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TAPERING OXYCODONE
I HAVE BEEN ON OXYCODONE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND STARTED WITH 40 TO 50 MG A DAY AND WENT UP TO 90 MG A DAY FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS> SUDDENLY 3 DAYS AGO I DROPPED TO 7.5 MG 3 TIMES A DAY , AND HAVE HARDLY NO SYMPTOMS. IS THIS GOOD. SHOULD I BE FEELING SOME WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS FROM DROPPING THAT FAR OF A DOSE FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS. I'VE SLEPT ALL NIGHT. THE VERY FIRST NIGHT A WOKE UP WITH STOMACH CRAMPS AND THE RUNS BUT THATS IT. I GUESS I FEEL A LITTLE DEPRESSED ,BUT NOTHING BAD. DOES ANYBODY THINK I'LL HAVE BAD WITHDRAWLS WEENING DOWN THE REST OF THE WAY?
That's not it at all. Dont worry about it. Just want to be off them and I'm sorry I do worry about getting sick, but It's 40hrs into it and I'm not sick, so just forget about it. Just was looking for a little encouragement. That's what this forum is supposed to be about , right? I had a medical procedure done after I tapered the first time and was taking them for the right reason, just thought I could get a little better response.
Good day
Good day
Jed,,your a worry wart,,have been, but now I have to speak freely on why I think this is becoming an issue :).
.If you were going to experience any of the normal physical stomach,diarrhea, migrain, RLS,,insomnia stuff that hits during the early stages of wd's (the first 3 or 4 days, especially day 2), you would have no doubt's in your mind as to what was taking place and what was causing it which, knock on wood you have dodged for a second time, with last May being the first time.
But in comparing what is taking place this round verses our conversations last May,, it seems to me (and I'm only speculating), that your evaluating this wd issue over and over for some objective I believe is underlying in your thinking...
Which, and again I may be wrong, this repeat of constant concern questions leads me to believe that your trying to get a gauge on how far you can go in the usage dept before you reach that line where wd's will hammer you.
I'm not trying to be picky or talk down at you here at all, but in this latest post you spoke of a battle you have been having with the oxycodone over the past year whereas in the May conversations you were speaking of hydrocodones specifically being the only issue you had in your life at the time.
Jed, let go of the pills, I really get the impression your trying to determine how far you can go before they will make stopping a bad experience for you.
I also get the feeling you enjoy the pills more than your leading anyone to believe..
You have to make a choice..Your playing russian roulette with what I think I see taking place. I get this feeling from the constant repeat question of "do you all think I am clear of any bad wd's?"..
You kept asking that back in May and your doing the same again now...Too me,, I really do get the impression that deep down in that mind of yours you are trying to figure out how much fire you can play with before you get burned...
Please correct me if my perceptions are not correct, but in thinking this thru over and over, it seems like the only logical explaination I can come up with in my mind that has you keeping a concentrated focus on the wd isuue and the lack thereof of the symptoms..
Let them go Jed.. You've been lucky so far. But h*ll week is just a hair's breath away waiting for you to push the envelope one stage up from where your recent useage was...Physically your fine at this stage. Mentally?, and I said this before, those wd's are about to pounce on you and when that gets its strong hold, you will be dealing with months trying to free yourself of the repercussions that come from that aspect..With depressive thoughts being a large part of that battle...
David....
.If you were going to experience any of the normal physical stomach,diarrhea, migrain, RLS,,insomnia stuff that hits during the early stages of wd's (the first 3 or 4 days, especially day 2), you would have no doubt's in your mind as to what was taking place and what was causing it which, knock on wood you have dodged for a second time, with last May being the first time.
But in comparing what is taking place this round verses our conversations last May,, it seems to me (and I'm only speculating), that your evaluating this wd issue over and over for some objective I believe is underlying in your thinking...
Which, and again I may be wrong, this repeat of constant concern questions leads me to believe that your trying to get a gauge on how far you can go in the usage dept before you reach that line where wd's will hammer you.
I'm not trying to be picky or talk down at you here at all, but in this latest post you spoke of a battle you have been having with the oxycodone over the past year whereas in the May conversations you were speaking of hydrocodones specifically being the only issue you had in your life at the time.
Jed, let go of the pills, I really get the impression your trying to determine how far you can go before they will make stopping a bad experience for you.
I also get the feeling you enjoy the pills more than your leading anyone to believe..
You have to make a choice..Your playing russian roulette with what I think I see taking place. I get this feeling from the constant repeat question of "do you all think I am clear of any bad wd's?"..
You kept asking that back in May and your doing the same again now...Too me,, I really do get the impression that deep down in that mind of yours you are trying to figure out how much fire you can play with before you get burned...
Please correct me if my perceptions are not correct, but in thinking this thru over and over, it seems like the only logical explaination I can come up with in my mind that has you keeping a concentrated focus on the wd isuue and the lack thereof of the symptoms..
Let them go Jed.. You've been lucky so far. But h*ll week is just a hair's breath away waiting for you to push the envelope one stage up from where your recent useage was...Physically your fine at this stage. Mentally?, and I said this before, those wd's are about to pounce on you and when that gets its strong hold, you will be dealing with months trying to free yourself of the repercussions that come from that aspect..With depressive thoughts being a large part of that battle...
David....
Thanks for the comments and good luck at the first of the year. I really do think I dodged one here , because I think I would surely be feeling rotten by now, after 36 hours now. What do think? I weaned myself down to 20 mgs a day for four days, then only 10 for 1 day , then jumped off Sunday night at 6:00 and that was it. had some irritabilility while the few days I tapered, but nothing I couldn't stand. You think I'm done?????? W/D's in the past I hope.
Thanks again
Jed
Thanks again
Jed
I think you can be proud that you put a stop to your addiction before it got right out of control. I also think you should thank your lucky stars that you didn't end up experiencing the kind of indescribable pain of withdrawal lots of us here deal with when we stop pills.
I'm really glad to hear you have a strong support system. Make sure you are open and honest so if for whatever reason you are tempted to pick up you have someone to talk through it. Plus there's always this board.
Jed I envy you, kinda jealous really. ;) you see I'm one of those ppl who didn't listen when warned. I didn't walk away when I could have and now I endure MaSSIVE wds when I try to quit. I'm up to about 160-200 mgs when I do oxy. I "supplement" with sub. I'm a mess and come the first week of January I'm jumping. I will be paying the piper for the year long relapse and hopefully it will be my last.
You have avoided the worst pain imaginable. You can go and never look back. There's just destruction and the means to a bitter end in these pills Jed. You don't want or deserve that. No one does but some of us end up badly hooked. The mental part is creeping in. Dave nailed it when he wrote about that little voice saying you can't live without me" that voice is real. It's the voice of addiction. And it's a voice that hasn't YET gotten to loud in your mind. But still it's THERE so by doing this you've essentially cut the head off your addiction and can move on and please Jed, never go back. You have the chance to avoid hell on earth-take it and run with it!
All the best and God bless you!!
I'm really glad to hear you have a strong support system. Make sure you are open and honest so if for whatever reason you are tempted to pick up you have someone to talk through it. Plus there's always this board.
Jed I envy you, kinda jealous really. ;) you see I'm one of those ppl who didn't listen when warned. I didn't walk away when I could have and now I endure MaSSIVE wds when I try to quit. I'm up to about 160-200 mgs when I do oxy. I "supplement" with sub. I'm a mess and come the first week of January I'm jumping. I will be paying the piper for the year long relapse and hopefully it will be my last.
You have avoided the worst pain imaginable. You can go and never look back. There's just destruction and the means to a bitter end in these pills Jed. You don't want or deserve that. No one does but some of us end up badly hooked. The mental part is creeping in. Dave nailed it when he wrote about that little voice saying you can't live without me" that voice is real. It's the voice of addiction. And it's a voice that hasn't YET gotten to loud in your mind. But still it's THERE so by doing this you've essentially cut the head off your addiction and can move on and please Jed, never go back. You have the chance to avoid hell on earth-take it and run with it!
All the best and God bless you!!
Got up this morning, slept all night. I'm at the 36 hr point with a little Clonidine just in case, but I tapered down to 10 mg a day total. I didn't jump off at 80 like eye said, I still don't have any withdrawals. I think I 've beat it. No runs anymore,headaches,chills, or aches,pains etc. What do you guys think this morning. End of workday today will 2 days with nothing.
Jed
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