getting off of oxys

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I'm so scared to go through withdrawals again...my b/f and I are both addicted to oxys/methadone/percocet basically anything we can get our hands on so as not to be sick...it is most definetely ruining our lives of course...can't pay the bills, fighting over it, blaming eachother for our addiction etc...everytime we say we're going to quit we go for a few days and can't take it anymore and search for the fix to get us through...I just started a new job about a month ago and I'm worried about losing it if I try to get off of pills. I can't make it through a day at work when I withdrawal and I certainly cannot get away with or afford to miss work especially b/c I was hired for a temp to hire position. I also have many obligations for the next month including 2 weddings, 2 bachelorette parties, a bridal shower and I can't miss most of these things considering I'm in the weddings.. I keep thinking about going to a clinic to get some help but I'm scared and embarrassed and I don't know how much it costs and if I can afford it and if it will require missing work...I need something to help me get through this b/c I've tried cold turkey and I can't do it without screwing up my whole life and putting it on hold to be sick. Can anyone tell me some details about going to a clinic...how much it costs, what they might give me, how often I have to go, will I have to miss work, what do they do for you altogether...or any other helpful things you might want to add would be greatly appreciated!! Please help me kindly.. =)

[worried878]

I am not sure how much u guys are taking each day...some work thru withdrawals...some do not..it depends...but work is just not as important as u are...it is not....if u do not find a way to get clean then eventually this is gonna cost u way more than ur temporary job is paying you...i am sorry but that is a fact...i cant tell u the best way to do it...there is tapering, ct, sub   tapering or sub is best for those who work...personally methadone is not a choice as far as i would ever be concerned about,,,my son worked at a meth clinic...not for me at all...but i know it is a choice

[Beaten]

sorry i just realized u had some questions..lol. A recovery center which is just a place where u go to rough it out cold turkey, here in canada costs nothing. You will have to miss work of course cus u'll be to damn sick to move. A methadone clinic takes one visit to the specialist and as far as i know doesn't take any longer then a regular drs appt. The drink of meth costs only 5 bucks but again thats here in canada.

[Beaten]

Holy Cow!!! i cant believe it!! Your story is absolutly identical to mine. Everything i was even a temp working at a office and always had to use up my whole luch hour to try and track down a dealer for a fix. It was awful!!! My b/f and i fought constanty, we were broke, and couldn't take it anymore. One night on the phone with my mother i broke down and told her everything, she was wonderful and we ended up going to my parents house to do a 3 day withdrawl, cold ******* turkey. O god when i think about it i cringe. The thing is we thought that once we got through those 3 days that we would be fine and the rest would just fix itself. we tried our best but we found ourselves pacing, bored, and having terrible cravings. We lasted about 2 months. Then one night i had a terrible case of restless leg syndrome (it reminded me so much about the withdrawl) I was fed up and by the next day we were right back on it. Once we started we couldn't stop. The thing is that we became addicted again INSTANLY!!! it took a week and then when we tried to stop it was near impossible. My b/f managed to get an oxy and brought it to my work (yes i was actually at work when i was going through this) that night i said come on we're going to the hospital. When i finnally saw the doctor my anguish just poured out of me. I cried so hard that i couldn't breath so he gave me an ativan. Eventually i calmed down enough and told him everything. He was a really great doctor and he called another doctor whose specialized in addiction. She prescribed both me and my b/f 8 Atesol 30's each (4 for that night and 4 the next morning each) then we were to go back and see her the next day. The next day we both went to see her and told her the whole story in more detail and she recommended we get on the methadone program but until then she put us on 30 mg of morphine in the morning and 15 at night and we have to go and take it in front of the phamasist (just like with methadone).

So we're ok for now. But we are going to get on the methadone program and hopefully very soon. I considered this a long time ago but everyone on this site told me it was a terrible idea and that its tremendously hard to come off of. But we have exercised everyother option and we cannot do it without some more help.

Sweetie i dont know if any of this has helped or not but i have gone through exactly and i really mean EXACTLY....lol what ur going through. I wish every bit of luck and please keep me posted. Keep posting as well everyone in here were great to me. :)

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