Hi,
Just wanted to post on my never ending battle with Oxy's. I started off chewing 20's or 40's then one day a friend suggested snorting for a better high. From that point on any chance of control for me was out the window. I've stopped for a few days and been through the 3-4 day hell but could never shake the cravings afterwards. I'm depressed while I'm doing them and when I'm not. I do not know how I can beat this drug and I'm scared. As it stands now I'm trying to tapper myself off them, I've gone from snorting two 80's to snorting one 20 in a day. Will this work? Will I ever feel normal again? Should I look into Suboxone?
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I snorted a boat load yes I would look into suboxene. Therapy ouptpatient with an addiction specialist.
http://www.buprenorphine.samhsa.gov/about.html
This should give you all the info on suboxene.
You will be like a new person within 3-4 days.
Jeff
http://www.buprenorphine.samhsa.gov/about.html
This should give you all the info on suboxene.
You will be like a new person within 3-4 days.
Jeff
Thank you Sub - One more question how do you feel about tappering off?
And does the Sub help with depression?
Thank you for your reply.
And does the Sub help with depression?
Thank you for your reply.
welcome to the board, if you have tapered down that far you should be able to handle finnishing your taper with some disipline. the w/d do not last forever. you will feel like you have the flue for a good week or so after that you will start feeling considerably better. find yourself a good support system with clean family/friends. counceling one on one, n/a a/a do some education on these programs and chose the one that best fits your lifestyle. consider talking to your dr who will give you some non narcotic meds to help ease the w/d pain along with some over the counter meds such as midol, stay hydrated, stay away from caffiene and sugar, get som vitamin b 12, potassium. it wont be fun for a while but it is very doable, several here have done it. you deserve to be clean for yourself. but be sure and check into all your options. in someinstances you will be trading one drug for another and are prolonging the inevatable. but for some people thats what they need to do yo work for them. either choice you me we are all here to support you.
terrianne
terrianne
Im 10 days off oxy i went to impationt detox was the best thig that happend me.Now i will be going to 2 weeks 6hrs a day.It is working for me.Sure im still fighting it, nothing like before you got to want it.I was doing about 4 40s a day ive always crushed and snort.Please if you can get to a detox all i can say is i t saved me and my family for now its a long road but man its worth it.Stay strong and kick this diease in the a** you can do it i did .I would like to hear from you real soon.If you would like to stay in contact let me know and i will give you my website.Just let me know.you can do it my friend. BRENT
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Brent - We can stay in touch - Thank you.
I'm not sure what you mean by impatient Detox, is that Cold Turkey?
Also I'm not sure about anyone else but I can't go to my family for help on this as they are using/providing too. I'm alone that is why I think I searched out a message board. I want to stop but i also want to feel normal and stopping and normal don't seem to mix at this point. I just hope the tappering works for me as my next step would be to see a Doctor.
Thanks for the advice it helps.
I'm not sure what you mean by impatient Detox, is that Cold Turkey?
Also I'm not sure about anyone else but I can't go to my family for help on this as they are using/providing too. I'm alone that is why I think I searched out a message board. I want to stop but i also want to feel normal and stopping and normal don't seem to mix at this point. I just hope the tappering works for me as my next step would be to see a Doctor.
Thanks for the advice it helps.
Inpatiant detox is going to clinc for about a week or so you have to stay over or basicaly live there for a week. They detox you from oxy they give you meds to help you with the cravings and it also flushes your system because oxys store in your body tissue and will make you crave and wd. After detox they will try to set you up with a program like I am doing.either outpatiant (where you go daily) or residential where you live there for awhile. You have to seperate your self from everyone that uses or supplies you with the oxys. (they are triggers.)after awile it will kill you maybe not phisically but mentally. if you continue to come to the board and post we can help you threw it. Its not easy but it is worth it just to get your life back and be incontrol
Brent/brab bbehm@cox.net
Brent/brab bbehm@cox.net
Dib you get my imfo?I think we would both help 1 anouther threw im new 2 so dont be afraid to reach out to anyone on this board.Take care brouther I would love to here from you agin.I have ten days clean, thats what these programs do for some of us.Take it easy, Brent
Is that a email address?
Dear Sick,
i cant even begin to add to what youve been told.GREAT ADVISE ALL
You can get through this honey...even though right now you think you cant...
thats the narcotic withdrawing from your body...it is actually sending you signals
MORE MORE it THINKS YOU WILL DIE!!!
ITS FOOLING WITH YOU.
YOU WONT...follow the advise, all of it good, many ways to do it, it can be done.
Im rooting for you.
Know you will do it.
keep posting!
Hugs,
Ali
i cant even begin to add to what youve been told.GREAT ADVISE ALL
You can get through this honey...even though right now you think you cant...
thats the narcotic withdrawing from your body...it is actually sending you signals
MORE MORE it THINKS YOU WILL DIE!!!
ITS FOOLING WITH YOU.
YOU WONT...follow the advise, all of it good, many ways to do it, it can be done.
Im rooting for you.
Know you will do it.
keep posting!
Hugs,
Ali
There is no such thing as willpower or discipline when it came to me and my drugs. Get some help. No one should ever do this alone when you don't have to.
Welcome to the board, glad you're here.
Cowgirl
Welcome to the board, glad you're here.
Cowgirl
bbehm@cox.net thats my email try to have a good day.Brent
Sickofit quotes-I've gone from snorting two 80's to snorting one 20 in a day. Will this work? Will I ever feel normal again? Should I look into Suboxone?
Did you taper like this in one day or was it over a period of a week or two?How many do you have now and how easy are they for you to get?
If it was over a week or two and you still have some then you are doing a pretty good taper.I would do another week of snorting maybe one 10 in a day and then jump off.No sub,no methadone and a rehab at this point,unless you have insurance,would be a lot of money.You will get sick for a few days but the way you have tapered will make it bearable.
Why get on Sub(buprenorphine) at this point? Its another opiate.
I cold-turkeyed off almost 400mg of oxy;s and yes,I thought i was in hell but I didnt taper down.If the drug was around I would eat it.
If you just did this one day,well there is a very good chance you will not be able to stand how you feel and snort a little more,then a little more etc.
I think Sub and methadone are last resorts when youve tried everything and cant stop.They are not magic cures and the longer you stay on them,their w/ds are just as nasty.
You also are going to have to come up with a plan to stay clean.
NA is free and grounds you to get ready to live a life drug free.Doing it on your own is hard.NA can be source to start solicializing with some clean addicts.Its not a magic cure either but its a start.
Did you taper like this in one day or was it over a period of a week or two?How many do you have now and how easy are they for you to get?
If it was over a week or two and you still have some then you are doing a pretty good taper.I would do another week of snorting maybe one 10 in a day and then jump off.No sub,no methadone and a rehab at this point,unless you have insurance,would be a lot of money.You will get sick for a few days but the way you have tapered will make it bearable.
Why get on Sub(buprenorphine) at this point? Its another opiate.
I cold-turkeyed off almost 400mg of oxy;s and yes,I thought i was in hell but I didnt taper down.If the drug was around I would eat it.
If you just did this one day,well there is a very good chance you will not be able to stand how you feel and snort a little more,then a little more etc.
I think Sub and methadone are last resorts when youve tried everything and cant stop.They are not magic cures and the longer you stay on them,their w/ds are just as nasty.
You also are going to have to come up with a plan to stay clean.
NA is free and grounds you to get ready to live a life drug free.Doing it on your own is hard.NA can be source to start solicializing with some clean addicts.Its not a magic cure either but its a start.
Hello,
Welcome to the Board. I agree with all of the responses above, great advice!!!! I just wanted to encourage you that your life can change and you can feel so much better. Me and my husband were on Oxycontin due to a car accident, but we became "addicted" quickly. We have been off of Oxycontin for about 4 months. Our lives are so much better. I am currently on Suboxene. We have pain issues that we needed to address. We did a cycle for almost a year of tapering and relapsing, each time was more difficult. We are now able to "see" that we needed outside support to "fight" this disease. This was our personal journey, whatever works for you. We attend NA and AA. I wish you the very best, you took a great step by posting. Keep posting ;o). Take care, Best Wishes
Welcome to the Board. I agree with all of the responses above, great advice!!!! I just wanted to encourage you that your life can change and you can feel so much better. Me and my husband were on Oxycontin due to a car accident, but we became "addicted" quickly. We have been off of Oxycontin for about 4 months. Our lives are so much better. I am currently on Suboxene. We have pain issues that we needed to address. We did a cycle for almost a year of tapering and relapsing, each time was more difficult. We are now able to "see" that we needed outside support to "fight" this disease. This was our personal journey, whatever works for you. We attend NA and AA. I wish you the very best, you took a great step by posting. Keep posting ;o). Take care, Best Wishes
Tim -
I had gone from 2 80's a day then ran out and was cold turkey for 5 days of living hell. I recently got 10 20's to ease my depression. So as it stands for the last three days I've been snorting 1 20 (pink) at the end of my work day, so basically at work everyone thinks I got a cold constantly. By the time I get home I'm in a panic mode to crush ans snort. It is easy for me to get Oxy's/Loratabs from family and dealers. I'm just hoping this tapper will easy my withdraws I'll be having in a few days. My plan is to chew maybe a 20 tommorow (divide it through the day)and stop the snorting.
Talk soon.
I had gone from 2 80's a day then ran out and was cold turkey for 5 days of living hell. I recently got 10 20's to ease my depression. So as it stands for the last three days I've been snorting 1 20 (pink) at the end of my work day, so basically at work everyone thinks I got a cold constantly. By the time I get home I'm in a panic mode to crush ans snort. It is easy for me to get Oxy's/Loratabs from family and dealers. I'm just hoping this tapper will easy my withdraws I'll be having in a few days. My plan is to chew maybe a 20 tommorow (divide it through the day)and stop the snorting.
Talk soon.
Snorting oxy's is a whole different ballgame.You got to ditch the sources and when you quit snorting you will be in for a big surprsie.
Im not judging you but at this point now that I know little more from you I suggest to cold-turkey.
Take 3-5 days off and plan on getting sick.Tell these people who are supplying you to back off.The faster you get the opiates out, the faster you will feel better.
Post on the board and we will help you.I will personaly glad to talk with you one-on-one.You have to tell me that first.You must get these out of your house.
We are here.All of us will help you and there some some strong women on here with clean time if you would be more comforatble with that kind of help.DaNae,Cowgirl,Rachel,Wendy,Gina many,many others.
You got to ask for help though.We cat read minds.Tell us what you want to do.
I know,I know...Oxy's are expensive.Try flushing 100 80 mg.tabs down the commode.To this day,it makes me sick.
Im not judging you but at this point now that I know little more from you I suggest to cold-turkey.
Take 3-5 days off and plan on getting sick.Tell these people who are supplying you to back off.The faster you get the opiates out, the faster you will feel better.
Post on the board and we will help you.I will personaly glad to talk with you one-on-one.You have to tell me that first.You must get these out of your house.
We are here.All of us will help you and there some some strong women on here with clean time if you would be more comforatble with that kind of help.DaNae,Cowgirl,Rachel,Wendy,Gina many,many others.
You got to ask for help though.We cat read minds.Tell us what you want to do.
I know,I know...Oxy's are expensive.Try flushing 100 80 mg.tabs down the commode.To this day,it makes me sick.
Thanks for the support Tim - I don't think I can flush the remaining 6 pills down, I'd rather chew the rest at 1 a day then even less if I'm feeling like I can. I have plans to change my cell number on the 9th (I've changed it so many times my cell provider told me I had to wait till the 9th this time) in an effort to keep people from calling me to see if I want pills. I've never posted on a board like this so I'm a lil shy to ask for personal help on something that has taken my life over. The postings and replys are really helping me; at least I don't feel alone anymore.
I can't predict what tomorrow will bring, maybe I'll flush em.
I will pray that I can.
-notsosickof33
I can't predict what tomorrow will bring, maybe I'll flush em.
I will pray that I can.
-notsosickof33
JUST LOOKING TO SEE IF YOUR, OK BRENT
I am not big on tapering. I know I could not do it'
Listen first off someone mentioned 3-5 days off. Right on if you work get 5 days.
If you cannot get on the sub and only have been abusing opiates then your in for a W/D --Have you abused Benzo's if yes then you need a doctor /hospital short term in patient.
Be careful--Jeff
Listen first off someone mentioned 3-5 days off. Right on if you work get 5 days.
If you cannot get on the sub and only have been abusing opiates then your in for a W/D --Have you abused Benzo's if yes then you need a doctor /hospital short term in patient.
Be careful--Jeff
Hi and welcome to the board! Although, oxy's aren't my doc... i went thru opiate wd's from another pain pill. First off, good job on making the decision to quit. That's a big step in itself! I lean more towards inpatient detox and rehab... only because that's what it took to get me clean. I had tried several times before to stop but couldn't do it on my own. I like the idea of inpatient detox because they help you thru a quick taper. By the 5th day i was completely off of any opiates. You still go thru wd's... it's just you have the opportunity to go thru them without having to take care of anyone but yourself. There are also counselors available 24 hours a day there. You not only get clean... you begin to work thru underlying issues as to why you are depressed and taking pills to "cover up pain". I am not saying this is the only way... i am only saying this is what i lean towards. I personally don't think i could taper off by myself. Anyway... like someone said above... you gotta get rid of those things first... and yes, it does suck flushing 'em down. But it's all worth it in the end. Good luck and God Bless,Bri :)
