40mg oxy withdrawl, please help

[jacktheman]

Hello,

So I have been doing some research and am getting a lot of great answers, but I would like to express my situation. I have been taking vicodin for about 9 months. It started out very slowly for the first 2 months. Only taking 1 (10 mg, 500 mg) every couple of days. Then after 4 months, I started taking 2 (10 mg, 500 mg) every couple of days. It wasnt until about 6 months in (2 and a half months ago)  that I was doing 2 every day, on an occasional 3 for special weekends. Then 2 weeks ago, I tried 40mg oxy. I enjoyed it, it wasnt the be all end all of euphoria to me, but it was a nice background to the day. I did 1 40mg a day for 2 weeks. Then knowing I was out and would not be getting any more I stopped. Thinking it would be no worries, I started getting restless leg syndrome and didnt sleep all night. It wasnt until the shacking continued for about 4 hours that I started to get panic attacks for what was going on. I woke up the next day after only getting 3 hours of  sleep. I had started to worry that maybe this was what withdrawl is as it was my first 24 hours without it. I had something really important to do so I took one oxy to see if that was the problem. All I got out of it was being really tired all day, but yes, my restless leg syndrome and "assumed withdrawal" symptoms were gone. That very night, when it had only been maybe 10 hours since I took one, i started getting restless leg again, so I took a benadryal and went to bed just fine. I woke up fine, then a few hours went by and I started getting restless leg and shacking. I'm starting to get really worried that this is indeed withdrawl at this point. So I get online and start researching symptoms and sure enough, right up my alley, that only made the panic attacks 10x worse. It has now only been about 35 hours since I last took one 40mg pill, and the symptoms are only getting worse.
  I will say this, no nausea whatsoever, no flu, no vomiting, only incredibly fast restless leg syndrome, deep anxiety and now panic attacks coming to my first and unexpected addition withdrawl.

First off, should I be feeling this bad after only taking 40mg a day for 2 weeks? Or does the fact that I was doing 2 (10 mg, 500 mg) vicodin a day for 2 months play a big part in that?  Most of these addiction stories I'm reading are for far higher dosages and much longer time.

I have 4 40mg oxy left and 9 (10 mg, 500 mg) vicodin. I think I could try and bare the symptoms and get past this but this couldnt have come at a worse time. I'm about to go see family far away for 5 days, leaving in about a day.  Should I take what I have left on flight with me, or maybe just take the vicodin 1 pill a day until I get back? With 1 vicidin do much for my symptoms after explaining my previous in tack? I really do not want to have to tell my family what I'm going through, I'd rather deal when I get home. If these symptoms are going to last while I'm with family, I feel I should stay medicated until i get back, eventhough I just barely have enough meds left. I wouldnt mind taking the vicodin to ease off at first, but the oxy's scare me and I never want to take one ever again. If you can get addicted from 1 40mg a day for 2 weeks, this is some heavy and scary stuff.

Also, im 30 yrs old, 200lbs. I do drink and smoke medical marijuana pretty often for the past few years and have for the last couple of years. But I tried smoking today and that did not help. First time in forever I didnt feel content after smoking. Any thoughts and suggestions would be very much appreciated.

[jacktheman]

ok, gnarly, thanks for the good advise, and oxyman80, well, your doing nothing more than scaring me. Maybe its what I need to hear, but I'm hoping that your in take and situation causes you that, and that with my in take only being 40mg oxy for 2 weeks, and 2 10 mg vicioden for 2 months, that I can get through this. For the love of god, if anybody else thinks I can get seizures from this, let me know. I have to see family soon, and the idea of them knowing whats going on is simply not an option for me unless it is just the very last solution. I'm hoping that I learned a great lesson from this and can get through my hellish 4 or 5 days and that will be that. I have smoked and drank 4 to 5 nights a week for the past 5 years, and have gone a couple weeks many times, but have never felt the things I'm feeling now.

Gnarly, so do you suggest I do this cold turkey? Taper off with what I have left? or try something else, maybe xanax for the anxiety?

[Oxyman80]

wow, you may be in for a hellish ride, or possibly even seizures?? It will depend on your personal tolerance and how your body will adjust.  Me for example, I take 80mg x every 8hours and 10mg instant release in between at the 6th hour mark after each 80mg as this is when my body starts to ache and tells me its time. I do not need a clock or timer, my pain is this accurate.

I suggest having a back up plan. More meds or professional supervision for a detox.  I went dry once several months back and ran out early on my meds. ... 6hours of hell and withdrawals was nothing short of bad bad bad.

[gnarly_1]

HI welcome to the forum oxy can grab a hold of you quick and doing 40s everyday will do it + your vicaden habit dosent help maters right now your looking at about 4 days of physical withdrawals the restless legs and anxiety can go a wile longer they make some stuff called
highlands restful legs you can pick it up at walmart or walgreens in the vitamin/herbal dept
it worked for me and a lot of our members also force the fluids apple juice has what you need in it also a good vitamin calcium/magnesium/zinc again walmart for 6 bucks
will cut down on the withdrawals especially the restless legs  try a hot soak when your home its up to you with what to do about your trip but if you start taking pills again you start your withdrawals over from day 1 it would be best if you could tuff it out keep reading the posts and learn all you can keep posting for support we will help you all we can good luck and God bless.....Gnarly