pain pill withdrawl(withdrawal)

I have been using every kind of opiate for the last year.
In the past 5 months things have been getting worse.
I have been spending anywhere from $300.00 to $450.00 a week on pain meds.Having this addiction is one thing but to be spending this kind of money is insane. I need help and want to stop the madness.
There are a few problems that I need advice on before I dedicate myself to stop and work with the everyday life of being an addict.

My family cannot know of any of this,(so going to a hospital is out of the question.)
As an addict would it be possible to taper myself of the drug?
I have a two week vacation coming over christmas if I quit cold turkey during this time will most of the withdrawl (withdrawal) be over.
I am very scared as to what the withdrawl (withdrawal) will be like and how long it will take for the worst of it to end.

What I know for sure is that this chase has got to stop I am sick and tired of worrying about where I can get the next bottle of pills. I am sick of dishing out all this money and making someone else rich.
If anyone can help me please leave a text.

[Cabe]

Use the 2 week vacation and pretend u have the flu. Go to your doc and get Klonopin, xanax or valium.
Take hot baths and stay focused, it gets better on the evening of the 4th day. day 2 is bad. Just stay focused and use nyquil to knock yerself out at night.
Go to your doc and be completey honest with them, thats what they are there for. They will help. Get clean and no matter how hard it gets, just get clean. FLush all your pills and **** off you dealer. Get made at you addiction and happy with yourself.

I made it through..... twice


I swear to you, as you know.... this stuff will RUIN YOU. YOU WILL NEVER EVER BE GOOD, HAPPY OR PROSPEROUS AGAIN UNTIL YOU TAKE THE TOUGH ROAD.

[Dawnellen]

I need some prayers right now. god i want off loratab

[Dawnellen]

I am up to taking about 7 to 10 7.5 or 10 mgs a day. I am scared I will die if I go off cold turkey. I can not afford the habit anymore nor can i go into rehab. any help I can use.

[Post Surgery101]

I'm appreciative of everyone's comments. I am also overcoming a dependence to percocet. If the devil showed himself in pill form, he would lure the sick and injured in by provided good pain relief, only to build your tolence, send your mind into a fog, take your spirit, and send you on a spiral on despair and desperation. Just had a cervical fusion (spinal surgery), and had been taking 4-6 10mg perc's/day for about 6 yrs. Despite several self-withdrawal attempts, I never lasted for more than a week. This was my DR.'s only temporary solution for pain control until my surgery last month. At 4 weeks post surgery, I decided I needed to do this the right way, and I checked myself into a treatment center. I was scared, but at the same time filled with hope because I knew I would remove myself from the chemical, get excellent medical attention, and education. I was finally doing it!!! This is my 14th day off percocet, and although I still feel a bit anxious, and pain from the surgical inflammation, I know every day will get better. If you feel you are addicted to any powerful narcotic, you have probably beaten yourself up enough already. Trust me, life on the other side is beautiful and bright again, but it will take your commitment as it did mine. I have rediscovered my spirit. No waiting to come down, just a life back on it's own terms.
J

[ferretsrule]

we all have to face it. We cant go on like this forever.
I amm going to quit cold turkey on my christmas vacation which is 14 days. Im sick and tired of this drug living my life and it will not much longer.
To all of you who have the problem I have I wish good luck. We do not have to go through it alone. We may not know each other and can only contact each other through the internet, but we should make a pack with the ones that truly want to rid this insanity from or everyday lives.

Im ready are you?
Love

[Cabe]

here is a site that talks about it http://www.suboxone-directory.com/
if you click you state on the right side of the web page you will get a list of doctors in your area that can prescribe it to you.
I don't know the cost, but at 300-900 a week on pain pills it is probably a worthy alternative.

also appears to be a withdrawal med called subutex
here is what some folks say about it
http://www.suboxone-directory.com/

[Cabe]

Oh and as a followup
I was on 8-10 10mg lortab a day for 3 months the second time around.

I have heard there is a medication out there call suboxone (sp?) that GREATLY helps with opiate withdrawals. I will look it up.
God I wish I had some when I was cold turkey, but it is all in the past now and just a bad dream.


also, goto the www.remedyfind.com site and read what others have used to help with the pain and anxiety, it is quite a useful site with patient feedback and treatment ratings.

[Cabe]

To everyone here who posted. Let me say going cold turkey is not easy but you can do it. As I said, I did it twice. My last WD was 2 weeks ago and was a mess, but I stayed with it. Using klonopin xanax or valium really helps because of the amount of anxiety and depression you will feel.
I would STRONGLY advise you plan ahead for aything you might need before setting out on your recovery.
Get some nice bath stuff. I liked epsom salt for pains on the joints/muscles. Buy a  bunch of Valarian, kava kava or mood tea positive thought suppliments. Plenty of vitamin B (with niacin). Get a comfy couch and get ready for some rough days. I cannot stress enough how muc valium or anothe rbenzo like klonopin or xanax will help (I prefer Klonopin because it is actually used to ween folks off drugs like xanax) But, if you don't wsnt to touch them, you can still make it. I did, wasn't fun but I did. Pretend you have the flu (every had a bad flu and wanted to just die, just prented that what is happening, it will pass..... just like the flu) and anyone who calls or comes by, tell em you have never felt this ill and can't do ANYTHING. Just worry about your recovery.

I can break it down for ya if you like:
Day 1 cravings (not too bad yet)  and a tad of wistful life nostalgia. mine centered around new wave music of the 80's....... (odd)

Day 2 Wake up feeling like crapola. Still not at worst state yet. Take some baths to calm down. That evening it really starts in. Insomnia (fun) and headaches. Have plenty of acetamertphine/Ibuprofen ect around and Myquil ect. DO some praying.

Day3 Lord, I wish day 3 didn't exist. Horrible feeling all over like flu.  Lost interest in everything. TV becomes a constant reminder of everything wrong in the world and your life (that's the depression setting in. Just keep reminding yourself its all in your head like everything else you are feeling), but you can't turn it off. Take more hot baths. Later in the evening you will start "rocking yourself" and kicking involuntarily (that's why they call it kicking the habit) eat bananas for some help . I was in a fetal position just gently rocking for a few hours, took a bath and then nyquiled myself right to sleep.

Day 4 wake up feeling like poo again, but at least it ain't day 3. Flu like symptoms still exist but your anxiety should drop a little bit because... well you made it this far and you know you have to turn the corner at some point. Later that night you might actually find the ability to smile while in the bath which is the greatest thing in the world.

day 5. Wake up ticked that you are not completely well. But you are aware that you are feeling better. By evening you start to notice that you can joke around and get a little silly/fun..... but under it all you still feel like crud.


day 6 Feeling much better, dpression is noticeable and axiety aint fun, but the withdrawal pains are going away. Your hands will still me shaky and trying to work is still a bad idea.

day7  Congrats! the worst is over. You will still feel some depression, just keep taking those vitamins and baths.

Day 8 swear never to touch another opiate or pill again unless you like Jagermeister ha-ha. You can start to try to work, but you may still have chills and shakes.


Day9 you are pretty much good to go, but not 100% mentally. if not, be patient becuase you are literraly hours away from feeling better.


Good luck, God bless, and for the love of all that is holy don't quit on yourself. It is only a week and then you are free to spend all that time and money on better things...... like bills ugh.

[goodguy123]

I have went though the nightmare of takeing oxycontin for tumours in my skull that caused sever migrains,,,but takeing it for four years till they cut and radiated the tumours and ended the pain for awhile ..i found myself addicted to something that i couldnt belive i was actually addicted too..i never drank smoked or anything that was considerd bad ...you sound as if your family would disone you but i thought the same thing trust in you family even if its just one person. i did and was overwhellmed by help from the same people that i thought would strangle me....withdrals suck 2 3 days of hell followed by "WOW clarity" it took me a couple of times without a hospital to get away from that **** and i made the decision to dod it and my strenght kept me off BUT my family helped even if its just getting you a warm cup of tea you will have nerves sharper than needles and emotions goung crazy but people around you that you can tell exactly what your fealling helps desolve the anxiety even tapering off i went through it all ...nausea anxiety diarea (diarrhea) restles legs painfull joints night sweats insomnia if your just addicted to pain meds ...what i did and im not telling you to this just worked for me but i did take valium and it let me sleep and calmed me down where i could get through it ...that was 8 mounths and i do have to take a vicodin 3 or 4 a month for migrains but i ask the doctor to give me a bottel of twenty and i get it filled and then give them to my sister who lives near by and if i need on or two she brings em right over and we made a agreement of the max she will give me in a month if ineed more i go to the er to get checked out ...but hey you do what you have too to get your life back ....sorry im long winded GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLEESE YOUR FUTURE :)

[dawhead]

Although opiates were not my thing, my alcoholism qualifies me to understand addiction.  I have been without a drink for 15 yrs.  I have worked in a residential facility for 5.

Trust your doctor.  Clonidine, loazapam and Imodium (immodium) will help tremendously.  It should last 4-5 days.  Get ready for one nasty flu.  But then you will be left with craving.

As for suboxone/subutex...not every doctor can prescribe it...from everything I've seen, it works well for those that really want the monkey off their back.  If you get a doctor that really knows what he/she is doing (its only an 8 hour seminar), you can avoid withdrawal all together and titrate off the suboxone...it is expensive, for both doctor and medication...but it is less than $300-450 a week.

[gymgirlj]

I need some advice on how to detox from percets and still go to work. I don't have a choice b/c all bills are behind and no more vacation days.  Help