don't judge---need help..

[kalie1979]

as some of u know , i am slowly tapering from hydros and i am down to 6 a day of 5mg and i was at 20 a day. my question is, i am out of them and i cannot withdrawel tonight because my husband is recovering from surgery. but i do have a couple of 5mg oxycodone i only had two hydros earlier today and i am starting to w/d. is it safe to take 1 oxycodone?  need advice plz?

thanx,

kalie

[kalie1979]

My husband is doing great, we are so lucky we had all of your and so many others prayers. We are going to get our life back on track and Iam excited!!! We are going to church on Sunday. The first time in about three years, we need GOD in our live's. I really believe things are going to get better! Thankyou again for youe advice..

[road2recovery]

I agree that i would cut the oxycodone's , and keep tapering, you are doing great...How is your hubby?  I said a prayer the day of the surgery, and hope he is recovering..
good luck
r2r

[worried878]

do what u have to do as long as it is a part of ur process of getting clean...u would be ok to CT..,.but if u r not ready due to circumstance then do what u have to do,,,just remember to get back on track asap

[Ronnie152]

Hope hubbie is doing good! Good job on cutting down to!

[kelley43]

I am on day 28 of cold turkey of hydros.  I was taking 10 mg, 6-10 a day.  (o.k., mostly 10!).  So you are on less then I was when I quit.
It felt like the flu, the super flu, for first 4 or 5 days.  I had planned on staying in bed for first week, but got a call on day 4 that my son needed to move back home.  So I actually HAD to function.  
You can do it, just get thru each day.  Just be prepared to feel lousy, kinda go with it.  I was able to take xanax or klonopin to help sleep, but don't take it if it's a drug of choice.  
If I had ONE piece of advice..... DO NOT GET DEHYDRATED.  I got really sick on day 6 or so, because I hadn't had anything to drink.  Took me a whole day to get feeling better.  Drink alot!

[christos24]

oxycodone is about 50% stronger on a mg to mg basis level than hydrocodone, so i would cut it in half and make it into four of them than two, it will make the wds stay at bay for a lttle longer..and then i would recommend either gojng to a clinic or urgent care adn being honest and they will give you soem emds to help the wd's and detox, which wont be too bad, your on a pretty low dose ofa  medium potency opioid, so you will experience about5 days at msot discomfort, trouble sleepingand soem restlessnes, but short term use of a benzo rid you of all of that and clonidine will get rid of  any temp. or blood pressure spikes, also the hot/cold sweats, goosbump flessh all those wd effects it will keep at bay, so i would highly recommend that along with going toNA meetings, and therapy to help while you detox and also eat and drink plenty, and execise it will give you a natural high and it will feel really really good, youre choosing to do the best thing you can do and you will feel truly amazing after its all done, it may suck for a few days only a little, but you can do it , stay strong and ahve faith, you willl love the way you feel off of opioids and done being a slave to astupid white pill-christos

[cathy5841]

yes it will help with the w/ds.  hope all is well with you and hubby.

[kalie1979]

thankyou for your opinion.

[kjbriggsy]

it is essentially the same things...just a little stronger, but not by much. well in my opinion anyway. im not a doctor or anything. i would say that you will be fine. be safe.

-Kerstin