Stopping Percocet "cold turkey"

Hi, I am in my 10th day of not taking any percocet/hydrocodone, which I was taking about an average of 5/day for about 5 weeks. I know this is nothing compared to some of you but I was taking them in a very addictive, unhealthy way, just to make myself feel better(the pain from my surgery only lasted about 2 of those 5 weeks). I snorted them often and would pop them whenever I began feeling not good (which was a lot of the time, and even some of the time I was on them).
I am quitting cold turkey. There are ways I could get more at home(illegaly) but I know I will not. This is my second little stint of being addicted(the first was longer, about 2.5 months, and I had tylenol with codeine at the end of it to help ween me off). This time was worse because I actually made the decision to take them addictively, it was a conscious thing. I decided to "give in" to the pills until I got my sling off my arm, which I really hate. This time I did not ween myself at all, I got a final(unecessary) prescription of 20 vicodin and took them all in large quantities. The last day I had them I took about 7 or 8. The next 5-6 days were hell, I never really felt ok, but there was no cold sweats or shivering like a people describe(my addiction wasn't severe enough I guess) but I was in constant misery, did not want to leave the room or talk to people, and I had a LOT of trouble sleeping (I slept maybe 3 hours a night for the whole time).
So I am basically wondering why I still feel awful. It's not as bad, but it's still bad. I heard that after about a week, you would mostly be ok, but I have yet to actually feel real, lasting happiness in the past 10 days. The best is I will feel good for a tiny amount of time, but overall each day as a whole sucks.
How long until it is totally gone? I know my addiction is nothing compared to the year and even life-long struggle some of you go through, but the fact that I relapsed easily after 2 years gives me a cause to worry.

Thanks to everybody for their honesty! I've never felt like an addict until I was put on percocet! 4 times a day for sciatica...I need to be on pain meds just to deal! The percocet however, it seems when I wake up sometimes without pain that I still must take a pill just to feel normal! I have never taken more than one extra during the day and have never come up short! I am concerned because I watched a special on addiction and they said percocet changes brain chemistry permanently and most people would have to be put on methadone or suboxen for the rest of their lives! I have been on percocet for 2 years. Has anyone else had this type of post treatment and do either one of them help with pain? I would just like to know. But, for those that ever run out klonopin really helped with the worst of the side effects and something for anti diarrhea...when I came off of lortabs 10 4 times a day due to pharmacy (on-line) closure.

ok ppl .... i startd sellin 80s and 30s when i was 16 years old cuz they were around and no one told me anything about getting sick or withdrawl or anything i jus had to clue .... Im 23 now so thats 7 years ... by the time i was 18 i would do no joke 10 80s a day .... then by 22 i had to switch to 30s ... its disgusting to even put the amount of those i was doin but id say atleast 20 a day .... and now i know none of u r doin anymore than that unlesss ur literally a millionair ... if u even did the math on the money i blew over the 7 years its jus pathetic ... i dont know what i was thinkin but finally one day i had enoughh so i jus stopd  and im not gonna lie i never been so sick in my life for the 1st 2 days ... but thats only cuz u should wait 24 hrs before takein suboxone .... and i was only takein mayb a quarter of one wen i would wake up and mayb half a quarter before bed with a piece of a xanax to sleep ... i took a suboxone like that for about 2 weeks feeling completely normal for the hole time besides 1st 2 days then after the 2 weeks i just stopd the sub i felt a lil weaker for a day or 2 but its literally nothin compared to the 1st 2 days so u literally just shrug it off .... so whoever would say they are still sick after 2 months is either one dieing or two has something else seriously wrong with them and can go to the doctors .... and honestly its ppl that talkd like this who scared the c**p outa me which made me not stop for 7 years cuz i was so scared .... its allll in ur head ppl ...... u need to jus stop get like 5 subs take no more that a half throughout the day n i promise u by the 3rd day u will feel fine .... trust me i no the 1st day or 2 it sux but its so worth it  .... its been a month now and i feel 100% back to normal .... i changed my hole life i changed my phone number cut off all my friends who do them ... and not only the ones that do them the ones that are supposidly clean too  .... cuz 9 out of 10 relapse ... keep urself busy as much as possible have fun and just tell urself wow i was a loser i hate those things and really believe it really get mad at them and believe in urself .... just remember who u were before u started doing them  .... good luck everyone

I quit the percocets three days ago. My script was for 6 a day, every four hours. I had sever hip and back pain. My hips were repliced - I spent a week in the hospital followed with a week in a nursing home. I thought there were trying to kill me. I was drugged up, delusional, a few episodes of panic depression . Then 5 months later the other hip replaced. That was in 2002. I suffered wiyh pain in my back until I had had enpough. In Jan of '11 I asked the 4th or 5th pain doctor what my opions were and what test he needed to help him.

I went to the MRI, plus some exays and was scheduled for a dump of a hospital. After sergury I was in the ICU for a 3 days follow bt 3 weeks of hospital care. About 80 percent went away within 6 months. I could walk. Another 6 months and all I have is so fave pain from thw weather.

I was taking 6 - 8 - 10 - 12 percocets or lortabs a day ti knock the pain down.

Three days ago I quit. I feel so much better.

Hey can I just add that anything that is giving to stop pain or to help withdrawls wether it methdone suboxson it all still something u can still be addicted to so the doctors give u 1 thing for pain thats addictive and then they give u another that is addictive all I can say is take ur medicine if u have to and only if ur in pain dont take it cuz it say take every 4 hours thats how u become addicted trust me just take it if u need to and will find that u will not be to depended on it hope everything works out

Renae80 my dad is goin through everything u just mentioned memory lost his balance is messed up he talks out his head he forgets everything but he doesnt take it anymore he stopped 2 days ago how long will he be going through all this he only been taking percocets from the hospital for 3 weeks they were givin him 2 a day and hes 70 years old

In 2002 I was prescribed 160mg Oxycontin a day for 2 years. Later in 2004 the doctor, for some unknown reason would not prescribe ANY pain killers for my bad back. The Sharp doctor dropped me cold turkey without notice. I complained that this was patient abandonment in 2004 and requested a detox dosage or some treatment. Now, nine years later Scripps Hospitals (who bought Sharp) and doctors refuse to treat me or make any appointment. Since they are the only hospital in town that takes SCAN Medicare, I cannot get any medical treatment. Any advice on patient discrimination?

i went cold turkey 2 days ago. i seem to want them more today. it is a hard struggle but this is something that i need to do. i need to do this for my family. i am having a hard time today. just wanting to talk to someone. i also cant stop crying n anxiety is horrible. i feel weak. i am freezing cold, evey time i feel the urge i try and walk it off. i do have a great supportive husband whohas helped me out alot with this. i was taking oxycodone for knee n back pain.

AGREE ITS BEEN ABOUT 4 YEARS FOR ME AND I RAN OUT LAST TUESDAY CAUSE I WAS TAKING 2 MORE A DAY THEN I WAS SUPOSE TO AND I HAVE ALL THE ABOVE PLUS THE sh**s AND FEELING DIZIER THAN HELL TOOK THEM FOR 2 YEARS BEFORE SPIN SURGARY THEN THEY UPED IT AFTER CAUSE I HAD NERVE DAMAGE I HAVE A PERSCRIPTION TO FILL THIS COMING WEDNESDAY AND I DONT EVEN WANT TO GET IT AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS sh*t I THINK I WANT TO DETOX AND THEN GO TO SUMTHING LOWER LIKE VICODEN THEY GAVE ME THE OPTION TO GO ON OXYCOTIN AND I SAID NO BECAUSE I THOUGHT BECAUSE I HEARD OF HOW BAD YOU CAN GET ON THEM SO I CHOOSE THIS ROUTE BOY WAS I WRONG

eat sh*t and you die

go hang yourself do us all a favor

You say ppl on here are thumb-sucking babies yet you whine on and on about your broken bones and staff infection. Sounds to be like you are clumsy and unlucky! So jog on, & wallow in your own misery. And watch your step Mr. Agile, before you break yet another bone.

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Hello,I am taking about 6 Percocet a day. Need to quit