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Throbbing pain in head and neck!
6 days off my oxys and today hasn't been to bad up until now. I just started getting awful pain in my neck and it's moved up the back of my head. It's makin it even hard to focus. This part of withdrawls? Anyone know?
The term VIC may be lookng for her Hyeragelsia. Which means "more pain" basically. We can't trust that any aches, pains, or weirdness we feel is necessarily because there is an underlying problem; it may just be our opiod receptors screaming for the chemicals they are used to.
That being said, I started, around day 5-7, getting the headache you are describing...it started at the base of my skull and went upwards and it was really bad. I had my daughter check my BP and yup, it was very high. I called my doctor, and he prescribed Clonidine...it is often used when detoxing. So maybe, if this pain persists, gets worse or is simply bugging the heck out of you, it wouldn't be a bad idea to call the doctor.
Don't take any med w/o a doctor's supervision; our bodies are going thru profound changes at the moment. My physician basically said that our entire metabolism changes. Our WHOLE body! Opiates sneak into every molecule in us.
The weirdest symptom I developed, Krissy, was a dry hacking cough. It showed up on day 16...when I was finally starting to feel human again and could drive and interact with the other humans!
I was so scared; convinced it was some awful underlying illness. The research I did only served to intensity my fears. ALL opiates are anti-tussive (which is why when we get a bronchitis or a lung infection, doctors often prescribe codeine-based cough syrup. Back at the turn of hte century, before the advent of the FDA in the United States, 'heroin' was atually sold in pharmacies as a way to sedate cough...crazy, huh?)
Anyhoodle, I started to realize that in my 8 year dance with the big "O" (oxycodone) I never had a cough. I mean, NEVER EVER. And then on day 16, I couldn't stop. I was never a daily smoker, but in my younger years, whenever I would go out for a "night on the town" I would always smoke a whole pack of cigarettes, only to wake up the next morning, and flush whatever remaining butts I had down the toilet.
It was weird; whenever I got a buzz on (either from wine or weed; my only two vices in my younger days) it was like a switch turned on and I'd crave cigs. But only then. As I got older, these instances grew further and further apart. I developed severe IBS, which meant my body could MAYBE handle one glass of wine (and now, not even that, or I have to live in the bathroom for 48 hours.)
But I worried....oh I how worried. I read how opiates can 'mask an underlying condition.' And there is no good research on withdrawals and cough. (I know I'm off topic here, but what the heck...)
The moral of the story is: I had a chest xray (normal) and a pft (pulmonary function test) and everything was normal. The cough is still with me, but gradually dying down. I once worked in the medical profession (I was a pharmacist) and I started to think about it: the cough center of our brains is located in the brain stem, and is a PRIMARY instinct. Higher functions that are affected by opiates or the withdrawal thereof will tend to go away faster. But the lower brain stem functions are going to take awhile.
I think that is why a lot of us still having trouble sleeping, or an elevated heart rate, etc.
In the end, I'm not a doctor, an dI think that when you're withdrawing, it is important that your physician at least know what is going on. I called my MD every day for the first week. He didn't mind, and actually told me he was "proud of me." (Doctors in the U.S aren't big on compliments, so this meant a lot.)
Hopefully, you're through the worst of it...congrats my friend!
-Robin
That being said, I started, around day 5-7, getting the headache you are describing...it started at the base of my skull and went upwards and it was really bad. I had my daughter check my BP and yup, it was very high. I called my doctor, and he prescribed Clonidine...it is often used when detoxing. So maybe, if this pain persists, gets worse or is simply bugging the heck out of you, it wouldn't be a bad idea to call the doctor.
Don't take any med w/o a doctor's supervision; our bodies are going thru profound changes at the moment. My physician basically said that our entire metabolism changes. Our WHOLE body! Opiates sneak into every molecule in us.
The weirdest symptom I developed, Krissy, was a dry hacking cough. It showed up on day 16...when I was finally starting to feel human again and could drive and interact with the other humans!
I was so scared; convinced it was some awful underlying illness. The research I did only served to intensity my fears. ALL opiates are anti-tussive (which is why when we get a bronchitis or a lung infection, doctors often prescribe codeine-based cough syrup. Back at the turn of hte century, before the advent of the FDA in the United States, 'heroin' was atually sold in pharmacies as a way to sedate cough...crazy, huh?)
Anyhoodle, I started to realize that in my 8 year dance with the big "O" (oxycodone) I never had a cough. I mean, NEVER EVER. And then on day 16, I couldn't stop. I was never a daily smoker, but in my younger years, whenever I would go out for a "night on the town" I would always smoke a whole pack of cigarettes, only to wake up the next morning, and flush whatever remaining butts I had down the toilet.
It was weird; whenever I got a buzz on (either from wine or weed; my only two vices in my younger days) it was like a switch turned on and I'd crave cigs. But only then. As I got older, these instances grew further and further apart. I developed severe IBS, which meant my body could MAYBE handle one glass of wine (and now, not even that, or I have to live in the bathroom for 48 hours.)
But I worried....oh I how worried. I read how opiates can 'mask an underlying condition.' And there is no good research on withdrawals and cough. (I know I'm off topic here, but what the heck...)
The moral of the story is: I had a chest xray (normal) and a pft (pulmonary function test) and everything was normal. The cough is still with me, but gradually dying down. I once worked in the medical profession (I was a pharmacist) and I started to think about it: the cough center of our brains is located in the brain stem, and is a PRIMARY instinct. Higher functions that are affected by opiates or the withdrawal thereof will tend to go away faster. But the lower brain stem functions are going to take awhile.
I think that is why a lot of us still having trouble sleeping, or an elevated heart rate, etc.
In the end, I'm not a doctor, an dI think that when you're withdrawing, it is important that your physician at least know what is going on. I called my MD every day for the first week. He didn't mind, and actually told me he was "proud of me." (Doctors in the U.S aren't big on compliments, so this meant a lot.)
Hopefully, you're through the worst of it...congrats my friend!
-Robin
Thank you :) and yes,everyday I find something new aches. Especially my original pain of endomitriosis for what I originally was prescribed the oxys for. The neck and head pain are really bugging me though. The rls come and go. They are the worst,especially at night time. It's already hard to sleep.
This all sounds like part of detoxing but it would not hurt to talk to a DR..I had the same thing in 2012 when i went c/t from 3 meds. I had noticed that each new stage of healing brought on new symptoms. They will go away as your Brain wiring has to adjust back..The brain can send some strange pain singles to the body as it heals..One of my last ones to go was the sac way down in the lower spine. When we come clean we are opening up those receptors again. This will cause some rebound pain and they also have a name for all of this that I had once saved in my computer. Just hang in a give it Time and with Time comes so so so much Patience..Try to just be in the day. It will all move like a turtle then soon it will be flying by fast..Be Safe, Be Good and always keep your Guard up at all times.
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Hey refills,thanks for your response! That's what mine feels like as well. I may have slept on it wrong? I try so hard not to move well I sleep or it starts my rls up again. But it's causing a burn up the back of my head from mid neck which causes my eyes to go fuzzy :(
Hey there. Sorry to hear you're being bothered by your neck. My neck is bothering me as well. Can't say if it's the same problem or not. My neck hurts right at the back base of my brain. When I'm on the cpu or watching TV it starts to burn, like the nerves are on fire. The pain goes up and gives me a horrible headache. It hurts so bad sometimes I can't see straight. Now what's causing my problems I do not know right now. Going to see a nerve and neck specialist. It could be my meds, trying to figure things out.
As far as WD's krissy, I can't say for sure. It really may be a crazy coincidence. I just wanted to share with you, maybe there is something to it? Well good luck and check into it. Just keep crossing things off. It's the only real way to know. Hang in there,you're doing great. ike
As far as WD's krissy, I can't say for sure. It really may be a crazy coincidence. I just wanted to share with you, maybe there is something to it? Well good luck and check into it. Just keep crossing things off. It's the only real way to know. Hang in there,you're doing great. ike
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