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991895 tn?1259351987

terrified of w/d but have no choice

help im a terrified of w/d from percocets i take 20 5mg tablets a day and im out of my prescription been wanting 2 stop 4 so long now my girlfriend really supports me in stopping but im looking 4 help what 2 do when tomm comes and i dont have any in my system any ideas on what 2 do to make it an easier transistion thx guys.
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I am an incomplete quad (spinal cord cancer when I was a kid and again ten years ago - cancers been gone for 10 yrs now)  I can walk with a walker, but fell and broke my leg 1 1/2 years ago.  That's when the docs put me on oxycodone.  Was med free 'till then.  I should have stopped the oxys before leaving the hospital.  I got hooked.  My husband and friends called it my "happy pill".  It was a big joke.  After about six months I needed them more frequently.  I had determined I would never increase the potency.  I went from every 8 hrs to 6 to 4.  Lived "unhappy" for the last six months with little results from them.  My docs would give me pretty much anything I asked for.  But I figured if I kept climbing up in potency and frequency that someday I'd be at the top of the ladder with no where to go but down and hard.  So I decided to jump off now.  But no matter where you are on the ladder, the body's gonna crave it when it's gone.  All the withdraw symptoms are just my body's attempt to return to homeostasis - balance.

We are "fearfully and wonderfully made" .  Praise God the human body knows what to do and has the ability to heal itself if given the proper tools.  You can see tat when you ut yourself.  Good nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, abstinence, fresh air, rest (especially the hours before midnight) and trust in God.  These are the natural remedies.

We've messed up for sure, and a wrong act can not be undone, there are consequences to all our choices for good or bad.  But we can begin to turn the course of nature around by making right choices now.  No one can do it for anyone else.

God has laws of health and just like the law of gravity if we violate them - like jumping off a cliff...well...nuff said.

I'm hurting...bad, and I was not terribly strong to begin with and this withdraw has robbed me of just about all my strength.  My shoulder joints hurt incredibly!!!  I can't lift my arms.  But if not now...then some other time in the future.  Oxys are not food, they're toxic...can't take em indefinitely without serious damage to something!  I'm just glad time does not stand still.  The dark clouds eventually roll away and the sun does come out.

The man was right.  Just looking at this as a 'bout with the flu...swine flu even.  Then I'm grateful it's not.  Just reaping the consequences of my own choice to continue in a fantasy high as long as I did.  But it will pass, I MUST BELIEVE THAT.  And I choose to.

Cheers to all who strive for freedom from the little white deceitful pill.

Praying for you big.  If I can do it, you can.   One day, minute at a time.  Time does not stand still.  Just a few days and it will be over.


girlfriend
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I'm scared too. Terrified. But I have to eventually. This can't go on any longer.
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983679 tn?1276833336
Hey buddy I have to go to work for the day, but wanted to check in on you real fast, how are you? how was your night? And what are your plans for the day?
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991895 tn?1259351987
did that when and picked up some xanax to help me with the withdrawls and so i can hopefully sleep
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I'm on day four (forced ct) and I feel pretty good today. If you can make it 72 hours you can get through this! 72 hours for a lifetime of freedom is not that bad. I took five our energy to help but go easy on the sleep meds because nothing seems to work (in my case anyway). I get 120 ten hydros and I called the pharmacy and told them I have a problem so they would cancel my rx. You can do this!!
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I'm not one of your old friends.  But I'm willing to be a new friend.  I'll be here for a while to support you and share my stuff.  However, I'm gonna be tough, no coddling.  You either want to quit or you don't.

I'm on day 5 coming off my oxycodone.  I've lost sleep, sweated profusely while freezing,  my shoulder joints screamed pain, I've finally fallen asleep only to wake up and find I've crapped in my bed.  I'm not hungry, and life has no appeal.  But I will NOT cave.  I will not be subject to little white pill.

I suggest you reread the above posts as if they were real time.  The content  is still true and relevant to you.  Now you have another loved one to do this for and God forbid someday your kid may need to hear about your struggle and perseverance AND victory.  So yeah you can do this, you have plenty of motivation.  Do what IS right not what FEELS right.  Hang tight and ask for Divine help.  He's the only source of power to change, all else is just mental gymnastics...I'll check back.

Praying for you,

Dorothy
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991895 tn?1259351987
hi everyone im back and i messed up was clean for 2 months then bang just like that im hooked on oxy's this time before was perk 10'325 found out in sep i have a beautiful baby on the way due date is may 20th i need all my old friends to help me get through this for the last time thx guys before u guys made me feel like i wasent alone and i am forever grateful.
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983679 tn?1276833336
r u still around man???
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I came to realize that 1 is to many and a thousand in not enough. I was never able to taper off anything! Im an addict and if your one the only aswer is total non use.  God Bless all of you.
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983679 tn?1276833336
hey man just checkin on you, i prayed for you last night and during the day. I hope you are doin good.
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take tylenol pm to help you get a good's night sleep.  i am facing coming off snorting 8 30mgs' of roxicet per day and NOT looking fwd to it.  worst part is this is the 2nd time i did it to myself.  just don't let guilt get you down, it is your enemy.  if you are a Christian then turn your eyes upon Jesus and just read all his wonderful promises of Him never leaving you and pray that He gives you the strength.  you can do it man and whatever you do don't go back!
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983679 tn?1276833336
yeah man it gets better. I want you to see it as well. Man it is good. I know bein high is fun, but it dont last. Man like it or not life is long, you cant stay high forever. We gotta get past this. There really is a reason we all are here on this earth and i can promise you it aint to take pills. I mean you know as good as i do , for you 90 is nothing...you still gona end up w/d. You dont wanna go threw this every month, you dont wanna put the ones that love you threw this every month. Man i seen my mother w/d before i understood what addition was, i thought she was dyin the last 2.5 weeks of every month. What about when you have kids you want them to see that? Giving them to your girl (only if she is strong enough to not cave for you, and if not give em to someone else) is your best choise. Anyway about it man, stay around, I wanna know how your doin. keep us informed, and if you do relaspe just get back up. As a kid you fall several times before you learn to walk, but you  must not use that as an excuss. Remember you always have another relaspe in you, but do you have another recovery in you?
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983679 tn?1276833336
you will be back to normal by then man. i am on day 4 and i feel normal. man i was a heavy user 15-20 10s a day. man you CAN not keep those there, give em to your mom, girl, someone i donno, someone thas not a junkie someone that want cave in. have em give them to you. You know 5 for a few days ...4 for a few more 3 for a few nore 2 and so on and so on. You are a drug addict, you got to get that. you can not have those pills in your hands man. Once you take one you will be off and running and in a week you are gona be back on here, only diff is you want have a few days off work to straighen up. Man you got to think. Yeah i think it would be fun to get some pills, and yeah i could go get some right now, but quess what, they are gona run out and were will you be.........w/d, you are already there, what 2 days in. For me the 3 day is when it got better. Do yourself a favor, dont take ANY untill you been clean 5 days, then make youe choise of what you wnna do with em. Its not the fact of letting us down, its you, your girl , that your letting  down
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991895 tn?1259351987
your right man i havent taken any and im feel like death but i am goin 2 hold out as long as i can 4 my girl like u said and myself these are emergency reasons and if i do end up taking 1 ill will do the tampering im holding out as long as i can i have 2 go back 2 work friday i just hope i can make it that long then the worst will be over hopefully cause ihave 2 be back 2 normal by then or im screwed.
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983679 tn?1276833336
if you think you can do it man do it. Only you know whats right for you. All i know is i tried tapering and it didnt work, but hey it might for you
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983679 tn?1276833336
no man , come on. You already know what is gonahappen. You are sitting yourself up for failure. Man i come this far and day 4 its almost over, i feel so good. Man those are only gona last so long then you be back in same place. Man what a blow! I really wanted you to do good, and you can. Do It for your girl. Man just flush em, donate em, give em to the poor, i dont give a f*ck just dont take em
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991895 tn?1259351987
i got a bottle of perk 10s staring me in the face this is gonna take some strong will power but i will make it through this i have to just im goin 2 take a different approach im goin 2 try and tamper off them with this new script i just got 2 day i know its not my original plan but i feel i can do it this way without relapsing sorry if i let some of u guys down by not goin ct but in the end its all for the same goal and this way wont be any easier but i WILL DO IT !!!!!!!!!
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983679 tn?1276833336
you still hangin in man? you can do it. 'I am at day 4 YAY
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942290 tn?1252618549
your going to have a hard time trying to sleep for awhile longer. not to mention all the other issues that are going to take place with your body and mind.

this is exactly why people relapse, hence why you need to be stronger than the thoughts in your mind and mind. always remember the insanity of the addiction and make sure you are commited to fight on at all cost. no compromises,no giving in, no failing.

you can get your old life back, but because of the overindulgence you are going to have to earn it.

one day at a time, one battle at a time........
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992117 tn?1281206055
i'm going through the same thing and it feels like i'm dying sometimes too.  We just need to remember that the addiction is talking, not you.  YOU want to get better and live a new life.  It's a short-term hell, but you get your life back.   That's what I've been telling myself all day.  Good luck to you, me, and all of us!
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991895 tn?1259351987
hey guys just checking in im feel like im dying this is horrible trying 2 fall asleep but no luck!!!!
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991895 tn?1259351987
thxxx guys i know ill get threw this but it is soooo hard but i know its mostly mental 4 me as well im doing everything u guys told me 2 do and it is helping sooo much i pray to god 2 get me threw this and to all off u for all your help and support
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983679 tn?1276833336
trust buddy it gets better. Just look at it like this, you have  the flu, i mean if you did have the flu what could you do except suffer it, suffer this, there is no option. Just good ole fasion suffering threw a bad case of the flu. Somewere someone has it alot worst then you, me, or anyone on here.
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271792 tn?1334979657
You gotta hang in there and know it will not last but a few days. Try taking a hot shower and put on something comfortable.

Remember to push fluids and keep food in even if it is only soup.

By the weekend the worst of the withdrawal will be gone and can start a new life.
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