how to detox @ home off oxycodone?

Give your pills to a loved one. Figure out your tolerance than have them slowly slowly slowly lower your dose. I cannot come down by myself. I just use up more and more and more.

Someone Help me please! I am a 68 yr old Grandmother of 8. I was perscribed Opana (opiate extended release) and 4 oxycodone per day. I HAD NO IDEA, NONE! I have never been addicted, nor drink, nor smoke. Now, I normally get 100 mg per day!! I am in a world so horrible right now that all I can think about is dying, but I think God has left me. My daughter is terminally ill and not expected to live more than a month. I had heart trouble and was hospitalized for over a week last month. I have arthritis in all my joints and in pain and right now, my husband is drunk and screaming abusive names at me. Why? Because we had no health insurance (I finally got medicare) and his shoulder bone has disentergrated and he needs surgery and the pain is awful. So bad, that I gave him one opana and one oxy per day for 2 years now. A few weeks ago, my medication got stopped (due to insurance mixup) PLUS half a bottle was stolen. Thus, I am out of opana and only have a few oxy remaining. I won't have anymore until next week, and then only the Opana. The stolen oxy will not start back until 3 weeks.

I cannot take this. I do not know what to do or where to turn. I have only been in California for 2 months and have all new doctors. I am suffering the beginnings of withdrawal and my husband went out and got liquor when I wouldn't give him anything. I read all of you emails and gave him one pill. He is already calming down and not sweating so profusely. Someone please advise me. I am so stressed out that I can barely think. Do you just die? Does the heart give out? How bad is it? Does anyone know? Thank you.

IT'S THE ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS YOU "WILL EVER DO"!!! BUT YOU CAN!! I AGREE TO GIVE YOUR PILLS TO A LOVE ONE "BUT' LOVED ONES DON'T WANT TO WANT TO SEE YOU SUFFER!!! BE CAREFUL! . THIS ADDICTION HAS BEEN A MONKEY ON MY BACK FOR YEARS. AND GETTING OFF SUCKS!!! I'VE DONE IT TWICE BUT I'M PART OF THE 89% "RELAPSE" STAY STRONG KEEP YOU HEAD UP AND, GOD SPEED FRIEND. ( I'M NOT SAYING THIS "NOT" TO DISCOURAGE YOU BUT, JUST TO INFORM YOU "STAYING OFF" IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO HARD!!!! GET PRO HELP FOR THAT!!!!! NO JOKE!!!!!!

 

CBRENNER, ...SIGH.....I'M SORRY. THE WHOLE MESS,,,,IT  SUCKS. DO YOU HAVE INS.!? IF SO, CALL AND, (I THINK ) THERE IS A NUMBER OPTION FOR ADDICTION PRESS IT!! AND TELL THEM ABOUT IT!!  (S**T I WOULD!!!) ....IF YOU DON'T. . . MAYBE,, TALK TO YOUR DOC. AND TELL THEM. "SOON" THEY MIGHT HELP. . . . THERE IS HELP JUST KEEP THE FAITH!!

Im reading all your posts and have a question...I too started on Lortab for pain...stopped on my own and no it wasnt fun for about a month....Then found Oxis....I have been taking average 4 daily (15mg) for almost 2 months now....I took 7 or 8 yesterday and I can even look at myself in the mirror today....Since I havent been taking them long and I am READY to not take them anymore...my pain is gone.....can I stop by myself without DYING? Im a single mom and its super scary.....

I Just got a tummy tuck a week ago. They gave me oxycodone. Though it's only been a week, during the day I'm fine and don't take one. Once I'm ready for bed, I get real antsy and get a little fever. I take a pill Just so I can get to sleep. What's going on and could this be serious??

I've been taking oxy on and off for 5 years.  I'm ready to be done.  I've tried cold turkey and cant do it.  I was thinking of using another lower level pain pill to wein off the oxys but I've heard miss reviews on that.  I really don't know how to start.  Should I lower my daily dosage first or should I stop all together and try using a substitute?  Regardless I'm ready to be off this sh*t.  I need some advice on the best way to do it.  I don't want to feel like sh*t all the time and have no energy.  HELP!  What can i use to help with the withdrawls? What is the best way to detox from home?  How long will it take until I start feeling normal again?

Yes you should be fine. If you haven't been taking them to long. But if you start to feel like c**p after you stop taking them that means your body has become addicted to the OXY pills. So you will need a few days to get right. You will feel like you have the flu for a few days. There are some home remedies you can take to reduce the withdrawls. If the withdrawls get to much to handle take a Lortab NOT an OXY!. Good luck. I'm been on then for 5 years and I;m trying to quick so you are not alone. Again this is just my opinion / suggestions. I may be wrong.

Hang in there grandma. You can take some immodium to help with the withdrawls. Take 10-15 immodium pills and that would help you. I would try and use a different pain med that OXY. When you go off OXY you start to feel like sh*t and you feel depressed. Good Luck

Do NOT give up on looking for a Pain Clinic, there is surely one around somewhere. When I moved to a new state, my new Dr. gave me a piece of paper with all of the Pain Clinics in the area. I called every single one of them, and no one would see me because I have been on my Pain meds for so long (13 yrs) and have gone through all of the injections, therapy traction and physical manipulation, and NOTHING helped me except the meds. I am now on 30 mg of Oxycodone 4x a day,and 60mg long lasting Oxycontin..not to mention all of the other meds I take for anxiety and depression. I was told that No Pain Clinic gives just medication, so as you can guess, I freaked. I started asking around and looking through the yellow pages, and sure enough, I found a clinic that would help me. They have been so great, every DR. there, so PLEASE, dont give up, there are places that will help, its like the reg Drs. just dont want you to know about them. Anyway, DONT give up hope,and if worse gets to worst, you can go to the Emergency Room. Explain to them that you are going through withdrawals, and can not find anyone to help you. I had to do this once when I had a screwed up Dr... anyway, I told them I needed to get detoxed becouse I have been on Opiates for so long, and I cant find a Dr. who will help me. They gave me the meds I needed and referred me to a Pain Clinc, and I have been with them ever since.... 2 years now... I hope this helps you, I Really Know what your going through, and it is I think the worst feeling EVER!!! Good Luck :)

Planning to quit soon, but scared to death - literally!! I am only prescribed 10mg x4/day and that worked for a little while.  The problems with oxy are many, but the one that has hit me was the tolerance levels and how quickly I could take my dosages up to levels that I can't support with my prescriptions.  If I had a magic box, I could easily do 12-15 a day and not suffer any ill effects or give anyone any indication I was high.  It didn't take long at all for my 4x/day to turn into 5, then 6, then whatever I could get.  My wife has a good number of prescriptions and I cut into her's, then she needs some of mine depending on who has the latest refill.  This is NO WAY to live.  I was in the most respectable careers and have been praised many times for being the top notch professional in my professions, but behind the scenes, I became addicted and no one knows but my wife.  I get a little high from the oxy, but anymore I just find taking them is just a way of getting back to "normal" without worrying about the great feeling I used to get.  When I don't have them, I am a complete A-hole and my wife has pointed this out to me many times.  When she is without, that means we are both acting like crazy people - not so good for a marriage as you can imagine.  I have decided to get clean and just deal with the pain or try the injections again.  I did that once and I wanted to cry so bad it wasn't funny...never had that kind of pain before!  Not sure if it was done right or not, but the thought of doing this again scares me so bad I think I'd rather be a junkie or go through WD.  either way, I have to get clean and it is going to be the worst experience of my life...already know it!  The only two things I have going for me is I just retired, so I don't have to worry about my work performance or getting fired, and my wife knows I have a problem and HOPEFULLY will deal with whatever it takes to get me clean.  Again, not looking forward to it, but reading these pages has given me some hope along with additional fears from horror stories.  

I`m here because I`m scared. I started taking oxy about 2 years ago for herniated discs in my back. l was prescribed 5mg every 8 hours which quickly turned into  popping them like candy. I went off of them cold turkey about 7 months ago and it was hell. I have a panic disorder already so that added to the withdrawal. i started taking it again because of my back and recent hand/wrist surgery. i cant just take one 5 mg pill. i find myself popping oxy again like candy except now its 10mgs. I`ve had a history of addiction with soma also for my back which i had kicked cold turkey as well but like the oxy i have relapsed. my life seems to live around where l` going to get my next prescriptions. I cant do this anymore. i have not only let myself down but my family. They know about the first drug bindge but not this one so im alone in this because i cant bare to hurt them again. I`m an artist and i want my life back. i take up to 70mg of oxycodon a day and no one understands how i feel except other addicts. i guess what I`m getting at is i would love some feedback . thank you for taking the time to read my post and hopefully ill get the feed back i`m searching for. 

The fever could mean infection so you should really checked out. I've had MRSA ( worst strain of infection) 7 times . Trust me it'll be worth just going and getting it checked out. As for being antsy , your body just went through a lot and needs to heal. The fever could be making you anxious, not being as active and so much more. I can say though don't choose to take the oxy to get rid of anxiety. Yes for me when I take it my panic attacks stop, but I'd rather be anxious every minute then be addicted to oxy. Please get checked out for infection and only take the oxy when you really neally need it. I'd say pain higher then a 6- lower then that it'll hurt with only taking 800 mg ibuprofen ..but in the end its worth it. Take care of yourself and I wish you the best of luck.

As everyone on here knows oxy really is the devil. You are on a very high dosage, like myself. When I start running out of this nasty drug I panic. It controls my life. You need to take an hour for yourself and just breath. You can and will get through this. Telling your Dr your fears is the first step. You have to wean yourself down slowly if you can't go cold turkey which I won't sugar coat. It is very scary and feels like the withdrawal symptoms will never go away but the point is THEY DO! I know you're scared..terrified as am I . You can do this. Please don't ever mix ANY alcohol with any medicine especially opiates. That can kill you as it makes the oxy more potent, causing the heart to slow down to a dangerous level. You have a life to live out there and just by telling your story you've started to live it again. Try not to panic. I'm not going to say the whole AA thing "take one day at a time' ....im going to say take one minute at a time. I wish you the best of luck.

As everyone on here knows oxy really is the devil. You are on a very high dosage, like myself. When I start running out of this nasty drug I panic. It controls my life. You need to take an hour for yourself and just breath. You can and will get through this. Telling your Dr your fears is the first step. You have to wean yourself down slowly if you can't go cold turkey which I won't sugar coat. It is very scary and feels like the withdrawal symptoms will never go away but the point is THEY DO! I know you're scared..terrified as am I . You can do this. Please don't ever mix ANY alcohol with any medicine especially opiates. That can kill you as it makes the oxy more potent, causing the heart to slow down to a dangerous level. You have a life to live out there and just by telling your story you've started to live it again. Try not to panic. I'm not going to say the whole AA thing "take one day at a time' ....im going to say take one minute at a time. I wish you the best of luck