starting inpatient medical detox for oxycontin in am

[Joanie0818]

I am freaked out!  I've been on Oxycontin 60 mg day for 3 years for chronic pain. I have had 3  back surgeries and both knees and hips replaced. I have sever nerve damage in right leg and rsd in foot and ankle on same leg. I have terrible radiculopathy also. My pain doc thinks I need to.come off oxy and switch to Suboxone for pain relief.
I've tried titration down at home but I've had severe diarrhea, vomiting and panic type attacks. So he wants me to switch over to a pca pain pump with dilaudid then discontinue the oxy and then switch to eurozone. They will also give me clonidine for panic attacks, phenobarbital for anti seizures, IV fluids and zofran for nausea and I will be hooked up at all times to a heart monitor. Oh yeah and I also have multiple sclerosis.
Have any of you got off your meds this way.? I'm supposed to be in the hospital about a week and then ill be on AutoZone if it works for pain. Otherwise ill have to try a morphine pain pump.

[againnot]

I was taking 120 mg of oxy a day.  That's the way it was prescribed, but of course many times I took more.  Did that for 2 years, Vicodin for many years before that.  I tapered down to 45 mg a day a just jumped off 22 days ago.

I have cancer and bone pain which complicates things , like some of your health issues.

It's not been that long for me, but already I don't miss counting pills before my next refill.  Such freedom.

I'm still in pain, but trying to meditate, eat better, and do things for a diversion.  

If I can do it, I'm sure you can.  I'm going to start going to NA meetings again after my 10 day guest leaves.

[NeverAgain127]

Joanie:

You might want to consider getting a second opinion.  Are you in the United States? The reason I ask is that I'm surprised a physician would prescribe phenobarbital to control seizures.  Opiate withdrawal usually does not cause seizures, and even if you were at risk, there are other anti-seizure meds that are better tolerated, and NON-addicting.

Is this doctor a pain management specialist?  Please consider consulting one; you have multiple issues going on and should choose your course of treatment carefully.  

[gnarly_1]

Hi  sub is not for pain  it is a replacement therapy for your oxy addiction  to me it would be like jumping into the fire and you dont need sub for a 60mg oxy habit  with all your health ishuse it may be best if you go into a hospital to detox  but then there talking about a morphine pump???  this all sounds to me like they dont know what there doing I would get a second opinion .......Gnarly

[vicki595]

Joanie, I'm a little confused. Your doctor thinks you'll get better pain relief from Suboxone? Compared to a morphine pump? I don't understand the in patient hospitalization either. All for 60mg of oxycodone?

When a person switches over to suboxone, it's necessary to be in moderate withdrawals...Are you aware of that?