Im going threw it myself right now and i will get to day 3 and cave and use again because the withdraws are so damn hard and the drugs are too easy to obtain but the best advice I can give because starting tomorrow i will be doing it myself. turn your phone off and get a supply of 20 benzos, Xanax adivan valium ect. and start day ! with 2 benzos 3x a day for 2 days then 1, 3x a day for 3 days then half 3x aday for 2 days then half 2x aday for 1 day as well as ibuprofen for the aches and pains every 4-6 hours as needed and Imodium for the diarrhea drink lots of water and try to eat little meals throughout the day. I learned this detox from going to jail and this is how they detox you there but at home you have access to as much of whatever you need to sleep and comfort yourself. its so easy for me to instruct but very hard for me to do it myself best of luck to everyone and wish me luck im going into day 2
My name is Dorothy and when i first started narcotics i was only doing 5 a day and thought that was bad, now my mom has passed away almost 2 months ago and now i am up to almost 30 pills a day using different milligrams, mostly 10mg, but take like six of them at a time. When I detoxed from just taking 5 a day it was hell, but now after taking so many i am scared to death of the real hell i will be going thru. I can deal with the pain and diarea not sleeping which that part sucks and makes it worst, but the strong cravings i know i will have will kill me. I know what it was like with the cravings when i was just taking only 5 pills a day but now taking so many now the cravings are going to kill me. I am so friggen scared right now i am giving myself anxiety real bad. I don't have insurance or money to try doing it at home alone, because my mom was my support system and now she is not here. Please anyone I need alot of advice what should i do. When i was detoxing from just taking 5 a day i did become suicidal and that is what is scaring me the most cause i take more now and it will be worst detoxing. Help somone please.
I dont know about other states but if you go to the ER in new jersey and say you are in opiate withdrawl they say they do not treat that here and you need rehab unless you have some other major underlying condition or are an alcoholic they send you home and if you are lucky they might give you something for the vomiting/stomach cramps famous last words from an new jersey ER nurse it wont kill you it only feels like you are going to die well i dont believe that i came off of methadone cold turkey and when i went for a doctor visit two months lateri was seffering from sevre dehydration and ended up in the ER anyway getting an hour or two worth of fluids put back into my body i wasnt able to eat solid food for 8 weeks i drank turkey stalk this is a real illness and the effects from the withdrawl devastate your body i feel it is just cruel to leave someone in that type of suffering
need support and would like to discuss my current situation,
ok im detox starting (again)tomorow, what is your current situation? i keep hearing about valerium, sleeping otc meds etc but ive literally got not a penny :( have you started detoxing yet? need support too...badly, im going to be on my own im so so scared
Wow... Finding a site where people post & respond to help others in their time of need:-) I am currently taking prescribed pain meds for 4 years.. Attempted 6 mo ago to get off them.. Cold Turkey!!! What a nightmare & after 2 weeks of being off them I was still soooo depressed I ended up back at my docs getting my refill... I have to say something I regret more than anything I have ever done before.. I should have just rode it out because the worst was over & I went back to the same life I have hated for so long... So here I am 6 mo later dreading what I am going to once again face but I am determined to do it.. I have no choice if I want to live & be here for my Family... My only main concern is how to deal with the pain I have that led me to pain management & on pain meds??? There have got to be other options available other than highly addictive pills??? If anyone would have told me 4 years ago that I would be an addict I would have said they were carzy insane.. NO WAY.. NOT ME!! Well it happened to me & I have an apt tom with my primary care doc & going to inform him of my plan to once again quit taking my meds & gets all scripts I will need for WD... Thank God I still have some left from the last time I quit but I want to have all my ducks in a row & plan this attempt in more detail than the last as I ended up admittingmyself into detox only to receive a mattress on the floor & a hand full of pills to knock me out in the middle of mentally ill patients... I was in NO way accepting that as a form of medical treatment!!! I demanded I be released to do this in the comfort of my own home & in MY BED!!! After leaving I was in & out or ERs for several days.. My Husband was a wreck & felt so helpless... I could see the stress & the toll it was taking on him & It made me feel een more horrible that my addiction has not only ruined my life but my family as well. I was thrown out of the local ER by the ER Doc who basically called me a druggie & called sec to escort me out with no meds to help me with WD when I was instructed to go to the ER for WD symptoms if needed which I REALLY needed help.. My body was jerking so bad I duct taped my legs together & could NOT sleep at all!!! I do have hope that this can be done again with success because I really want to succeed at regaining control over my life & not allow pills to control me or revolve around me & my daily living...
I am scared as hell I wont lie :-) But I feel I have no other choice in the matter as this has went on for far too long!!! I have been taking Oxycodone daily for 4 years & I know I have a very long road ahead of me in recovery but I am determined to make this year the best year by finding myself & how to live without pills. I feel the meds are taking a toll on me physically, emotionally & mentally.. Blood pressure is up all the time.. No blood work ever to check my poor liver... Oh & NO HELP for me either.. My Insurance pays my doc visit & my RX but wont pay for decent detox & maintain my recovery??? WTF??? That stuff really pisses me off!!! All I have gained by being pain free is another illness.. Now I get to go back to being in pain & ohhh yeah.. I am a life long addict now too... Love my life... NOT!!!
So in the nest few weeks I plan to do my best to ween as much as I can.. Last time I just ran out & went cold turk... Its not easy to ween when you have become dependent on a certain amount daily to function & if your addicted & you have them avail you will take them if it means feeling better but I have to be stronger than the addiction!!! Its NOT an easy process at all... VERY SCARED to say the least ! I plan on telling my primary doc of my intent to get off my meds & I think he will give me the meds I will need to detox at home?? I can only hope he will??
So wish me luck.. I am certainly going to need it! I will def keep anyone who is interested to know my progress & status. Thank you all for your time & attention & any helpful advice, tips, feedback,comments are always welcome & appreciated... I need all the help & support that I can get & the only ones who truly understand my position is another addict!!!
stay strong praying for everyone trying to get outta this hell
Howsare things going for you? I was curious to check up on ur progress and see if your hanging in there. Its all within your reach and you have it inside yourself to over come this struggle. Please update and share how you are. Good luckand Gods keeping watch over your recovery just as long as you choose to recover.
Hey everyone I figured id post here what I did and hope it helps someone. I was addicted to oxycodone 30mg for 4 years I did about 8 a day at the end. I just want to say I have been clean for 3 months and feel amazing back to normal I get cravings here and there but nothing I can't handle. It is possible to be normal again. I remember when I was on them blowing thousands of dollars thinking I will never be normal again. I will either be on subs or methadone which I would never do. I forgot what its like to be normal and always remember everyone saying go to rehab or get subs prescribed but I didn't want no one knowing I did pills and I heard that subs are worse to get off then perks. Heres what I did, I detoxed at my friends house who doesn't do opiates. I took subutex the first two days just little bumps (snorted them) enough to feel normal. The third day I took a quarter of suboxone and nothing after that. The thing that helped me for the fourth thru sixth day was taking hot baths and hot showers. Because I took the subs first three days I didn't get leg pains, cold sweats just stomach pain and couldn't sleep good for a few days. Honestly the hardest part for me was having no energy or motivation for the second and third week I was done with withdrawls just very tired all the time. The biggest thing for me was having someone there with me the whole week and motivating me to not do them and telling me I can do it. Of course you have to have will power and want it yourself. Now its been 3 months and I am the happiest Ive been in years I can't tell you how amazing it feels to wake up and not need to do a perk to get out of bed. Also seeing the people that said I could never do it that its impossible. Nothing is impossible just remember that. If you think you can, you can. Simple as that.