Oxycodone. Small habit. Still bad withdrawals. advice?

[geetar151]

Hate to sound like a lightweight here because I only took on 10mg oxycodone a day.  Usually around dinner time.  Every day for the last 4months or so.  I had it prescribed for knee issues.  I drank about 4 beers a day during this time too.  Don't know why I did it. Look back now and still don't understand.  But I ran out of my prescription and my doctor was on vacation so I didn't renew it.  I figured it was a good idea to stop.  I am on day 4 and I get maybe 5 hours at most sleep a night. and I have rls and anxiety as well as depression.  I haven't had any vomiting or anything and I am probably lucky to have stopped when I did but I thought that I would have little to no withdrawal's from this.  Just want to let people know that even a small dose taken long enough can still cause major problems in your life.  And this weekend I have had to go on stage on Friday and now tonight.  It is difficult and by the time I get home I am so miserable.  hard to put up a good face all night and not find a corner to hide in.  Does anyone know how long the withdrawals are on a smaller habit like mine?  Thanks and these post's are very inspiring.

[staticage]

thanx,already getn nervous..i always do anyway,now just little more..kinda worried bout my bp though...been takn meds for that for awhile,,yeah gonna b fun show i hope.st.pattys day with band fr uk...that ive liked for well over 15 years...heart racing just thinking bout it...anyway take care and b cool.

[geetar151]

ya.  I had to play Friday and saturday night.  Both 4 and a half hour gigs of hard rock and metal.  Cant afford to just be mellow.  Friday was hard but saturday was better.  It was ok until I got home and couldn't sleep even though I was exhausted.  I would test the waters first with the beer.  See how you react before you have a couple at your gig.  Once you get on stage your addrenalin will still kick in and if your opening you probably wont have to be on stage too long.  Good luck. let me know.

[staticage]

its comimg up this sat....band prac fri night is gonna b little taste of it..i hear almost all tickets sold..we opening for big band on tour...get shaky thinking bout it as its day5 for me...will have 1 or 2 beers though..i know not good idea,,been long time since i could do that cause of liver stuff,,u know...hope things going well for u...thanx.

[voxxx]

I cant even count how many times I detoxed off oxycodone before I started iv'ing heroin. In my experience, the amount you were taking does does does not affect the withdrawals as much as the duration you were taking the opiate. You should start feeling better about day 7 or so, and you should start feeling pretty much normal (as far as physical withdrawals go) at about day 10. The worst days are days 2 - 4. After day 4 you should notice a gradual decline in the intensity of the withdrawals.

Although as much as I hate to tell you, it will probably be awhile before you get a good nights rest. It always took me atleast 3 weeks before I could get a decent amount of sleep. The RLS always made sleep impossible for me. But I was taking atleast 160mg oxy every day for 2 years (before I moved up to heroin).

Goodluck and remember your past the worst of it.

[geetar151]

that makes sense Mike.  I am still getting only a few hours sleep at night and then maybe an hour nap in the day.  Seems  a lot worse at night. So damn figidity.  

[geetar151]

How did your gig go Staticage?

[MikeInFrance]

Try not sleep in the day at all if possible..... (I remember someone telling me that when I couldn't get any sleep for the first 10 days and I was like "are u serious?"....I will take any sleep i can get anytime!) but seriously it's better to save it for night because they can be the worst times for us.

[geetar151]

I actually got 5 hours sleep today.  about 4 last night and an hour nap today.  I woke up really tired but couldn't get back to sleep.   A new turn though.  I am not thinking clearly at all.  Took me hours to decide what I wanted to eat and am having a hard time making decisions at all.  Restlessness and anxiousness not as bad so far today.  That usually hits in the evening though.  

[geetar151]

Glad you were in a position to get help.  Looks like the worst is behind you.  Way to go.

[Whispers266]

although I am not addicted to drugs. I have ALOTof  first hand experience in the proccess. Most detox take at least 5 days. The issue is the urge does not go away. The dangers can be after detox the need to revisit the drug with an even stronger desire. Alot of addicts overdoes after detox because they think their bodies are "clean" and can handle a stronger dose. Most detox require additional help from a recovery program.

[MikeInFrance]

So you were only taking what was prescribed for 4 months and it was a low dose. With that said ... I don't see an addiction problem but you will and are definately feeling the withdrawals because u r dependent on the drug. It is almost virtually unavoidable for you to feel this way. But I can tell you from experience (of working myself up to  250mg a day of Oxys for a year) that you are past the worst of the physical wd's maybe a dy more before it gets much better. Sleep will continue to be difficult and fatigue and sore bones/joints  also drags on a bit. Stay as active as possible. Drink lots of fluids and please don't refill that prescription when your doc returns.

[Danharris83]

Hi i was taking Nurofen Plus and Tramadol for over 2/3 years and last sunday stopped and went Cold Turkey it was hard at first then i spoke to my doctor and he gave me Gabapentin to help with the Withdrawls this has helped me loads as i wa getting panic attacks and depression iv been on it 3 days now and feel great im on day 7 and hardly have any withdrawls at all i hope this helps and keep up the good work Day 4 is a great achievement.

[geetar151]

Thanks.  Hope your gig go's well.

[staticage]

hopefully they wont last long for you..i was on about 120 a month for five years.10mg 4 to 8 a day..i was told it could be a week to function for me..hope you get better soon...im playn a big gig sat night..thats 9 days nto it..really hope i can pull this off...also look up the thomas recipe..its vitamins and advice for wds.good luck...hour 48 at 11 for me..good luck..