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Roxicet Withdrawals how long does it last???

Hubby & I both have been addicted to the 30 mg roxicet, snorting them, 1-3 a day, him for the last year and a half, me for the last 7 months. He was prescribed them for severe pain but it wasn't long before we both were abusing them. Today is the 2nd day no roxis, or oxys. We have each been taking a small perc in the morning and a .5 mg xanax for the anxiety. What is the worst of this? How long is this going to last? Even having the small dosage of percocet we still feel awful. Sneezing, cold one minute, hot the next, fatigue, insomnia, stomach issues.....He works full time and I am home w/ 2 young children so we have to have energy and keep going. I wish we could both just lay down and get through this. Just curious as to how other people got through this and is there anything else I can do to ease the w/d? Fate intervened, funny how that works, we made a wrong turn in our neighborhood and there was a woman on the ground screaming she was having a heart attack and I got the info from her that she was doing 40 mg oxys. Wake up call, funny how that works huh?
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4341997 tn?1514588688
hi and welcome...since this is an old thread you might want to post a new one....just click on the tab at the top "ask a question" ...more people can see and help you....it does get better....just post your own question and people here will chime in to help....hang tight and know you can get thru this!
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I sustained a left wrist injury a couple months ago and my orthopedic surgeon gave me Hydrocdone, then when that wasn't working he gave me Percocet following my surgery. That helped a lot but made me feel loopy. I eventually ran out and started having the withdrawal symptoms and the doc gave me Roxicet. That didn't do anything for the pain but did kill the withdrawal symptoms. I am now on day 2 of not taking any narcotic pain meds and have been drinking a lot of water, fruit juice, and eating. I also been taking OTC acetaminophen PM so it helps me sleep. The symptoms have been minor compared to the percocet but I still feel them. I been needing to go use the bathroom quite a bit.I have also experienced the hot and cold flashes. I hope I get over this soon.
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I have quit 30s for the 2nd time but now its all n my mind......I did have a serious back surgery... I fight the urge as much as possible... I lost my apartment, car and family bc of these things and me and my significant other enable one another....and 1 have any advice??
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Hey-- I sm on day 3 of stopping cold turkey with 30 mg roxicet. I was a recreational user for about 4 months after I had been in the hospital for kidney pain and was recieving dialudid every 4 hours through IV for almost 2 weeks. For the past 2 months I have been snorting about 7 a day. Today is my third day off of it. And I'm reading so much about it and I really am only experiencing the shakes, hot and cold sweats and dirreah just started today however I feel okay. I don't feel like I want to die. I'm scares that the worst has yet to come. I'm doing this alone and figured this was a good way to help me. Thanks for listening !!
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I just found out my husband has been doing hydrocodone30 for about 4 months now and about 3 weeks ago he started snorting them I gave him a choice them or us so today is his 1 day what should I expect as far as withdrawl
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y cant they just stooop making this drugggg take it off the fkin market
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Hey everyone my name is frankie and this is my 8th day without a roxicet all my pain went away but in the morning around 7 am i wake up with cold sweats and now during the day something in my head is making me want a roxi so bad i have ben doing them for 2 to 3 years now started of with one then i was doing like 8 a day
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Withdrawl from these things is horrible. Give it 4-5 days n the worst of it will be over. Try to stay moving as much as u can even though its tough u gotta force yourself to walk around. Dont consume any caffeine either. Hot baths r good. n powerbars u have to eat! Hang in there everyone. Dont give in dont break. But stay strong. This will make you an even strong person.
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My daughter is going through WD's as I write this from this drug. We were at the ER all night as she had a abcess that had to be lanced as a result of her use could have lost her arm as the infection was spreading. I am scared to death for her, I have been with her the last three days and have to go back to work tomorrow. I have been reading all the posts and I have a great respect for all of you folks that are trying to get off this stuff. This is not my first exp. with detox as her dad was an addict. he recently committed suicide and that threw her over the edge.
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i had 350 30s at the 1st of the month id say i was doing 80 a day and i tell u know lies i have been on the oc 80s first and now the 30s since i have been 16 years ikd and im 4 spent 4 years in prison since ive been 18 this year i was on saboxen for 7 months had about 10 gs built up i was doin some serious hustlin that couldnt have landed me bsck in pen for a long time last month i broke over got tired of the saboxen planned on doing 1 30 a day but it got to me and now a month and a half later im dead broke strung out back to my ole ways and im miserable tried to do a saboxen last week after doing all that medicine and i thought i was dying freezing death hurting every were hallucinating i thought it was my time to go had to go out in an ambulance what do i need to do to be strong cause i cant take the withdraw symptons not strong enough i can do 3 30s a day and i wake up at 200 in the morning withdrawing why is that
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I agree that it is mostly mental. I do them basically every weekend, starting like Thursday night going into may be Sunday (of course an occasional week-day usage here and there depending on my stash).  Every week go through withdrawl, then come Thursday, when I am feeling good again, the mental part takes over and I'm on the phone trying to make moves again (and I have to pay a lot of money to get them).  And you know what, its stupid.  The thousands and thousands of dollars I spent over the past 6 or 7 years of "weekend" abuse would have been enough to buy a brand new beamer or put a down payment on a house, which makes me feel like a jack-***!
I know it is easier said then done, but sometimes you have to just suck up the W/D pain, and realize that is probably not the worst part (it will be the mental.  Not to be a downer, just trying to be realistic to how it works for me).  Just KNOW that you will eventually feel good physically. I would say try to sleep off a few days as best you can at first, for the immediate symptoms.  But honestly, for anyone that has tried to stop before, you at least know what to expect now.  I hate to say it, but you just got to deal with it.  
Also, I find exercise helps.  Not to be judgemental, bu chances are if your popping 3 to 5 blues a day, you may not be on the best exercise regimine to begin with.  But anything is better than nothing.  I know you sweat just from the w/d, but exercise induced sweat is not bad either.  Like sit in a sauna or something.  At least, that always helps for me.  The worst part physically for me is the stomache pains.  I am about 12 days blue-free, and I pretty much feel fine, just got the bubble guts, kind of nasty.  But again, you just tough that out and deal with it.  Now, the next couple of days, I play the mental game.  Hoping for the best!!!!

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If u have to go to work I would highly reccomend going to Suboxone.com an find ur nearest clinic. It works wonders an it's easier to taper off of that roxis. But if u are only doing up to 3 30s a day I would only take half of a 8 milg Suboxone tablet let it dissolve under tongue 30 mind later u will feel great. Its a lot cheaper thaan spending 120 bux a day for 30s half a Suboxone will last u all day. Gives u energy and everything.
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I have been clean for 3-4 months at a time first time used Suboxone and diet pills an Xanax it worked wonders. I was using 5 to 10 30mlg roxis a day. Money is no object when it comes to getting high. I started again an have pawned everything I own for the habit. There is a new shot out called vivitrol that u take once a month that blocks u from getting high and keeps withdrawals at bay I'm looking into that next. Its terrible. It will take over ur life. Good luck everyone.
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Thankfully, we are talking months not years...and not terribly high doses. I used every day for 4 yrs oxycodone. I am 41 days opiate free. You should go to the top of the page and see "start post" as this one is quite old...start your own, you will get more responses. I have come to see these pills as total evil and with prayer, and support you can become a drug free mom. It's Grace that brought you here..we all understand. It would be best if you could be honest with your bf...that's a good start. Then you can go to the bottom of this page right side..see Thomas's Recipe/Amino Acid Protocol ..these are supplements/vitamins/amino acids..that will definiitely help with w/d. You can do this. Prayer also helps big time. Thsi is 2/3 mental and 1/3 physical battle. You will have what is like a very bad flu..for 5-7 days (it all depends..but you are young otherwise healthy, and only using a somewhat short time) You drink lots of fluids, Gatorade...You can do this..If I could YOU CERTAINLY CAN! You have much to LIVE for!
God Bless You
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Wow seems as though these pills are satan! I just had my first child and I started doing roxies for pain after child birth. Wish I never started. Now, I'm so scared. I feel so alone. My boyfriend doesn't know how many I've been doing and I need help :-( I'm desperate...I don't want to keep doing this, its too expensive, its not giving me the same effect anymore, and I don't want to turn to dope (God forbid). I DON'T wanna be a drug addict mother, I want to do something different for my son and I want him to experrience a life I never had :-( I'm just terrified. I haven't been doing them for too long...3 months straight (everyday by mouth about 5 a day)...how bad are my withdrawels gna be? HELP ME PLEASE.
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There is no easy way out.Ther is no thing like whening off you simply or not so simply'you just have to stop.It really comes down to will power .How bad do you really want to stop.The only way is to just get it through your head that it just not easy and it will be painfull. xanax helps with the tension but I don't see how taking another drug like suboxin is going to help when pill poppin is the problem. The drug does make's  u feel good but is it worth everthing you own.There's really only one way, just stop do your time and deal with it u just have to decide 4 yourself drugs or the drugs u already naturally have in your brain .Once your clean you will probably always think about how just a little would'nt be that bad.But once u start it will be just like the first time .Like I said before you  just hve to decide once and for all it just not worth it and stop 4 ever.
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hey all.... i have been addicted to roxy's for about a year and a half and today is my 15th day sober. this is probably my 10th time trying to quit (no exageration). Lately before i had stopped i felt i was getting out of control and thought to myself that i was never going to be able to get clean because i was taking anywhere from 6-12 blues a day.. I hate myself for what i have done to myself and those around me. My family doesnt know of my addiction although they do suspect i have been using drugs, but only if they actually knew ;(....... withdrawals are the worst thing ive ever had to deal with in my life. they tear you apart phiscally and mentally. this is maybe the 3rd time ive stopped using soboxone. It helps! i couldnt see myself being clean without them. before i have quit i was doing really bad. i did pretty much anything i could think of just to get the money for it. Oh btw, i work and go to college both full time. i feel better now, no physical withdrawals except some sweats sometimes but the mental anguish is still here. the blues are all i think about, i cant get them out of my head. i wonder of all these people on their 1,2, or 3rd day of quitting, how long do they actually last? i wish all the best because i know how hard it is too struggle from tthis bullshhhh. i hope i can trully stop this time. when i met my girlfriend i was clean 2 weeks and even told her about it. but then i went back to using everytime i saw her and although she had no idea i was on them i wish she did so that she could help me get off them. for the time i was on (a yr and a half on blues and maybe another 8 months before on perks) my best friend from childhood (basically like my brother) gave me the cold shoulder and nothing but tough love and honestly i think he is the only reason i was able to stop. having your best friendf turn away from you and not call you or contact you really upset me and made me realize what i was doing to myself, but if he was only able to understand what i was going through; the pain, the mental anguish, the HELLL!!!! i would reccomend anyone trying to stop to use soboxone because it really helps. anyway i g2g..... good luck to all and wish me luck as well, we all really need it!
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you r all a bunch of pussies! there is nothin better than eatin roxies and enjoyin the high. no need to stop. and life will neva be the same if u quit. 97% relapse, so quit tryin. shouldnt have started in the beginnin. now its too late for things to be the same as before. so rob that bank, sock that **** to make enough dough for more blues and enjoy the nod. i personally have a 250 dollar a day habit. u dont see me whinin.
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You do not sound pathetic in the least bit, from  what ive researched it can last a while depending on metal strength but most intense withdrawl symptoms last  up to 2 weeks minumum, im on my second day off of 2-3 30mg roxys a day and am continuing to be in horrible pain and dealing with all others symptoms.
good luck friend it is a horrible drug.
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I'll help you with this ...Here:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Addiction-Substance-Abuse/hour-one-is-here/show/1465830

If you would like continuing support and guidence with all this, it would be best to start your own thread..Go to the top of the main forum page (return to forum) and hit "post a question".

You will get more answers that way....
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1283286 tn?1312911966
Ok, so your in a rush for answers..Look for Me1025 and QRSED's posts..Roxy wd's are the same as it is an oxy based med..They both are 2 or 3 days into the withdrawals..Read the posts .Everything you want to know is there...
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Im 17 and this is my second day of being of 2-3 30mg roxicet a day. I have horrible pains in the back of my(sort of a pulling feeling), horrible stomach pains, nausea, shaking, fever, and for about a week or two i have been sweating all night everynight even if i do manage to sleep. I will sleep with all fans on, windows open, anything to relieve this sweat but same thing every morning, coverd in sweat and in horrible pain. I need help, i dont know what to do, im in so much main i cant take it anymore and need a way out, this had driven me to finding anything i can to take my mind off the pain, even if only for a little while. I am in school right this second dealing with this and itis very stressfull, the littlest thing can set me off in a bad mood twards someone and even i realize im being rediculously over mad i guess. Any advice is appreciated, i thank all of you, plz help me.
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I dont know what to do..My girlfriend is going through this for the second time. I told her this is the last time. I freaked out the first time and wasn't there to help her through her withdrawal, but I promised to be here this time. It is so hard,I hate seeing her in so much pain and I just wish there was something I could do to ease it. She can be so mean though...the way she can treat me while shes taking them and now while trying to get clean is just crazy. How long will she be going through this?? And does it ever actually work for anyone with out relasping?? Like I said shes already relasped once...But on day 3 she was already arguing with me...saying she doesnt see a problem with doing them here and there..and how she doesn't like be controled "by me" But I won't stay if this happenes again...I can't
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does anyone ever stay off these roxys. After you go thru cold turkey withdrawl, is it possible to stay off for good
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