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Effects of Percocet and Oxycontin
My husband is taking both of the pills listed above and is buying them from dealers. It has been going on over 3 years now and has really gotten expensive. He has HepC and I have told him how damaging this is to take these pills with his liver disease. He says that he can't work the way he does without them because they give him energy. I am starting to see the sudden outburst of anger. Especially if I say anything about the pills. Can anybody tell me what the long term effects are going to be for him and how I can get him to see that the pills are not really giving him energy and how bad they are for him?
The best way to do this is slowly. Very slowly. Cut the pills in to quarters so that for the first week you only take a quarter less, then the next week half less, continue the quarter elimination until you are down to nothing. Honestly, I quit cold turkey from a xanax percocet addiction and it was the worst thing I've experienced in my entire life. I did some reading after the first 3 days of puking constantly and realized I had made a mistake. You'll be happy you're off these if you never needed them for pain. They are awful, cause mood swings that you never knew you had and ruin relationships. They don't do anything good for a person who does this for recreation.
I've recently had to take percocet for real pain. I took half of a 325mg but ended up with crazy head spins that make me unable to even take my dog for a walk. This is the worst addiction I can imagine. I'm done with pain pills and will just deal with what needs to happen for me in my health problems without them. The months between me being clean and now having to take them for pain made me realize that once an addict, always an addict and now I'm in trouble with dealing with legitimate pain.
I've recently had to take percocet for real pain. I took half of a 325mg but ended up with crazy head spins that make me unable to even take my dog for a walk. This is the worst addiction I can imagine. I'm done with pain pills and will just deal with what needs to happen for me in my health problems without them. The months between me being clean and now having to take them for pain made me realize that once an addict, always an addict and now I'm in trouble with dealing with legitimate pain.
The best way to do this is slowly. Very slowly. Cut the pills in to quarters so that for the first week you only take a quarter less, then the next week half less, continue the quarter elimination until you are down to nothing. Honestly, I quit cold turkey from a xanax percocet addiction and it was the worst thing I've experienced in my entire life. I did some reading after the first 3 days of puking constantly and realized I had made a mistake. You'll be happy you're off these if you never needed them for pain. They are awful, cause mood swings that you never knew you had and ruin relationships. They don't do anything good for a person who does this for recreation.
I've recently had to take percocet for real pain. I took half of a 325mg but ended up with crazy head spins that make me unable to even take my dog for a walk. This is the worst addiction I can imagine. I'm done with pain pills and will just deal with what needs to happen for me in my health problems without them. The months between me being clean and now having to take them for pain made me realize that once an addict, always an addict and now I'm in trouble with dealing with legitimate pain.
I've recently had to take percocet for real pain. I took half of a 325mg but ended up with crazy head spins that make me unable to even take my dog for a walk. This is the worst addiction I can imagine. I'm done with pain pills and will just deal with what needs to happen for me in my health problems without them. The months between me being clean and now having to take them for pain made me realize that once an addict, always an addict and now I'm in trouble with dealing with legitimate pain.
Hi I just found this sight and although it doesn't exactly fit but I would really appreciate your help in finding some stuff out. I had a severe back injury 9 1/2 years ago and then had a stabilizing surgery 2 years after that, ever since I have been in a spiral of just more and more pills,. I am to the point I feel like I am in a soup of medication and I don't know what is pain or side effects any more .I am on low doses of everything considering the length of treatment but there is no end in sight I am a lifer WBC (workman's compensation board) has me down for permanent disability witch i am not complaining about but that leaves little room for improvement . I can see no good coming from taking these drugs for the next 20 or 30 years but I don't see the alternative either. I think these pills bring about some depression
I just have one question. Can perc or coke make a man not have an ejactulation?
I know that I'm reading a VERY old posting of yours, but, I wonder how you're doing onmyown103... And want to thank u for squashing this ugly MORON!!
I started attending al-anon mtg's and they've helped me to deal with my son's perc addition...try one, they work!
i see how you fell becaues my dad is like that and i just whant him to be in my life so much so what should i do my gram you to do pills i think he getts it from her he allows abues hies kids and hius gril my stepdad is like that to but he dont do pills i would call him my rill dad befro i would my rill one
Hey guys listen im not really a blogger but i will help you guys with withdrawls. Heres a series of medications that are non narcotic thatll help ease the withdrawls i know from personal experience trust me. For the sweating goose bumps ad cravings take clonidine. For the stomache cramps and nasea take phenagrin and bentynl for the muscle aches take tylonol extra stengh and then take constipation medicine for diarreah. Hope this helps and if u have any questions email me at ***@**** ill be glad to help. Good luck brothers.
In response to one of the post-ers (lol), your wife's sex drive should return, but it could take months. I, too, was addicted to percs for a long time...and my husband had absolutely no idea. He could sense that something was different when I was taking them, but he had never known that percocets were responsible for the change of personality. PMS was a much better-and easier-- excuse for me.
Anyhow, things in the bedroom had changed drastically. I still loved my husband and thought he was he was incredibly attractive. I just didn't have the desire to do anything. My brain was numb and my body couldn't generate any good feelings. I was irritable and I'd prefer not to be touched. Trying so hard to cover up my secret addiction, I'd engage in the 'sexual stuff' anyway. It was awful. I felt like i was going through the motions of a once-meaningful act. I was just lying to him and to myself.
I've only been clean for a few months now, but things are becoming more normal in the bedroom...along with every other aspect of my life. It's one of the hardest addictions I've had to combat though (smoking being the hardest). Percocets are easy for me to get my hands on. Nobody knows I'm addicted either (so I'm not left feeling like people are watching my back, waiting for me to relapse). And I've lied to myself in believing that the drugs don't negatively affect me. When I was high, I felt like I was more sociable. I wasn't nearly as insecure. I felt more motivated to do things. I was still able as a ((normal)) human being; i could drive, go to work, see my friends, and act like a good wife for my husband.
But these were deceptions. The truth was, the more pills I popped, the more withdrawn I had become. I was becoming a shell of a person. I was still "with it", but in my head, I was somewhere else. I had become so preoccupied with when I had taken my last pill, how many pills I had left, and how I was going to budget my time with the amount of pills i had left. It was hell,....and no one knew about it. Even now, nobody even knows that I'm trying to stay clean...because no one (besides the doc) knew I was using.
It's hard, but I keep reminding myself of why I want to stop. I don't want to deal with the physical ramifications. Also, I don't want my husband to come home, only to find my dead body. That's not fair to him. Plus, I know that there's a better life for me without the drugs. They bring me temporary happiness...and that happiness is artificial and can ultimately result in the death of me. I don't want that anymore.
My hope and prayer is that anybody who is seeking help in getting over this addiction will find the strength within themselves to do it. It's hard, but the victory that comes with sobriety is well worth the challenge.
Jesus is with you.
Anyhow, things in the bedroom had changed drastically. I still loved my husband and thought he was he was incredibly attractive. I just didn't have the desire to do anything. My brain was numb and my body couldn't generate any good feelings. I was irritable and I'd prefer not to be touched. Trying so hard to cover up my secret addiction, I'd engage in the 'sexual stuff' anyway. It was awful. I felt like i was going through the motions of a once-meaningful act. I was just lying to him and to myself.
I've only been clean for a few months now, but things are becoming more normal in the bedroom...along with every other aspect of my life. It's one of the hardest addictions I've had to combat though (smoking being the hardest). Percocets are easy for me to get my hands on. Nobody knows I'm addicted either (so I'm not left feeling like people are watching my back, waiting for me to relapse). And I've lied to myself in believing that the drugs don't negatively affect me. When I was high, I felt like I was more sociable. I wasn't nearly as insecure. I felt more motivated to do things. I was still able as a ((normal)) human being; i could drive, go to work, see my friends, and act like a good wife for my husband.
But these were deceptions. The truth was, the more pills I popped, the more withdrawn I had become. I was becoming a shell of a person. I was still "with it", but in my head, I was somewhere else. I had become so preoccupied with when I had taken my last pill, how many pills I had left, and how I was going to budget my time with the amount of pills i had left. It was hell,....and no one knew about it. Even now, nobody even knows that I'm trying to stay clean...because no one (besides the doc) knew I was using.
It's hard, but I keep reminding myself of why I want to stop. I don't want to deal with the physical ramifications. Also, I don't want my husband to come home, only to find my dead body. That's not fair to him. Plus, I know that there's a better life for me without the drugs. They bring me temporary happiness...and that happiness is artificial and can ultimately result in the death of me. I don't want that anymore.
My hope and prayer is that anybody who is seeking help in getting over this addiction will find the strength within themselves to do it. It's hard, but the victory that comes with sobriety is well worth the challenge.
Jesus is with you.
Hi and Welcome. You posted on a pretty old post so first off you might want to go back to the board and "Post a Question" you might get more responses. I can relate to your use and how you feel. I fell into solid use about 3 years ago and found my body wanting more and more, they were no longer helping the pain but I knew I was hooked. We can't give specifics regarding tapering schedules but I'll tell you what I experienced and how much I used - everyone is different but acknowleding there is an issue is a first really positive step. Today is Day 9 for me off hydrocodone and I'm so glad I finally just made the decision to stop. So I was taking 3-4 per day (sometimes more but not for quite some time), I reduced my intake until I was down to 1 pill then I stopped. If you can be honest with your doctor and he/she can help you that would be preferable. It is a fact with continued opiate use your body will become dependent. I wanted to get off as well just to gauge my pain level and see where I was, I think a lot of me feeling crappy for months was low level withdrawals because my body was adjusted to my dose and wanting more more more but I wasn't giving it.
Leaving the comfort of having those pain meds can be scary - that was probably the thing that kept me putting this off. I just got mad that these pills were dictating my schedule, I would panick if I left and didn't have them because I knew I would start to feel uncomfortable and I did not want to live this way.
You can click on my name and see my previous posts which will kind of tell you what I experienced through detox but here's a quick synopsis - again everyone is different and sometimes getting yourself worked up thinking about stopping is a hindrance. I didn't know I was stopping until I just decided last Monday that I had cut it down and I was done - I did not plan it. I found this board and got support. You are going to feel really awful for a couple of days - like the worst flu of your life. I was going into full withdrawals by 24 hours of not taking a pill which lasted about 2 days really bad then every day got a little better. Aggressively use immodium to stop the runs, you can look up the Thomas Recipe for items that will make you more comfortable. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate and try to eat something even though you won't feel like it. I've lost 11 pounds in the last week through all this but it's been so worth it. Today is the first day I feel more "clear" than I have felt in a long time. Post often with questions and you will be supported here. If you take some time and read through the various posts you will find a wealth of information. Just get ready to hunker down for a few days with the "flu" and then by day 3 try to push yourself into a tiny walk and try to force yourself to move a little each day. I wish you well and this is a great first step. I think this board is full of wonderful people and we all seem to be knocking the days out. Take care of yourself and welcome.
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Leaving the comfort of having those pain meds can be scary - that was probably the thing that kept me putting this off. I just got mad that these pills were dictating my schedule, I would panick if I left and didn't have them because I knew I would start to feel uncomfortable and I did not want to live this way.
You can click on my name and see my previous posts which will kind of tell you what I experienced through detox but here's a quick synopsis - again everyone is different and sometimes getting yourself worked up thinking about stopping is a hindrance. I didn't know I was stopping until I just decided last Monday that I had cut it down and I was done - I did not plan it. I found this board and got support. You are going to feel really awful for a couple of days - like the worst flu of your life. I was going into full withdrawals by 24 hours of not taking a pill which lasted about 2 days really bad then every day got a little better. Aggressively use immodium to stop the runs, you can look up the Thomas Recipe for items that will make you more comfortable. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate and try to eat something even though you won't feel like it. I've lost 11 pounds in the last week through all this but it's been so worth it. Today is the first day I feel more "clear" than I have felt in a long time. Post often with questions and you will be supported here. If you take some time and read through the various posts you will find a wealth of information. Just get ready to hunker down for a few days with the "flu" and then by day 3 try to push yourself into a tiny walk and try to force yourself to move a little each day. I wish you well and this is a great first step. I think this board is full of wonderful people and we all seem to be knocking the days out. Take care of yourself and welcome.
D
Hi, this is my first time on this forum. I have been taking percs daily since the middle of 2008. My intake is at about 6-7 a day, sometimes more. I can feel when I 'need' to take one. I really want to quit but am scared of the withdrawal process. What can I honestly expect in terms of symptoms and length of time before it's over and I no longer crave or 'need' them? I had back surgery which is why I started taking them in the first place. I don't even know if I feel pain in my back any more because I don't allow myself to get to that point. I am trying to eat healthy and exercise and I want to stop taking these.
The labor board & workmans comp detoxed me off of 4 80mg oxys, 6 30 mg roxys and 5. 10 mg vics a day with suboxen took 3me days to come off them but two weeks of vomiting from the suboxen. Suboxen istook jist as addictive! Had to cold turkey off that. I wore a size 5 jeans but lost 30 pounds from the suboxen. I am finally into a size 35 & its been almost 3 years. And mine were prescribed after 5 back surgeries. I'LL always be in pain and need 2 more operations. So guess what they put me on? 8 roxys a day! Its a vicious cycle server recreational or dr's orders. The worst part is I have to take them even when im not in pain cause of the withdrawal symptoms like nite sweats etc.....
The labor board & workmans comp detoxed me off of 4 80mg oxys, 6 30 mg roxys and 5. 10 mg vics a day with suboxen took 3me days to come off them but two weeks of vomiting from the suboxen. Suboxen istook jist as addictive! Had to cold turkey off that. I wore a size 5 jeans but lost 30 pounds from the suboxen. I am finally into a size 35 & its been almost 3 years. And mine were prescribed after 5 back surgeries. I'LL always be in pain and need 2 more operations. So guess what they put me on? 8 roxys a day! Its a vicious cycle server recreational or dr's orders. The worst part is I have to take them even when im not in pain cause of the withdrawal symptoms like nite sweats etc.....
im a 26 yr old male, who was shot 3 times at the 5nov2009 fort hood shooting. as a soldier ive been "overmedicated" (by my military doctor) with percs, oxycontin, mscontin and plenty more for over 2 yrs now. im married to the most amazing woman in the world. she has taking care of me from changing my catheter to helping me to learn how to walk again. however im spinning into a really bad depression due to my loss of sex drive and ability or desire to do anything besides sleep in bed with my beautiful wife of two yrs. i dont know what to do about my loss of sexdrive and im open too any suggestions...im extremely attracted to my gorgeous sexy wife but i have no drive...please any suggestions are very much appreciated...
Hi. I'm on OXY 20mg 3x a day for the last 4 years. I have a nerve problem that the doctor- head of pain center in a big city in Canada. Put me on them to give a better quality of life.
I know I'm addicted. If not taken every 8 hours I shake and high anxiety.
If I get off and I have the above normal pain- or even the normal horrible pain, I will have to get back on. Please help me, please. I'm in 40's still model and I'm so confused.
I know I'm addicted. If not taken every 8 hours I shake and high anxiety.
If I get off and I have the above normal pain- or even the normal horrible pain, I will have to get back on. Please help me, please. I'm in 40's still model and I'm so confused.
Hi. I'm on OXY 20mg 3x a day for the last 4 years. I have a nerve problem that the doctor- head of pain center in a big city in Canada. Put me on them to give a better quality of life.
I know I'm addicted. If not taken every 8 hours I shake and high anxiety.
If I get off and I have the above normal pain- or even the normal horrible pain, I will have to get back on. Please help me, please. I'm in 40's still model and I'm so confused.
I know I'm addicted. If not taken every 8 hours I shake and high anxiety.
If I get off and I have the above normal pain- or even the normal horrible pain, I will have to get back on. Please help me, please. I'm in 40's still model and I'm so confused.
Hi. I'm on OXY 20mg 3x a day for the last 4 years. I have a nerve problem that the dr. Put me on them to give a better quality of life.
I know I'm addicted. If not taken every 8 hours I shake and high anxiety.
If I get off and I have the above normal pain- or even the normal horrible pain, I will have to get back on. Please help me, please. I'm in 40's still model and I'm so confused.
I know I'm addicted. If not taken every 8 hours I shake and high anxiety.
If I get off and I have the above normal pain- or even the normal horrible pain, I will have to get back on. Please help me, please. I'm in 40's still model and I'm so confused.
Honey, I used to feel the same way you do. Angered that the rec use was hurting my use for a real reason. BUT wake up darlin, u r an addict! it starts off as a real need. I have severe chronic pain too but have found out the hard way that the tabs and oxys make my pain even worse. Your brain is not designed that way. I promise you that if you suffer thru the horrible withdrawls, get massage therapy, excercise, see a chiro, meditate, etc you WILL beat the pain without the narcs. Don't be in denial and u r not the only one who has been there. Many of us started because of REAL Pain. Gain the STRENGTH only the weak make excuses.
I'm wondering if there are any obvious symptoms that someone is snorting percocet? My boyfriend has friends that do it and I want to know what to look for because I'm afraid he is too.
Dont listen to the idiots on this board... you say your husband gets energy from the oxycodone in the percocet and the oxycontin .. well believe what he says oxycodone is made from Thebaine its not like morphine or codeine they are natural from the opium poppy..Thebaine by itsself is useless toxic even but when altered by man it can be turned into drugs like hydrocodone and oxycodone.Here is the point Thebaine is a CNS Stimulant not depressant like morphine and codeine thus why he gets the energy.. I know this because i have been perscribed roxicodone for 6 years now and they do the same thing to me..give me pep without them I have no motivation or energy to do anything .. even get out of bed..Oxy is a mirical for pain control but when taken even as perscribed it is the devil.I hope he feels better
Hey guys,
I've read a lot of your comments and got a lot out of it so far but I have a few specific questions for you.
Ill try to give u a run down of my history in short form- I started off at 17 useing perks I became physically dependent in no time and I developed a $200+/day habit.
After my 18th bday I became pregnant with my first child, and soon after I was.put onto the methadone program to keep the baby safe.I started at 120mls
I continued to stay on the program and stayed clean for 5 years.
7 months ago I decided to go to treatment to come off of the methadone after experiencing many its nasty side effects. It had served its purpose and I felt ready to let go.
I managed to tapper on my own from 120mls to 60mls I then cold turkeyed the 60mls in detox and treatment.
It was torture... horrible withdrawals.
I left treatment methadone free and I stayed clean for 6 months till just recently.
I picked up the pills again for no apparent reason.... I just started obsessing again.
I have been taking a mixture of demerol perkocets and morphine for about a week now.
If I stop now do u think ill experience withdrawals?
I have two young boys, and I don't want them to have a mom hooked on pills.
I go to meetings often and I see a d+a counsellor once a week.
I don't know what else I can do to help myself stay clean with out feeling like I'm white knuckling it.
Any suggestions?
I've read a lot of your comments and got a lot out of it so far but I have a few specific questions for you.
Ill try to give u a run down of my history in short form- I started off at 17 useing perks I became physically dependent in no time and I developed a $200+/day habit.
After my 18th bday I became pregnant with my first child, and soon after I was.put onto the methadone program to keep the baby safe.I started at 120mls
I continued to stay on the program and stayed clean for 5 years.
7 months ago I decided to go to treatment to come off of the methadone after experiencing many its nasty side effects. It had served its purpose and I felt ready to let go.
I managed to tapper on my own from 120mls to 60mls I then cold turkeyed the 60mls in detox and treatment.
It was torture... horrible withdrawals.
I left treatment methadone free and I stayed clean for 6 months till just recently.
I picked up the pills again for no apparent reason.... I just started obsessing again.
I have been taking a mixture of demerol perkocets and morphine for about a week now.
If I stop now do u think ill experience withdrawals?
I have two young boys, and I don't want them to have a mom hooked on pills.
I go to meetings often and I see a d+a counsellor once a week.
I don't know what else I can do to help myself stay clean with out feeling like I'm white knuckling it.
Any suggestions?
just wonderin i been with my kids dad for 12 yrs and hes been takin percocets for over a year theres days he will go without them an just sleep he gets mad easy an he doesnt like havin sex..wuts this mean???
I take 10 to 11 oxcodone imm rel a day and need to figure out how to taper down I take 5 at a time and have been for 3 months. I have torn disks in my back but I'm tired of being a slave to these pills someone with knowledge please help me.
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