[Cephas84]

for the past year i have been addicted to oxycodone/roxis..... i am currently up to 240/270mgs a day and i desperatly want 2 stop its putting me more and more in debt i know i can do it but i am scared i heard bad things.... i want 2 do it cold turkey and i believe i can because i have incredible will power and when i quit something i quit it but my ? is ? quitting cold turkey dangerous will i end up dying or having to be rushed to the emergency room because of it? i cant let anyone in my family know i have a problem thats for me 2 know im 24 year old college student who still lives at home.....today is my last day i have 3 pills left and was gonna do one every couple hours till there gone. than nomore for the rest of my life i hate these things they are the devil..... any advice is greatley appreciated as i know the next week of my life is going 2 be complete and utter hell!

[Cephas84]

i will also be logging this quitting experience over the next couple of weeks and i could use all the support and tips anyone has especially people who have went thru it and what helped them... thanks again everyone

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by Cephas84

for the past year i have been addicted to oxycodone/roxis..... i am currently up to 240/270mgs a day and i desperatly want 2 stop its putting me more and more in debt i know i can do it but i am scared i heard bad things.... i want 2 do it cold turkey and i believe i can because i have incredible will power and when i quit something i quit it but my ? is ? quitting cold turkey dangerous will i end up dying or having to be rushed to the emergency room because of it? i cant let anyone in my family know i have a problem thats for me 2 know im 24 year old college student who still lives at home.....today is my last day i have 3 pills left and was gonna do one every couple hours till there gone. than nomore for the rest of my life i hate these things they are the devil..... any advice is greatley appreciated as i know the next week of my life is going 2 be complete and utter hell!

You're young and have your whole life ahead of you. I think you're smart for making this decision at 24. There is proven method for making the opiate w/d symptoms a little more tolerable. There are lots of people on this forum who have used this process called the Thomas Recipe. Here is a link that will explain what all to do. Let us know how you're doing. Good luck and God bless.

http://www.drugs.com/forum/featured-...wal-35169.html

[money_chick]

Been there, done that and got a very expensive teeshirt!

Withdrawing from that amount of oxy will be hard to hide. I know, I hid it from my family when I did it. They thought I was terribly sick, and I was.

I wont lie to you- I've done alot of detoxing and oxy is my least favorite. Its intense and fast. The sweating was the worst. But you have to do it, so do it smart.

Stock up on a few things to make it easier:

Immodium
Water
Hylands Restless Leg pills
Valerian Root
Multi vitamin
Some kind of gentle food like ensure, cause you wont feel like eating.


Can you get some valium? If you can get just about 5-10 at most. These can help alot, but only use them the first four days. Read the Thomas recipe that Robert posted, and follow it.

It can be done! One, get control of your mind. I really think alot of wd in our mind running wild... we have to treat this like an illness- take pills out of the equation. Dont look at them as the cure- they are the CAUSE. This does help me with the jones I get when I look at it that way.

I'm on day 3 detox from a relapse, so I'll be here if you have any questions. If you wonder if I know what I'm talking about, I'm a long time opiate addict. I've relapsed recently after almost 4 months clean.

I cant count my detoxes anymore.....

Good luck, and post soon!

[Cats Meow]

Don't worry nobody dies from withdrawal, you just feel like you're going to. I suggest you taper down first, it will make your first three days in W/D less severe. Oxy W/D is very similar to heroin W/D, if you don't taper first expect severe leg kicks, RLS is nothing in comparison. Cold turkey works but you have to be very tough and determined. Good luck.

[mumbled]

hey been there and i know its scary but like the others said you can do it, but it will look like you have the flu from hell. like they said, get your hands on some xanax or valium or any benzodiazpin (klonopin) and if you can talk to your dr privatly he can def give you clonodine patch which will help, and possibly the others too if youre straight up with him and said youll meet with him again after the fact...
Youer gonna puke and it will feel like the flu....dont take baths even if you get hot sweats ...it will spike your fever and make this harder. stay in bed...maybe someone can check on you to bring you things you need. do it so you dont have to go to class while youre going through it.
it can be done and i comend you for wanting this so bad. i will be thinking about you. take care of your body and goodluck
s

[money_chick]

No, you wont die. Promise. It will be important, beyond important, to stay hydrated. That is huge. Getting dehydrated froom vomitting and diarhea can land you in the er.

Tapering is a good idea, but if have no source just bite the bullett. It can be done.

I forgot something, and mumbled reminded me. Those leg kicks! Ah! If you have some soma or muscle relaxers that helps with that.

Let us know whats up.

[Cephas84]

ok so as you all know today was day 1 and i slept for about 18 hours it actually made me miss class!! =( and i ********ed up and fell into temptation and did some pills but tommorow is a diff story thats it nomore i fell weak once and it wont happen again so ill leave more info tomm how my first day clean is and how i feel everyone i thank you for beeing there for my support and i will not let you guys down thanks again

[melinda7.5]

Originally Posted by Cats Meow

Don't worry nobody dies from withdrawal, you just feel like you're going to. I suggest you taper down first, it will make your first three days in W/D less severe. Oxy W/D is very similar to heroin W/D, if you don't taper first expect severe leg kicks, RLS is nothing in comparison. Cold turkey works but you have to be very tough and determined. Good luck.

Hi cepahs
Just like cats said,,,I did a taper and then went the rest of the way cold turkey
I was over the worst part in about 4 days doing it that way
I have not relapsed at all and I have no desire to..
Good luck and let me know if I can help with anything.
Melinda

[Cephas84]

day one very extremley lethargic nomatter what i do i feel tired i slept from 8pm lastnight to 2 pm today and still am tired tomm i have class @ 9 so im going to try and pass out in a few minutes..... i was able to score a suboxone and half for when times get real bad and i wanna crack ima take one of those ill update more tommorow

[Cephas84]

well now that i got class all week and cant really afford to get sick im going to attempt a ween myself off did 3 yesterday and i did 2 today before class still got alittle nasea but as bad as if i did none so the ween should be over in about 2 days than ill be at 0 and if ******** gets bad i have a few suboxone to get me thru it

[Cephas84]

i have been failing tremendously everybody =( i keep relapsing i will go 2 days and than give in to the voice in my head and get more pills i want 2 stop so bad i dunno wtf 2 do does anybody have any advice i want 2 kick this horrible habit and i know i can do it without a rehab program i have no choice really...... any advice everyone you all have been so helpfull alrdy i am actually on them right now and am disgusted with myself i am going to try again tommorow

[melinda7.5]

Originally Posted by Cephas84

i have been failing tremendously everybody =( i keep relapsing i will go 2 days and than give in to the voice in my head and get more pills i want 2 stop so bad i dunno wtf 2 do does anybody have any advice i want 2 kick this horrible habit and i know i can do it without a rehab program i have no choice really...... any advice everyone you all have been so helpfull alrdy i am actually on them right now and am disgusted with myself i am going to try again tommorow

Hi Cephas
I did the same thing at first, But I can tell you want this as bad as I did.
You have to keep telling yourself you wont give in.
I use to tell myself OK I can wait for ten minutes till I take a pill, Then after that 10 minutes went by I would do it again.
you really are allot stronger than you think you are.
Get on here and post more, it really helps.
When I went thru w/d I knew I would be on here and I would have to tell everyone what I did and it really helped me.
Stand up shake yourself off and keep moving forward...
So how many are you taking now.
I'm really sorry I have missed your last post's...
Ill be watching for you now.
You can do this we will all help you thru it...
Monday will be your day...
Hang in there, you can do this...
Talk to you soon, Melinda

[mpvt]

It may be time to see a doctor who prescribes buprenorphene (suboxone,subutex). Oxycodone abuse is a tough one as it effects the mu receptors more then say hydrocodone. A small dose of suboxone for a couple weeks and then a taper should do the trick.Good luck.....Dave

[Cephas84]

hey everyone great news last day i used was feb 11 one week ago today i took 7 30s in one shot and i have been clean since im very excited that maybe now i can almost be normal again lol it was fun while it lasted the with drawls i thought were gonna be 20x worse than what they were i just did a lot of sweating and my back is killing me and i am very lethargic the sweating part of it is completely over i think.... now my ? is how long does it take untill ur back feels normal again cuz my GODDDDD this is fckn brutal!!! once again 1 week clean!!!!! from 300mgs oxycodone daily

[Cephas84]

thank you everyone for the support thanks meliinda

[melinda7.5]

Hi Cephas
You will get a little better everyday you may not even notice how much you are improving,,,But it gets better a little everyday...If been clean since AUGUST and I don't know if I'm back to normal...but then again I don't think I ever was normal ...Just get some time behind you and take it one day at a time...
Your doing so GOOD...Just be proud of yourself...
Talk to you soon, Melinda

[Cephas84]

Everyone my God my lower back is so ********ed i dunno if its still withdrawl from pills or what and can i say i can never sleep now ******** im going crazy i slept for 2 hours 2night now im up its been 12 days since my last pill

[melinda7.5]

Originally Posted by Cephas84

Everyone my God my lower back is so ********ed i dunno if its still withdrawl from pills or what and can i say i can never sleep now ******** im going crazy i slept for 2 hours 2night now im up its been 12 days since my last pill

Hi cephas
I know I always say this, But just give it some more time.
12 days is just not enough time to get things back to normal..
Just think about getting thru one day at a time and get some weeks behind you.

I also understand about the sleep issue as you can see I'm talking to you and it's 2:00 in the morning...So I just ask myself...should I take an ambiem or make some coffee and get some things done...

Please try and hang in there for awhile I know your back hurts I have ddd and fibromyalgia also and I have a cleaning business and some days I wonder how I will get everything done...that's when I start taking it 5 minutes at a time and pretty soon the job is done and I'm still drug free and proud...

I know life is hard sometimes but just get up and say today is a new day and it's going to be a good one...

Talk to you soon, Melinda

[melinda7.5]

I forgot to say one more thing...
This is what helps my back more than anything...
Its called 8 min abs...It only takes a couple times of doing it and your back just stops hurting...also I run a mile a day and that really helps the pain.
I know your saying ya right ...but really try it ...
Talk to you later ,Melinda

[knyvez]

Originally Posted by money_chick

Been there, done that and got a very expensive teeshirt!

Withdrawing from that amount of oxy will be hard to hide. I know, I hid it from my family when I did it. They thought I was terribly sick, and I was.

I wont lie to you- I've done alot of detoxing and oxy is my least favorite. Its intense and fast. The sweating was the worst. But you have to do it, so do it smart.

Stock up on a few things to make it easier:

Immodium
Water
Hylands Restless Leg pills
Valerian Root
Multi vitamin
Some kind of gentle food like ensure, cause you wont feel like eating.


Can you get some valium? If you can get just about 5-10 at most. These can help alot, but only use them the first four days. Read the Thomas recipe that Robert posted, and follow it.

It can be done! One, get control of your mind. I really think alot of wd in our mind running wild... we have to treat this like an illness- take pills out of the equation. Dont look at them as the cure- they are the CAUSE. This does help me with the jones I get when I look at it that way.

I'm on day 3 detox from a relapse, so I'll be here if you have any questions. If you wonder if I know what I'm talking about, I'm a long time opiate addict. I've relapsed recently after almost 4 months clean.

I cant count my detoxes anymore.....

Good luck, and post soon!

does tapering mean lowering the dosage?
i'm new with this drug vocab.
thanks
and good luck to the oxy addicted dude.. i'm goin through the same thing, gotta get off it before my family figures me out.. = (

[Cephas84]

2 weeks clean as of today noooo oxycodone roxycodone none of it wooot lol but my back is ********d in more way than one im going to chiro on monday hopefully its a pinched nerve or something and not messed up from the pillsssssss! =(

[melinda7.5]

Originally Posted by knyvez

does tapering mean lowering the dosage?
i'm new with this drug vocab.
thanks
and good luck to the oxy addicted dude.. i'm goin through the same thing, gotta get off it before my family figures me out.. = (

Hi knyvez
Yes...tapering does mean lowering your dose...
Let us know if you need help
Melinda

[Cephas84]

guys i relapsed recently after being clean for over a month ive been using 90mgs of oxycodone about 3 days a week and i just was hit with a DOT re certification for my job and im not sure if they drug test or not i know i have to take a physical and give a urine sample i heard from 2 diff fellow workers at my job one says they dont drug test they just test for abnormalities kidney and liver problems etc.... the other said they drug screen you again and i am freaking out because i used 90mg of oxycodone yesterday and the test is 2day at 230pm i dunno what 2 do!!!! i bought the Qcarbo 1 shot its 32 fl oz...!!! im praying to GOd it will mask the opiate oxycodone please has anyone been in a similar situation if so what did you do 2 passs!!! i cant lose my job i will be finished! please somebody help me!!!

[Cephas84]

1 more thing if there is a drug screen it will only be a 5 panel test im still freaking out anyone pleasE?

[Cephas84]

that was a wake up call nomore relapsing for me everything went fine thank God but thats it i had enough im just glad i didnt relapse 2 the point where id go thru wd's again thank God thnk all of u for the support

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by Cephas84

that was a wake up call nomore relapsing for me everything went fine thank God but thats it i had enough im just glad i didnt relapse 2 the point where id go thru wd's again thank God thnk all of u for the support

You lucked out BIG TIME Cephas! I really hope you don't do this again. You likely won't be so fortunate the next time. I really thought you were probably down the tubes. I'm happy for you. Now stick to the plan, don't use no matter what! Good luck and God bless.