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Throwing up from withdrawls?
Hi all,
So for the last 6 months I have been taking percocet 5/325for pain. When I started on them 2-3 would get me through a day easily. Up until yesterday I was taking up to 10-12 a day as 2-3 was really only useful for a few hours tops. I guess today is day 2 of being off the percs.. but last night I was throwing up and crapping constantly and that would have been less than 12 hours since my last dosage.. Just wondering what the stages of withdrawl are and if the worst of it has passed or is still to come. My whole body hurts and I have the shakes and cold sweats, as well as a weird heavy feeling in my head that I can't describe... just feels cloudy. Any help is appreciated.
So for the last 6 months I have been taking percocet 5/325for pain. When I started on them 2-3 would get me through a day easily. Up until yesterday I was taking up to 10-12 a day as 2-3 was really only useful for a few hours tops. I guess today is day 2 of being off the percs.. but last night I was throwing up and crapping constantly and that would have been less than 12 hours since my last dosage.. Just wondering what the stages of withdrawl are and if the worst of it has passed or is still to come. My whole body hurts and I have the shakes and cold sweats, as well as a weird heavy feeling in my head that I can't describe... just feels cloudy. Any help is appreciated.
I've never gotten a "buzz" from opiates, Not even when i was taking 500mg of oxycontin/day. Sure got the physical addiction though. Big time on the oxy, but not a bit for percs, morphine, and only a little bit, nothing serious at all when I quit fentanyl. The Fentanyl made me a bit groggy, but I wouldn't call that a buzz, I'd call it a pillow addiction cause everywhere I sat down I'd fall asleep, doc's waiting room, dentists chair, anywhere.
Hi lucky, thanks for the reply.
I should try a camomile tea. Right now the worst of my symptoms is an upset stomach and my leg continuously shakes, but that's always been normal for me.
I was taking them for the pain, and really still could be, but truthfully I liked the buzz as well. I think anyone who says they don't would be lying or having a bad reaction to the drug. I was taking them for pain for a few months prior to surgery, had my surgery on sept 6, took them until the 11th, and then quit cold turkey. The problem was I had built up a bit of resistance to them over the months prior to surgery. So after the surgery I had to take a greater dosage (not authorized by physician) to get the same kind of relief I had initially been getting. I had even increased my dosage prior to surgery because I found the percs wearing off too quickly and I was overly drowsy at work. So I was taking them just to stay awake and get through the day feeling normal. Abuse in it's own way I suppose.
Cold turkey probably wasn't the best way to go for me, but it was a decision that I made as I felt physically I didn't need them for the pain anymore, my surgical wounds are pretty much healed up. Unfortunately I have an addictive personality, and everything that I find I like, I like a lot.
So really I was at a disadvantage even the first time I started taking the percs. I know I no longer need them for their original intended purpose, and I am mentally strong enough not to take them for fun or to ease the wd symptoms as I'm sure in the long run it has more negative consequences than positive ones.
Anyway I greatly appreciate your input, thanks for helping me through this hard time.
I should try a camomile tea. Right now the worst of my symptoms is an upset stomach and my leg continuously shakes, but that's always been normal for me.
I was taking them for the pain, and really still could be, but truthfully I liked the buzz as well. I think anyone who says they don't would be lying or having a bad reaction to the drug. I was taking them for pain for a few months prior to surgery, had my surgery on sept 6, took them until the 11th, and then quit cold turkey. The problem was I had built up a bit of resistance to them over the months prior to surgery. So after the surgery I had to take a greater dosage (not authorized by physician) to get the same kind of relief I had initially been getting. I had even increased my dosage prior to surgery because I found the percs wearing off too quickly and I was overly drowsy at work. So I was taking them just to stay awake and get through the day feeling normal. Abuse in it's own way I suppose.
Cold turkey probably wasn't the best way to go for me, but it was a decision that I made as I felt physically I didn't need them for the pain anymore, my surgical wounds are pretty much healed up. Unfortunately I have an addictive personality, and everything that I find I like, I like a lot.
So really I was at a disadvantage even the first time I started taking the percs. I know I no longer need them for their original intended purpose, and I am mentally strong enough not to take them for fun or to ease the wd symptoms as I'm sure in the long run it has more negative consequences than positive ones.
Anyway I greatly appreciate your input, thanks for helping me through this hard time.
And don't forget, coffee will increase your anxiety, and make you feel jittery. I'd stick to herbal teas, and avoid caffeine for a while.
I don't see how people can drink so much of that stuff, One cup, maybe two is enough for me. That second cup sometimes gets the jitters going.
I don't see how people can drink so much of that stuff, One cup, maybe two is enough for me. That second cup sometimes gets the jitters going.
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You should be feeling a bit better by now. it's important to keep hydrated though, so try drink something. Herbal teas are good-(no cream) I fact I'm drinking one right now, a strawberry vanilla one. Tastes pretty good. some, like cammoile, help you relax and sleep. 7-up also helps an unsettled stomach. You could also try gravol or immodium disolving tabs to try settle your gi system down.
As for wondering if you were an addict or not, that depends on why you were taking them. Were you taking them just for pain, or were you taking them for a little buzz, to"feel good" ? The feel good is addictive behavior, taking them just for pain is not. Everyone gets a physical dependance to opiates after a while, but that doesn't mean you are an addict.
It is also not a reason to stop taking them if you really need them for limited term pain.
However, for long term pain management, I would not take percs at all, because of the acetaminophen. Even taking the max recommended dose of 6 pills a day is a lot of acetaminophen to be taking every day.
Anything over 3000mg a day/925 per dose is an overdose and could shut down your liver. (revised dosage, used to be 4000/1000)
They are ok to take on occasion, or a very short term, such as after a surgery where you are feeling better and pain has subsided within a week or so.
As far as your aftercare, and whether you really need it or not, that again depends on why you were taking it. If you were taking to "feel good" you have some addictive behavior issues to consider. But if you were just taking them for pain and really don't have desire to take them, probably not. Just because you developed a physical dependance on them doesn't necessarily mean you need 'after care' of that intensity. You should at least practice some sort of home aftercare, eat a diet that helps restore your endorphins to normal levels, and be aware that your not going to be feeling "100%" until they do, and you are going to have to do things that help alleviate those symptoms.
I just see them being all that bad for you, not for very long at least, all things considered.
As far as taking them again in the future after you've got over all this stuff, that again depends on how you feel about them. if it's just for some pain, for a day or two, that shouldn't be a problem, but if you are looking forward to "feeling good" that is a problem, and I wouldn't go near them.
If you are the type of person who knows they are there, and you just have to take them for the slightest twinge, and they are all used up by the time your new refill prescription is ready, that should tell you something, and what you should consider doing.
As for wondering if you were an addict or not, that depends on why you were taking them. Were you taking them just for pain, or were you taking them for a little buzz, to"feel good" ? The feel good is addictive behavior, taking them just for pain is not. Everyone gets a physical dependance to opiates after a while, but that doesn't mean you are an addict.
It is also not a reason to stop taking them if you really need them for limited term pain.
However, for long term pain management, I would not take percs at all, because of the acetaminophen. Even taking the max recommended dose of 6 pills a day is a lot of acetaminophen to be taking every day.
Anything over 3000mg a day/925 per dose is an overdose and could shut down your liver. (revised dosage, used to be 4000/1000)
They are ok to take on occasion, or a very short term, such as after a surgery where you are feeling better and pain has subsided within a week or so.
As far as your aftercare, and whether you really need it or not, that again depends on why you were taking it. If you were taking to "feel good" you have some addictive behavior issues to consider. But if you were just taking them for pain and really don't have desire to take them, probably not. Just because you developed a physical dependance on them doesn't necessarily mean you need 'after care' of that intensity. You should at least practice some sort of home aftercare, eat a diet that helps restore your endorphins to normal levels, and be aware that your not going to be feeling "100%" until they do, and you are going to have to do things that help alleviate those symptoms.
I just see them being all that bad for you, not for very long at least, all things considered.
As far as taking them again in the future after you've got over all this stuff, that again depends on how you feel about them. if it's just for some pain, for a day or two, that shouldn't be a problem, but if you are looking forward to "feeling good" that is a problem, and I wouldn't go near them.
If you are the type of person who knows they are there, and you just have to take them for the slightest twinge, and they are all used up by the time your new refill prescription is ready, that should tell you something, and what you should consider doing.
Hey guys,
So its 9:05 now and I just got back from seeing my primary doctor. He definitely confirmed what I already knew - oxy withdrawl. Advised against taking anymore percocet, and I'm 100% with him on that. The percs are downstairs now Lily, I'm back on my PC as my girlfriend has left for school and I can be in my room without waking her lol. My work wanted me back today, but I don't think that's going to happen. After heaving for a solid hour I do feel a little better, and I had a coffee with some cream and sugar. Not sure if that was a good idea or not but I feel right now the best I've felt over the past 3 days. Hopefully I don't have another puking episode coming, this was the second one, the first being late monday evening (sunday evening was my last perc). I went out last night to buy valerian root but I found it doesn't help me as I didn't get any sleep at all. I also bought a case of vitamin water and a case of gatorade and have been drinking both. Gatorate tastes so nasty after puking, hence my idea for the coffee. My doctor refused to give me xanax or any type of benzo for anxiety and lack of sleep and suggested taking tylenol, yay. Still hanging in and thankful to be feeling just a little bit better. Trying to keep my head up.
So its 9:05 now and I just got back from seeing my primary doctor. He definitely confirmed what I already knew - oxy withdrawl. Advised against taking anymore percocet, and I'm 100% with him on that. The percs are downstairs now Lily, I'm back on my PC as my girlfriend has left for school and I can be in my room without waking her lol. My work wanted me back today, but I don't think that's going to happen. After heaving for a solid hour I do feel a little better, and I had a coffee with some cream and sugar. Not sure if that was a good idea or not but I feel right now the best I've felt over the past 3 days. Hopefully I don't have another puking episode coming, this was the second one, the first being late monday evening (sunday evening was my last perc). I went out last night to buy valerian root but I found it doesn't help me as I didn't get any sleep at all. I also bought a case of vitamin water and a case of gatorade and have been drinking both. Gatorate tastes so nasty after puking, hence my idea for the coffee. My doctor refused to give me xanax or any type of benzo for anxiety and lack of sleep and suggested taking tylenol, yay. Still hanging in and thankful to be feeling just a little bit better. Trying to keep my head up.
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