Any Oxy/roxy Users Go Ct?

Pain Pills
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Help! Scared to death. I am taking enough to kill a horse somedays. I am lost.
Tracy
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Trac...breathe honey.

How many do you have left?
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0.....going into full-on wds. Scared.
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Tracey

Just coming to this site is a first step..there are so many people here who have beat their addictions..and all different ways...there are many here that are like you and just starting to figure it out.
Im having an awful time withdrawing from my pain med!Awful Im on tapering method for now, but have just read elvis and a couples long post (LONG) who are now free from drugs and just reading their journey makes me think i should forget the taper, stop prolonging the uncomfortable w/d/s and let them happen. get it over with. if i had the FLU for 3 or 4 days i wouldnt be whining (well a little...LOL) but im starting to think i should just go cold turkey and be done with it....I like you am learning along the way but know that I want no part of narcotic use ever ever again...
Keep coming back!!!
Love and a hug
Ali
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I will page Vinny for you sunshine! He has been thru it 90 times.
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Tracy,

I know what you are feeling. I am almost done, too and have had a much lower amount today than usual. So I am feeling some w/d symptoms and will be in it full force within a couple of days. I understand the fear and anxiety. It doesn't matter how many times I've experienced it, it is always scary. Hang in there. I'll be thinking about you.
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I see he isnt online but will send him an email to hit this thread trac..
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Tracy , how long were you on the oxys and how much were you taking ? Rob
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Tracy,
How you doing? Talk to us. We're here. Take a hot bath. I know it sounds weird but it helps so much.
Kelly
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Tracey, I would be honored to help you thru this. I too w/d cold turkey from Oxycontin in late January. Hang in here girl, you can make it.
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Tracy...I got time for one post....Unfortunately I have been through many cold turkey detoxes.When I was using oxy's in the 1,000's of mgs.per day is when I was locked up and had to go through it.

Somehow you gotta get out of your head!! I know for me,my only thoughts were...if I only had a few oxy's to take away this aweful feeling.It just makes withdrawals seem that much worse!

Find anything for distraction....I would be calling up my doctor and setting up a detox and rehab.Anyway...I would listen to music on my CD with the headphones on.I took about 20 hot bathes a day...I would take little walks..I would rifle through the channels of the t.v. to find something to distract me...I used boards like these to talk with others who had been through it.

Tracy...these kind of posts are very hard for me...Each one I read I seem to re-live my own withdrawals...but I wanted you to know that you can do this.If you have the option to go in and have inpatient detox and rehab...I'd take it!!

Your in my prayers Tracy!
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Tracy , I wish I could speak with you right now but that is impossible through this board .I know you have family issues as you have mentioned that before . You can't let that get in the way of what is happening to you right now .One option , depending how much you were taking would be to go to the ER and get some sub .Hopefully they would give you enough until you could make an appt. with a sub Dr. The other would be to check into a rehab and let them help you with the withdrawals .I don't know how much you were taking , but if you are going into full withdrawals now , then the Thanksgiving thing is out the window . It doesn't matter anymore .You have to take care of yourself . I am praying for you my friend .Try and let us know what is going on . Rob
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Rob, is that an option with emergency rooms? Do you think they have it? It would be cool if they did.

Bish, I have my computer in with computer geeks right now getting all of my old work info off of it. I will be ready to go maybe this weekend if your around. Just let me know. Im just going to have to buy a new one I think rather than getting it repaired. Appears a new one would be less money, lol
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I will keep you in my prayers. Oh I feel for you. Im heading towards day 9 and i think or o know rather it gets better. If i could sleep but maybe tonight i will. I am soo happy, The wds are fading as the hours pass. I have been drinking soo much water. Everyt time i go to the bathroom I tell myself more toxins leaving my body

Please get off the oxys, this time next week you will feel better!@
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I read somwhere on this board that someone did exatcly that .It may not be the same in all hospitals . I just don't know . I have no idea how much she is coming off , so the sub route may not be the way she wants to go . I just understand that she is in trouble right now and could use some medical help . Rob
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Tracy this link should help you if you decide to look for a sub route.

http://www.buprenorphine.samhsa.gov/about.html

Jeff

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hi tracey,all i can do is maybe give you some words of encouragement,like wendy said ive been where your at 90 times,what your going through right now is scarey but it won't last forever,like bish said take lots of hot baths and drink tons of water and don't forget to eat lots of banannas,if it becomes to unbearable for you either call your doctor or go to the er,if you need to talk you can email me[vinny0019@aol.com]................vinny.
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Tracy,
Just like Lisa said, breathe. I went c/t off oxy's, yeah it sucked but I forgot about the w/ds in no time. I don't know how much you were taking. I was taking 3 80's a day mixed with percs when I had, which was often. I don't miss one aspect of that chapter in my life and you'll be the same. Breathe and just let time pass by. Try to go out for a walk tomorrow, it helps.
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Sunshine, I know exactly how you feel.. I was so scared I had tired to taper so many times.. I would sometimes do it with no problem and then sometimes like this last time it was so hard... I know that when I tapered and went thru all that it was not long before I relapsed I dont know what it was.. Maybe because my w/d were not that bad and I figure what the hell I can do this again and just taper again when I start to run out.. Every time it was alittle harder and every time I relapse I would end up taking even more.. This last time I was so scared even thought I knew what to expect, but I just could not seem to taper that low.. When i did run out of pills I was terrified because I was still taking alot when I ran out and was scared to death of the w/d.. When I took my last pill this time it was kinda of a relief.. I knew this was it. I had started going to aa meeting before I quit and that helped alot the w/d I just had to go thru them, they were not near as bad as I thought in fact I did not have it that bad at all. Thank God... I know you are scared and I know you feel so lost right now but we are here for you to help you as much as we can... I just had to keep telling my self to just hang on it will pass even when I felt it would go on forever.. Just hang on girl.. You will make it, I know you dont feel like you will but you will... Love ya Paula
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I know you're scared, Tracy. We were all scared. But look! We all survived and are here to tell the tale! Being on high amounts makes it even scarier because we fear it's going to be ten times worse.
Do you have a Dr? I've read the clonodine helps with the w/d symptoms.
Just take it one minute at a time. Remember to breath and try to calm yourself. Distraction is very helpful. Headphones, a good movie, posting here, etc...
Drink more fluids than you ever have before. Hurry and flush that all out of your system, it will make it end more quickly.
I wish I could tell you it would be easy, but I can tell you it won't last forever and when it's over you will feel great.
Keep talking, we're listening and feeling your pain.
Love, Kat