Throwing up from withdrawls?

[Jmoney84]

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.

[mellie4]

Alteril is an all-natural OTC sleep aid.  I find it works better than Melatonin.  It has several things in it including, l-tryptophan (which is in Turkey and why we all want a nap after Thanksgiving dinner,) Valerian Root, melatonin, passion flower, and some other things.  Keep drinking!!!!  Water is good but you may need more than that.  I'm a pain patient, but wind up in withdrawals if I wind up with some stomach issue or other.  (Or because I decide to taper my dose too fast and wind up in withdrawals.)  Last time I ended up in the ER for hydration and wound up being admitted.  I did have an other issue BUT found my potassium levels were WAY off; to the point they had to give me supplements, and when I would take them, I could really notice the difference.  Your electrolytes can get thrown off, too.

Gatorade is good (though personally I can't stand it.)  I was always able to keep down a little tea with milk and sugar.  Bland is best:  yogurt, cheerios, popsicles.  And try to just eat a tiny bit.  Sometimes after throwing we think we're REALLY hungry and overdo it, and the whole cycle can start over again.

Smart not taking the 1/2 percocet; it really wouldn't do anything for you.  This is a really hard thing to do, but you're doing it!!!

[Lily977]

You can do this!  I am now on day 4 and it is much better this morning.  Of course I am sitting here at 4:45 am on the computer because sleep is still not the best.  My chest was really tight yesterday too, along with the cloudy head and just plain feeling like ****.  If  you still have those pills next to you I would flush them.  Even though you don't feel like you are psychologically addicted feeling like this could push the strongest of people to start taking them again.  Hang in there!!! We are all here for you.

[Jmoney84]

Day 3

6:30am.  Ive managed... half an hour of sleep.  My chest feels tight and my heart is pounding out of my chest.  I'm still incredibly tired but so restless I can't manage to get back to sleep.

Just had to stop typing this for an hour to puke.  Threw up everything I ate... being a banana, a few bites of chicken breast, cashews, and some cheese.  Could barely breathe.  The tightness in my chest just went away with the puking and my breathing is a little more normal now.  Parents heard me and want to take me to the hospital but I'm refusing to go.  Somebody tell me I can get through this on my own.  I'd give anything to be able to just sleep..  Each minute feels like an hour... I'm so angry for doing this to myself.  Trying to keep down some water so I stay hydrated..   thank you all so much for being here with me while I go through this.

[littlebit010101]

Oh mellie u sound like me the throwing up was wretched....once I start that's it.....and by day four I was in er dehydrated....and oh my it was on then....every symptom I had tripled....so please keep drinking if u can....and after care is vital...I too believe mine was physical but the wds like to killed me so I'm too scared to not get some coping tools in my corner I'm to scared...I'm just now back to 108-110 lbs.....its been a struggle bc I could eat on the pills but have a hard time being hungry wo them....and its so hard to eat when not hungry....but we are getting there....and the we is a lot of precious people in my life...and its not near as scary with that kind of support...I still have bad days but now EVERYBODY knows so hence the comfort I'm not alone....best of luck to u..hang in there and keep posting...

[laurel453]

Hi... the valerian root helps but keep on mind that you are in the middle of the battle and nothing will wipe away the symptoms, bite the bullet, my friend... we say take each hour, even one minute at a time because of this, it seems impossible to feel better, nothing works and we feel like dying but we are NOT :) your body is detoxing from all the toxins, your mind is asking for it dose... if you are thinking of having a perc to sleep, you are also facing the lies our brain trick us to believe, don't believe them. Using is NOT an option, Jmoney... For the first days, i was so, so tired that i thought that sleep will be easy but i was  so wrong... I didn't sleep more than a couple of hours for the first days, then the RLS came.... Anyway, it is a matter of time only, keep taking the supplements, eating banans, drinking fluids ( tonic water has quinine on it and will help ), keep taking the valerian root and the melatonin to help you with sleep and anxiety and keep believing that THIS TOO SHALL PASS and you will feel better soon

[Jmoney84]

Hi sarah,

truth be told I feel like utter ****.  my girlfriend is upstairs in bed sleeping and Im downstairs on my laptop feeling wide awake in the mind, but my body is extremely tired.  I mean the pills are literally 20 feet away from me right now.  i dont think im dealing with a psychologic addiction as much as a physical dependance. i was thinking about maybe taking half a perc to get some sleep... i tried valerian root as someone had suggested and it's done nothng for me.  all i want more than anything right now is to be able to sleep.