[oxleg]

I have some questions regarding weening off of oxycontin... In my previous posts, I stated that I was going to start suboxone... but I really don't want to do that, and get hooked on that.

So here is my next gameplan:

I take 240mg of oxycontin per day, 3 times a day.

Starting today, I am going to take just 1 80mg tablet, 3 times a day. I want to see what my body will do.

Here is my question: If I decide to go cold turkey and stop altogether, I will use the thomas recipe...

But with the amount that i am taking now (Large amount), is it safe for me to go cold turkey?

What will happen?

I think I can do it. I did not take my pills this morning. I feel terrible, but I can handle it.

How long will this last?

Is it dangerous for me to go cold turkey??

I don't think I NEED 240 mg, 3 times per day. I think my body will be fine with 80 mg, 3 times per day.

If I start doing just 80mg per day, 3 times per day, lets say I do that for 1 week, and then go cold turkey... will I be ok to do that? or will I hurt my body?

I would rather ween myself off of the oxycontin.

If I go cold turkey now, with the high doses that I have been taking..will I hurt myself?

Should I ween down to 80mg per day, 3 times a day, and do that for a week or so, and then go cold turkey?

Please let me know. I need to kick this fast.

I would rather not start suboxone and get hooked on that.

If I go cold turkey now, will I hurt myself, or should I lower the dosage for a while, and then go cold turkey? (Sorry I keep repeating myself)... I am so nervous and don't know what to do.

Thanks!

[melinda7.5]

Hi oxyleg
I was miss oxycontin queen, the first time I quit I went c/t...but i was taking klonopin and soma ...I was one sick girl ... so I decided to taper off, the way I tapered was a little different, but when I was going thru my detox I made friends with some one named lilbri and he did c/t off of the oxycontin, so I'm going to find the thread and pull it to the top so you can read what he went thru...I think it is a great idea to cut your dose in half and see how you do.
let us know how you are doing...we all have are little tips to help...
Talk to you soon, Melinda

[lilbri]

Hi oxyleg i went from oxys to perks and then stopped it was hell for about 9 or 10 days. I had valium to sleep for the insomnia but only for about 4 days. The mental battle was hard and physically i was shot for about four weeks.I had a good nutrition supplementt and followed the thomas recipe but the last thing to come back is the physical energy. Currently i am ashamed to admit that i am back on the percocet for my back but that is going to stop soon. Good luck to you. Brian

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by lilbri

Hi oxyleg i went from oxys to perks and then stopped it was hell for about 9 or 10 days. I had valium to sleep for the insomnia but only for about 4 days. The mental battle was hard and physically i was shot for about four weeks.I had a good nutrition supplementt and followed the thomas recipe but the last thing to come back is the physical energy. Currently i am ashamed to admit that i am back on the percocet for my back but that is going to stop soon. Good luck to you. Brian

Hi Brian. Good to hear from you buddy! I'm glad to see you back and getting ready to do this one more time. Let me know if I can help.

Oxyleg .... Brian is right about tapering off a fast acting med like percs vs doing the oxycontin. It's much easier. The Thomas Recipe helps a lot too and I know Brian will agree as he used it before for helping with the opiate w/d symptoms. God bless.

[oxleg]

Thanks so much. Here is what I will do. Let me know if this sounds like a gmeplan:

For the first week, I will cut my oxycontin in half. I will start taking 2 80mg tablets, once or twice a day as needed.

Then on week 2, I will cut it down to 1 oxycontin 80mg tablet per day, for a full week and see how I do.

Then for the following week, I will cut it down to 40mg of oxycontin, one or twice a day, etc etc...

and then for the following week, I will then go 20mg, once or twice a day as needed.

Then the following week, I will try to go cold turkey.

Let me know if this sounds like a good idea, to do it this way.

ALSO: I have access to percocet. Should I switch to percocet and try gto get off of those, (replacing the oxycontin)? Is it wasier to quit the percocet? With the Oxycontin's, I have been chewintg them, so they have acted fast, like the percocet's have. Do you think it will matter if I switch to percocet, and cut down on them that way? or does it matter if I am on percocet or oxycontin?

Please let me know if the above gameplan sounds ok, to ween myself off of oxycontin.


Thanks!!

[melinda7.5]

Hi Oxyleg
That sounds like a good game plan. I had a real tough time ever trying to taper off the oxycontin...I chewed them also...I know that perc's are the the same thing, but...I quit my oxycontin and started taking per'c and vic's...
I was taking a lot of oxycontin so when I quit I started taking about 20 ten mg vics a day till I got stable then I started working my way down...Im not saying you need to take that much, my tolerance was really high so I had to take that much.
but if you can reduce the way you were saying that would be GREAT...
If you don't mind me asking how are you going to be taking them are you still going to be chewing them, if so I may have a few tips on how and when to take them...
let us know, how it is going...
Talk to you soon, Melinda


Hey brian
we sure do miss you around here
wish we could hear from you a little more...
Talk to you later my friend...
Melinda

[FindingMyWayinFL]

I wish I was a Dr. and had more medical info for you to offer but since I am currently going through the same thing I can offer a few tips.

Ween as fast as you can stand it, you will feel like a pile of garbage but it will not really hurt you. In the past I went cold turkey and other than some serious stomach issues, aches and pains, etc. I did OK, until I started again that is.

You didn't say why you take so much OC but I presume you have a medical condition that calls for it. Have you discussed with your doctor about stopping?

I was (Supposed) to be taking 160mg OC and 150 mg of oxycodone daily, but sadly being the addict I have become I would normally burn through my whole months script in about a week. So I guess that is about 640 mg OC, 600 mg oxycodone daily. I got mine 2 times a month so on the off weeks I got by with my methadone script. DO NOT DO NOT start taking the methadone it's harder than the OCs to get off of.

I currently on day 5 of being clean. I had just had enough. I will post a link that ha helped me a great deal along with the Thomas method (used that in conjunction with the one I will post).

You should really try to ween as quickly as you can before you just stop. I just had to take a week out of work to get through this and I have to go back tonight though I am still really not feeling quite up to it.

Best of luck to you and I hope this helps - note the antioxidants on the supplement page are the most important part I think again I am not a doctor just an addict.

http://www.managingwithdrawals.com/index5.htm

[FindingMyWayinFL]

BTW - you don't have to answer but how many people here live in Florida? The ridiculous easiness of obtaining pain meds here in an outrage. I have a genuine condition but lived without drugs for a whole 2 years in Massachusetts before moving to Florida and being introduced to Pain Management. My biggest mistake was either the move or the doctor, I'm not sure.

[OxyAddict]

Hey Findin My Way in FL,
Wow, we have alot in common. First we are both addicted 2 these evil pills , and second I also just moved here from MA. I was using in MA for almost a year. I was up to 30mgs of oxycontin 4 times a day (funny how i thought that was alot at the time). I went threw 36hrs of withdrawals (pure hell) and started on a suboxone program. I was taking 8mgs suboxone in the morning and 4 at lunch and 4 at night. But after a couple months on this dosage I started to wean myself off the drug. I was sooo sick of takin it and wanted to be sober. Well by this time I had moved down to FL, and was only taking 2mgs in the morning. I was doing sooo good, but when I came down here, within a month my new "friends" told me they could get 30mg oxy's at 2 for $25!!! I didn't believe it, after all they go for $25-$30 a piece up in MA (as u prob know) So I guess outta curiosity I bought 2. When I got em, that first dose was heaven. God knows, I love my Oxy's (and hate em at the same time). So I started using them every now and then, but it didn't take long before I was using 4-5 a day. Then another new "friend" told me about a pain clinic. I went and the Dr put me on about 5 30's a day. I was like "wow, I'll never run out" HA! Well i got up to 10-12 A DAY!!! What a loser junky I am!! I hate how I let this ruin my damn life. Well enough is enough, this past week I have weaned myself down to about 4-6 a day, alot better than where I was at before. My bones still hurt and I have cold sweats, plus mentally I feel loopy and out of it. Sucks, but gotta do it. I'm not going back on stupid suboxone, u need to go thru withdrawals for 36 hrs (again HELL) and then wean off of them. I'm just trying to wean myself off the oxy's as low as I can go. But it is soooo damn hard not to take a bunch of em and lay then with my eyes closed for an hour. Make all the hurt, stress, and anxiety go away, just for a few moments I know.
I hate this and need support. So, I signed up here hoping that the support of other addicts will help me thru. Nobody but another addict can understand what we are going thru. I tried to turn to friends (who are not addicts) last time, and they acted as if I had no will power, and now that I have relapsed I feel so alone.

Sorry for ramblin on, but thats my story. F***in Pathetic, I know

[FindingMyWayinFL]

Don't be too hard on yourself. I have several orthpaedic implants and have genuine pain as I work in a restaurany and have to be on my feet all time. I thought at frist the pills helped but then it didn't work fast enough my ever loving boyfriend showed my how to crush them. I have now learned he is what they refer to as an "enabler". He has yet to try and get clean but I did give him an ultimatium - me or the drugs, hey if you're male I might be available soon. LOL. I feel like ******** but I refuse to give in, I AM A BETTER PERSON THAN THIS. So are you. Some of us just have certain weaknesses. I am going to go to the health food store and finish my list of vitamins I need and get a much deserved red bull, haha. Please check out that site I linked I will send it again, it has loads of useful info. Until I get back, hang in there I will be happy to talk to you again and we update our status.

http://www.managingwithdrawals.com/index5.htm

[FindingMyWayinFL]

I don't know about you but my 1st step in about a week is to go to a real dr. and find out what all this ******** has done to my body. I'm scared to death to find that I've caused so irreperable damage to my once pristine health (other than my titanium implants of course) I think we underestimate that dr's can sometimes help us, not for detox but for support. Peace -later

[lilbri]

Sound's like a good group of people. I think i'll hang around and maybe learn something. Brian.

[FindingMyWayinFL]

Can someone plz tell me wtf to do about the leg cramps? I am on every amino acid, antioxidant and vitamin known to me so I guess is there is some natural way I don't know about? I'm day 7 clean but my legs are driving me crazy.......HELP!!!!!

[FindingMyWayinFL]

Originally Posted by FindingMyWayinFL

Can someone plz tell me wtf to do about the leg cramps? I am on every amino acid, antioxidant and vitamin known to me so I guess is there is some natural way I don't know about? I'm day 7 clean but my legs are driving me crazy.......HELP!!!!!

I can answer my own question for anyone who needs it - there is a product called Hylands Restful Legs available OTC. You find by the advil and stuff or ask the pharmacist. Works pretty quick. Helped me.

[C.A breeze]

Hey.. New to the group. So after spending $700 a day for the past year and 1/2 or so me and my girl are ready to get of this "devil drug"! I feel bad for my girl because she has just been diagnosed with a cancer in her back a few months back (we are both under 30 y.o.). Its going to be hard for her because she is in pain alot, especially after chemo treatments but this drug has just taken over our life we just want off! She said she would rather bare the pain! (shes such a trooper!) So we finally put our plan in motion... We started this a few weeks back and for the most part its been working pretty good! I was up to 7-8 80s a day.

Here goes:

Cut down from 7-8 to 3 1/2 a day as a maintance dose. Still can sleep (do wake up a casually with sweats but nothing like the full on sweating profusly or bugs crawling over me... blah!!! Anyway.. can fall back asleep easily.

we have been cutting down a quarter a week (1/4 of a 80) to finally nothing!

Slow and steady wins the race... Also, this way relapse isnt as common.

One thing thats helped us aswell... I hate weed and so does my girl but when you've taken all your pills for the day and you feel like a little more we just smoke a tiny bit of weed. It helps with the anxiety, sleep, cravings. So far all is going well....

Good luck to all!! There is a happy and fulfilling life after this! I promise! I've seen it.