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Oxycontin withdrawal
My husband is withdrawing from Oxycontin. He is on his 17th day. He went through the typical withdrawal symptoms the first week and is getting better everyday. However, he has these vomiting spells. Sometimes it's only once, other times, like last night, he goes on all night long. Is this normal withdrawal? He does have an extra sensitive stomach (perhaps from doing so many drugs) and vomiting isn't out of the ordinary for him. But I am concerned that maybe there is something more seriously wrong. Any feedback is welcome.
Also, I have been reading the posts about Oxy withdrawal and want to put in a few words. My husband has detoxed several times from various drugs. This last time it was oxy and it has been the hardest for him physically. The thing that is keeping him going, besides NA meetings and tremendous support from me, is EXERCISE. It has been mentioned in posts previously and I want to reinforce the idea that this can help so much! He can't wait to get home from work so that he can take a run or a bike ride and forget about his cravings and focus on something healthy and uplifting. He is feeling better about himself and has alot of hope for the future. So, anyone going through recovery, Excercise helps!
Also, I have been reading the posts about Oxy withdrawal and want to put in a few words. My husband has detoxed several times from various drugs. This last time it was oxy and it has been the hardest for him physically. The thing that is keeping him going, besides NA meetings and tremendous support from me, is EXERCISE. It has been mentioned in posts previously and I want to reinforce the idea that this can help so much! He can't wait to get home from work so that he can take a run or a bike ride and forget about his cravings and focus on something healthy and uplifting. He is feeling better about himself and has alot of hope for the future. So, anyone going through recovery, Excercise helps!
YOU CAN DO IT!
After 4 months of doing 2 20s per day for the knee replacement, I realized I was at the end of the prescription supply, and needed to act before they were gone and I was stuck. I decided on Thursday morning not to take the pill. I made it through Thursday and Thurs. night feeling anxious.
Friday was not fun. I started getting the sweats and the chills, would get hot and then cold all day long. I fell asleep on the floor watching TV Friday night. When I awoke, I felt like a truck had run me over. I was hurting and chilling and hot and cold all at once. But I wanted OFF these damned pills. I set the pills, 21 of them, next to my bed, and thought, "If I want off them bad enough, I just won't take them!"
It was one of the hardest things I ever did, but I didn't take anymore. On saturday night, I flushed the 21 remaining OxyContin, and 60 OxyCodone "breakout" pills down the toilet.
It's 2 weeks later. I feel nearly back to my old self. I do have some mood swings, and hints of the chills now and then, but nothing I can't handle.
You have to hate these pills, and get it in your head that you can beat them. They are the Devil's poison. When I see my doctor on 7-26-11, I plan to cuss the ****** out for 2 hours for not warning me about these hideous friggin' things. I had NO idea what I was in for.
Good luck. Love yourself more than the buzz, and you'll be ok.
After 4 months of doing 2 20s per day for the knee replacement, I realized I was at the end of the prescription supply, and needed to act before they were gone and I was stuck. I decided on Thursday morning not to take the pill. I made it through Thursday and Thurs. night feeling anxious.
Friday was not fun. I started getting the sweats and the chills, would get hot and then cold all day long. I fell asleep on the floor watching TV Friday night. When I awoke, I felt like a truck had run me over. I was hurting and chilling and hot and cold all at once. But I wanted OFF these damned pills. I set the pills, 21 of them, next to my bed, and thought, "If I want off them bad enough, I just won't take them!"
It was one of the hardest things I ever did, but I didn't take anymore. On saturday night, I flushed the 21 remaining OxyContin, and 60 OxyCodone "breakout" pills down the toilet.
It's 2 weeks later. I feel nearly back to my old self. I do have some mood swings, and hints of the chills now and then, but nothing I can't handle.
You have to hate these pills, and get it in your head that you can beat them. They are the Devil's poison. When I see my doctor on 7-26-11, I plan to cuss the ****** out for 2 hours for not warning me about these hideous friggin' things. I had NO idea what I was in for.
Good luck. Love yourself more than the buzz, and you'll be ok.
I'm on day 4, still feelin pretty weak, but i'm confident i'm kickin it cold turkey.Thanks 4 everybody who put some good advice on the table. I found some comfort in alot of these stories goin back 10 yrs now. Everyone stay strong, seriously.... i'd rather have my life takin away by a gun, then takin away by these f#ckin pills. wish me luck.Thanks again to those who added their input, to help stregthn' all of us goin thru this mess.
ok i just want to say one thing to everyone dont switch taking painkillers for another drug like clonidine or xanax or anything like that because every single drug is addicting and for nausua dont take anything but something to coat ur stmach not another drug because if u take drugs to come off drugs what the hell is the point! good luck everyone
I hope this can strenghthen people on here. I have been on percs, oxy for about 7 years (legally) and am now on day 3 of my last oxy. The first day was tough, the hot, hot skin, sweating, achy.....day 2 little less than day 1 and today, just a little stomach thing going on but nothing Amodium can't take care of. I actually went to IHOP this morning and pigged out, and have been eating fine all day. I don't know if it is because the last year or so, I would finish my month supply of oxy 2 weeks early and then take Suboxone for the next 2 weeks until I got a refill. Whatever the case, This was not bad at all. I hope I am not jinxing myself and wake up tomorrow in pure hell but I was pleasantly surprised with if you keep your mind strong, you can definitely do it cold turkey. Suboxone worked awesome but that is 100 times tougher to withdraw from STAY AWAY from Suboxone. It is an opiate also. I have never posted on one of these but I am seeing too many horror stories that actually scared me from quitting, so I just wanted everyone to know, it is not bad at all. Just tell yourself you have the flu and by day 3, you will feel better. I actually had sex with my wife twice today. It has been months since I even wanted to because of this HORRIBLE drug.!!!
A little more about me, I am 4o year old male, and like I said, been on percs and oxy's for about 7 years. And I have been prescribed all this crap legally because of three torn discs in my back. I did the snorting (before they made the oxy a jell pill) then just chewed them and snorted the percs. So I was getting them legally, but still not using them like I should have been.
Bottom line, YOU CAN DO IT CT!!!! Its the only way. Like I said, a couple of days kinda rough (but very managable) and day three, you will be going to IHOP and pigging out. I am sure if I bought them off the street and spent my life savings on them, I would probably have te depression that comes with it , but since I got them from a doctor, I don't feel bad about that. Who knows....Just be strong!!!
I am hoping this will bring out some more success stories about the WD not being bad at all. I was just reading some of these posts where people had to check into the ER after 4 or 5 days, ITS ALL IN HOW STRONG YOUR MIND IS.
I guess it is true, everyone is different but for someone that has been on them for 7 years, I was really expecting it to be a whole lot worse by reading these horror stories.
Like I said, everyone handles it differantly so I just wanted to share my SUCCESS story. DAY 3 and feeling good.....
Good luck everyone and be strong !!!!
A little more about me, I am 4o year old male, and like I said, been on percs and oxy's for about 7 years. And I have been prescribed all this crap legally because of three torn discs in my back. I did the snorting (before they made the oxy a jell pill) then just chewed them and snorted the percs. So I was getting them legally, but still not using them like I should have been.
Bottom line, YOU CAN DO IT CT!!!! Its the only way. Like I said, a couple of days kinda rough (but very managable) and day three, you will be going to IHOP and pigging out. I am sure if I bought them off the street and spent my life savings on them, I would probably have te depression that comes with it , but since I got them from a doctor, I don't feel bad about that. Who knows....Just be strong!!!
I am hoping this will bring out some more success stories about the WD not being bad at all. I was just reading some of these posts where people had to check into the ER after 4 or 5 days, ITS ALL IN HOW STRONG YOUR MIND IS.
I guess it is true, everyone is different but for someone that has been on them for 7 years, I was really expecting it to be a whole lot worse by reading these horror stories.
Like I said, everyone handles it differantly so I just wanted to share my SUCCESS story. DAY 3 and feeling good.....
Good luck everyone and be strong !!!!
I stopped the opiates in January and have lost muscle along w/ motivation to do anything other than, try to get much lost sleep.Im sneezing and yawning and, have had a good belly laugh w/ my sis. I have 0 energy. I wonder if I will ever get the stuff I need to having a decent life of fishing and camping biking,etc.. I am 50yrs and been on the sh t for over 12yrs. any one been here and over that?? know where Im coming from?
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