My First time to this. Need advice. Want my life back. hooked on the Oxy's for about two years. Stopped for three days and besides being in a fog, can't sleep at night. I know this has probably been discussed but how should one get off. Is it better to ween off or stop cold. Please help. I have a wife and two beautiful girls that cannot find out.
Hi Pat and welcome. I've never had to w/d off oxys so I'm not entirely sure how to answer you.
It seems that if you've made it three days c/t, you should keep going and not try to do any tapering at this point.
What amounts were you on?
It would make this easier for you if you had the support of your wife. You have a disease. You don't have to be ashamed.
It seems that if you've made it three days c/t, you should keep going and not try to do any tapering at this point.
What amounts were you on?
It would make this easier for you if you had the support of your wife. You have a disease. You don't have to be ashamed.
Pat,
Welcome.
I have not had any experiance w/ oxy's.But i can tell you that i have heard it over and over, that it's your own personal chose to taper or stop cold turkey.
Some can taper, some can not and just go c/t.I will find the OTC list ,there is a lot
of info in it that will help.It will be in the main topics,just click on it and read.
Gettin clean is hard , even harder w/o support.Do you think your wife would not understand?Just know that we will be here and do what we can to help.
Good luck to you.
DJ
Mornin Kat...
How are you?
Welcome.
I have not had any experiance w/ oxy's.But i can tell you that i have heard it over and over, that it's your own personal chose to taper or stop cold turkey.
Some can taper, some can not and just go c/t.I will find the OTC list ,there is a lot
of info in it that will help.It will be in the main topics,just click on it and read.
Gettin clean is hard , even harder w/o support.Do you think your wife would not understand?Just know that we will be here and do what we can to help.
Good luck to you.
DJ
Mornin Kat...
How are you?
I'm taking 240ml a day (3- 80's a day). I couldn't take the sleepless night and took one this morning. My wife found out 8 months ago and thought she was helping by giving me some ultracet that I had at the time due to major knee surgery which is how this all started. Went for about 10 days but fell off and now taking Oxy's at the dose stated above which is double what I was taking when she found out. Don't think she will be as supportive this time due to other issues at home.
PAt,
Sorry to hear that.Maybe if you can get this taken care of ,other things will change
too.Do you think she dosen't already know?It is possible to hide it ,i guess.Look at the lengths we go to to get pills.
Anyway, you will find lots of support here.But sometimes that isn't enough.
Have you thought about therapy?I'm guessing that AA?NA is out of the question.
There are many ways to go about gettin clean.The key is to finding what is right for
you..
But as i've said.Keep coming back here to post.It does help talking to others that know where you are comin from.
Sorry to hear that.Maybe if you can get this taken care of ,other things will change
too.Do you think she dosen't already know?It is possible to hide it ,i guess.Look at the lengths we go to to get pills.
Anyway, you will find lots of support here.But sometimes that isn't enough.
Have you thought about therapy?I'm guessing that AA?NA is out of the question.
There are many ways to go about gettin clean.The key is to finding what is right for
you..
But as i've said.Keep coming back here to post.It does help talking to others that know where you are comin from.
Morning Dj!
Pat, I had a friend who came off a large dose of oxy by tapering 10mg a week. Actually she was on a higher dose than you because of some serious health issues.
Tapering is a hard thing to do but possible. Personally, I think if you're going to taper it's best to have someone give them to you so you don't take more than you should. The temptation is tough.
If I were going to try it, I'd go to the lowest dose possible without going into w'd and work from there.
Could you manage on just the one you took today?
Sometimes the people we love surprise us. They often know alot more than we think they do and apreciate it when we get honest.
I was incredibly sneaky about my using, but I'm sure now that it was more obvious than I thought it was.
Good luck
Love, Kat
Pat, I had a friend who came off a large dose of oxy by tapering 10mg a week. Actually she was on a higher dose than you because of some serious health issues.
Tapering is a hard thing to do but possible. Personally, I think if you're going to taper it's best to have someone give them to you so you don't take more than you should. The temptation is tough.
If I were going to try it, I'd go to the lowest dose possible without going into w'd and work from there.
Could you manage on just the one you took today?
Sometimes the people we love surprise us. They often know alot more than we think they do and apreciate it when we get honest.
I was incredibly sneaky about my using, but I'm sure now that it was more obvious than I thought it was.
Good luck
Love, Kat
Thanks Kat....I think about telling her all the time but know it would disappoint her big time. I WILL go until this evening and take half just to sleep. That would cut theThe hardest part is not being able to move around at night not to wake her. I have a business trip scheduled in the next few weeks and will be away for 7 days. My plan was C/T during this trip and see if I can get past the sleepless nights. I looked at the OTC stuff and there's some things I will try.
I really understand, Pat. To this day, I haven't told my parents and I don't plan to. Some would dissagree with me about that decision but I know my parents. They're elderly, will never understand addiction, and have only me to count on. I'm not going to cause them sleepless nights in their last years on earth.
It sounds like you're making some real progress. To cut your dose in half is a great start.
I know this won't be easy but you're trying and for that you should be proud.
Love, Kat
It sounds like you're making some real progress. To cut your dose in half is a great start.
I know this won't be easy but you're trying and for that you should be proud.
Love, Kat
