How long lasts Oxycontin withdrawal?

Do not go off quickly. I had back surgery and after being on it for 5 weeks, I had to gradually stop. I was on 2 Oxycontin, 10 ml each for 5 weeks, with Oxycodone 10 mg every 6 hours. My doctor told me to stay on the same Oxycontin dose, but to begin to limit my Oxycodone for several days. Then I stopped the Oxycodone altogether and took just my usual two doses of Oxycontin. After about five days, I dropped the Oxycontin and went back to the Oxycodone, 3 times a day, but just 5mg. each time. Then, after about five days, I reduced to two Oxycodone, then after three days, just one. That is where I am now. At one point, I broke the routine and tried to stop everything; don't do that. I felt suicidal, I cried all the time, I ached all over, it was awful. I put myself back on the Oxycodone, and within an hour, I felt myself again.

I have the answer! I was taking over 120mg of oxycontin and about 8mg Dilaudid daily. I'm on Day 9 of complete opiate withdrawal...no Dr. involved until Day 4 when the restless body syndrome, complete insomnia, diarrhea, nausea and great pain and suffering became too much for me. My doctor rx'd clonidine and Seroquel. The latter being the most horrid drug on earth. Day 5 came and I still had no sleep whatsoever and the worst headache and chills which I attribute to the useless drugs rx'd to me. I finally had the wherewithal to go online to seek relief. I watched many helpful videos which bolstered my confidence that I was doing the right thing. The only problem at that point was my physical suffering. One video gave me the answer so everybody that is going through withdrawals right now, whether it be alcohol, crack, opiates, whatever....LISTEN UP...call your Dr. right now and ask for 10 mg baclofen 3x daily. After 2 doses of this drug I had no more pain or cravings. It works so well!

The fact that ur body needs the drug is why they call it physical withdrawal. Really

I ve been using oxy's for about ten years. 1200 mg per day, snorting them. Pretty expensive habit and I am finally done with it. I am on day four and have barely felt any of the withdrawl Simpsons at all. Just no energy and have been a couch and bed potato. I chose to actually get help from a professional. At hazelden they had me go in at the start of withdrawl , then every symptom I showed they gave me a medication. Clanodine, valum, anti sweating, amnesia.... I didn't feel a Damn thing just slep for fist three days. No reason to torture your self go cold turkey. Trust me been there done that. Never seen any body past 30 days. Also ask for vivitrol. Next Tuesday I take the shot. It blocked opiods and cravings. And u can't cheat it. Good luck every one. I wish the best for everyone. I been battling this war for ten freaking long years and hope with the shot this be my last time. I am tired spending over 15000$ a month on sh*t.

This fool is on day 6 of his oxycontin withdrawal. The doc says I have at least 4 more. The good news is I'm feeling better everyday. The doc prescribe anti nausea meds and that was a great help.
The first 4 days were pure hell with diarrhea, vomiting, painful jimmy legs and total body cramping and I couldn't sleep for over 48 hrs. Had my first 8 hrs today. Sleep schedule is all screwed up and I was going to ask the doc for ambien until I read the withdrawal hell from that. So maybe I'll just go get me some energy drinks and popsicles and tough it out.

Hey man just wanted to start out and say good job and congrats. I have been on oxy for 5 years on and off. Even quit for 2.5 years and started again. Which waz the dumbest thing I could have done. I have been under all kinds on situations where I had to quit unwillingly. The first time I went to jail I went to a depaul detox center and they gave me 2 8mg suboxone tabs a day 3 days before I had to turn myself in. In jail I didn't think in my county they would have given me the suboxone because it is a narcotic. After 2 days of sitting in jail when pill call came they called my name and gave me one 8mg suboxone. They did give me 3 8mg pills a day for 1 week then 2 pills on week two and so on until they cut me off that was a blessing. I was locked up a year and when I got out I went to halfway house and began to take 80mg namebrand 80s again. Then went back to jail and went cold turkey this time. Since theres no way to get any it wasnt bad but I had only been on them for a few weeks. Anyways now ive been on them for 6 months but they are now called op 80. I did a weekend in jail for curfew violation amd went coldturkey and had shakes all day sSaturday but was ok. Didnt eat anything and the bathroom was my best friend as I had diariahh. Now I want to quit but am a lil scared. If you were doing 300mg a day explain your tapering method

At least in my experiences (and I understand everyone reacts differently), caffeine makes nausea symptoms much, much worse.  Each time I'm W/D i'll drink coffee/ energy drinks to get some energy in me that the w/d saps away, but each time, i'll start vomiting terribly, as in my stomach pumps itself (like a really, really bad hangover)  and most of the caffeinated drink comes up.  When I don't drink coffee, it's still no walk in the park, but at least I don't get violently ill.  With that said, I still drink caffeinated drinks because I always think that I need the energy to function and that "this time" I won't get sick.

Hi I read your post I need to know did you make it I take a lot of my meds oxy/morphine and I want to stop but I'm scared of my pain ( crippling arthritis ) but I'm having side effects from my meds that are scaring me worse did that seboxone work how long what can I expect

Hey everyone. I know this is an old post, but I need some help. I have been detoxing from suboxone for the past two weeks, and its been gradually getting better. The first week was absolute hell, and I just started sleeping and being able to sit still the last few days. Today is day 13 without it. My question is: starting on day 3.5 of my detox, I began taking 2.5mg to 5mg per day (spread out over 6-12 hour doses) of oxycodone which I had leftover from a year old script. These doses did very little except mentally, but have helped me get through the worst of it (suboxone withdrawal is a true test of will due to the length of duration). Now I am wondering what to expect when I stop taking the SMALL doses of oxy. I have been able to go 24 hours without much noticeable extra withdrawal, but some days are worse than others and I end up taking 2.5mg every 12 hours (at the very most). What am I in for? I have missed so much work/life/school stuff over the last 2 weeks, and just want some reassurance that this won't set me back a bunch. Thanks for your responses. btw i am 26 years old, 5'10, 135lbs (lost a lot of weight during this detox) and have hep c. Thanks for the help :)

- Hopeful

u obliviously havent done opiates of any kind, because no amount of energy drinks and water is gonna help opiates withdrawals , and 3-4 days of cold turkey will not do sh*t bro maybe u should educate urself about opiates seeing how u know nothing. popsicles wtf lol 8 year user of what cocaine, methamphetmine, like what are smoking to say something that ignorant

i believe that wd is different for everybody. many things play factor such as amount of time/amount of mg intake, body size, other drug intake etc. i myself was on 100-120mg of oxy daily for about 4yrs. i decided to give it up completely 9 days ago. the acute withdrawl wasnt so bad but i am still in the wd phase now as it is hard to sleep, becuz of rls (thank god its not crazy but rls is uncomfortable at any rate), feeling of being lazy all day which is the worst part becuz i own a business and im very unproductive. i keep reading that it takes a week sometimes a little more so im jus fighting it thru. i figure i stopped cold turkey w no help from anyone so since i played, this is the price of breaking that evil contract. ive had the "crawlies" for the past 3 days that come and go but not too severe so about an hour ago i took a 25mg benadryl and i must say i think i feel a little better but not 100% i really believe u cant cheat detox w other meds. i have no interest in trying benadryl again so ill just keep waiting it out, as i think the best detox, is time. it is comforting reading these forums though. best part for me is that i have no interest nor think about taking another painkiller ever again. good luck to all.

I began taking my first opiate/opioid in April of 2009 because of my back pain.I had no idea the condition my spine was in~how awful my pain would be~or that I was starting on a continuos road of increasingly stronger narcotics just to function!! I started on Percocet~than Oral Morphine for 13mos.~the Fentanyl patch for 20mos.~and now OxyContin.I have degenerative disc disease and Spina Bifida.After fusion surgery~because L4-L5&S1 were completely bone on bone~and constant injections procedures~my pain just increase~along with the medications.I'm terrified of being off the drugs and going through withdrawls~but I'm so exhausted from what these drugs have done to my body&my current lifestyle.I've got another surgery coming up in the next few months~that I've been putting off for over a year~because it's a high risk/low chance of positive result surgery.And this would also mean I'll probably be on these horrible pills for so much longer.I hardly sleep anymore~I've lost nearly 40lbs.~I have no appetite at all~dark circles under my eyes~and no ambition what so ever.I get sweaty in 20° weather~dizzy spells~I have severe mood swings&sometimes I'm afraid to go to bed for the fear of not waking up because of all the pills I'm on.I've had to go only off night before without my pills or patch and I suffer from withdrawls within a few hours of missing a dose.The muscle aching~nausea~involuntary leg kicks~restlessness~and anxiety.IT'S FREAKING HORRIBLE.How the Hell am I ever gonna be off this sh*t if my backs still jacked upand my pains still so severe?I feel hopeless and I get so Damn depressed.It's even caused my 5yr. relationship to end because of my not going to bed with my lover at not and not being able to do much socially.The opiates and pain have ruined my life.Please~I need help?!?!Anyone have any good ideas of where I should start in my pursuit in getting narcotic free~pain free&having MY LIFE BACK~without suffering to greatly??

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how do you live with the pain if quit i away run out an i go without for two week the first 4 day are hell i stay in bed

That is my dilemma too. I took only prescribed pain pills, no extra, but like you, they quit working unless I took more. I've been off of them for over three months now because I got tired of riding the roller coaster, but pain is beyond help with anything else. All I can suggest is stopping intermittently. At least we get periods of relief. But then we get withdrawals, so you are darned if you do and darned if you don't. I'm not as worried about withdrawals now since finding a good over the counter substitute that takes the withdrawals away, but what to do about the pain? I wish I had an answer and could recommend something else. I'm thinking of starting again and taking a week off from it every other month. I'll be monitoring this thread for any suggestions for those of us who have tried everything for pain relief.