Thanks
- I appreciate the comments as I watch my husband in his fifth day of withdrawal. Came home from work and thought maybe I should call dr., but he says he's okay. He can't tell me what he's going through but you all have given me an idea. I am proud of him for wanting to get off of these drugs that helped his pain, but he doesn't want to be dependent on. God bless you all - hang in there and be strong and courageous!
- —Guest watchingwithdrawal
This medication is evil
- I am on day 8 of getting myself off this horrible drug. I don't think i have ever been so sick in my life. Doctors need to use caution and warning of the powerful addiction this can cause. I guess they have never gone through it to know horrible it is. Extended release should never be used for short term use. I wouldn't recommend this drug to my worst enemy. ever.
- —Guest regrets
This is tough
- I had a building collapse on me 12-5-2000 and had brain surgery, facial reconstruction, 2 wrist surgeries and many others about 20 since my accident. I took everything from Oxycontin to demeral till i got hooked on Norco and 75mg fentanyl patches. I would eat 24 norco 10-325 at 1 time prescribed 240 a month and 15 75mg fentanyl patches a month I would combine them at times but I didn't do it to get high I hurt. I stopped cold turkey from the patches 3 weeks ago and the norco a little over a week ago though I did go from about 240mg of the narcotic a day to 15mg over the past week. I cried out for help to everyone to get me off this crap and no one would help so I said I'm done. I have been sick with the flu symptoms for over a week took my last 5mg pill 2 days ago no fentanyl in 3 weeks can anyone tell me how much longer this flu crap will go on? I was on this medication since 2001, I still go to work and I am a single father, I feel a little better each day.
- —Guest willpower
Stuck on pills/dope
- I won't bore you with my sob story of my last girlfriend for too long. Basically I met my last girlfriend who got me addicted to Oxycontin. It was amazing while we did this bad drug for 2 years. I was in a car accident and have a herniated disc in my neck. This was right before I met her. So the pain was bad but I was on Vicodin for it and it worked ok. The Oxycontin definitely worked better and made me forget all about the pain. Now I'm addicted to pills and the girlfriend left after I spent over 50,000 on the pills. So now here I am with no money, girlfriend, and an addiction I wouldn't wish on anyone. Withdrawing is the worst thing I've ever been thru. I've been on suboxone for the last year and ran out and now feel sick. I want to be off the subs but need to lower the dosage.
- —Guest Wish I never met last GF
I never wanted this for myself
- About ten years ago I was in a car accident and broke my back. I had an operation and now my spine is held together and to my pelvis with metal cages. I was put on oxycontin for the pain. It started at 10mgs 3 times a day. Gradually it was increased to my most recent prescription of 80mgs in the am 80mgs at supper and 120mgs at bedtime. I was in a fog and spent my days half asleep. Recently I decided 10 years of this crap is enough. So I went down to 80mgs twice a day. It took me a while to get used to that. Now that I am, I've decreased it to 40mgs twice a day. I plan on going to 20 twice a day, then 10 twice a day, and eventually I'll be off. The only thing that keeps me going is will power to get off of this evil drug. My wish now is that oxycontin will no longer have a hold on me. I'm tired of being on that drug. My friends say I'm stubborn when I make a decision. I hope I can prove them right.
- —Guest unhappy camper
Help
- I am 26 years old with 3 small children, I suffer from chronic excruciating upper back pain, I have been to 3 chiropractors and a handful of doctors, I believe I have been red flagged from visiting the er numerous times due to my pain. No one will prescribed me narcotics so I spend up to 150 a month on the street. I want to stop but my mind wont let me, the addiction gets worse by the day. I'm depressed because I know something is wrong with me but no doctor will help me figure it out. No one around me knows what I'm going through. I have just been referred to pain management so I hope something will be done.
- —Guest lostmommyof3
feel your pain
- I had surgery on my hip about two years ago. I have tried every pain pill out there. Something needs too be done to stop this. I stopped using 30 hours ago. I thought there was animal trying to get out of my legs. I really need to stay off these. I have a appt with a counsler next week. My emotions are all messed up , I can't stop crying when I talk to people. It sure is nice to see that I'm not the only one going through this. My wife for 17 years is standing by my side. Thank god for her ,I don't know what I would do without her. God bless all the people in this world that has gone down this road.
- —Guest stupid
awefull
- I have been on oxycontin for 6 years due to back problems. I had a triple discectomy and lamanectomy 4 years ago. and just this year I had Spinal fusion on three discs/vertibra. I have run out of my meds, 2 days ago and dont see my doctor for another 6 days. I do have xanax and gabapenten to ease some of the symtoms, however, they don;t come close to the oxy. I have been taking 5 20mg per day for about 6 years. I recently fell on some ice and now my back hurts like hell again so I took more than I was perscribed per day and now I'm screwed. I feel like I am in a complete fog, I am saying things that don't make sense,my body feels like shit. I hate the yawns and I constantly have to stretch out my body. The shits have started, headache....bla bla bla to sum it up, I will get through this and will never go through this again. oxy is a great drug for chronic pain , which (I have sadly enough I am not being given enough at the moment. good luck!
- —Guest spinal fusion
So hard
- I am a 54 year old woman, never understood addictions as I never used drugs in my life until I had a knee replaced May 10th this year now i know even is a low dose of Roxicet 5/325 trying to beat this, is hard! I love the relax feeling but I know is wrong for my body somehow I was able to downsize to one pill in a 24 hours period then to half and still unable to let it go! I am just trying to beat the horrible body aches I had when trying to quit completely no matter how small the dose this is a trap ! now I am terrified because I have to go back to surgery for my second knee what I am going to do? pray for me as I am praying for each of you.
- —Guest addict at 54
You need a good support group
- I have been prescribed Oxycontin by my pain management doctor over the past five years to treat a type of pain called central neuropathic pain. I am now taking a non-opiate based medicine, but I am still suffering from withdrawals. If your doctor takes you off of oxycontin, make sure that he gives you a medicine will help you to step down off the ocxycontin, and something that will help you step off the oxy. Should you start experiencing any of the withdrawls symptoms, then call your doctor and he/she should be able to give you something that will get rid of the withdrawal symptoms while you sleep.
- —Guest MLB
There is help
- No one should ever do cold turkey from taking any strength of oxycontin. If you end up having to, try to find some clonodine and muscle relaxers. My first time with oxycontin I was on 40 mgs twice a day. My Dr lowered it by 10 mgs (x 2 daily) for two weeks, so on and so on, until I was done. The only withdrawal I had was diarreaha (immodium took care of that) plus one day of aching. It was a peice of cake. This time, I was on 80 mgs 4 x a day, oxycodone 30 mg x 6 daily. fentanyl patches 100mcg. Yes, all at once. I know, dumb. My Dr didn't care. So far, I am off the fentanyl patches, the oxycondone (I did this on my own) My PC Dr is now helping me to get off the oxycontin. Tapering 10 mgs (3 x daily) but only taking 10 mg from one pill - 30-20-20- is what I'm doing now. I have to admitt this time I have been cheating, taking other opiates sometimes replacing one oxycontin. This time will not be a piece of cake. I do have clonodine and muscle relaxers for withdrawals. Take care all.
- —Sue1115
Stopping OXY after 5 years
- I broke my back 5 years ago. After 1 month in hospital I was released and told to take 3-4 20 mg oxy for pain. I did for awhile but never liked the feeling. Now 5 years later I decided I don't want to be on pills that alter your life. I stopped cold turkey with all my pills 1 week ago. Its been tough, but I am determined. I have been having sweats and then freezing, legs twitching and I have not been able to eat. Today I feel normal and my brain seems clear, so hope the worst has passed. Bless you all. I am 66 years old and think that's too old to be an addict. Doctors do not seem to realize the effects of prescribing opiates over and over. Please update your stories because we all need support from each other. You all are in my thoughts.
- —Guest Barbara
You can do it
- Just fight through it and pray to God with all your heart to remove the desire for these things, either you'll be on them for years or you can fight the fight of faith for a month of hell and you will earn redemption. I'm telling the truth. God bless all of you.
- —Guest fightthefight
Oxycodone
- I've been taking up to 16 at time of 7.5/325 mg a day for 2 yrs and 10 months. I have stage 4 cancer and they have no problem giving me as much as I need. No energy at all. Decided to stop cold turkey yesterday. Today I am so sick with chills, dry heaves, diarrhea. Luckily I have some Xanax and am using that to try and take off the edge along with Imodium, Gatorade (to prevent dehydration) and not eating. I have 2 more surgeries to go through. I don't know what I'm going to do for pain so I don't get back on these stupid things. Any ideas?? They're not minor surgeries either. One maybe I can take toradol or something but the other is a major, cut me from ribs to pelvis type of surgery with radiation while I'm open. I'm so stupid for letting it get this far.
- —Guest snowed
Get off NOW
- 2x40mg Oxcontin + 4x10mg Endone (breath through meds) every day after my third hospitalization due to months of back pain beyond worst imaginable. Minor relief but took the edge off. Life saving really, or so I thought. One year later and many attempts to lower the dosage (too quickly), my brain was a mess. Memory gone, massive anxiety, severe lethargy, depression, always irritable, occasional severe vomiting. Never felt euphoric high like some claim just a mental nightmare. 5mg lowering of dose over a week or two each time is the only feasible solution to avoid severe withdrawals. The experts don't understand/believe the symptoms so you have to be armed with info like this forum. Most people as a whole are too judgmental to care. Over a month off oxy I have my brain back. The worst pain is better than this drug. Increased bowel frequency still a problem but withdrawals gone, anxiety gone, feel great and able to be the happy person I used to be completely uninhibited bar physical pain.
- —Guest Life restored
