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Withdrawl/ Tapering
I was put on Oxycontin, with Percocet for breakthrough pain about a year ago. While awaiting another surgery to my Cervical Spine. I have Severe Disc Degeneration in all of my cervical spine. Now the problem i am having is no doctors will do the surgery, due to the medications. The surgeons say that in order to control the pain after surgey they would have to give me way to much medication to control the post op pain. I dont use the meds for a "high" but that really doesn't matter from what i can see. There will still be some w/d's from the meds. It is comforting to know that one is not alone, while going through these. Im concerned with the tapering side of things, as it is easy to take another pill when you start to feel the slightest amount of discomfort. You all provide a great service here. I know how alone it feels to think that "you" are the only one going through it. So you can add another person to the "I feel alone realm".
Jeff
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Jeff
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Pandora is staying in her box...at least for tonight...I take wellbutrin too...didn't know that it had that effect...that maybe why I seem to be getting an easier ride than most. I take two multis am and pm too. Oh, that just made me think of something that may be of use to folks...I may have already posted this, but if not....amitryptiline (elavil, a trycyclic antidepressant medication that is NON addictive) is supposed to have a side effect of helping you sleep. From my understanding it won't help you fall asleep, but it will help you STAY asleep once you do. I used it when I did a lot of traveling and it worked really well in jet lag situations...any doc will RX it for you, it is harmless...
Chezz, Check your e-mail!
Chezz, Check your e-mail!
How you do it I will never know. I couldn't have pills around the house while I was getting clean. That just shows the determination and WILL to quit. That should be enough in itself to show that you have already beat this.
I know the coaster ride isn't over yet for you. But it could be made a little easier. The recipe, mainly the L-Tyrosine does help with reducing the cravings for me at least. I also am happy to be taking wellbutrin. It is said to be helpful in reducing the cravings of addicts as well as curb the depression. As long as it is not an addictive med and can help me, I am going to take it. Which is quite ironic since I can hardly remember to take anything except for my pain meds because I can "feel" them work.
Once again Pon, I admire your will and determination to have the pills around and not take them. On top of all the stress, ect you are having.
Well I guess you are half way to your 28 day goal. You have made it. Just don't open the lid. It's like pandora's box.
Chezz
I know the coaster ride isn't over yet for you. But it could be made a little easier. The recipe, mainly the L-Tyrosine does help with reducing the cravings for me at least. I also am happy to be taking wellbutrin. It is said to be helpful in reducing the cravings of addicts as well as curb the depression. As long as it is not an addictive med and can help me, I am going to take it. Which is quite ironic since I can hardly remember to take anything except for my pain meds because I can "feel" them work.
Once again Pon, I admire your will and determination to have the pills around and not take them. On top of all the stress, ect you are having.
Well I guess you are half way to your 28 day goal. You have made it. Just don't open the lid. It's like pandora's box.
Chezz
You have got alot going on right now. You definitely need to see a doc and get on a program to help you off the meds.
About the ? regarding the pill. I don't know and don't think it is a good place to be asking. We are all trying to get better here. Not exchange info on meds.
I would like to help you. But you 1st need to get to a doc.
Chezz
About the ? regarding the pill. I don't know and don't think it is a good place to be asking. We are all trying to get better here. Not exchange info on meds.
I would like to help you. But you 1st need to get to a doc.
Chezz
WHATS THE ACEITOMEIPHIN DO? DO YOU THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ME BESIDES JUST BEING STRUNG OUT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT A ROUND PINK PILL THE SIZE CODINE WITH A C ON IT AND THE NUMBERS 86/62 IS? I'M GLAD I HAVE THIS SITE BUT HOW LONG DOES WITHDRAWAL TAKE WITH THE AMOUNT I USE? I'M KINDA CONFUSED NOW IS SOMETHING GOING TO HAPPEN IF I STOP TAKING THEM THAT'S WORSE THAN TAKING THEM? WRITE BACK SOON I KNOW I'M KINDA STUPID ABOUT ALOT OF THIS STUFF. I JUST STAY NUMB IN MY OWN WORLD AND HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT. I'VE NEVER EVEN ADDED UP MILLIGRAMS. THANKS
welcome home...I am glad to see your posts again my friend...I don't know if you realize how much strength I (and I bet many others) draw from you and your posts....but we do.
Hope that the weekend was a little better...I spent mine furiously doing anything I could to keep my mind occupied...too much free time is not good for me right now. I am at 13 days and the cravings are pretty bad right now. I'm guessing (aside from the fact that I'm addicted) that it may have to do with a substantial new load of work stress...would be boring to write about it, but it is definetely there and weighing heavy...so, I'm buzzing around like some kind of damn energizer bunny to try to keep my mind off the vikes. No, I haven't flushed them...made myself a promise that I would have myself a little party on dayy 28 and flush all the bastards while I drank a lemon diet coke and ate a big choclate chip cookie...didn't open the bottle this time, but it is defenitely calling. I'm surprised at how much stress makes me want them...I suppose I shouldn't be considering how I felt when I took them...oh well...lots of stuff got painted this weekend.
How are you doing? How are you feeling? I will e-mail you after this post and reading a few more of the threads...
pon
Hope that the weekend was a little better...I spent mine furiously doing anything I could to keep my mind occupied...too much free time is not good for me right now. I am at 13 days and the cravings are pretty bad right now. I'm guessing (aside from the fact that I'm addicted) that it may have to do with a substantial new load of work stress...would be boring to write about it, but it is definetely there and weighing heavy...so, I'm buzzing around like some kind of damn energizer bunny to try to keep my mind off the vikes. No, I haven't flushed them...made myself a promise that I would have myself a little party on dayy 28 and flush all the bastards while I drank a lemon diet coke and ate a big choclate chip cookie...didn't open the bottle this time, but it is defenitely calling. I'm surprised at how much stress makes me want them...I suppose I shouldn't be considering how I felt when I took them...oh well...lots of stuff got painted this weekend.
How are you doing? How are you feeling? I will e-mail you after this post and reading a few more of the threads...
pon
db...it sounds to me like you are using a pretty good amount of vikes and a year isn't a short time frame either. I know you may not want to hear this right now, but you need to...if you are taking 10+ 550 or 750mg vikes a day, you are getting WAY TOO MUCH acetominephin in your body. It is very dangerous for your liver to exceed 4000mg/day and you are lloking at 5500-7500mg/day. Acetominephin can even be fatal in a single dose of between 7000mg-1g...you only have one liver and you can't live without it.
I know that you are hurting now and that is normal for w/d....but you may be hurting a lot worse if you can't get clean.
You said that you are spending all kinds of money on buying the drugs and rotating between multiple Drs for RXs...how about spending that money on ONE DR to get some help getting off the meds? A good Dr, if you will open up to them about your addiction, can help you. They can help you with dealing with the physical aspects of the w/d which seem to be hitting you very hard. Please think about it DB...you only have on liver and one life...
Come here for help and support too. None of us are any different from you, yeah some of us took more, some less, some longer time, some shorter, some different meds...point is we are all addicts and we understand your pain and will help as we can...
I think one of the helps you need right now though is to get to a Dr if you can...way too much acetominephin. Keep posting we're here for you...
I know that you are hurting now and that is normal for w/d....but you may be hurting a lot worse if you can't get clean.
You said that you are spending all kinds of money on buying the drugs and rotating between multiple Drs for RXs...how about spending that money on ONE DR to get some help getting off the meds? A good Dr, if you will open up to them about your addiction, can help you. They can help you with dealing with the physical aspects of the w/d which seem to be hitting you very hard. Please think about it DB...you only have on liver and one life...
Come here for help and support too. None of us are any different from you, yeah some of us took more, some less, some longer time, some shorter, some different meds...point is we are all addicts and we understand your pain and will help as we can...
I think one of the helps you need right now though is to get to a Dr if you can...way too much acetominephin. Keep posting we're here for you...
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