Withdrawl/ Tapering

[Jeff31]

I was put on Oxycontin, with Percocet for breakthrough pain about a year ago. While awaiting another surgery to my Cervical Spine. I have Severe Disc Degeneration in all of my cervical spine. Now the problem i am having is no doctors will do the surgery, due to the medications. The surgeons say that in order to control the pain after surgey they would have to give me way to much medication to control the post op pain. I dont use the meds for a "high" but that really doesn't matter from what i can see. There will still be some w/d's from the meds. It is comforting to know that one is not alone, while going through these. Im concerned with the tapering side of things, as it is easy to take another pill when you start to feel the slightest amount of discomfort. You all provide a great service here. I know how alone it feels to think that "you" are the only one going through it. So you can add another person to the "I feel alone realm".
Jeff
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[DIRTBAG]

I don't think I can today is better I got 5 yesterday and I had two today plus the receipe, I went to church but I am sweating like crazy and weazy.  I think I can come up with two more by tonight, I am not going for a prescription though.  I've got to grocery shop and cook today it seems like a giant task. I'll do it somehow,  can you take the receipe 2 times a day?  I didn't sleep either.  I have two days a half dose and today a 2 pills how long is this gonna take.  i also went to a recovery group friday night.  Any answers are welcome.

[pon]

Is there any chance you can get to a Dr???  This is not an easy thing to do...especially alone...people here can help you with support, but your Dr can help with the pain...

[DIRTBAG]

okay i made it 15 hours before geeting phisically ill.  i had one vicodin and the recipe this morning and that took about 15 minutes to kick in.  the sick part kills me should i try and taper or just kick no one around me will understand why i am sick.  i threw up and started shaking.  help i think i could get 5 today.

[Paige]

I am hooked on DARVON, about 15 to 20 a day and my doctor / pharmacices / all of them / just seems to catch on to this.  My supply was just abrubtly cut off and I only have 5 DARVON left. This was going to be my last script of 60 I was going to taper off this time.

Would anyone know what kind of withdrawal I will go thrugh?

I have a lot of family obligations this week that I can not miss and four kids to take care of.  What am I going to do.   I hear DARVON is a mild drug.  I dont know how I got so hook on it.  Can anyway give me some advice.

[pon]

How are you two doing today?  this should be between day 3 & 4 for you if I am counting correctly...this is often the hardest time for most people....hang in there after a few more days it will start getting better...not easy, but better.

Keep posting we're here...people will help

[Markol]

Hello everyone.Wow what a great site!.I've always been a lurker online and this is my first interactive experience so please be gentle.I wonder if I'm the oldest at 59?Here's a brief history.Been smoking pot for over 40 years,went through the '70s and '80s doing coke and ludes mostly recreational but did get addicted to diet pills through the 70's.Kicked them in 2 wks-Pure hell.In Sept '99 caught a bacteria infection in my back that ate away my 2 and 3 lumbar.Had 2 12 hour operations in 4 days.The first to remove the infection-the second to put rods in my back so I'd be able to stand.Had to wear a cast brace for months.Was prescribed 2 20 mil oxys a day and everything was fine until last December when I startd snorting them.I also got wife involved too.She looks like Ms Straight too.Anyway we've been clean 59 hours.Been pure hell.Sometimes i think wow its passed-then the shakes come or the sweating or the depression.We're gonna get thru this my wife and I and I swear to God I'll never touch another oxy.It felt good getting this out of my system-almost like Confession.You sound like a nice bunch of young people who just got sidetracked.Just remember-you still have lifetimes to lead and life ain't so bad.Have a good life-all of you. Mark