oxycontin withdraw

[bvlad]

hi. I am just starting my withdraw on oxycontin, and I have been reading alot on the internet about it and people have said it takes a month in some cases or longer, and its freaking me out, i was under the impression that it takes 72 hours tops for the drug to be out of your system. and my question is if it is 72 hours for the drug to be out of your system, doesn't that mean the withdraw is 72 hours? i thought when the drug was out of your system it is over. and now I a worried because I have been reading things about it taking up to a month or longer? which is correct? and i also heard that it depends on how much, how long, and how you are taking the pills for withdraw.. i have been taking at least 3 or 4, 40mg plus 5, 10mg a day, by snorting them and i have been taking them for i would say 4 years now. any idea how long it could take me?

[Govs43]

I just started the withdraw symptoms and its killing me!!!! I mean i have only been taking them for like four or five months now but still not taking them i feel like i have the worst cold ever!! I have the runns with burning diahrea and my whole body aches and i cant sit still!! My wife just told me that she would like to go out with my sister tonight to the bar and have a few drinks and i will be at home stuck with my four kids!! Ages from 7 to 7 months!!! I have soo much anxiety and crazieness going on right now!! I have;nt been using that long will the symptoms get better sooner for me or will it still take a month?!!?1?1!??!?!?!

[marcatj]

what scares you about it?

[bvlad]

and the thing is it really doesnt matter. but I dont think i can do it if it is going to take a month or more !!! I cant make it though one day, but for reason my thinking has changed about getting off these and i think i can, just not if it will take that long, that really scares me.

[bvlad]

i don't know actually. I guess it being to hard, and not being able to do it and failing. I want to ride it out and concur it but i don't know if i have it in me. but i guess i have never really actually tried to get off them. i would talk alot of ****. but i havent actually tried

[marcatj]

well, let me ask you a question - does it reeally matter?  3 days or a month?  as apposed to a crappy rest of your life?

it's still small potatos in comparison.

the 72 hours i believe is when the drug itself actually leaves your system - it's "shelf life" in your bod (but i am sure some can speak more knowledgeably about this.)

i can tell you what some of us experienced was, the worst of the physical withdrawals are, in fact, the first 2-3 days - the "flu-like" symptoms.  after that, there are other symptoms you'll have to face - the "runs," the emotional ups and down (uh.. more like downs..) the cravings, etc etc.

but it's worth is buddy.  no matter what.  read some of the posts here, of people who feel GREAT after a month.  some after a couple of weeks.

don't be scared - it will not kill you.  it just sucks for a few weeks.

staying on it will kill you.  be scared of that.

and stay with this board..

good luck friend, and welcome,
mj