Withdrawal from Oxycondn

[bill]

I developed a case of shingles the last of January and was presicribed Hydrocoden 750mg 1-2 tabs every 4-6 hours for the pain.On May 15 I went to a different physician who prescribed Oxycoden 20mg 1X12 hrs. Initially the Oxy made me feel much better & I had more energy.I soon felt a need to take more to get the same effect, so I started taking (2) in the morning and (1) in the evening. On a subsequent visit he assured me that with a body weight of 290# there was no problem taking (2) 20mg in the morning and (1) in the evening.I have been taking pain killers for over 6 months and am convinced that I am addicted. I do not need them for pain but I take them to maintain a certain feeling.I quit taking the Oxy 48 hrs ago and have experienced chills, hot flashs, nausea, a runny nose, sneezing, and I feel terrible.I still do not have any physical pain except that associated with withdrawal.My question is will 200 mg Ibuprofen help my withdrawal (especially sleeping) or should I just continue suffering until my body has cleansed itself of the Oxy addiction?

[g]

I was taking 5 mg of oxy then progressed to 200 mg of oxycontin in 5 months. I realized the time had come to stop. I decided one day to ween off. I went from 150 mg for 3 days and dropped 50 mg every 3 days. It was uncomfortable, but I did it. I would have faced terrrible withdrawal if i went cold turkey, if the weening off program didnt work, i would have gone and see the dr specialist to get buprenex. the easy part is getting off, the hardest thing is trying to get the cravings away. The cravings is the real battle, get past that part and your  life of being an addict will do a complete turnaround. Also when, I got down to 15 mg a day, my body adjusted to the dose. When I stopped all together, I just had some bad anxienty, but almost no withdrawal.

[to Vicodin Gurll]

Buprenorphine works GREAT for detox.  Clonidine is for **** D.C.  It is a blood pressure med that reduces detox symptoms by about 10%.  Bup. reduces them by about 80-90% or more.  I've used it to detox several times.  Works GREAT.  Go to the website www.detox-center.com.  Dr. Gooberman's website.  He's in NJ and will detox you OUTPATIENT with buprenorphine.  You go for 1 visit, get a brief physical and then the bup and some other drugs (which I never needed because the bup. works so well). Cost is just over $200, including bup.  THe other meds are a bit more.  You must pay cash.  You can get an appointment in a day or two after calling.  Go to the website for details, where it is, phone number, etc.  They have Sat. appointments.  Good luck.

[penelope]

Hi there,
I've been addicted to Oxycontin for about 1 year now.  I'm ready to get off bad.  I've tried detoxing a couple times but get bad detox.  I've heard about this Buprenex injections to help with the detox.  I've found a few doctors in the States that will do it.  Does anyone know about this stuff, anybody have the Buprenex procedure done on them?  Any docs out there that can tell me anything about it?  Your help and info would be greatly appreciated.  email me at ***@****

Thank you!

[D.C.]

I am on 20mg of Oxycotin 5/3x/day, and on 3/325mg Perocet/Acetaminophen 5/3x/day, total 15 Perccet/day, 15 Oxycotin/day. I was just given Clonidine to take while I wean myself off of the Narcotics, the doctor has given me specific weaning instructions. I have been on the Perocet for a year, and on the Oxycotin for about 4 months. Chronic lower back problems, I am a Army officer and have injured my back over the course of 17 years in service and by thousends of parachute jumps. Anyway does anyone have any knowledge of this Clonidine? Has anyone out there used it with good results? Please contact me with any information, I want to stop taking the Narcotics at this point in my life, I am even willing to suck up some of the pain in order to do this.

[Lona]

I work on a inpatient Psych and detox unit and we have recently stop using Buprenex for detox.  I have worked there for 7 years and I can tell you that Buprenex is the best medication to use for detox.  The withdrawals are much usier than any other medication used.  Lets get the FDA to approve Buprenex for detox so we can get these people the help they need.  Thank you

[Marcy]

I wish each and every one of you the best! I have abused
narcotics for the past ten years and have now remained clean
for the last month. I had help thru a inpatient rehab as well as
my friends and loved ones. It gets better each and every day!
All of you keep the faith and prayers Marcy