Is there light at the end of the tunnel?? Please Help

[oxyproblem]

Hi All,
I am new to the site, just signed up minutes ago. I have a severe oxy addiction. Was taking 40 plus mg's several times a day. Something just finally clicked for me. I really never even thought of myself as an addict but then began to notice that even if I didnt want to take the pills I had too or I felt terrible. Legs would ache ect till I did. That is when I realized it had alot of me instead of me having control. Two days ago I dropped severely in dose, going through what I think is wd's..shakes, sweats, running to bathroom constantly, cant sleep well, It *****!! How long does this last.
AT the moment I am taking 10mg 2-3 times a day just to tolerate and make the wd's not as bad. ITs at least tolerable this way. Is the wd due to such a huge jump? Went from totat for the one day of 200mg to 30 mg the next day.  I hear of tapers but not sure if that is what I have done or not ...really new to this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. How long will these wds and sweats ect last? Will it take long to get used to such a low dose so that I could drop so more out? Please Help

[CRAYZ2BME]

From CRAYZ2BME
I have been on Oxycottins, Roxicodone, Lortab and MS Cottin for more than 5 years. I was taking more than 400mg a day for most of that time. Many days I could take as much as thirty 30mg pills. I quit cold turkey last Monday night, March 23. Holly SH** am I sick. Straight sh** my drawers last night when sneezing. My body hurts so damn bad at night I can't sleep more than an hour without waking up. I have only had about 20 hrs of sleep since I quit. My body feels like it is going through convulsions during the day and night.
I have always got my pills legally so I dont even know where to get some if I wanted too. My mind is crazy and I can't focus on things at work. I have serious nervous twitches that hurt like hell.How long till I feel normal again? I have a Dr. appointment tomorrow and I can get more pills if I want them. (Hurniated Discs) L4,L5,L6. My wife is going to be pissed as hell if I get more pills but I cant function in my line of work without serious concentration. Should I try and cut back before going cold turkey?

I have read alot of your posts and it sounds like your withdrawal only lasted for about 4-5 day. It has been 7 for me and I feel just as crappy now as I did on day 3.

Any suggestions?

[chloelicous]

Hey, I was addicted to oxys about a year ago...i was like you and I said enough is enough and stopped cold turkey. Well I was physically sick for like a week. I had cravings for about a month, and it was on my mind for about 6 months. But, its been a year now and I don't even think about them anymore. YOU HAVE THE POWER!!!!!!

[outotown]

YES, there is hope and i do agree with boldso4christ, and you are in w/ds i was on 300 mg of oxy a day perc 10s 6 to 8 a day soma 350s and kolonipin and yes i abused them all, yesterday was my 3 week mark but my Dr. helped me with suboxone which can also be addictive and should be taken while under a Dr. care. and is not for everyone. Your Dr. can give you some meds to help you with w/ds, if you cannot go to a Dr. check out the Thomas Recipe, and The Amino acid Protocal at the bottom right of this page. Keep posting we all have been right where you are at and will be here for you. You can do this so many on here have and if one can do it all can do it!!!

[boldsojah4christ]

Yes there is light @ the end of the tunnel & there is hope! As 4 me that hope was Christ himself! I know I use 2 be a pill head myself!!! Shannon

[allaboutmary]

Oh, I meant to say......yes there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Many, many people have gotten off the stuff and have years clean.  It's a long hard road but it's definitely doable.

[allaboutmary]

Welcome to the forum.  It's early so it might take some time to get some responses.

Yes, what you are experiencing is withdrawal.  That is a huge jump, and in my opinion, you might as well go cold turkey.  Withdrawal can last up to 10 days with days 3-5 being the worst. Keep reading and posting on this forum. There are tons of great people here to help you through this. Hang in there.

[oxyproblem]

Forgot to mention this is an 8 year addiction. Cannot believe I have lost so much of my life to this now that I look back. In those 8 years not a day went by that I didnt use and use the amounts I have wrote about...I am hangin with only the 10mg here and there but its rough..really rough and not feeling well at all.