Need Help!!!!!

[KDJR]

Let me introduce myself I am a 30 yo male nurse @ Leading trauma center in the world Baltimore's Shock Trauma. I injured my shoulder and neck in a auto accident about 3years ago but only about 2-3 times a year it hurt really bad (nerve compression pain down left side neck to left finger tips) During these times I would take perscription percocet 5/325 for couple days then I would be fine.In the past say 4-6 months I have been taking percs more regularlly 2-3 times a week and the past 10days almost every day around 40-50mg day. Last night I took none for about 36 hours and I felt like "****" I had the runs, extreme chills and bad head cold. I recognized it probably withdrawl!! now I am so embarrased, I know the consiquences and symptoms of opite withdrawl and let myself get caught up! I am utterly devistated. So I couldn't take the chills and cold no more so I took 10mg perc and within 30-60min felt 100% better. Then I proceded to take about 20mg more throughout the night, ever so cautious of the amount of tylenol I was consuming. Pleese help me to kick this growing habit, I know I can. I am ashamed of myself I always took pride in how mentally tough I thought I was!!!

[kelley43]

physical w/d should be overwith.  It's the mental part that's hard.  
I'm married to a doctor, orthopedics.  My first knee surgery (i've had 5 now) was 8 yrs. ago, and the first time I got hooked on pain meds.  Every surgery after that I was hooked again.  I would go off and on over and over.  this last time I started in October, no knee surgery, but my knees were awful because we were moving, alot of packing...etc.  But i kept taking them afterwards, and ate ALOT of them.  finally admitted to the addiction, and here I am.
My husband didn't know i was an addict.  He still cringes when I say that word.  But he's been riding this detox train with me, we're very open  about it. He listens when I read the posts about these doctors that do this to their patients. Doctors that write pain med scripts for YEARS then cut people off.  Our bodies are addicted around day 12!!!  I can honestly say that my husband is so much more aware now, watching me, of the scripts he is writing.  
He needs to talk with his doctor. he should be over the physical w/d, but something else may be going on. Some of us develop anxiety that we never had before.  
I'm sorry you are going thru this, your family is lucky to have you.
Kelley

[tlstauder]

HEY GUYS
I want to say I am just ......WOWED!  by ur determination!  KEEP IT UP!  I have never had a true addiction but had a reaction to some pain meds I didnt know I was allergic to  and they took me off of them quickly and gave me nothing...that was not fun...but makes me able to relate to some of what U all have experienced.  
I am on here due to my son who just had gall bladder surgery  They had him on Deloted for pain ...which is way stronger than Morophine and Percoset I understand  He was on it for some 2 weeks because of Doctors error.  They forgot to clamp a drain tube and as a result he had his abdomen fill with BILE  which caused severe pain.  When they finally realized what was happening  (After 7 days)  They fixed the problem and drained his abdomen.  After he was sent home they just released him without any more pain meds.  So he went from LOTS of pain meds to nothinbg...They said they forgot....they should have weined him off.  After a day or so he was MISERABLE...crying, feeling anxious,...vomiting,etc.    They then recommeded he take Xanex...it made him worse.
He finally got better .....back to normal for like 5 days....Few days ago his wife called me and said he was having severe anxiety attack....it was same as drug withdraws to me
I took him to ememgency room and they said his body was over the drugs issue  but his mind wasn't  How long before he gets over his brain thinking he needs drugs  Its been over 2 weeks now since he has had any pain meds.  Shouldnt he be over it?
His family doctor is very upset because he said it was DOCTOR indused drug addiction.  MAKES ME MAD to think doctors do that  I am VERY worried,  but just reading your guys determination makes me better
ANY FEED BACK?

TERRY

[ronny3]

just like they said get rid of them and do it...be strong, remember it never gets better it only get worse, this week i was planning to taper and i said f* it and just went cold turkey and now im on day five and believe me i took 100's of mgs so it should too bad for you maybe afew days feeling a little discomfort...


and for you kelley, nice of you to join us all the way over there on the west coast..congrats on day 6!! your getting further and further by the day...my wd's are even worse today....i just say f* it another few more days and then the real hard part.....staying sober.

well i didnt sleep and was here at 4:45 in the morning....and ive been giving alot of advice too and support, i kinda love that...so many people going through the same thing we all have questions....plus i love when people ask about nutritional advice, i love to teach health as much as i can...and training ofocurse :)

well heres to an even worse day i dont think itll start goin down tomorrow i think i might have at least an extra day prob day 7...

well im glad i got my sandwich...thank you i needed it.

[kelley43]

We all come from different walks of life.  I've been in the medical field, my husband is a doctor.  WE KNOW better, but it doesn't matter.  
Yes, the w/d *****.  But read some posts.  Come here often.  
Flush what you have.  Cut off all access.  Otherwise as you w/d you will also have to deal with the mind games of 'if I feel TOO bad, i'll just.....'.  Take that out of the equation.
Get a week off work.  Come on here, detox.  Feel the pain, it's worth it.

Kelly, can't believe you are pep talking, way to go chica!!!!!!!  We are struttin' like we're all that now that we are day 6!!    

[SmartYetStupid]

LMAO! (I needed a laugh)

I am the one that told her not to beat herself up. LOL!  I'm giddy today.  

Day SIX and I'm just silly/crazy/psycho today.

GAH!

[dres]

Dito what KDJR said about beating yourself up.No one wakes up one day and says "gee Id like to be an addict today." The bad side of it is knowing it and not doing anything about it.I have a freind who is an LPN.He lost his career over stealing meds at work.Help yourself before you go that far.Aknowledging there is a problem is the first step.Good luck and MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[dominosarah]

I agree with the above posters.......get rid of your pills.....you may feel like you have the flu for a few days but it is so worth it to get off them.  Do it now before it really gets out of hand.  Keep posting here as we understand......Merry Christmas        sara

[worried878]

agree....and it is best not to have asingle pill in reach or available to you..not at the pharmacy and not in ur house....if they r there u will take them...plan it out..at ur dose u can ct without a problem...keep posting

[SmartYetStupid]

First... stop.  Pick a quit date when you have 4-5 days off of work (preferably a week) and then use the Thomas Recipe.  There's a link at the bottom right of the forum.

I am on day six of Percocets withdrawals. I won't lie to you, the first couple of days will be hell, but let me tell you something..... 3 years of thinking about where the money is going to come from to pay for my 6-10 percocets a day is NOT FUN either.  

The sooner you quit, the quicker your withdrawals will go away.

On a personal note... Don't beat yourself up.  Not one of us on this forum meant to get addicted.  Most got that way for legitimate reasons.  

And you ARE mentally tough.  YOU realized your addicted QUICK!  You have also taken the steps to get off of them a lot sooner than a lot of us.  That in and of itself makes you mentally tough.

Keep on posting here... You'll make a lot friends going through the EXACT same thing you are.