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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!

[co872]

I'm up since 4 30 am couldnt sleep. cold sweats and all, mind racing. I'm out the door to church with my dad, i'm gonna tell him about my problem. I will also add pics soon, Thanks again! This morning when I woke up I was having crazy thoughts and feelings, I came in here and read the posts and you guys really helped, I went and watched tv read the bible and i felt so much better from the support. Dont give up on me I'm not!

[co872]

Thank you, everyone! I will be here, I have looked at alot of of forums and studied alittle about quitting. I tried subs for a day before and just could'nt hang in there. I also had tapered my dose in half a month ago, but when I started to get a buzz on two pills again it was like, starting over and I messed up. My knee pain has been gone and is not as bad as the lifestyle I am living. I just cant seem to kick it, I'm a total wimp right now. I am telling my family slowly, and have moved in with grandparents. They understand, but it's hard. I wish I had understood the downside of this, or my dr. would have been more informative. I guess you learn this the hard way, I am single but stand to lose alot of my materials, plus I'm just overwhelmed. I was always the non user stayed away from everything and brought up good, this stuff just crept up on me. Now I feel like my life is over, but I can't give up, I keep on everyday even though it has been brutal. Like I said I really have to stop it's not an option, I feel like dying isnt as bad as this. I just came here to try something new, like I said I'm new to all this, just seeing the real bad effects. I will start a taper again this week and will keep you posted. Thank you so much!

[dellta]

im day 7 from 10mg oxys anywhere from 10 to 12 a day but was taking them for over a year from a injury from the army !! anyway start to hydryte get vitams b12 and b6 maybe some niquil for sleep and be prepaired for a few days of not feeling so good but if you can start winging down do it to as low as you can go i did but it eventuley was like going threw mini w/d over and over so 7 days ago i jumped and day 1,2,3,4,5 were not easy but i finaly got some sleep lastnite and im pretty much past all the physical stuff so just give yourself a chance its not the easy thing to do but a few days of feeling like **** is better than a lifetime of the b.s and its not as bad as you mite think and being on here realy helps as well goodluck

[Brrrrad]

Hey Bro, The first thing is tell anyone close to you what`s going on. Even if it`s only the one closest to you, it ment all the difference in the world to me.
The people on here are great and really listen to what and how they suggest to help you get off these life killing pills.You have made a great choice to quit now even though it maybe scary it only gets worse the longer you wait.
You can do this I am just one of the MANY,MANY testimonies on this site that has been helped by these great people! You have already come to the right place. Keep us all updated.  Jesus is the man  Brad

[salsinator]

Welcome to the forum.  210mg per day is a pretty good dose, but it's not impossible to stop from this dose.  Do you still have knee pain or are you dependent on the Roxy and want to stop?  

The best way to withdrawal is to taper, but most addicts have trouble sticking to the taper schedule and need help.  Do you have someone who can hold your pills for you and dole them out to you when it is time to take them?  Try to taper down by taking less medication at one time and also spreading out the time inbetween each dose.  If you are taking 60mg at once, cut it back to 45mg.  Reduce your dose weekly until you get to the point where you are down to just 1/2 pill per day.  At that point, it will be much easier to quit and the withdrawal will be much less severe.  If this is too hard to do on your own, consider getting some professional help to complete a detox.  I ended up going through an 8 day medical detox for suboxone, which I took for nearly 4 years after a 200+mg/day hydrocodone habit.  Keep posting, there are lots of experience people here who have been in your shoes who can help.  Check out the Thomas Recipe in the Health Pages too.  Good Luck.