Hi..I just saw this one today..Wow..You are me all over again..I am retired from nursing..It all stated when I started this stressful career.. It took some time to build to this addiction..It stated out with pain on hydos..Then I went to hydo and oxys..Quit c/t for a week only to run back..Then I just played the game and went up to Methadone..Used the pain for excuse..Then I started to try a taper after 12 years on this..I got down and started to snort Adderrl with my dones..You know what adderral does if you do not have the Attention Disorder..Ya I was Buzzed up bad..Compulsive Behavior..I hand to take the Klons at night to sleep..Then I c/t off all 3 and It was not a walk in the park..I have 220 days and seems like I keep turning corners..I will be 57 tomorrow so my age made it hard..I am glad you are here..This is a great site..I wish I would of found it many, many Years ago..I do believe it would of saved me some years of using..Hang Tight and Fight the Flight you can do it..
Bless You
vickie
Hi, LeaAnn, Thanks again for getting back to me, you don't know how much it helps me. Yesterday was day 2 of my taper.I just can't go ct, I took 7.5mg in the am & 7.5mg pm, and still had wd's. this drug scares the ****out of me. even cutting down i'm getting wd's I feel like i'm going to jump out of my skin, and i'm so nasty to my husband, I had to keep apologizing to him, saying I didn't feel well. I do have .25mg of xanax that I took to calm me down, it only took the edge off a little.I feel like I'm going to loose my mind. I can't go to a Dr right now, bc my husband is not working bc he got hurt at work, so it's hard to get away. He does however have clonidine and gabapentin. I'm afraid to take the clonidine bc my B/P is normally low, but do you know what mg of gabapentin I could take? he has 200mg capsules. I take lots of vitamins and I'm eating really healthy and drinking lots of water. I even did a zumba class at the gym yesterday, although not too good bc I couldn't concentrate or coordinate too well. I didn't sleep good last night, woke up with my mind racing. Thanks again for all your help !
Yes I'm familiar, and they are very strong! This won't be fun no matter how you do it. I understand your dilemma. Here's what I would do. Go to the doctor, and tell them what you've got going on and that you're trying to get off of some meds that you're on. They can give you some comfort meds that you won't get addicted to. Clonidine works well. Gabapentin works really well too. Honestly, I've done it with just clonidine and gabapentin. And I was fairly comfortable except for low energy. That was a killer. Super B Complex vitamin will help with that. I promise you can get through it with those meds, and that way you can quit the roxies, and be done with the whole thing in about 3-4 days! Tapering is so dang hard. And it just DRAGS the whole thing out.
I'm truly sorry for all that is going on with your family! That's just awful! But it's great that you want your life back! Yaaaay!
Hi, LeaAnn, Thanks for answering me, at least I don't feel all alone in this. Yes I've snorted norco's before and was able to taper off. This is a new drug, and the cravings are much worse. I tried to stop cold turkey, but in the AM as soon as I get up I get this sick anxious feeling in my stomach, and feel like I'm going to loose my mind. I'm so afraid of this drug because I never did it before. I'm not loosing my job or anything else, I want to quit, because I want my life back. I have been only doing the bare minimum to get by, and I want more out of life. Here's my delima, I don't have a few days to stay in bed and go through WD's. I have a sister in the hospital on life support, and I have been going back and forth for the last 3 weeks every day to help manage her care. Thank God I don't have to drive, it's a 3 hour trip.Her daughter who is from out of state went back home, and my other sister has a husband who is dying. So it's all on me.to make the phone calls to Drs and social workers. Then I have a full time job, that I already took off from for 3 weeks although I still had to manage the case. then my husband got hurt on the job and now he's home and needs help. So I don't have time right now to be sick. That's why I need to taper. Thank God I wasn't taking alot from what I hear other people do. Right now I'm down to 7.5mg twice a day, yesterday was day one of this and I did ok, not good but I was able to function enough to get most things done. Thanks for listening. Are you familiar with roxeys? Do you know of anyone who has done this before?
Hi, Pat. Haven't you tried this several times over the last few years, or am I thinking of someone else? Seems that I remember you but will have to try to figure out how to look and see. Have you been snorting pills and taking care of patients while impaired? Are you in trouble with work or anything? I was just curious as to if you had been in trouble at work and that's why you're quitting? You also must tell someone besides us. Getting proper after care is essential. Ask me! I did it my way for over 10 years, and I kept relapsing every time. I'd go through WDs and not listen to what people told me. I was "better than that." I was "smarter than other people and didn't need that crap!" WRONG! So you have to do something. But.....we can deal with that later. Let's get you feeling better first!
What's bothering you the most of the WD? There are some things you can do to make the WDs not so bad! Really!!!!! You say that you don't know how to get off of them, but I think that you do know! You STOP! And you don't get any more pills. You'll feel rough for a few days, but that will end soon. 3-5 days for the worst part.
Let's just take the worst symptoms first, and try to deal with them so that you start feeling better! :)
Hello NursePat..
Sorry it is under these circumstances.. The problem I see with what you want is that you want to get off the roxy like you did the norco but you want to keep a secret.. this is the crutch of the problem. secrets keep us sick ! If we are only accountable to us then heck there is no limit for we are addicts The epitome of no limits... You have upped your addiction to the roxy's and snorting them, most cross over to Heroin at this point as it gets very expensive.. It sounds like you are on the edge. I would suggest getting honest with yourself and your loved ones. figure out how to keep your career and how to get help. we have other nurses that have done it I have all the faith that you will also.. I wish you the very best and Thank you for giving of yourself.. lesa