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Originally Posted by Tony Starx Hello everybody, My name is Jason..
My questions relates to addiction and withdraw to endocet. I have been taking endocet 10/325 for a fractured sternum. At first it was legit then i continued taking them because, well we all know it made me feel really good. I have been taking them off and on for about two months..around 4 to 6 a day, but somtimes up to 8..Now here is my problem i am a single father, it is impossible to take anytime of of work because i work for comission and lets face it i need to make money and the company i work for just wont approve vacation during the summer months. I can not tell my doctor..I know i am addicted because i needed more and more to get the same feeling..I am very strong i spent a total of 3 years in Iraq in the military, so i know i can do this. I am going to go cold turkey with out taking time off work and basicly being by myself through the ordeal. Can anybody please give me any advice, what w/d sypmtoms should i expect, what can i do to give myself a better chance? I am mentaly strong and i am ready to have my life back! I ready to kick the pills..Thank you very much for any and all feedback. |
Jason, Ho Boy... Are you ready? Take a deep breath. It's going to be ok. But, remember how those pills made you feel when you took a "few" too many, the pleasure it gave you? Well, my friend, prepare to pay some of that back. First of all, you probably want to think about taking a long weekend to do this properly. Find someplace quiet, have someone watch the kid, make sure you have about 30 movies to watch, a lot of things to drink (no alcohol) and lots of decent food (nothing too spicy), I liked soup. Next, prepare yourself for a case of the flu. Seriously, it is like a mild case of the flu. You will have body aches, the trots bad, a little nausea, some goose bumps, perhaps some sneezing, yawning, insomnia and some temporary irritability. But you know what? You can do it, all by yourself, nobody has to know (as a matter of fact I recommend you don't tell anyone other than your closest friend), and while you won't be feeling like a million bucks, you will be detoxed after a three day weekend and back on the road to being who you were before this time in your life. Since you have computer access, I strongly recommend that you go to AVRT.com, or, Rational Recovery.com (it's all free). These are one in the same site, and, by the time you are done with their short tutorial, you will be a new man. No group therapy, no sponsors, no B.S., just get it done, and it does. A nearly 80% success rate. A man like you (by the way, thanks for your service to our country) should easily fall within the 80%. Good Luck