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[co872]

i am new to all of this trying to stop and w/d's. I was given roxy 30's for knee pain and had no idea about stopping i just saw how good i did with the pills. now i take 7 or so a day and am in hell it's only been 7 or 8 months since i started. Any help will be great!

[Brokenbutglued]

Awesome work co872!! You're doing great and way to go on finding stuff to do to occupy your mind to help fight temptation!

I'm not sure if it's wise to start the amino acid protocol before you go ct or not but well, I started my hubby on it the very night he went cold turkey. From what I've read about the amino acid protocol it's gotten high ratings, it might be worth looking into. Look on the bottom right of this page and you'll see it.

Congratulations on taking one day at a time and moving in the right direction!! You're right, you CAN do this. *hugs*

[Brrrrad]

Hey Bro, Sounds like your doing great!!  Funny you mentioned cutting grass, I remember when I could not even mow the lawn w/ out having a buzz from the pills.  It gets so much better. It`s a big weight lifted off your shoulders.
Keep it up you da` man    Brad

[co872]

Ok I read about paws, can that happen to people only abusing for less than a year? That ***** if so!

[co872]

Thanks brad! I just don't feel crappy, I hope it's like this for as long as I need, i'm really surprised about how good I feel, on the dose I'm taking. I couldnt get outta bed with out a buzz before bro!

[co872]

just came on here for a few to re read all the posts. I had a great day now i'm up every hr and cant sleep, having one of those nights. atleast my mind is not swarming with gyuilty or bad thoughts , I just cant stay asleep. I'm gonna post you, my new friends to death. It's the only thing that is helping. Goodnight all, hopefully I can sleep and leave you alone til tomorrow, just getting some strength. It's hard to stay up when I could use and pass out but i'm enduring.

[HealthySquid]

Hi,

I too was where you are at but did not have the strength you have shown nor the younger age (I am guessing.)  My short story is that I had major abdominal issues with the worst pain you can imagine.  Over the course of 2.5 yrs, I went from 30 5/325mg percs prescribed per month to 360 30mg oxycodone IR prescribed per month.  I was taking up to 450mg oxycodone IR per day.  At that point, my doctor prescribed months's worth of fentanyl patches in addition to the oxycodone.  I wore the first patch and after 2 days, decided that was not for me.  Well, I found a world reknown specialist who mostly fixed me a few months ago.

I then realized I needed to start getting off the meds.  I stopped Trazodone c/t which I thought to be a safe medicine and was stupid in not doing any resarch.  Well, 15 days of H*LL for that one I endured.  Then I went to real family practice that performed accelerated detox as I knew I couldn't go through yet another w/d.

Over the course of 3 not so easy days as they lead you to beleive, my brain was washed of all opiates.  Well, that 3 days plus 4 more days I ate and drank absolutely nothing.  I started throwing up blood, and the stool looked like someone had poured red blood in in it from an eight ounce glass.  After it took me 3 hours to go 20 feet to the bathroom, I went to the ER severely dehydrated and loosing massive amounts of blood.

Long story short, the ER visit was caused by me not eating and drinking.  My esophagus, stomach, and colon all started eating themselves from the inside out because of the stomach acid.  I also, as I said before, SEVERELY dehydrated.

Conclusion, DO NOT stop eating and especially don't underestimate the value of at least 8 8 oz glasses of water every day, without fail.

If you want to know more about the accelerated detox, IM me.  I would be happy to tell you about it.   In the end, they were my life savers.  I am now 35 days clean and every day is a new day with more energy than I had the day before.

I am still having trouble with sleep but, besides that, I have no other w/d symptoms, even cravings.  

You are very strong, much stronger than me.  You can do this.   Look how far you came?  I was totally amazed reading your post.  I really lost myself in the last 2.5 years.  I am now getting myself back in every respect.  Yes, the sex drive is coming back with a vengeance which my wife is happy because it is time to start a family.

Good luck!