oxy withdrawal

[want2befree123]

Ive been snorting oxys on and off for two years... was off them for about a month about 3 months ago. now ive been back snorting my script about 200mg a day for back pain.. ive been reading this forum for a while contemplating quitting this crap.. anyway i plan on stopping on saturday of this weekend. its my girlfriends graduation which is bad considering how i know ill be feeling. But this isnt something im going to allow myself to miss because ive been such an idiot with these meds... im currently in college and cant miss any class or we get kicked out of the program and i could get fired for that.. so question is i guess is has anyone been able to quit while still going to school/work? im terriffied because i know how terrible this whole thing is.. its the only thing holding me back from getting it over with!

[onthefence]

I have been a hypocrite and snorted oxy and smoked a couple times for last year of 8 year habit, and i have written posts saying how stupid snorting those binders are, about 20 days ago i did my highest ever 200 mg. and still wasnt gettin to where i wanted , somehow all the planets aligned and i am on day 13, caregiver is absolutely right on in what he says, and its readin posts for the last few years on here that was one of the planets that had to line up for me to get to where i am , i still cant believe it , it feels good to be free and not be a hypocrite anymore,

if u want to see just how f'd up this sh*t makes your mind just read some of my posts from a couple years ago , I can see the progression and decline of my mind in the posts, the irrational thinking , atleast they deleted the really silly ones.

i got to where i didnt want to leave my house , so the question is pretty soon if you were to continue would you even want to go to school or work?
the energy dont come afterwhile then usually some stubborn ppl will move on to heroin and thats No energy, cuz there is no thebaine in it, it all turns on ya in the end, no one is immune.

OTF=no more

[lynnalb15]

Quit now and get the worst outta the way!

[bama88]

I snorted oxys for almost a year. i got bronchitis and pneumonia ...not fun. stop tonight please. you'll be sick tomorrow. just a lil . take imodium  and get the Thomas recipe. please stop snorting. they do too much damage. i know first hand

[LostNoMore]

Hello Want2befree - That's a lot of oxy to be snoring every day. You're doing some damage for sure, and you need to stop. As for the timing, I know your GF's graduation is important, but this is your life we're talking about. Stop snorting immediately. you're way, way too young to be doing permanent damage to your lungs. As far as quitting, if you want to continue to function, as in go to school and work etc, then you will need to taper. We can't give you specific taper advice here, but quitting cold turkey from 200mgs will be
extremely uncomfortable. After graduation, get honest with your GF. Is she an addict as well? If not, then have her hold your pills and keep you on your taper schedule. The idea is to get to a more reasonable dose, say 60-80 mgs per day, and then jump.

In any case, you need to stop snorting now. Take care and keep posting. We can help you through this.

[Addicted2long]

Ya I would quick now or wait your goijgnto be too sick to go to her graduation I'm afraid. 200mg oxy wd is not fun and your in for a rough ride if you didn't taper at all.

[caregiver222]

Snorting oxycontin or Percocets is about the most dangerous of all drug habits. The inert ingredients remain within the lung and eventually you develop the same problem that people who inhale asbestos have. You will develop asthmatic symptoms and the lungs will develop fibrosis. You will eventually require large doses of prednisone and oxygen to breath.  You will die the most horrible death imaginable. Not an if, but or maybe. Count on that death. Sucking on an oxygen tube gasping for air, unable to walk. On a short term basis the lung will remove these substances, but continued long-term inhalation will result in the inert ingredients becoming encapsulated within the alveoli. You have to stop inhaling powdered drugs IMMEDIATELY. If you have to abuse opiates (not recommended), take them orally.

[thebigeasy88]

Why are you waiting until Saturday to quit?  If you quit today, you will feel a lot better on Saturday than you would if quit that day?  You won't be able to tun a marathon, by all means, but you can at least you have the peace of mind that you made it past the 48 hour "hell" window.  Give it some thought.