How long lasts Oxycontin withdrawal?

thanks for the helpful reply. I have been taken them since 2000 and i only take 2 40s a day if needed. i signed the form for pill counts and i am always available for them. I have RA, and even walking was too painful on my joints. now, i am an active grandma and walk my little pug lily everyday. to me, this medication was a God send compared to my before life. I know about ibuprofen side effects and i sympathisize with you. I hope you feel better today. my doc comes back monday and i can't wait to tell her about my lousy Christmas!!

Lily,

I totally understand. It's the same for me too. I feel better, even though lousy at the moment, to at least have a plan of action.
I know several people with the same chronic pain conditions I have. Even though I have struggled soooo much with the body dependence upon this medication, my doctor explained to me that she wasn't worried about me because of my awareness and that these medications ARE necessary for a time with those who have chronic illnesses as pain can interfere with the immune system. I have autoimmune disorders and BOY does pain mess with it! Awareness, education and self discipline is truly key. Maybe this was a lesson for you too, in recognizing that while your body is dependent, you are NOT an addict. I hope you find comfort until you can refill.

ive taken 360 mg of oxycodone a day and sometimes more for 4-5 yeas. however, i go through a single week of detox ever month because I am in so much pain.however, what sympotoms should i expect this time since i have 2 months off? the most i've made it was 5 days before when the vomiting is really bad. I've been clen for 3 - 4 days. When do some of the symptoms lighten up. what shoul I expect? what will make it easier? I have over the counter meds to help some symptoms. doesexercise really help?

 

been taking 300 mgs a day, i have numerous medical problems and the pain is horriable but i want to slowly get the dose down as low as i can and see where my pain leval is,all rehabs will only take you to come off completly and my doctor says this is my life CHRONIC PAIN and ive had neck back surgeorys and now they want a hip replacment and i just feel how will i ever get my dose down,taking them sice 2002,im just in abad way and not sure what to do thxs

I know this is an old post, but this message is to anyone suffering from chronic pain who is ashamed of their opiate dependence. I know the internal struggle these drugs cause us, and I know how ashamed they can make us. I have occipital neuralgia, a damaged spinal chord (which causes unbearable pain in my arms and legs), cluster headaches and ice pick migraines. I am currently taking OxyContin 30's, 2x/ day. Like some of the other posters, I have found myself fed up with opiates, and determined to find a better way to manage my pain. I have successfully quit cold turkey. I have explored every other option possible, and found the side effects of the non-narcotic drugs to be far worse. For me, opiates give the best quality of life.

Please don't beat yourself up if you need pain killers to improve your life. Life is never going to be what it would be without pain, so try to get that out of your head. For me, the trick is finding a way to live with opiates - making sure I keep as active as possible, adjusting my diet, and periodically lowering my own dosage to prevent dependence and tolerance from getting to great. The last requires discipline and acceptance of the face that you are going to have some days where you may feel a lot more pain, but it keeps me from going crazy.

Everyone is different. We all need to go on our own personal journeys to find how to best manage our pain. If you are unhappy on opiates, talk to your doc and he/she should help you get off and try something else. If you find that opiates are what works best, don't feel guilty about it. You aren't a bad person for taking them or developing a physical dependence. Chronic pain is bad enough to deal with. We don't need to feel bad about ourselves on top of it.

:-|your a wanker,sounds like the sh*t an un-sympathetic doctor would come out with,after 28 years of analgesics i think from experience it never gets any easier,so stick that popsicile up ya arse so that diahorreah doesnt explode all over the fuken joint f**k knuckle.

I personally found your post to be really helpful. What you're doing in backing off your dosage is exactly what I do during the month too, so I do not build a tolerance. I've been on the same low dose for awhile now.

It's a fine balance and it does take a lot of self discipline. I have that too. I have found that as long as I am aware and pay attention to myself and my body, I'm okay. I think the stigma and as well as the frustration of being on them with the side effects (mostly tired and brain fog), bother me most, but I'm active too and eat a healthy diet. For now, it works for me. I wonder if others would bother to post and share the same thing? There is no way you're going to take these meds and not develop a dependence, but that is much different than an addiction. Carry on!

I only take 20mg. I like what you said, I to will cold turkey it. I quit smoking years ago, I can quit anything now, cigs were the worst withdraws I've ever had. I did it though.

thank you I was in a very very bad car crash in march 2012 and have been on morphine 120 twice a day and 15 oxycodone 30s. I had all mine stolen and have been out for 4 days. yeah iv been hurting but a lot of water because you will have diarrhea but after the 5th day you start felling better after a week youll be back to normal it sucks but it Is what you have to do if you don't want to be on that sh*t don't give up if you wen your self off by cutting then done through out a few day your body will still put you in withdraws they wont be as bad but stay strong and don't take any more its not worth it.... before the crash I was addicted to them for almost 2 years they are the worst drugs out there they work but a little to well stay strong and know what you want and do it it may suck and it will but your the one that can break this drug and get back to your life

I am on day five of opiate withdrawal and I am MISERABLE. I was on perc 7.5 3x day. I took them like i was suppose to just got SICK of being on them and 'waiting' till I could take the next pill. I began taking them for a spinal issue then was dx'd with two autoimmune. I'm now in remission and 'healthy' and believed the pills were actually CAUSING more pain so I jumped off. The first few days were crappy with gut and such, that's gone, but now my legs are KILLING me and feel like cement! I am exhausted from nights of tossing, turning and sweating/anxiety. And I have benzos and clonidine too! I just want this to be OVER. I never want to go through this c**p again. NOTHING helps except for a short time. I've been taking aleve every few hours for the leg pain. I force myself to move even when I don't feel like it. If it weren't for the anti nausea drug zofran I'd probably be in the hospital as I've been able to eat like a pig and keep a lot of liquids down. While I feel this has been TREMENDOUSLY helpful, and I have always maintained a very healthy diet, made sure I was healthy before I did this, I am MISERABLE. NO ONE told me withdrawal would go on longer than "peeking" at 72 hours. WHAT BS.

I'm still determined to stay off, but this is so damned hard. UGH! Yesterday and ESPECIALLY today have been the worse for leg pain, exhaustion, and depression, crying at the drop of a hat. For someone who only took these for a year and a half with daily use starting at about eight months ago, I'm pissed my withdrawal is this bad.

I hope it gets better. I really, really do because I feel so discouraged right now.

I went without yesterday, Today I took one 10mg pill. I'm going to try two days without, then have one until I can go three days without. I have four months worth taking two a day. I will fill my bottle with water and through them in the trash. Out of sight out of mind. As you read this can you tell I 'm going through the withdrawals?? Am I making any sense at all? Going cold turkey was to much and my DR. told me to tapper off. So that is what I'm doing. I must destroy the pills or I will dig them from the trash......Thank all of you for the support.

I wish you the best. I tried weening twice and it didn't work for me. It was also NOT a good time because my autoimmune was active and I was not healthy enough to undertake a withdrawal.

Ironically, I wound up in the ER for high blood pressure and they ran a battery of tests and I got the all clear on everything and the all clear from another specialist regarding my thyroid that same week, so I thought myself healthy enough to endure it. Counting the hours, I am now into day six.

Before, even with weening, I couldn't make it past day two.

We wind up going through withdrawal no matter what. I hope yours is a breeze.

I have been off Oxy for three days, not by choice but my prescription is not due to refill until Feb 6. I have been taking 60mg a day for 6 months and percocet before that for 7 years. so far I do not feel bad, except the back pain that I take them for, am I just lucky that I am not having withdrawal or has it not hit me yet?

maybe you are the lucky one not to go tru withdrawls ,,,and if you do go tru them get someone to go buy you some tylonol 1's with codine and take 2 tab's every 6 hours for 2 days and them cut back to 1 tab every 6 hours until u don't need them for your withdrawls and it works ......i was on does damn hell pills for 7 years and i was taking 30mg twice a day and never again i will...hope someone reads this post because it worked for me ...the withdrawls were mild and lasted 9 days ....if i did it anyone can if they but there minds to it ,,,,best of luck too you

Depends on your habit.  Severe conditions will last 4-5 days, then you will still feel weak n crappy for roughly 10 days-2 weeks total.  I am referring to a habit of 90 days or less. Any habit longer than that.......and you're looking at more acute symptoms and duration.

 

How to survive it....

a.) being able to take off work/school and be alone for 4-5 days is huge and the essential key.  Its hard to function. I never had that chance and it was hell for me each time...there is only so many times one can say he has the flu in a given year.

b.) Health Club membership.  Exercise on bike or treadmill for as long as possible, then spend hour from jacuzzi, to pool, to sauna, to steam, and repeat.  You have to drag your ass there.  Wont be easy.  But extremely therapeutic. And it feels good to sweat the c**p out of your body. DO this first 3 days and you will cut short the period. The healthier you were as an addict, easier withdrawal is.  Take long walks.

c.) Pot Brownies.  Huge...as HTC edibles give you much more of a body buzz than mind buzz.  Helps numb the pain and aches everywhere. Its huge and people dont mention.

d.) Valium or Xanax is must for first 5 days.  Otherwise you will not sleep. Its a must.

e.) if you had the discpline, you wouldnt have the problem....but try tapering and weening down.  Makes it a bit easier.

F.) Advanced Strength Bayer, 2 pills...5 times a day

G.) Drink tons of water, gatorade, fruit, and veggies.  Make yourself.