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How long until I feel normal again?
Hi, I am new here and have been reading some posts and it seemed to help me a lot. I am 22 years old and I have been addicted to oxy for a year on and off. The first time i got into opiates i started using oxycontin, I binged on those for 7 months straight everyday anywhere from 20-120mgs. I finally built up the courage and motivation to quit and I did. I was 14 days clean! I had never felt happier in my life that I have achieved something i thought i could not do. After those 14 days without knowledge i thought that i could do them here and there a couple of times. I was wrong, i began to binge again. As the oxycontin has been banned i started to use oxyneo the new product. I started using that for about 3 months anywhere from 40-120mgs a day every straight. I had my ticket out as i went on a trip to mexico for 7 days. I was once again clean and happier than ever. On the 8th day i thought hey why not do just one as I thought to myself again that I could do just one and never touch it again. WRONG again... i relapsed for the 2nd time and now I have been binging on oxyneo for 3 months straight again 80 - 200mg a day. I have tried to quit several of times but have failed. I know that I can do this. On thursday september 26 i told myself it will be the last that I ever do it again so i went out with the final bang 240mgs the most I ever took in my life. The next day i was so hung over off of it that I laid in my bed for 24 hours straight. Felt so miserable and tired and moody. I was then 36 hours clean. I started to feel better and i just kept playing mind games saying im just going to do one more, and a less dose to feel better, kept going back and forth and i finally just caved in and i picked up 80mg and took it. I then kept saying no and i ended up taking more ending it with now 200mg. I will now just man up and quit as I have wanted to for so long. When I wake up it will be day 1 for me again. I planned it out that i would have 5 days to go to detox before i work again and i messed it all up because of that 200mg dose. I went to the doctors and he gave me an extra day off of work so now I have 3 days to detox and the 4th day i will be back into work. I have tried to quit several times since this 2nd relapse and i find it so much harder than the first and second time. I have no idea why, maybe its all in my head because i was able to do it cold turkey from a 7 month binge. This time its only been 3 months! and its the hardest thing in my life. I really need some advice and help, the difference between this time and the last 2 times i quit is that I am going to quit for good, I know now that I can never touch just one as I am set up for relapse. This time I really have the desire to quit but I am so weak minded. I just want to know, how long will it take for me to start feeling normal again? And will I be able to go back into work on my 4th day of detox as i just ended it with 200mg of oxyneo? I feel so ashamed, i am only 22 years old and have a whole life ahead of me. I always think what is a life of torture compared to a week of it. I would like to stop it now cold turkey before it gets way to out of hand. please somebody help me i am in so much need of it!
My case is a good bit different. I have been struggling with pain killers all of my life it seems and I am 58. I graduated to a pain management clinic (Worst thing that could have happened). I wound up detoxing from oxycontin. I thought I was going to die. Well, after a month of clean time, I felt great and once again I lied to myself. I got a script for Percocet with a fake back injury (20) which I took in 3 days and threw away 2 of them. Then got a script for Hydrocodone 10 mg. Between the Percs and the Hydros, I was on them for 6 days. I quit yesterday at 7:00 PM. How bad do you think I screwed up!? Do you think I might be in for withdrawals again!? I am praying not. Not just for me but it would just kill my wife!! Hope you can help!! G'Man
Hey Bad Co, thank you for your support, it seems that u have it worse than me. It motivates me that you were able to withdrawal from both opiates and suboxone. Tbh i hate the withdrawals, but i understand that there is no way around it. Im just going to have to man up and deal with it as i now see, what is a life of torture compared to a few days of it. Thanks so much!
Hey shifty. How you feeling right now? I'm far from an expert on anything outside of taking drugs, but I can tell you that N/A meetings have helped me so much. I've been losing this battle for almost 15 years and today I am on day 14 without any opiates or suboxone. It has been horrible, I'll admit. But hell I'm a 40 year old geezer and if I can survive it, I'm suspecting that a strong young man like yourself can. I know you feel like you want to quit, but being an addict like we all are, we need more than just a strong will power. You HAVE to accept that maybe you just can't do it alone. That's where the meetings come in. They are very similar to what goes on here on this website. You are surrounding by other recovering addicts who knows what does and does not work. I was very skeptical about N/A until this go around and now I count the minutes until my next meeting. I live in rural Vt and even have to travel over an hour to get to most of my meetings. But I promise you the ride there, during the meeting and the ride back are the 3 best hours of my day. Not to mention the things we talk about stick in my mind throughout the next day. I really recommend that when you are truly ready to quit give the meetings a try with an open mind. Plus they help get you off the couch even when you don't think you can.
Best of luck and keep your head up.
Bad Co
Best of luck and keep your head up.
Bad Co
Just like this site but you can actually see the people ...lol everyone has been right where you are or are right where you are...the people you will meet will be very supportive ...so go please ...... what do you have to lose?
Freely, thank you so much! You are such a great person, glad there are people like you out there!
No i have never been to an NA, i have thought about it but never thought it was for me. What is it like?
Good morning! Just checking in .I hope you are hanging in there. you were one of the first things on my mind this morning.....keep me posted :)
Good morning! Just checking in .I hope you are hanging in there. you were one of the first things on my mind this morning.....keep me posted :)
You ar3 not alone. I like so many other people have felt like you are feeling right now.just this morning I cried for hours swearing no one understood me and that I was alone in all this .I took me a while to remember that the feeling of desperation is all part of withdrawals.I strongly believe it's the pills last ditch effort to getting us hooked again.they try to cinvincenour brain that we need them to function in any way .like we cant go out, eat or sleep or cook or work or play with our kids well you know what's mean I don't have to go on and on.that being bored thing you have gotta fight that get up and do something anything .this will all pass just don't take any more.hang in there keep posting
Hey....just read these forums and listen to music. Get out of the house and go on short walks around the neighborhood. Don't drive anywhere, stay close to home. Make sure you have drinks,crackers,vitamins & hot showers help too. Ok so I dextoxed two days and started back to work on day three. U will have cold symptoms, so tell work that too. Each day will be easier...some better than others. I am 9 days today off Percs. My last day I was up to 200 mgs to finish the script. God forbid I flush em.lol
You will do it,your a strong Person! If u need newbie help lemme know.
You will do it,your a strong Person! If u need newbie help lemme know.
please don't give up..just try again..i was oxy as well..i no what you mean..the fitague is crazy..i no how slow the time goes..but you CAN do this..i was just like you..i relapsed 4 or 5 times kinda the same way u did..its very common, but the fact that you keep trying says alot..these pills don't have to control you any more..please check out na..that is what made the biggest differance for me..i never thought na was for me but you no what? i now enjoy it..i want to be clean & am willing to do what ever it takes..na WORKS..i needed more then 4 days..1 week was when i felt good enough to go back to work..every time you take another pill you start the chase all over..if you live that is...please dont go another round..i buried my 22yr old niece after she went back out for that 1 more time..you have a wonderfull life waiting for you..do your 1 week of detox start to go to na meetings & watch your life come back..even better then you thought possible..you CAN do this...sara
Keep on trying....have you been to any N.A. meetings? I would go to sometimes 3 a day that helps time fly.you are starting your life over when you get off these pills so do what ever you mind comes across walk, run, drive, watch a movie, paint , go to the beach, you get the idea as far as taking 1 pill it may set you back a little but I wouldn't worry about starting from day 1 as long as you havnt been using all day... congrats to u for coming clean that's a giant step... you can also post I'm on all day almost lol so are soooooo many others
Hi guys, bad news i relapsed today :( i just could not handle the boredom! As i said i will never give up i will start fresh again tomorrow. Does anybody have a suggestion of how to help time to go by? It seems as it drags on forever. And now that i was 40 hours clean took another pill does it set me back again?
thank you all for your support, and feelysurrendering oxyneo is the exact same as oxycontin just in a different from because here in canada, they no longer make oxycontin they changed it to oxyneo where instead of powder its a gel form. tbh today is day 2 and i am starting to feel alot better. way better than yesterday, of course i steel feel unbalanced but thats just withdrawal. i hope i never see these pills again they have takin away my life for the past year. any suggestions on how to make time go by faster? it seems so slow and all i can think of is just picking up another pill..
I'm sorry I didn't even answer your question. 4 days will you be able to work ? It's hard to say but you should be able to you will probably be weak so try and eat small easy digested foods even when you don't feel like it stay hydrated. Get some Imodium it will help with the bathroom visits.
Hey shift,I to have relapsed many times today is 14 days for me.This is about the time i cave in also and think 1 more wont hurt.But i know now that doesnt work for me.This time i made sure i got rid of all my pills and my connections.Next,i told my wife which was a big one for me because having secrets for me is a big relapse.Look i am still not feelin right but i am getting better every day.Stick around this forum there is great people here.
Hi how r you feeling?omg not sure what oxyneo is but you should be thanking god that you are still alive on such a high dose especialy since your not use to taking so much .so you say your 22 well congrats for making the decision to start your life back now . I have seen so many times on these boards about the Thomas recipe search it . It is suppose to help tremendously with withdrawal symptoms. The reason that you feel so bad now is because everytime it will be harder for your body to recover.my first time was after 1 year of daily use and when I quit cold turkey I don't even think I had sweats.now 3 weeks and I'm in trouble. My problem like so many others is that I have actual medical reason to take pain pills and I'm an addict .those two don't mix well. I would also try to keep hydrated small meals and follow the Thomas recipe.. I truly hope to see you on hear again . I wish I would have actually quit when I was 22...
A lot of people say getting some exercise will help the fatigue. Maybe some good supplements, multi vitamin may help.
One other thing that kills me is the no energy to do anything what so ever, the fatigue its horrible... Any suggestions ?
Just wanted to say this is the 3rd and final time I will quit. I want to be normal again, I miss those days :( ! As this will be the last I have tried several times and failed. I have gone 3 days, relapsed, the time after that was 2 days and relapsed, from then on was 5 other times going 1 day - 36 hours and relapsed. This time I plan on doing quitting for good with no relapse, and I will do it cold turkey as I do not have the mindset/will to taper. Is there any advice somebody can give me? I am an athlete in great shape. Ever since i have got into these oxys i have lost my ambition / motivation. I would like to have my life back and enjoy the things I use to like the gym and bodybuilding, instead of getting high on this devilish drug, OXYS and playing video games watching movies.
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