oxycodone withdrawal help!

[Jaman34]

Sorry to hear your going through this alone GSP397. I'm a first time poster and I'm into day 5 of quitting a percocet addiction that had gotten up to 40-50 pills a day ( 10 at a time), brought on from an injury at work 4 years ago and 3 subsequent surgeries. I found this forum really helpfull to read what I could expect from withdrawal but the support from my wife and family is invaluable. My heart truly goes out for people going it alone. It took an emergency room Doctor to help me after an accidental overdose after my family Physician didn't help me when I asked for it. My Doctor's answer for me when I asked for help was to just cut back slowly untill your off it. The Emergency room Doctor said if I was serious about quitting, she would help me. She prescribed me Clonidine 0.1 mg, 3x day for 3 days. This has been my expierience with the withdrawal. I've never gone through withdrawal for anything so I didn't know if the Clonidine helped or not, but I have to say although it hasn't been a walk in the park, it has been easier than I anticipated. And I was terrified of the withdrawal symptoms. I slept for the first day and a half, interupted every 3-4 hrs for half an hour or so. Day 2-3, I had cold sweats, lots of diahareah and can't sleep at all from this restless leg syndrome. I pray I'll sleep tonight. Hot baths do help me. I don't have an urge to take any pills but my body is still suffering a bit. Today was the first day I went out to do errands and it helped immensly when I was busy. Lots of people say the same thing on here and I've read 100's of comments and still like reading comments. Don't now if that helps anyone else but it helps me. Planning on going to meetings soon. Thank you all for your helping comments.

[MRPHREEZ]

Hello there and welcome to the bourdz...

I had the same problem only i was injecting the drug
though in high amounts!....150mg to 200mg a day!
im currently on suboxone! you might want to look in to it
Im not saying its the wisest move it will take the withdraws away
...In that sinse it's a miracle drug....do more research though! dont take my advice IM NOT A DOCTOR ....

However i do suggest looking at my thread....
It shows my progress from day one quiting oxy....
as well as my first day on suboxone! maybe it would help maybe not?
I just know i wish the pain your feeling right now on no one!!!
I went through it many times! I am very firm when i say.......
YOU HAVE TO WANT TO STOP! if not your wasting your time!
~sounds like to me you do! im here my New friend!
Your welcome to message me anytime!~

march 23rd 2009 is my clean date...

However..Ashamed to say...I did relapse a month ago
for a couple of days...... But not on oxy!
Just had to tell ya ...dont wanna cheat on my clean date!

Hang in there...
Start going to AA/NA MEETINGS
Socializing At the meetings Helps wonders!
You have to find a meeting that fits you!
it may take a while to find "your crowd"
Youll know when you find it!
Let the journey begin man....
Im having a Blast away from oxy!


tony
aka:mrphreez
:ghug


Myu Thread="Mrphreez's Recovery Progress"

[Jaman34]

Thanks Tony! My biggest problem I'm having now is not sleeping very much. I got 2.5 hrs last night but it did refresh me. Is that medication suboxone an addictive drug has well? I don't really know if I'm prepared to start another drug that I'll have to quit and detox from, not that I judge anyone that does. What happens between others and their Doctors decision is best for them. The Doctor that helped me said the medication Clonidine was not a narcotic and not addictive. It is a blood pressure medication and would just help with the sypmtoms of withdrawal. Day 6 now and I feel better than yesterday, just sooooooo tired. How long will that last? Weird dreams last night too. I was going to check out a meeting last night,,I was just too tired. maybe I'll be able to catch a nap later...congrats tony on being clean that long..stay strong....

[ray ray]

hi im ray ray, im a very sick person with fibro, d d diesese tumors in my spine .... to make a long story short the winter was awfull i was on 6 30 mg oxycodone a day then the doc added fent patches .... now its warming up and i dont need as much but im use to takeing all i was takeing .... im affraid if i tell my doc he will take it all away because he is a cold no nonsence doc ... i have seen him kick people out for just asking questions ..... and i have been on the oxy so long i would kinda like to get off to see how bad off i am without it ..... i was bed ridden before ... but again im affraid to say anything ... i dont know what to do

[ray ray]

oh and what makes this so ironic, i have been an adict all my life then i get struck down with my health where i have to take these meds ..... i love jesus with all my heart but i just cant understand him ( i know im not suppose to )

[Jaman34]

:praying:prayingRayRay, I know exactly what its like to have a Doctor that isin't too receptive to helping you when you may need it. My suggestion would be that if you have the means to do so, get another Doctor. I as well suffer from chronic pain suffered in a work related injury, but I now realize that living with pain from my injury is better, in my opinion and case, then living with the numerous pains associated with addiction to oxycodone. Do your best to rid yourself from this crap. It's not easy but just in the last 6 days I've been clean, it is so worth it. Read alot of these posts to see what you can expext from withdrawal. There all accurate. You may only get a few symptoms like I did.......and by the way...to me, praying does help. Jesus hasn't abandoned you RayRay. That's my opinion anyway....hope you make it....

[ray ray]

well wish me luck everyone im stopping cold turkey or im praying i can, i have been on 6 30 mg oxys a day and 25 mcg fent ........ it has ruined my quality of life .... i was unable to walk before i got on the meds and i have been on them a long time .... i want to see how bad my pain is and if i can take it get off everything ...... at least for a while and get some kind of life back ............. i will need ur prayers and some advice if any of u have some

[Jaman34]

Good luck RayRay....try and sleep as much as possible...the first 3 days are the roughest...hot baths, lots of fluid, banana's, multi-vitamin,,,,if you have a heating blanket, I liked lying on top of that after coming back from the washroom(cause you'll be there more than once)and pray. I will for you....I'm 7 days off the oxycodone now and I feel GREAT!!!...I'm learning to live with my pain as well but the pain in my arm is way better than the pain from addiction to narcotic pain killers. You can do it!! Good luck!:praying

[Jaman34]

Can't respond to people's messages to me untill I post 5 times. Stupid. Sorry RayRay. I'll post this and see if I can respond to your message.

[Nawny]

How's quitting cold turkey working out for you?

[fibermaster]

Jaman34 - Good for you!! I too am clean, for almost 2 months. You will only feel better and better as time goes on, and so far I havent had a real urge to use. My DOC was oxy too....and went the cold turkey route.

I havent started to go to meetings yet, but from what everyone here says, its something to at least give a chance if you are serious about staying this way. The hardest of times dont seem so hard anymore, now that I have battled this.

Good work and dont let up.

[Gman5150]

Congratulations fibermaster, day 11 for me feeling lots better still moving like an old man but nothing like a week ago starting to sleep better they say we never half to go through detox hell again if we chose not to.

p.s. Your posts helped alot.

[daddeobear]

Well, has anyone out there had any problems with rapid leg movement when quitting oxycondone ? I've been free of it for about 2 weeks, luckily I was able to do it with the help of the new drug, "suboxone" which didn't make it easy but it sure eliminated probably 90% of what I'd have gone through doing it cold turkey... God, if I'd have done it that way I'd have gone nuts ! I was on four 80mg tabs of the long acting oxy and one to two 30mg of the short acting oxy per day... And built up to that amount over a three year period... But I'm still having trouble with rapid leg movement and ESPECIALLY insomnia at this point and am wondering how much longer it'll be before I can sleep again... Oxy made me sleep like a baby and now I'm lucky if I've been able to sleep more than two or three hours a day, and can't get to sleep until 5 or 6:AM... It sucks! does anyone have any advice ? Thanks much...

[Ekat]

RayRay - don't stop cold turkey. You will regret the day you were born. I ran out of oxy last week, and had to go to the emergency room by ambulance and get a shot of morphine. I have not felt well since.

I don't know how to get off the oxy - I'm trying to figure that out myself - but cold turkey is not good.

[bval]

Originally Posted by daddeobear

Well, has anyone out there had any problems with rapid leg movement when quitting oxycondone ? I've been free of it for about 2 weeks, luckily I was able to do it with the help of the new drug, "suboxone" which didn't make it easy but it sure eliminated probably 90% of what I'd have gone through doing it cold turkey... God, if I'd have done it that way I'd have gone nuts ! I was on four 80mg tabs of the long acting oxy and one to two 30mg of the short acting oxy per day... And built up to that amount over a three year period... But I'm still having trouble with rapid leg movement and ESPECIALLY insomnia at this point and am wondering how much longer it'll be before I can sleep again... Oxy made me sleep like a baby and now I'm lucky if I've been able to sleep more than two or three hours a day, and can't get to sleep until 5 or 6:AM... It sucks! does anyone have any advice ? Thanks much...

It may take a few days on suboxone to feel 'normal' again after being on 240mg/oxycodone a day. There is definitely a 'transition period' you have to go through. And if you mess up and take ANY other opioids in the early going, that clock will restart.

Anyways, that RLS will subside, I promise you, and you'll be sleeping normally again soon. And on a day to day basis you're going to feel about 10x more 'normal' than you have in probably many years ... as long as you stay on subs (and only subs!)

BTW, how much suboxone have they got you on per day?

[daddeobear]

Thanks for the reply bvaljalo... The suboxone did it's job but it's been about three weeks now and sleeping with any substance has become such a problem that I've had to miss days from work... I've averaged less than 2 hours of sleep in any 24 hour period since coming off the oxy... It's not for lack of trying either, and I am genuinely clean from it as when I was taking oxy, sleep was not something that was ever any problem... As per your question... I was on three 80mg "long acting" tablets per day as well as eight to ten 30mg short acting tabs per day for chronic lower back pain... I started taking them almost three years ago... So at over 500mg per day (although I started out at only about 80mg a day) for such a long period, I am wondering if thats why I paying such a heavy price for so long with not being able to sleep... I've tried a couple of non-addictive sleep meds from my doctor in their strongest form and am currently (for the last four days) taking a non-addictive anti-anxiety drug prescribed by my doctor called Trazodone (50mg tabs) and so far the results have been minimal... I took two tabs about 90 minutes ago and after laying in bed for an hour, tossing and turning, I decided to come out here and get on the computer... I'm plenty tired, but I just never get sleepy... Going back tomorrow to the other Doctor (that detoxed me from the oxy, and yes he and my regular doctor are both talking) and we'll see if he can do anything to help matters... I've never been this tired in my life and if I had the power to outlaw the use of any kind of oxy to the general public I'd do whatever I could to make it happen... It's an evil substance and I curse the day I started taking it... Thanks again...

[intangiblemind]

I hope who ever read this, at whatever time in life get's some use out of this information to help them understand OxyCotin/Codone withdrawl help in a nutshell. I was taking over 100mg a day. (I am an average sized 18 year old girl).

You can definately detox at home it's usually a 3 day climb a few more days so your digestive system can get back in order.

HERE'S WHAT CAN HELP:

Naturals:
Chicken low sodium soup.
All natural fruit smoothies (when I really felt up for it)
Banana's
Any fresh fruits or vegetables high in b-12, vitamin C, magnesum, and zinc.
Lot's of hot baths, showers, heating pads/ blankets good few days just resting like from a bad cold.
Exercise, walk around the house, yard around the block, get your body moving to relieve twitching muscles.

Medications:
Suboxone- (script, personally I did not use this I used a natural method)
Any of the vitamins you do not have in fresh food form.
Immodium- for digestional issues.
Xanex/ Valium- (This really helps with muscle spasms/ Restless Leg and racing thoughts helps to sleep as well). JUST BE CAREFUL DO NOT USE ANY BENZODIAZPIEM AS A CRUTCH!!

I am in no way religious, I have never gone though a NA/ AA or 12 step program nor a center for help. I know how to deal with my body. I hope I really got to help someone. Good luck with your journey you beautiful people.

Peace & Love

[soccer]

Today is my last day taking roxicett. I have been on it since April, it is now September. Thanks to a __________ Doctor(insert your own explitive). I am wondering what I am in for in terms of withdrawl. I have anti-nausea medicine at home to help with that and also some anti-anxiety meds. I guess what I am really asking for is your prayers to help me through what I hope is not to bad of an ordeal. I wont tell you how the Doc told me to take the pills cause I just found out that it was not necessarily legal. So your prayers and advice are appreciated.

[Ekat]

I am praying for you very hard, Soccer. Please feel free to call upon me if you need to vent or if you are frightened or if you need harder prayers.

Please be very gentle, tolerant, and kind to yourself. Do not hesitate to ask for relief if it gets overwhelming.

Blessings and love,

Ekaterina

[Vintersemestre]

Originally Posted by daddeobear

Thanks for the reply bvaljalo... The suboxone did it's job but it's been about three weeks now and sleeping with any substance has become such a problem that I've had to miss days from work... I've averaged less than 2 hours of sleep in any 24 hour period since coming off the oxy... It's not for lack of trying either, and I am genuinely clean from it as when I was taking oxy, sleep was not something that was ever any problem... As per your question... I was on three 80mg "long acting" tablets per day as well as eight to ten 30mg short acting tabs per day for chronic lower back pain... I started taking them almost three years ago... So at over 500mg per day (although I started out at only about 80mg a day) for such a long period, I am wondering if thats why I paying such a heavy price for so long with not being able to sleep... I've tried a couple of non-addictive sleep meds from my doctor in their strongest form and am currently (for the last four days) taking a non-addictive anti-anxiety drug prescribed by my doctor called Trazodone (50mg tabs) and so far the results have been minimal... I took two tabs about 90 minutes ago and after laying in bed for an hour, tossing and turning, I decided to come out here and get on the computer... I'm plenty tired, but I just never get sleepy... Going back tomorrow to the other Doctor (that detoxed me from the oxy, and yes he and my regular doctor are both talking) and we'll see if he can do anything to help matters... I've never been this tired in my life and if I had the power to outlaw the use of any kind of oxy to the general public I'd do whatever I could to make it happen... It's an evil substance and I curse the day I started taking it... Thanks again...

If you're getting THAT little sleep and it's been this long that is going to become dangerous if it hasn't already. I'd recommend you seek immediate intervention for it. No screwing around either, Lorazepam exists, you need it.

[soccer]

Thank you for your prayers and kind comments.

[tennladybb]

really pulling for you.. withdrawal sucks.. no way around it,.. I have been thru it many many times.. I think the last time was bad enough, that i couldnt handle going thru it again.. You CAN however, do it.. I found that out after a million relapses, but look.. dont put yourself thru that.. just do it this time and prove you are strong!!!

[soccer]

:praying
1Today is day one. I feel kind of flu-ish with the body aches and sweating. Also kind of weapy. The silliest things bring tears to my eyes. I really should not be at work today, but the bosses would ask questions if I took a day off. (the boss at home and the one at work) I hope I am strong enough to do this, these pills are too easy to come by. I just want to have my life back.

[Ekat]

You must be enormously strong. I could never do what you are doing.

Don't scold yourself. I would give anything to be as strong as you are.(I'm praying for you.)

[soccer]

Ekat,
You are much stronger than you give yourself credit for. I have read some of your posts and your strength is amazing. In fact, your strength is what got me through yesterday, thank you. Don't get down on yourself. You are in my prayers.