage to any part of my body.Ya know?

Will I feel normal again if I ever get off this stuff?

TGM

[The Guitar Man]

I appreciate you comment but I don't have time to go to rehad and don't want to hang around people with the same struggle.

I know I sound pathetic but I had a mother that was an alcholic and I went to all of her meeting and ALAON. I think that's how you say it but anyways the meeting made me think of doing more pills because it was all we discussed.

I know I kind of popped in the middle of your threads and I'm sorry.

TGM

[BonnieAnn]

Hello and Welcome!

I would like to talk with you.

Mind if I suggest something? If you hit the back button you can go to the upper left hand corner of the page and hit "post a question". Then you can start a question of your own. This particular thread is from 6 years ago and it is hard to get to where your question is. I just want to make sure that people see your question and they will then respond to it. Please try it.

Hope to see you out there soon.

[GA Guy]

The brick wall you hit very well may be your own tombstone. You know you have a problem. Take some of that money and go into a 30 day rehab facility. they always say that you have to hit bottom first. The problem is that many people die before they hit the proverbial bottom. You know what you have to do. There is no magic answer. You can read your own post and answer every question you've asked.

[The Guitar Man]

I'm in the music industry and have been on pain pills on and off for over 10 years and recently started taking OC's.
I've tried to quite and have seen friends like Kurt Cobain who I knew very well drop of the face of the earth.
I feel very depressed when I try to stop but I do believe in God but I just haven't hit rock bottom yet.
My life is going so well and the money is pouring in.  I wish I would hit a brick wall sooner than later.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

The Guitar Man

[cindi]

hey,, Dorothy here...didn't get much a chance to post today   I ran around like a fool yesterday   and today my son is pretty sick  long story but it is nothing that a hefty dose of amoxicillin won't cure,  on my way to get him some more motrin   i get so nervous when my kids are sick.....lets just sit back and watch this all unfold......interesting    love to all   cin

[Wizard]

Hi Cin, thank you for following the above in such a educated lady like manner! Welcome back again, I keep telling myself that I'm gonna write to cin next and I keep getting sidetracked! SOOOOOOOOOO Dorothy, I'm really curious to see where this string is gonna lead us LOL. On a serious note it REALLY isn't funny...so much pain, so much waste.Glad to have you back. Are ALL of your e-addresses up and running? I want to send you card if I can ever get around to it. LOL Atcha later Lady,
Power & Magick 2 U,
luv Wiz

[cindi]

Like Wizard said and very eloquently I might add, welcome to the forum,,(hi wiz,,) I'm glad the oxy;s are helping you...and I hope you never ever have to experience the unpleasantries they have to offer if you should ever decide to quit chewing them,,which by the way is  not the proper route this drug should be taken...they were not meant to be crushed,  chewed, shot up or snorted...so I can see why you love them as you do,,,,cuz you are getting high off them,,,,and when we are getting high and when we love our drugs we will go to the ends of the earth to defend them as you do...we here on this forum unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you choose to view things have found both the good and the bad in various drugs...we also have seen the ravages of denial....good luck to you my friend   party on

[Wizard]

Welcome to the forum. By the tone of your post it seems to me that you are still chewing that gum of your childhood. I will pray for you to not be so FULL of that GUM. Peace to you brother.
Power & Magick 2 U,
Wizard

[jesus]

hello you people make me sick how dare you talk bad about oxy cottins. my mother was an oxy cottin. I love oxy cottins nothing in the world has ever been better than oxy cottins not perks not vicodens not even methodone itself could even compare to an oxy cottin you people think your so smoothe degrading oxy cottins poor defensless oxy cottins  I bet you didn't think you were so bad when you were poppin them did you all you people are is a bunch of freakin quitters you probably never stick with anything they were okay when you needed them I bet they were always there for you comforting you in your time of need but where are you when they need you to defend them huh huh you should think about what you  are saying shame on you i'm 68 years old and still love chewin them almost every day of the week 80 mgs for only 20 dollars my pension checks are well spent if you ask meand think about the sweet feeling when you smoke on them that's where my social security money goes. consider yourself lucky when i was a boy all we had was aspirin and some coffee when i grew up on the farm I would chew manure as a gum. that's what we had so next time you say oxy's are the devil think about what I had to chew.

[jewells]

Could anyone help me here please??Should I take the ltrysoine, i know i spelled it wrong and the B6 while weanin myself down? Or what do you guys suggest...If i only take 3 instead of the recomended 4 then i start getting all sweaty and feeling like ****. I need to get off these but then I don't know what I will do with my back injury pain....god you can't win....can you??please i'd appreciate anyones advice..i can relate to all of you and wish the best for you all to....***S**

[Wizard]

LOL, the Wiz says ditto to Angelicas above reply...see our posts above :-) it DOES look like you already read them!
much luck and love to you!
Power & Magick 2U,
Wiz

[Angelica]

I have a post for you under the anyone thread......
It's funny, but you haven't even read my reply, and it looks like you did.  You've got your head on pretty straight.  Your making the right decision.  Action speaks louder than words.

[susanlea]

I need all of you, all your wisdom, advice and strength. For those of you who know my story.  He called me a few times today, says he wants to come by and give me some money(could have sent it) Wants to come by tomorrow night,  said he'd call first. I know somethings up, some of my friends think it's his way to want and come back. He's the type who would never say he sorry.  Over 2 months now he's been gone, said he didn't love me any more, choose the pills and methadone over us. My kid's are just getting over it. They are finally adjusting to him being gone. They're angry at being abandoned, with no phone calls from him. I don't know what he wants. I can't understand, he sounded so weak, so quiet today. Not his usual anger and hatred. He's living with his parents, I've been told that methadone makes you tired, not awhole lot different than oxy's except you're able to work. I've been told that he probably still has no life. Over the past 1 1/2 he became so distant, reclusive and slept all the time, between withdrawals and refills on his pills. I've been told  people don't change without a program, he's not in one. Just takes the methadone as he wants to. Of course I think once he left here things have changed for him, no more nagging from me. I really don't know. But I did sense something coming. I don't know what I'll say? He may not even say anything, he's not much of a talker unless someone else starts the conversation. Anyway my boundaries are NO PROGRAM, NO REHAB, NO COUNSELING, NO SPONSER< NO ME>  I can't do this again, over and over, He's promised so many times, than abusive once more.....Help me guys, I really need you....Funny thing if he wants pills, I don't have any....I tossed them all, don't need them since I'm on the Patch....Thank you, I won't be able to sleep....Love Susan Lea

[susanlea]

I need all of you, all your wisdom, advice and strength. For those of you who know my story.  He called me a few times today, says he wants to come by and give me some money(could have sent it) Wants to come by tomorrow night,  said he'd call first. I know somethings up, some of my friends think it's his way to want and come back. He's the type who would never say he sorry.  Over 2 months now he's been gone, said he didn't love me any more, choose the pills and methadone over us. My kid's are just getting over it. They are finally adjusting to him being gone. They're angry at being abandoned, with no phone calls from him. I don't know what he wants. I can't understand, he sounded so weak, so quiet today. Not his usual anger and hatred. He's living with his parents, I've been told that methadone makes you tired, not awhole lot different than oxy's except you're able to work. I've been told that he probably still has no life. Over the past 1 1/2 he became so distant, reclusive and slept all the time, between withdrawals and refills on his pills. I've been told  people don't change without a program, he's not in one. Just takes the methadone as he wants to. Of course I think once he left here things have changed for him, no more nagging from me. I really don't know. But I did sense something coming. I don't know what I'll say? He may not even say anything, he's not much of a talker unless someone else starts the conversation. Anyway my boundaries are NO PROGRAM, NO REHAB, NO COUNSELING, NO SPONSER< NO ME>  I can't do this again, over and over, He's promised so many times, than abusive once more.....Help me guys, I really need you....Funny thing if he wants pills, I don't have any....I tossed them all, don't need them since I'm on the Patch....Thank you, I won't be able to sleep....Love Susan Lea

[susanlea]

I need all of you, all your wisdom, advice and strength. For those of you who know my story.  He called me a few times today, says he wants to come by and give me some money(could have sent it) Wants to come by tomorrow night,  said he'd call first. I know somethings up, some of my friends think it's his way to want and come back. He's the type who would never say he sorry.  Over 2 months now he's been gone, said he didn't love me any more, choose the pills and methadone over us. My kid's are just getting over it. They are finally adjusting to him being gone. They're angry at being abandoned, with no phone calls from him. I don't know what he wants. I can't understand, he sounded so weak, so quiet today. Not his usual anger and hatred. He's living with his parents, I've been told that methadone makes you tired, not awhole lot different than oxy's except you're able to work. I've been told that he probably still has no life. Over the past 1 1/2 he became so distant, reclusive and slept all the time, between withdrawals and refills on his pills. I've been told  people don't change without a program, he's not in one. Just takes the methadone as he wants to. Of course I think once he left here things have changed for him, no more nagging from me. I really don't know. But I did sense something coming. I don't know what I'll say? He may not even say anything, he's not much of a talker unless someone else starts the conversation. Anyway my boundaries are NO PROGRAM, NO REHAB, NO COUNSELING, NO SPONSER< NO ME>  I can't do this again, over and over, He's promised so many times, than abusive once more.....Help me guys, I really need you....Funny thing if he wants pills, I don't have any....I tossed them all, don't need them since I'm on the Patch....Thank you, I won't be able to sleep....Love Susan Lea

[susanlea]

I need all of you, all your wisdom, advice and strength. For those of you who know my story.  He called me a few times today, says he wants to come by and give me some money(could have sent it) Wants to come by tomorrow night,  said he'd call first. I know somethings up, some of my friends think it's his way to want and come back. He's the type who would never say he sorry.  Over 2 months now he's been gone, said he didn't love me any more, choose the pills and methadone over us. My kid's are just getting over it. They are finally adjusting to him being gone. They're angry at being abandoned, with no phone calls from him. I don't know what he wants. I can't understand, he sounded so weak, so quiet today. Not his usual anger and hatred. He's living with his parents, I've been told that methadone makes you tired, not awhole lot different than oxy's except you're able to work. I've been told that he probably still has no life. Over the past 1 1/2 he became so distant, reclusive and slept all the time, between withdrawals and refills on his pills. I've been told  people don't change without a program, he's not in one. Just takes the methadone as he wants to. Of course I think once he left here things have changed for him, no more nagging from me. I really don't know. But I did sense something coming. I don't know what I'll say? He may not even say anything, he's not much of a talker unless someone else starts the conversation. Anyway my boundaries are NO PROGRAM, NO REHAB, NO COUNSELING, NO SPONSER< NO ME>  I can't do this again, over and over, He's promised so many times, than abusive once more.....Help me guys, I really need you....Funny thing if he wants pills, I don't have any....I tossed them all, don't need them since I'm on the Patch....Thank you, I won't be able to sleep....Love Susan Lea

[susanlea]

I need all of you, all your wisdom, advice and strength. For those of you who know my story.  He called me a few times today, says he wants to come by and give me some money(could have sent it) Wants to come by tomorrow night,  said he'd call first. I know somethings up, some of my friends think it's his way to want and come back. He's the type who would never say he sorry.  Over 2 months now he's been gone, said he didn't love me any more, choose the pills and methadone over us. My kid's are just getting over it. They are finally adjusting to him being gone. They're angry at being abandoned, with no phone calls from him. I don't know what he wants. I can't understand, he sounded so weak, so quiet today. Not his usual anger and hatred. He's living with his parents, I've been told that methadone makes you tired, not awhole lot different than oxy's except you're able to work. I've been told that he probably still has no life. Over the past 1 1/2 he became so distant, reclusive and slept all the time, between withdrawals and refills on his pills. I've been told  people don't change without a program, he's not in one. Just takes the methadone as he wants to. Of course I think once he left here things have changed for him, no more nagging from me. I really don't know. But I did sense something coming. I don't know what I'll say? He may not even say anything, he's not much of a talker unless someone else starts the conversation. Anyway my boundaries are NO PROGRAM, NO REHAB, NO COUNSELING, NO SPONSER< NO ME>  I can't do this again, over and over, He's promised so many times, than abusive once more.....Help me guys, I really need you....Funny thing if he wants pills, I don't have any....I tossed them all, don't need them since I'm on the Patch....Thank you, I won't be able to sleep....Love Susan Lea

[jewells]

Hi guys, boy what a forum here. I to am also on oxycontin and have been for about 3 years. Before that it was Vicodin. Anyways, I am prescribed 80mg 4 times a day. But I do run out before my next refil then worry and feel like ****. So I want to try to wean myself off this stuff.The only bad thing is that I have a bad back injury. But this oxy scares me. My question is should I start taking the L-tyrosine (SP) and the B-6 while I am weaning. I can try to take 3 a day and still feel like ****. This sucks. I hate it. I worry everyday about how many pills I have left. I wish I would of never started this medicine. I do not get high off the meds. At all.I just am in pain and that is basically why I take it. But I do admit I could get by with only 4 a day but always seem to take more like 5 or 6 a day. Can anyone give me any advice about how much I should begin weaning myself down to. And if there is a pain med out there I can change to after that isn't so addictive????Thanks and good luck to all of you I know how you are feeling and it sucks...