I Need OFF Oxy -

[Texaskl]

I have been taking Oxycontin for about two years now.  I started with hydrocodone for a frozen shoulder and from there I've gone all the way to the top.  I can easily eat or snort 400mg's a day.  No Joke.  I'm weaning myself down.  I'm down to about 150mg's a day but I am miserable.  I ache from head to toe, I can't sleep, food just does not sound good and I have a family that I adore who is suffering right along with me.  

Any advice is welcome.  I just need to know I can make it the rest of the way.  I want to take an 80 right now, but I won't.....

This is harder than anything I've ever done. I walked CT from Cocaine, alcohol, everything else, but this stuff just owns you and your mind.  

Thanks in advance for the help. You all sound great.

Texas Girl

[Radiostar55]

In less that 2 hours I will be 48 hours free of Oxy and Oycodone.  Plus I was taking 2-3 Somas at night to sleep. My Doc presibe Diazpine 10mg. It REALLY has help with Withdrawls.  Last night sucked I really wanted to take a hit but didn't..I couldn't sleep at all.  I had this :Get up and Go feeling.  Fianlly fell asleep at 6am on couch  My poor wife is dragging at work because of me.  I feel like a piece of crap for doing this to her and my kids. I smoked pot since I was in high school so I am not sure how to live a sober life.   Can anyone tell me what its like?  Thanks so much for listening and please include me in your prayers   G

[over_it98]

Keep up the good work.  I suggest making a timetable for tapering so that you can mentally prepare yourself for the next step down.  Have you looked at the Thomas recipe or Amino Acid protocol?  I strongly suggest looking these over and investing in vitamins and supplements that will help you through your detox journey.  I was snorting anywhere from at least 40mgs to over 200mgs or more a day...and working, going to college and taking care of my family.  It became who I was and I was always soooooo tired and everything hurt unless I was high as a kite.  It took 40 or 80 just to make me feel "normal".  I have been off oxy since mid July and off Methadone (which I took when I couldn't find the other) since August 8.  NOTHING hurts anymore!  Yes, it sucked but it was something I wanted to do.  I haven't looked back since and am now on day 5 of no pot.  It is a great feeling to be in control again and once you do this you will feel so strong again!  You are right that it controls your mind.  Talk to someone you trust about what you are going through and post frequently on here.  I found it soooo helpful just to talk about it.  Whey protein supplements are really helping me fight the depression I am dealing with (its part of PAWS) and I highly recommend getting some and starting now.  Oxy depletes our bodies of nutrients and the wds make it very hard to eat so supplements are incredibly important and will make you feel a lot better.  Also, take hot baths or showers...I was taking 4-5 daily!  Yoga or just laying on the floor and stretching your body really helps with the creepy crawly feeling.  I wish you the best and anytime you need to talk send me a message...I feel your pain and wish I could take it away for you but it is all part of the process.  None of us would quit if the drugs didn't have consequences...just remember this agony so that you never ever touch the devil pills again!  You can do this!

[ThisIsIt983]

I'm currently bringing myself down from a 350 - 400 mgs a day oxy addiction..Down to 90 mgs. & now it is getting really hard.  I didn't think i would go thru any or relatively small w/d's. I was wrong. Not as miserable as i would be on cold turkey but pretty darn close.  If I didn't, we didn't hurt, what would be the point in quitting. As guv said pain is a reminder. They do own us while we take them. Our bodies have to have the opiates.  When we quit they no longer own us. Thats what is keeping me going this time. I no longer want to be controlled by something that literally owns me.

You will make it. Drink plenty of fluids. Reading the posts on here helps tremendously. So does posting. Posting to you has helped me. We are all here to support each other. Congrats on your decision to quit!  God Bless

[guv338]

It can be done.  I jumped from a 600 mg a day habbit.  Not very much fun and it takes a while, but well worth the effort.  This month makes a year on the 24th since my last Oxy.  I have never even considered taking another.  The pain is sometimes a sympton of the addiction.  I mean, the drug tells your body it hurts because it wants you to take more.  I still have pain daily, but it is much better to deal with the pain rather that the addiction.

The main thing is to make up your mind that this must be done and never look back.  Never even allow quiting or relapsing be an option.  I was a first timer and refuse to ever do this again to myself or my family.  I put them through so much last year and they were real troopers, but once is enough.  Hope you get started soon and put this part of your life behind you.  There is a huge rainbow waiting for you on the other side.  guv