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Percocet withdrawals, how long do they last?
I was prescribed percocets (5/325) about 1 1/2 years ago for chronic back pain (scoliosis mainly). I took them as prescribed for a while and then started increasing the dosage until I was taking upwards of 14 a day (I could take 8 per my script).
I decided about a week ago to stop. I tapered down to 8 a day, I guess that's not great but I just can't have them around me without taking them.
I have been without for 36 hours and of course I feel like hell in a hand basket. The longest I've ever gone is about 30 hours.
My question is: How long until I start to feel better? I am off of work for a week (I planned this to coincide with my vacation).
I would have gone into a detox or something but I have no one to take care of my house, etc.
I decided about a week ago to stop. I tapered down to 8 a day, I guess that's not great but I just can't have them around me without taking them.
I have been without for 36 hours and of course I feel like hell in a hand basket. The longest I've ever gone is about 30 hours.
My question is: How long until I start to feel better? I am off of work for a week (I planned this to coincide with my vacation).
I would have gone into a detox or something but I have no one to take care of my house, etc.
Being on pain meds Percs, Vics, Oxys, or whatever the fix is at first is great and makes you feel like a damm superhero at times. But like anything, too much of something normally is bad and when its this s%^t, its really bad. Everyone reacts to the meds differently and it depends on your body and minds ability to take the drug. Ive seen some pretty close friends and family of mine's lives completly go to sh&t due to being on this stuff. And what really brought it home to me, is I saw my own life going to sh&t. Thank God it didnt though, but I saw where it could have.
Due to back pains, I was prescribed percs, 5s, 10s, mostly. Just like a lot of threads already stated, I needed more because of tolerance. Sometimes I would laugh at 30mgs. That was nothing. I became a different person, very moody without them like I was mad at the world. Simple sh&t, like someone on TV I didnt like, hell I would go off at them in my living room, just talkin so much sh&t about somebody on tv. WTF My natural high on life was overtaken by the high of the percs. I didnt want to jump right off the meds because I knew the withdrawals would be bad, but I knew I had to get off. I love my family too much, and also I love my money. I was prescibed the meds so I never got too deep and hit the streets for more. I was disiplined on them but I knew that if I didnt get off soon it would be bad and I might resort to going to the street way. And looking at what other people I knew were spending, hell no!! Like I said I love my money too much for a little blue pill. I know people spending up to a stack (one thousand dollars) maybe even 2thous plus a month just on the habit. So I did some research and came up with a plan and stuck to it. This worked for me, but keep in mind everyone is different and the amounts comsumed and the time consumed makes things different too.
First off, I did what is what I call a breakdown. I went from 30mg to 15mg for five days, then 15mg to 10mg for five days, then 10mgs to 5s for 5 days, then I broke those fives in half 2.5mgs for 5 days. I even went down to half of that for my last 3 days. During this time I drank lots of liquids gatorade water whatever. Took lots of multivitamins and hit the gym. Im not gonna lie, I started to feel like crap even while doing this, just not as bad because some amount of percs where hitting my system. But I was able to function and I saw some light at the end of the tunnel. I was on the toilet, legs moving a little during my sleep, some pains, the standard withdrawals symptoms.
After this breakdown stage came my first day of no percs entering my system. This sucked as it should, headaches, more toilet, legs moving more during what little sleep I had and loosing more weight. Stomach felt horrible. Hell, I was dope sick. I still drank as much fluids as I could, took some advil for the headaches (which can add to even more toilet time, but pick your poisin) and I hit the gym. As far as eating, I ate rice, bannanas, toast(bagels), applesauce. This was key for getting my stomach right.
Day 2 sucked even worse, but I kept the same routine with the food and lots of liquids, but during this day I hit the spa, turned that bad boy up to 104 and sweated out like I was a sprinkler system. Keep in mind I made sure I was plenty hydrayted. But I knew the toxins were sweating out, I could feel it. I got out the spa and drank a crap load of watered down gatorade and I swear 2 hours later I pissed the longest **** Ive ever had. I could have almost listened to an entire song of my ipod, it was so long. Then I went to sleep, that was day two.
Day 3 I woke up feeling better than day two. I still drank the hell out of liquids, I was able to eat more in addition to the apple sauce, bannanas, toast and rice. (these items help you from completely crapping out everything) I had a bowl of cereal and a smoothie. I ran at the end of this day and sweated out even more. drank the hell out of liquids took a unisom sleep aid and got some decent sleep, still some pretty uncomfortable leg and arm movement. Put a pillow between your legs and wrap your arms around another pillow to help this a little. Tell whoever is in the bed with you to beware of your condition cuz your gonna knock them a few times.
I continued this for about 4 to 5 more days and every day I felt better. Around day 8 or 9 I felt like I could eat normal (still hitting the toilet a little more than normal) but I was leveling out to feeling normal again. Keep in mind this is mostly the physical recovery. I did some research and the mental part is all about your brain rebuilding your endorphine receptors (if I even said that right) This can take time. Its been 8 months and I feel much better mentally and much more clearer thinker and simple stuff like feeling good about the weather without the meds is coming back. Depending on the amount and time consumed some peoples receptors may be completely jacked up for good I assume like most drugs do.
I played professional football and have been hit by some pretty mean linebackers and I will tell you this, I would rather be hit 10 straight times by them then go threw this ish again. It was no joke getting off these meds but it had to be done. I was apprehensive about doing it, but I found a plan and stuck with it. I even wrote it down and checked off each event of the plan each day. I also suggest reading a book, playing a video game, anything to keep your mind busy because naturally you will become somewhat deppressed. Find somebody you can talk to and tell them about what your doing. My freind from the Panthers was my outlet. He actually found it amussing and funny and beleive it or not I actually laughed too and it made things better during the proccess. I still remember day 2, I was on the ground in stomach pain, and he called me, I had him on speaker phone and he was laughing at my situation, "man you wouldnt even stay down after getting blindsighted by a middle lineman!" I just busted out laughing with him even though I was f^*&ing hurting.
Wether you do this the way I did or hit it straight on, cold turkey, its gonna be a straight hell ride. But I will tell you this, it the best decision you will have ever made in you life. Not just for you, but for your family and the ones who care about you. I wish nothing but the best and hope this post helps.
Due to back pains, I was prescribed percs, 5s, 10s, mostly. Just like a lot of threads already stated, I needed more because of tolerance. Sometimes I would laugh at 30mgs. That was nothing. I became a different person, very moody without them like I was mad at the world. Simple sh&t, like someone on TV I didnt like, hell I would go off at them in my living room, just talkin so much sh&t about somebody on tv. WTF My natural high on life was overtaken by the high of the percs. I didnt want to jump right off the meds because I knew the withdrawals would be bad, but I knew I had to get off. I love my family too much, and also I love my money. I was prescibed the meds so I never got too deep and hit the streets for more. I was disiplined on them but I knew that if I didnt get off soon it would be bad and I might resort to going to the street way. And looking at what other people I knew were spending, hell no!! Like I said I love my money too much for a little blue pill. I know people spending up to a stack (one thousand dollars) maybe even 2thous plus a month just on the habit. So I did some research and came up with a plan and stuck to it. This worked for me, but keep in mind everyone is different and the amounts comsumed and the time consumed makes things different too.
First off, I did what is what I call a breakdown. I went from 30mg to 15mg for five days, then 15mg to 10mg for five days, then 10mgs to 5s for 5 days, then I broke those fives in half 2.5mgs for 5 days. I even went down to half of that for my last 3 days. During this time I drank lots of liquids gatorade water whatever. Took lots of multivitamins and hit the gym. Im not gonna lie, I started to feel like crap even while doing this, just not as bad because some amount of percs where hitting my system. But I was able to function and I saw some light at the end of the tunnel. I was on the toilet, legs moving a little during my sleep, some pains, the standard withdrawals symptoms.
After this breakdown stage came my first day of no percs entering my system. This sucked as it should, headaches, more toilet, legs moving more during what little sleep I had and loosing more weight. Stomach felt horrible. Hell, I was dope sick. I still drank as much fluids as I could, took some advil for the headaches (which can add to even more toilet time, but pick your poisin) and I hit the gym. As far as eating, I ate rice, bannanas, toast(bagels), applesauce. This was key for getting my stomach right.
Day 2 sucked even worse, but I kept the same routine with the food and lots of liquids, but during this day I hit the spa, turned that bad boy up to 104 and sweated out like I was a sprinkler system. Keep in mind I made sure I was plenty hydrayted. But I knew the toxins were sweating out, I could feel it. I got out the spa and drank a crap load of watered down gatorade and I swear 2 hours later I pissed the longest **** Ive ever had. I could have almost listened to an entire song of my ipod, it was so long. Then I went to sleep, that was day two.
Day 3 I woke up feeling better than day two. I still drank the hell out of liquids, I was able to eat more in addition to the apple sauce, bannanas, toast and rice. (these items help you from completely crapping out everything) I had a bowl of cereal and a smoothie. I ran at the end of this day and sweated out even more. drank the hell out of liquids took a unisom sleep aid and got some decent sleep, still some pretty uncomfortable leg and arm movement. Put a pillow between your legs and wrap your arms around another pillow to help this a little. Tell whoever is in the bed with you to beware of your condition cuz your gonna knock them a few times.
I continued this for about 4 to 5 more days and every day I felt better. Around day 8 or 9 I felt like I could eat normal (still hitting the toilet a little more than normal) but I was leveling out to feeling normal again. Keep in mind this is mostly the physical recovery. I did some research and the mental part is all about your brain rebuilding your endorphine receptors (if I even said that right) This can take time. Its been 8 months and I feel much better mentally and much more clearer thinker and simple stuff like feeling good about the weather without the meds is coming back. Depending on the amount and time consumed some peoples receptors may be completely jacked up for good I assume like most drugs do.
I played professional football and have been hit by some pretty mean linebackers and I will tell you this, I would rather be hit 10 straight times by them then go threw this ish again. It was no joke getting off these meds but it had to be done. I was apprehensive about doing it, but I found a plan and stuck with it. I even wrote it down and checked off each event of the plan each day. I also suggest reading a book, playing a video game, anything to keep your mind busy because naturally you will become somewhat deppressed. Find somebody you can talk to and tell them about what your doing. My freind from the Panthers was my outlet. He actually found it amussing and funny and beleive it or not I actually laughed too and it made things better during the proccess. I still remember day 2, I was on the ground in stomach pain, and he called me, I had him on speaker phone and he was laughing at my situation, "man you wouldnt even stay down after getting blindsighted by a middle lineman!" I just busted out laughing with him even though I was f^*&ing hurting.
Wether you do this the way I did or hit it straight on, cold turkey, its gonna be a straight hell ride. But I will tell you this, it the best decision you will have ever made in you life. Not just for you, but for your family and the ones who care about you. I wish nothing but the best and hope this post helps.
Yes you can do this !!! and please don't give up I am a lot like you 3 years agao I had a bad axdent and my Dr. put me on percocent I didn't evern know what they were ar what they could do. but I was in so munch pain that I took them anywhy. wel know I am trying to quit on my own I was on oxycodone 15 MG for about 3 years taking 4 a day now I have changed it my self to 5 mg oxycodone 2 times a day and it is really hard today makes the 5 day and it is getting beter Thank the Lord !!!!!!! but I have made up my mind that I am not going to let something like this contro my life. if there is any thing that you could tell me on tappering down Please Do How long will it talk to get completely offf of these pain Pills.
Hopley your Friend
Hopley your Friend
I have bin taking these 30 mg perks for close too a year now. I am taking almost three a day and I am dieing to quit. I made it 24 hours and I wanted to kill someone. Is there any tricks or ways too stop that doesn't make you feel like you body is turning inside out? My mind is ttelling me to taper off but it doesn't work. I've come off of Meth coke weed alchohol ex. And that **** ain't nothing compared to this ****. **** ME..............! ******* blue devils
I am just gonna tell you. I used methadone and Oxycontin for years, started suboxone. Dr. had me on it for two yrs. My only warning is do not stay on it long. IT was six wks of wd, not as intense as other like percs, oxy, and methadone def the worse. But if u go three days off percs, I wouldn't get on the subs. I would ride it thru if possible cuz it only bout a wk, your mood gonna be depressed for few months, i would start an antidepressant if u can, GATORADE and just get used to sleeping less, I know it miserable, and the one good thing if u do start subs, u can let them know when u want off and they give u low dose benzos and Clonidine is magic. I tried it a wk and gave up. Then i did finally do it, but got myself hooked on xanax.l u must despise relying on a med to not be dope sick. Just knwo it does end.
This is if I can remember correctly at least my tenth time of getting off of pain killers. Don't you think by know I would have learned my lesson? How can your brain forget this flipping agony. Im on day two with no drugs in me. I feel absolutely horrible. The shakes,sweats,extreme pain,throwing up both ends.:( UGHHHHHHHHHH. The anxiety and every cell in my body screaming for the drug is what is hard to get through. I know quiet well by now I have a good at least two days more of this **** before I start to feel like a human again. The good thing is there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Its really only fours days of pure hell then by day five feeling still sick but better day six ususually better and day 7 DONE. I take the pills for a reason BUT I CANT HANDLE THEM. I just had major surgery on my neck a few weeks ago but Im thinking if my body is going through this without the pills whats happening too my body when Im shoving them in my mouth. So heres to 10 round of day two only a few more and its done. I swear if anyone every offers me painpills I will kindly tell them to bend over ans shove them where the sun doesnt shine. Tenth and final round. IM DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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