How long will Oxy withdrawl symptoms last? 1 week, 3 weeks, read below.

[sportnut]

I'm 50 and have been on 20mg once or twice a day for four years after 4 rotator cuff surgeries.
No legit need for them because of the pain they just gear me up like drinking three or four five hour energy drinks, so I guess I'm weird in that way, I live a geared up life style and this is the ultimate pick me up. I am very fit and health conscience but as the years are creeping up and the energy level going down I resort to these and man they do the job.
Now the dilema and the fear, I did try to stop a couple of weeks ago and man everything on here is true, even my small doses over the years are adding up to trouble, I made it two days and going in thought it would be no big deal just do it, man I caved big time, I needed to stay upbeat and keep smiling for work etc but the yawning and wanting to sleep all day couldn't happen.

The three main things for me were,
1. Constant never ending yawning and wanting to sleep all day, I mean all day and the yawing was something that I could not hide.
2. Irritability, just in a world of my own fighting a battle in my head to stay away from the Oxy perhaps but very moody.
3. Jumping twitching legs, arms, pretty much every thing jumping and twitching, it drove me nuts.

I am a strong willed individual and want to do this cold turkey and after reading the posts of some that have been on seriously high doses for years I am almost ashamed to even ask for some helpful advice but due to my family, my job (very intense high level of focus and energy required), I must ask.

How long will these symptoms last? A week, three weeks?
I just need to set a bar and go for it but after trying it for two days I may need to take some vacation time to accomplish it thus the question about the timeframe.

What I experienced over those two days, will that be about the worst of it, the yawning, sleepiness, irritability, due to my low doseage.

I guess I'm asking should I just suck it up and go for it and if so I need to know what to expect and how long to set the goal and plan my time for this accordingly.
Thanks

[BJ429]

I have been on Oxys for past 6 months and recently detoxed on my own and went through withdrawls for 4 days last week. Then I started again taking 60 mg of oxys for the past 4 days right after i went through withdrawl. Can someone tell me if the past 4 days of taking oxys 60 mg a day will put me back at the beginning of the withdrawl symptoms? The last pill I took was last night and I feel really hungover and am having withdrawl again.

[Jen777]

Why are these pills so evil? I am on about my 5th time withdrawing and every time was different. If this is your first time and don't know what to expect then you might feel like you are never going to come out of it. I am working on day 2 of withdrawing and was taking about the same amount as you but this is one of many times I have done it and know what to expect so the withdrawals aren't that bad (compared to others). It's so crazy how I could pop a half of 40 oxy, strap on my running shoes and run about 6 miles and still feel like I could keep going! That is just not normal!!!! The best thing you can do is tell your wife! If she loves you and is understanding she will help you through it and be your support. I find if I can talk to someone about how bad I feel or how bad of a loser I feel like and let it all out it really helps! Good luck and JUST DO IT. I was in the exact same shoes as what you are doing now.......making excuses why I couldn't quit today and needed to wait until next week because I had to do this and had to do that.....you will never quit if you keep making excuses! Best of Luck!

[sportnut]

Thanks Kevin,
I have been reading alot now and educating myself, there sure are some horror stories.
I never really have taken a full 40mg a day, usually 20 mav and mostly bite a 20 in half for a pick me up around that afternoon 3:00 hour.
Hearing things on the news about Michael Jackson, Billy Mays (who was taking two pain meds for hip pain) Heath Ledger, etc, is scary.
Michael is speculation at this point and this stuff on the surface seems harmless but internally it must be doing damage.
I have tried to find any medical material to sunstantiate that but have found nothing.
I know for a fact that it is having neurological affects.
Tomorrow is July 1st, that may be a good day to give it a go.
Contemplating talking to my wife of 15 years about it, she has no clue but has had to endure the mood swings and inpatience when I am geared up and has no clue why.
She "will" understand as she has been through the rotator cuff surgeries with me but she won't like the fact that I hid it from her so I am hesitant to tell her BUT if I don't I think it would be easy to regress. Hard to admit that a normally clean health nut got hooked on something like this!

[voxxx]

I did a small amount of suboxone over 4 days before going cold turkey and im on day 11. I feel normal for the most part except for a minor benzo withdrawal which is already going away (on day 2 of that, from using ~35mg xanax over days 3-9 of my oxy w/d). I still have trouble sleeping at night though, especially these last 2 days with the benzo withdrawal.

[Kevin_Bacon]

You could try a slow taper, if you have a supply ... look around here for details -- usualy something like 10% a week or so ... but if you want to go cold turkey, better schedule a week off -- the worst will be over by Day 5, probably ...

Lots of other nutrition info and similar stories here -- look around.

The energy thing is normal, and 40mg a day for 4 years is a lot, especially when you don't need them. Look around and keep in touch.