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Oxycodone (percacet) addiction
I've been addicted to painkillers for about 16 months. I take up to 30 750mg oxycodones a day. yesterday night i finished my last dose- i was taking 8 at a time. i'm feeling the withdrawals. no one knows i'm going through any of this. i have no money for any type of treatment center and i don't know how to withdrawal at home without being in such bad pain for 8 days. can anyone help me?
I having stomach problems I think it's from the perks of it is how can I fix this prob
I quit percaset 8 days ago. I have back pain but its not worth being on this crap. How long does it take before the withdraws are gone? I do feel better now. Just hope i can stay away from percs
I am on day 8 from quiting percaset after 3 years How long will i have the withdraw symtoms? I don't like being on a drug. I will deal with back pain. Not touching that crap agIn
Thank you guys for all of the advice. One of my friends went through the same thing and she gave me her suboxone pills, which take away the w/d symptoms, but I'm worried that I'll get hooked on THOSE. I have such an addictive personality. So the last 2 days I've been taking 3 of those a day and some somas to relax the muscles but when I looked online about the somas, I realized that those too are addictive. So I have 5 more of those, then I'm done with those. I also threw out all of the ativan that I was prescribed. So I too am getting off everything all at once. How many days will it take until I feel normal?? I'm not so much worried about the physical side effects of going off percaset, I'm good w/ the suboxone, I'm more worried about the mental cravings. And because of the 4 torn discs in my back, it's so easy for me to get percasets. I have a prescription every 14 days for 100 of the 750mg tablets. Any suggestions on what I should do?? I'm really young, so otherwise my health is pretty good...
Welcome and first thing I want to tell you is that you will get a lot of help here. This forum is so amazing and the members are wonderful.
Second thing I want to tell you is... breathe. It's going to be okay. You can do this. I cold turkeyed off of opiates and xanax at the same time and I did this on my own at home. Not that I would recommend this, because if I did have any other options, I would have taken them. But I see that you don't so please don't panic, it can be done at home.
Have you taken a look at the thomas recipe or the amino acid protocol? They offer some really great suggestions to begin or help with a detox at home. There are some things you will need to pick up that help enormously during withdrawal.
Some of the other things I found to be really helpful were hot showers or bath's with epsom salts and chamomile or sleepytime tea to help with anxiety. The vitamins and other supplements helped me so much too - I currently take st. john's wort (I'll be stopping it when I hit the 6 month mark which is in a couple of weeks), fish oil tablets, b12 sublingual tablets (for energy) and a daily multi-vitamin. It may be difficult in the first week or so to handle the vitamins and supplements as your stomach will probably be really sensitive. I didn't start this regimen until about 3 weeks out.
Also good to have on hand is comfort food. For me, that meant chicken soup, saltine crackers (the no salt added kind), yogurt, peanut butter (on toast) and ginger ale. For the restless legs, there's a product called Hylands Restful legs that many members swear by. I found that plain old bananas worked great for me for the restless legs that would inevitably start up at night. It's the potassium in the bananas that relieves this awful symptom. And for sleep - I used melatonin and sometimes unisom (I couldn't handle the advil pm or tylenol pm, for some reason they made me jittery). And I would take an excedrin in the morning to help ward off body aches and the caffeine in excedrin would help me to get going for the day.
Keep in mind the first 1-4 days are the worst physically. The physical withdrawal seems to lessen after about a week, and then it's the mental withdrawal that starts to kick in at high gear. That was why I began the st. john's wort - it has helped so so much for the depression. And the depression does go away for most of us. It did for me.
And another thing I can suggest is try to take the first few days off (not sure what your situation is so I understand if this is not possible). I found it absolutely impossible to deal with anyone early on. I made up all kinds of excuses (flu, stomach bug, whatever) to keep people away. And I also made sure I had plenty of clean clothes (workout gear, sweats, any comfy clothing I could find) so that I had something ready to change into after all that sweating!! (especially at night).
Hope this helps - and good luck to you! I wish you the very best - keep posting as others will be here for you too. Getting your feelings out is so important right now - as addicts, we have to find another way to cope with our feelings without using so reaching out for help is an excellent start! I'm rooting for you! :)
And keeping a postive attiude is my final bit of advice. Believe in yourself because you CAN do this!
Second thing I want to tell you is... breathe. It's going to be okay. You can do this. I cold turkeyed off of opiates and xanax at the same time and I did this on my own at home. Not that I would recommend this, because if I did have any other options, I would have taken them. But I see that you don't so please don't panic, it can be done at home.
Have you taken a look at the thomas recipe or the amino acid protocol? They offer some really great suggestions to begin or help with a detox at home. There are some things you will need to pick up that help enormously during withdrawal.
Some of the other things I found to be really helpful were hot showers or bath's with epsom salts and chamomile or sleepytime tea to help with anxiety. The vitamins and other supplements helped me so much too - I currently take st. john's wort (I'll be stopping it when I hit the 6 month mark which is in a couple of weeks), fish oil tablets, b12 sublingual tablets (for energy) and a daily multi-vitamin. It may be difficult in the first week or so to handle the vitamins and supplements as your stomach will probably be really sensitive. I didn't start this regimen until about 3 weeks out.
Also good to have on hand is comfort food. For me, that meant chicken soup, saltine crackers (the no salt added kind), yogurt, peanut butter (on toast) and ginger ale. For the restless legs, there's a product called Hylands Restful legs that many members swear by. I found that plain old bananas worked great for me for the restless legs that would inevitably start up at night. It's the potassium in the bananas that relieves this awful symptom. And for sleep - I used melatonin and sometimes unisom (I couldn't handle the advil pm or tylenol pm, for some reason they made me jittery). And I would take an excedrin in the morning to help ward off body aches and the caffeine in excedrin would help me to get going for the day.
Keep in mind the first 1-4 days are the worst physically. The physical withdrawal seems to lessen after about a week, and then it's the mental withdrawal that starts to kick in at high gear. That was why I began the st. john's wort - it has helped so so much for the depression. And the depression does go away for most of us. It did for me.
And another thing I can suggest is try to take the first few days off (not sure what your situation is so I understand if this is not possible). I found it absolutely impossible to deal with anyone early on. I made up all kinds of excuses (flu, stomach bug, whatever) to keep people away. And I also made sure I had plenty of clean clothes (workout gear, sweats, any comfy clothing I could find) so that I had something ready to change into after all that sweating!! (especially at night).
Hope this helps - and good luck to you! I wish you the very best - keep posting as others will be here for you too. Getting your feelings out is so important right now - as addicts, we have to find another way to cope with our feelings without using so reaching out for help is an excellent start! I'm rooting for you! :)
And keeping a postive attiude is my final bit of advice. Believe in yourself because you CAN do this!
Hi dashdoll & Welcome,
Unless you have underlying health issues, there are only two drugs that are dangerous to withdraw from at home, and opiates are not one of them. Going cold turkey is doable but at the dose you were at it is going to be uncomfortable.
If you work and can take some time off, that would be a good idea, at least for the first 3 days. Look down at the bottom right of this page and you will find The Amino Acid Protocol and The Thomas Recipe. They both contain vitamins and supplements that will help ease the withdrawal process. You may suffer from rls. If so, take hot baths, with epsom salt if you can. You can also put a heating pad under your calves to help with the jitters. Be sure to push fluids---stay hydrated. Eat foods high in potassium such as bananas and oatmeal. Try and make yourself as comfortable as possible and get your mind in a good place. Your attitude plays a big part. Whatever you do, don't use. Get through this and know that it will be over soon.
Once you get a few days in we can begin to talk with you about outside support. This is a great place so listen to the members here who have experience and have been where you are. Hang in there and keep posting.
Unless you have underlying health issues, there are only two drugs that are dangerous to withdraw from at home, and opiates are not one of them. Going cold turkey is doable but at the dose you were at it is going to be uncomfortable.
If you work and can take some time off, that would be a good idea, at least for the first 3 days. Look down at the bottom right of this page and you will find The Amino Acid Protocol and The Thomas Recipe. They both contain vitamins and supplements that will help ease the withdrawal process. You may suffer from rls. If so, take hot baths, with epsom salt if you can. You can also put a heating pad under your calves to help with the jitters. Be sure to push fluids---stay hydrated. Eat foods high in potassium such as bananas and oatmeal. Try and make yourself as comfortable as possible and get your mind in a good place. Your attitude plays a big part. Whatever you do, don't use. Get through this and know that it will be over soon.
Once you get a few days in we can begin to talk with you about outside support. This is a great place so listen to the members here who have experience and have been where you are. Hang in there and keep posting.
You shouldn't try to go through withdrawal alone. Look in the phone book and see if there's a number for drug counseling or crisis center that's open 24 hours. If no luck there, call a suicide prevention line and tell them you're going through severe drug withdrawal and are not sure what's going to happen. A better option that could require some waiting is to go to an emergency room and tell them just what you told us. If you tell them you can't afford treatment they will help you anyway and they'll know what treatment center to send you to. Don't wait too long because you might be incapacitated by your suffering. You need treatment. Good luck.
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