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Hang in there, it does get better, just takes time! Eat right and try to get exercise, it can help!

Well, another day. I started exercising some, really almost by accident. About 2 am Sunday night, I couldn't lay still, so said screw it, and hopped on a Gazelle [No I was hallucinating, its a ski type machine :) ] went until I was too tired to go any more. Did the same yesterday and will do so again today. I am paying for it with my back and shoulder pain, but at least it is no impact and I am going to hurt anyway.....
depression is better today, only panicked once during work, every-time anyone looks at me I feel like they know whats going on with me. Took another 10 mg of the Kratom after work to try and get some pain relief, it does help. Just waiting to get in for a MRI to try and get some shots for my back, damn insurance company is trying to say it is preexisting not gonna cover it...sigh

Hey, Shakes: get that exercise. I know, I have had shots in my neck, and its been awhile. I mountain bike and that irritates my neck; but of course I do it anyways as it clears my head. I only wish it would warm up. I am in Michigan and its still cold. Bummer on the MRI and shots....:( Your funny; I feel the same way sometime;, like people know what’s happening to me....lol....My depression goes up and down…..Just keep on pushing…..Peace out, Josh

hi folks, doing well, have leveled out mentally, the phy is better as well, now just trying to figure out how to manage the pain.... Peace

Checking in, I am doing better, had a couple of good days. Really looking forward to this weekend, can really unplug and unwind. Mentally I am doing good, just some mild panic, anexity. Phy, I am okay, just trying to deal with the pain. Had to skip working out yesterday, will try again today.... Peace

Well, have had a pretty good day, pain has been addressed somewhat and really only my motivation is the hold back. I did have help from that kratom, but am very leary of using the product that is sold in the smoke shops. So I have order some pure leaf and have started to see what types are able to help me manage the pain. So far I have had mixed results using the kratom (mitragyna speciosa) I received. (although the capsules I bought here locally, literally turn my pain off like a switch, there are other affects that make this difficult to use and perform my work at the level I need to and again, I do not know what all is in them, hence the reason why I am trying the pure route). For any one else that wants to know more about this plant, I did find a good web site;
http://www.murple.net/yachay/index.php/Kratom
and
www.http://kratomassociation.org
Hopefully this along with the exercise and better diet I can manage...

Strength and peace

Glad to hear your doing better, Shakes. Thanks for updating us. It's good to communicate with you guys. :) Also, thanks for the links... I was wondering what kratom was, but I'm simply too apathetic to google it. I hope this week goes well for you both.

Hi All,
I'd really appreciate some feedback about my own oxycontin situation. I've been taking it for a couple of years after a serious health issue, and currently keep taking it for pain control, under the control my doctor and the pain clinic at UCLA and one here in Auckland. I've been suspicious for sometime that at least some of the pain is coming from the drug and in the pursuit of getting off it for better health in general I'm always in a process of cutting back when I sense periods when the pain is less. Summer is better, winter is hell.

Several months ago I was able to cut my dose to half, from 80 mg x 2 daily, down to 40 mg x 2, and stabilized at that level with the pain running at about a 4, which was the most I could tolerate on an unending/ 24 hour basis.

I'm soon trying a more determined assault on getting off this but have a question about cutting back.

When I cut the does to half, with the pain level at a 4, I stayed at that level for 3 weeks and the pain abated no further, before I finally became exhausted and lifted the dose until I was comfortable again.

A lot of the pain I get is body aches, on a day that catches me by surprise, the aching pain can immobilize me, affects my ability to breath, and eventually my muscles contract without my volition. If I catch the pain before it escalates I'm ok.

I'll be quite frank, after reading on this and other forums I'm well convinced that the oxy is probably at the base of most of the pain, as my symptoms match closely what many others have written here. As a result I'm going back to the pain clinic next week to ask about getting off this with their help, and in addition I'm open to alternate health and am looking into kratom to alleviate withdrawls.

I've gone cold turkey a couple of times in sheer frustration, but can only last about 48 hours, the symptoms get overwhelming but I can fight them, what makes me go back on is that my blood pressure climbs high as I withdraw, so I'm reluctant to do this again without a doctors supervision.

My question is; as I cut my dose down, why don't the residual aches go away , even after weeks? Has anyone else had this? If they did I could simply keep trimming the dose down but I always reach this pain plateau I can't get past.

Many thanks,
William

Hi, I just posted above you, and relate to much of your post, good for you taking these steps, it takes cahones to knowingly walk into withdrawal symptoms.
A couple of hints, restless leg syndrome is a common medical thing, try searching for it as a non drug related topic. others here have said bananas help as they're high in potassium.

Re the sexual side; a lot of these drugs, esp opiates depress testosterone production. Cutting back on drugs therefore makes one unexpectedly turned on. Enjoy, its a sign you're alive. tho, lol, keep up the multi vitamins to compensate.

Thanks for the support. I am the poster above you. Ive just woken up with a strange headache, but in general all is fine. I need days and days to cleanse my body from the toxins. I will go today in a gum, to stretch my muscles a bit, I will buy vitamins, bananas and a small stack of weed. Weed helps me a lot to get a good sleep.
Damn my brains hurting me... I am afraid that I cant be the same person again. I feel like somebody puts a heavy weight on my head and pressing down. Will that stop? I dont wanna to have permanent brain damage.

Hi guys,
wjmz, yes that sounds like withdrawal, be careful when asking the clinic for help stopping, they can provide other drugs to help, but they are just as addictive and in many cases worse, but I do recommend at least letting them know, you too Darky, let a doctor know, there are things they can do to help with some of the issue with WD, without the strong meds like methadone, etc. The kratom really helped me stop this time, although it does not seem to help everyone, but for me it stopped the worst of the WD pains. Every thing you are describing is normal, getting your body to start releasing endorphins helps the pain, your body knows this, hence the increased sex drive. Depression is a real concern, I hit this pretty hard about 4 days in, so you need to be aware this can happen. Form some folks a few weeks is all it takes to get better, for others it is several months of fighting, but it does end and get better.
Wjmz, yes I also believe the meds actually cause pain as well, but what it really is that your body is very highten

Sorry, got cut off on my last post ....anyway, when stopping pain meds, you are use to really not feeling pain, so any pain you do feel is intensified x5 during the WD phase.
Green Tea, this can keep you awake at night! So be aware of that!
Good luck and let us know how you guys are doing.
Peace and strength!

Ty Georgia for the reply.

Hi Darky, I understand. Getting clean is rough. STAYING Clean is the hard part. It really does take a life style change for a lot of us to be successful. Hang in there!