My husband quit taking percocet cold turkey on thursday of last week and is still experiancing alot of the syptoms, ie: depression, creepy crawling skin, insomnia, cold chills. About how long will these symptoms last? He took the percocet about 5 yrs.
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I've been taking them about that long and I was short a week on several monthy scripts, The physical withdrawal last about 5-7 days but the psychological effects can last 10 days or more. These mostly consist of huge cravings for the drug and anxiety of knowing you have to wait for a re-fill. Playing his favorite music and warm or cold showers got me through. There have been times where I had very few and mild withdrawals. If he has access to valium or tramadol, they really lesson the effects. Benetryl is good sometimes too.
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Hello there,
As the poster above me has already gave you some basic info, I can just add that you need to be supportive as much as you can. I know that you are annoyed with the whole situation and that you can’t stand your husband at these moments, but you must be strong for both of you. I was pretty annoying and I was acting like a spoiled brat when I was experiencing withdrawal symptoms from Percocet. The worst part is that after physical symptoms are gone, I couldn’t make peace with myself that I need to live without medication which was helping me.
I even called my doctor few times, but luckily after two weeks everything was over.
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