Recovering From An Oxycotin Addiction

[DWLang314]

Well, I am new to this and I just thought I wold right a little about myself, and how I ended up here. I started using Oxy's about three years ago not very often just for back pain. then that went away and I stopped using for a while and then got caught up in them again,except this time I started to snort them which I think will get you addicted to these pills faster then anything. I started off doing about one 40 mg oxy a day and after a while i was up to 2 and then 3 sometimes more if I could get my hands on them. I found out shortly later when I tried to stop how bad the withdrawls are from these pills from hell. I'm not sure about the rest of you but I would get real bad hot and cold flashes and all I could think about was getting another pain pill. There was no way I could sleep because my body just felt agitated all night. by day 2 of not having any my whole body would just hurt,it was by far the worst withdrawl from anything I have ever tried in my life and believe me I have tried alot of different things that I'm not proud of so please don't think I was bragging about it. Because I'm not This has been the hardest thing I have ever done getting off of these. I am doing everything in my power to stop this addiction.I will be doing an outpatient program starting in a few days because I can't do an inpatient because I would probably loose my job. If any of you reading this know of some things that may help me along on my path to sobriety please let me know. Or if you know of anything that has worked for you to controll the withdrawls I'm begging you to let me know. I also would like to thank anyone in advance who responds to this to give me someone to share our problems with. My wife has been great through this but I know this is hurting her so much on the inside. She is a strong woman and will be there for me whenever I need her. I wish the best to all of you out there! STAY STRONG AND TOGETHER WE WILL ALL GET PAST THIS! Thanks again and remember THIS TOO SHALL PASS!

STAY STRONG, BIG D

[ksos]

Hi there, Big D...

Fellow opiate addict here. My suggestion is to remember what these withdrawals feel like, since if you go back, not only will the sickness and pain return, but your wife may not, your job may not, your home may not, and you may not.

My "memory" wasn't so good, and I am fighting for my life now. You will lose if you do not stop and the sickness is nothing compared to the loss of your wife, your home, your family, your job, and everything else that these drugs will suck out of you.

I can suggest going to NA meetings--maybe doing a 90 meeting in 90 day plan right now, and go even if you are kicking. Do as much as you physically can in order to surround yourself with sober people and places and things. The withdrawals will lesson as time goes by. Give yourself warm baths, if you can. Drink herbal tea and plenty of water. If you have not been eating, you must rehydrate yourself and, if necessary, consult with an MD if you are really uncomfortable. Try to occupy your idle time with your wife and family, if possible.

Keep coming back here, too. You have friends and are not alone. You have taken the right step in writing what you did.

[peachy1005]

hey, DW- also a fellow opiate addict here- oxycontin was my drug of choice as well- also snorting- was only getting the 20 mg, but was getting 180/month, and was doing them for 2 years. I can completely feel you when you say you've tried other stuff and this is the hardest to come off of- same for me. The withdrawal off the pills was the worst thing I have ever felt - miserable symptoms- insomnia - feeling like I was going to crawl out of my skin - used to do meth in my younger years, and the wihdrawal off meth didnt hold a candle to oxy- at least i was able to smoke a bowl and go to sleep and wake up feeling better. No, your in for a nasty trip- and all the help i feel i can really give you is to give you a time-line of my symptoms-
the worst of it was from hours 12-72 - no sleep at all during this time - lethargic 72-100 was slightly better, on the downward slope, and by hour 100 I felt like I was back to normal- even feeling a little "high" on the fact that i was sober - but that didnt last long- the mental withdrawal came next - feeling horribly depressed, and still, almost a month out still feeling somewhat depressed.
I was in no shape for work for the first four days- started on saturday, called in on monday and tuesday (my wife said she would not have let me out of the house on mon morning-my eyes all bugging out with my eyelids peeled back)
I used to laugh when I heard of celebrities getting hooked on this stuff- now I know differently-its deadly serious and no joke- all I can say is that you have to eventually pay for all that time being up- and its no fun. I would recommend taking days off work and clearing your schedule from any responsibilties for at least 4-5 days, and biting the bullet. Alot of people around this site will tell you that it is impossible without rehab- all I can say is that I did it on my own, and I had pills accessible to me the whole time- just a question of will-power - the ability to say to yourself- well hell, I've got 24 (or 48 or 72) hours invested into this, I'm not going to break down now
good luck to you- let us all know how you do.

[peto568]

Just like someone else wrote never forget what the withdrawls feel like, in the past i would always glamorus my drug addiction and look at evrything else in my life negatively but now i try to reverse that and try to get something positive out of any situation. I just came home from on impatirnt and an intensive out patient program and they helped me out alot. Hopefully it will do the same for you hang in there

[peachy1005]

yeah- I have to say day 3 was the worst- right simmion? The thought of calling for an ambulance to come take me away crossed my mind more than once - started to feel better by night of day 3 though.

[TiredMama]

I tried the "substituting xanax" thing and it only made things worse. (for me that is) It traded one drug for another.

Good luck and hang in there. I agree with what was said. Remember the side effects and withdrawal symptoms, that way you can try to get it in your head not to use again.

The hot showers work good for restless legs.

[Simmion]

Originally Posted by peachy1005

yeah- I have to say day 3 was the worst- right simmion? The thought of calling for an ambulance to come take me away crossed my mind more than once - started to feel better by night of day 3 though.

Yeah, day 3 was friggen terrible. I had to get some help at that point.

[Morning Glory]

I removed posts that contained medication advice or quoted medication advice until the moderators of the forum have a chance to review the posts.

Thank you,
MG

[serenityqueen]

DWLang,

Are you still with us? I have been thinking about you and sent some Prayers up for God to help you through this. I know from experience that this is tough.

Let us know how you're doing.

You have people on here who care!

Why?

Because we've been there!


Hey, I know my little "poem" there was corny but it is an attempt at hopefully putting a little smile on your face.

Judy

[fin]

It gives me a little hope knowing i'm not the only one...thanku...currently trying to come down...

[DWLang314]

I CAN'T THANK ALL OF YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR WORDS OF ADVICE. tHIS HAS REALLY BEEN HARD BUT i KNOW WITH TIME THINGS WILL GET BETTER, JUST HAVE TO STAY STRONG.i ALSO AGREE WORK IS HELL WELL YOU GO THROUGH THE WITHDRAWL IT'S LIKE YOU CAN'T CONCENTRATE ON ANYTHING, YOU JUST HAVE ONE THING ON YOUR MIND AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT IS. BUT I KNOW I WILL GET THROUGH THIS I HAVE STRONG SUPPORTIVE PEOPLE AROUND ME AND I HAVE ALL THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ALL OF YOU. THIS IS A SCARY THING AND SOMETHING I WILL NEVER FORGET. SO AGAIN THANK ALL OF YOU AND i WILL BE BACK TOMMOROW HAVE A GOOD NIGHT STAY STRONG

[serenityqueen]

DWLang, If it's morning when you read this then hopefully you slept. I admire your courage and strength. You know you can do this. I'm sure many people are saying this to you, but if I can do it, you can too! This is a One Day at a Time Program, if you just concentrate on today then one day, you will be on here telling someone the same thing, 'If I can do it, you can too!"

God Bless and let us know how you're doing