Oxycontin withdrawal

[bustedflush]

I am unfortunately hooked on oxycontin. I have arthritis of the back as well as fractured vertebrae.  Now I am ready to go cold turkey. Any suggestions on how to get thru it.

[bustedflush]

Sorry I haven't wrote but it was hell for 2 days but I broke down. A friend heard of my predicament and brought me 10-10 mg methadone(I didn't ask where he got them) I was so sick I gave in. It was worse than I thought. After thinking it's actuallybeen over five years with 4-5 80's a day prescribe by my doctor. I worried it could be fatal. I'm fifty-five years old and not in the best of health. After 38 hours I hated to give up, but every time I thought I could take it the w/d would ratchet up another notch. It was hell with the seconds seeming likes hours.A few times in the past I ran short and went thru minor withdrawal, nothing like this.The methadone has worked and I can get enough to make it to my doctor gets back. Then I swear I'm going to do it, but with a plan. I see there are clinics that will work with you as an out patient or I'll taper off  while on vacation from work, somehow I will get off but cold turkey is not the way.I can't thank everyone who responded on this forum enough. I hope you know how much help you provided to someone going thru this. You're not just typing words going out in cyberspace, they truly help and give me hope and resolve to beat this. I'll worry about the pain later, the pills may be fine in the short run but not a way to live. My thanks again and when I get a plan together I will let you know and I hope you support me again like you did this time.

[Twist1285]

bustedflush, Sit in that hot tub until it gets a bit cold, and then jsut fill it up again. I had to set a plastic chair in my shower, and just sit under the piping hot water for hours and hours. Also you should really have someone grab you some movies. About work on Monday, I highly doubt you will be working on Monday. You may be able to go the the ER if you have a script bottle that is not run out befoer the printed date. They will most likly give you SOMETHING until you can get with your doctor. When i went to the hospital I was on morphine and fentnyl patches. Now they may not give you that much, but they won't let you get to the point that it is dangerous to your health either. If it gets too bad to handle you really should go to the ER. Good Luck bustedflush, we are here for ya as much as we can help, I know that doesn;t sound like much right now, but it's all we can do for ya.

[bustedflush]

Thanks hot tub sounds good. I'm cold. I can't afford to buy enough pills to help me anyway. Doctor won't be back till Thursday the 19. Got to fly out Tuesday morning for a shoot. Hope I can make it till then. I wanted to get off these things but not this way

[worried878]

I tapered down quickly off of hydros and could have worked day 4 if i absolutely had too...but had taken it off and went back on day 5...i am a nurse so my job can be stressful...alot depends on the type of job u have and whether u can hide out and ow much mental/physical work it is....4 80 mg tabs a day of oxy is alot more than i was on tho....quitting these narcs are a priority right now....u r in it and i would worry about monday then...if u can not make it then u just cant..if u stopped today that would be r 5th day clean....I am just not sure but everyone is different

[Twist1285]

It's different for everyone, I am also an oxy addict, been clean (of 8-10 80's/day I.V. use) for almost a year. If you have an pre-existing condition (anxiety,depression) you may not want to do this cold turkey. If you think you can hack it more power to ya, but you can develope serious problems if you have these conditions. I was in the hospital for 21 days when i went into widthdrawl, and have now been on Subutex ever since, tapering slowly. I like that you are motivated to get clean, it's great, but you have to be very carful with this also, and you don't want it to get so bad that you are stuck in a position that you'll be forced to purchase them, nd use again, because even after 7,8,9 days, if you use JUST ONE TIME you are setting all the way back to the beginning. So if you feel you cannot do this without some help, I would say you should seek help now, rather than waiting until it's so bad that you will have to take drastic measures. I wish you the very very very best of luck, I promise you that I know what you are going through, you are not alone if you don't want to be! Sit in a hot hot hot bath as hot as you can take, drink plenty of fluids, and get someone to bring you a bunch of movies, it helps the nights go by more quickly while kindof taking your mind off of the pain.....alittle, and every little bit helps I know.

[bustedflush]

this isn't pleasant. Right now bearable. It's only been 8 hrs. What's important is making it to work Monday latest.Very uncomfortable. pain, anxiety,upset stomach don't really describe the symptons very well