How Long Can Oxycontin Withdrawl Last?

I use pain meds for pain.  Not to get high, when you really have pain you realize the importance of self-control.  Take yourself down at your own pace and realize the longer you take the more difficult it becomes.  For me, five days is the limit, for you it may differ.  I found that after the third day it was necessary to exercise and keep the mind busy and treat your body healthy, lots of water and proper nutrition.  Plan it from the beginning so you become busy after the third day,,, this is important to a fast recovery.

Good Luck to all. 

I need to start the process of Oxycodine tapering.

I have been on Oxycodine since June 2012 due to a severe Hip problem and surgery in July for the first one and Feb. 2013 for the other.

I have been taking 5 mg. / (2) pills at a time, However it was 12-14 pills each day.

I have gotten down to (8) pills a day / 2 pills at a time. but my surgery for my last hip is now complete and I want off these.

how bad will this be?

What withdrawls will be happening?

 

 

i dont know I have never heard of someone being clean that long and still having withdrawl syptoms like that. you might want to really think about it and see it if he is really still clean. take it from an addict one can be very good at desceit i lived a double life for so many years and fooled by bf for a year got clean and he never had a clue. I dont mean to make u have doubts but very unlikely to withdrawls out of the blue like that

This sucks, two days off and I have all these symptoms minus the vomiting. I have only been on oxy for about 6 or so months up to120 mg twicea day. I first ran through a prescription and took about 90mg and quit cause I was out. Did not expect what was about to happen so after 1 day, I couldn't hack the symptoms and got a increase in my dose so I could have more without waiting a whole month. Again, I am once again out but I tapered ita little so they are not as bad, but still bad. I have a new script coming in a few days and I have a decision to make. A tough one, please help!

Shadowstar is correct, Tramadol is binding to the Opiate receptor in the same manner that the narcs do, also keep in mind that drugs such as Wellbutrin bind to the same Opiate receptors with more of a Dopamine affect, rather than typical SSRIs. While I am sure one doesn't work alone so well, speaking to your doc about increasing Wellbutrin to 300mg and trying to find a way to explain for them to prescibe you Tram and your normal narcotic will be a nightmare with most docs. Typically I find a DO is far more willing to bend on progressive methods. The insurance companies are not so willing to bend when you're mixing multiple meds. There's always some pain in the rear to consider. Something to consider if you're not afraid of taking safe chances tested for 30+ years, the drug Sermorelin, aka GRF 1-29 is a peptide chain that produces the max amount of human growth hormone possible from your pituitary (no, it is NOT GH or a doping drug like you're thinking), it is actually quite safe and called a "secretagogue". It is injected like insulin, with a small needed and you can buy it from many sources online basically painlessly into your stomach fat. I would stay away from Asia as they are usually a scam or selling fake product. If you're desperate, did your homework and have severe problems, Sermorelin is great for producing deep REM sleep, creating significantly more stamina, a stronger immune system and generally producing more energy. Why am I going this route? I was a body builder for years and learned of Sermorelin from my DO, he actually found me a US clinic, Defy Medical that prescribes it for "hormonal imbalances", (I am not promoting them, just the only one I know that legally sells it if you don't want to try online sites) which can be anything, after my ACDF 2 level surgery with Bone Morph Proteins added, it increased the fusion rate 4 weeks earlier than it was supposed to be seen and cut my withdrawals down signficantly combined with a sustained 150mg Wellbutrin, one 7.5 Vicodin now in am and pm, with a 100mg Tramadol at 3-4pm. I started at 80mg Oxy with 60mg breakthrough percs throughout the day (140mg oxy per day) out of surgey and am slowly weaning down to what was stated 5 weeks later. Sadly it is a very painful experience and you need to be honest with yourself, there is no magic pill or fix, exercise helps even though we hate it and stay away from those one extra pill pops we all try to use to get through. Gd bless all and I wish you all a safe recovery. No matter what happens, your life is far too worth it to risk losing yourself or your family to these horrid, but sometimes necessary narcotics.

14 pills a day at 5 mg is not as much as it may seem- they make an 80mg pill and some people take 10 of THOSE a day (which would kill most people) so don't freak out. I cold turkeyed from 400 mg a day one time and I got no sleep for at least a week and then broken sleep for another week but at no point did I think I was going to die or anything.
If you can drop everything for 10 days you will be fine- you can take some valium or another benzo, make sure you are hydrated, get as much exercise as possible, and listen to some stand up comedy on youtube when you can't sleep for the first week and you should do fine. Clonidine is a prescription blood pressure med that helps too.

It sounds like he is still using.

Thats what it's like coming on and off the stuff as supply ebbs and flows.

try puridone i think that would work for u

I have been on oxys for about 8 months now and I found out I was pregnant so I started taking t3s only to stop withdrawals because the doctor said that withdrawals can cause miscarriage, I've been off oxys for three days now but still on t3s, so how do I stop completely?

I was a chronic pain patient for 7 years. I took oxy and narco for about 4 years. Very high doses. I assumed I would die because my pain was so bad. I began to have a serious relationship with God and through that i was able to stop taking the meds.!! (Cold turkey) I haven't taken anything for 2 years and 4 months. When I was in withdrawl I searched the web for answers. So I thought my experience might be helpful to someone.... I didn't sleep AT ALL for the first fourteen days. Yes 14!!! I had low fever chills and insomnia for about 18 months. I still have mild insomnia (fatigue) and occasional back chills. I think it's realistic to expect to not feel great for about 2-3 years. So glad I'm free!!!

to say that withdrawal symptoms last a week is ridiculous! I was on ocy for major health problems and the withdrawals lasted months not days. And I was certainly not taking any on the sly.

I find myself completely stunned by this kind of misinformation. The drug is absolutely hideous when it comes to withdrawals and damage. When is the medical community going to wake up and get honest? Many report that ocy has the same symptoms as heroin, and anyone that knows anything about that drug also knows that it takes a whole lot longer than I week to recoup. It obviously also depends on the length of time that someone was on the drug.

Anyone actually getting off of this drug ought to be congratulated, as it is extremely difficult to do. Thankfully, I have a physician that actually tells the truth and does his homework well.

I am about 93 days off the oxy. I will say I had pyloric stynosis as an infant, and never had a fast gastric system. Well, that was until i detoxed. Putting aside the rest of the literal hell, it took almost a month for my system to stop gastric dumping. but I heard a lot of noise in there. My Dr assured me that it was good that mean its all working. 93 days and at least 1-3 times a week I still get dihareah. I have lomitol if it gets bad. but the one thing I had to learn that was the hardest was patience. it takes time, and everyone is different. We didn't get there in a week, and I promise you won't be out of it in a week. but once you pass the 2nd and 3rd day, whatever you do, do not turn back. you just did the worst part. don't have to do it over. I know this is an old post, but anyone dealing with it now. it could take several weeks to months referring to the gastric system. i promise its not as bad as being an addict is though.

I have been off the 15s for 6 weeks and still have no strength and sick, whats with that

My thoughts exactly.