Symptoms of percocet withdrawal

I have a bottle of percocet left over from a surgery I had. I don't need them for the pain anymore, but once every couple weeks or so I take a couple just for the effect. I find that works out pretty well for me. I don't take it long enough to build up a tolerance or have to go through withdrawal symptoms, but I still get the euphoric feeling.

Addiction is a very hard thing to beat. I am a recovering drug addict also and it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do. First off if you do not want to talk to your DR about your drug addiction you should go to a drug rehab, they have out patient help also. It is good to be able to talk to people that has had the same problem. People that has never had this problem just seem to class drug addicts as Junkies etc. and look down on us like we are trash and that is not the case. I have heard one woman say that she is not an addictive person, like you have to be a certain type of person to get addicted to drugs. I wish you all the luck on your recovery.

ALL THAT I WANT TO KNOW IS IF YOU HAVE TAKEN ABOUT TEN PERCOCOETS FOR PAIN AND IT HASE BEEN THREE DAYS SINCE LAST DOSE, CAN YOU PASS A DRUG SCREENING FOR A JOB? IF NOT, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DETOX THE BODY AND PASS A DRUG TEST?

PLZ HELP !!

TYVM

I have been on percocet for over 5 months to the point that I have worked my way up to about 15 to 20 pills a day. Yesterday I ran out and decided that was it. I am not taking anymore. I feel like I am dying. What is the danger of just quitting cold turkey and how long will this horrid feeling go on?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Why not leave people alone who are trying to resolve serious issues in there lives. Save your spelling advise for your students in whatever college in where you are a proffesor.

They most certainly are a class II narcotic get your facts straight -I ama licensed Pharmacist

You people are hilarious. Percocet addiction????? Yes you can have minor withdrawl from percocet. BUt its NOTHING compaored oxycontin withdrawl which is what i have gone through. Percocet with 5mg or 10 mg at the most of oxycodone. Try coming of 20-40 mg of oxy is much much worse and really is life threatening. You can get throuhg perc withdrawl easy, oxy is horrble. I used percs to ween of oxy and then stoped cold turkey

I am 18 hours into going without PercoSet. (5/325?). I started PercoSets some 4 years ago after cervical spine surgery and have been on a regular dose of 3 to 4 a day. I am tired of taking meds. I had cancer surgery last year and was also diagnosed with diabetes. I am confident that i can endure the withdrawals. I just need advice on what to expect and any OTC meds that will help minimize the discomfort.


Any advice on detoxing? Should I just stop or reduce my dose over time? I have unlimited acess. Which is both good and bad. My neuro surgeon feels I need them, I have a very high threshold for pain. I have been on them for so long I am begining to wonder if I need them or am addicted.

Any advice? Thx!

Hey, there was some information i was unable to find online.
Does anyone know how long witdrawals last?

Reading this was disturbing.... My husband just went in to detox for percocet/roxicet... I wanted to find out as much as I could to help him in his process of getting well. Though it is sometimes tempting. to be "hard". kindness and support are what is needed. The way you are responding to each other is neither kind or educational. Please respond with information that can help the reader not judge them or be the one that is "right". These narcotics are highly addictive. They can take hold of your life before you know it. Withdrawal is uncomfortable .. I understand there is a medication you receive during the time you are detoxing to help you along the way... maybe its not necessary for that one individual to be having the bends right now. The medication will help and also increase you chance of success. A program is necessary for you to continue with your success. I wish you well and pray for wellness for all.

There is good advice here: Being open to a friend's apparently sincere request is admirable, and as we all learn hard lessons, no doubt there is a lesson or two here.

The sobering awareness (no pun intended) in this is that - like the cliche goes - otherwise respectable people can be brought to surprisingly self-serving behavior when it comes to money, sex, and drugs.

This is a subject for a "mature" audience, so I don't know how "Chachi" got into rambling about interpersonal relationship stuff. "Chachi" wrote:
"hahhahahah, your post.....Now I've read everything. Don't blame others for your stupid mistakes ... Wow.....with friends like you....who needs enemies LOL"

What is that about? Chachi, are you a total id**t?

In any case, percocet must be handled with caution, and I would advise anyone taking it to be aware of the risks of becoming relatively easily addicted, yes even physically, so that professional help is needed to withdraw from using it. In other words, use it sparingly, if at all. For pain, better to opt for Vicodin if at all possible, or even better, Darvocet, as these pose less of a problem with dependency and withdrawal issues.

I quit taking my Percocet Thursday afternoon (this is Saturday afternoon) and I am still not sure how long the duration of the withdrawal symptoms will occur. I have all the typical symptoms and don't feel very good at all, but I'm sure it's time for me to stop taking these. I had a thoracic epidural with a steroid (another great drug!) on Wednesday for a herniated disk, which is supposed to alleviate the pain within 48 hours, but still find it is there. The Percocet were definitely helpful, but I found that I was enjoying them a little too much. I am definitely done with them now. I had similar bad withdrawls from taking Paxil (much worse than the Percocet.) It is amazing that more people aren't told of the adverse effects of some of this stuff out on the market. It seems like many doctors don't even know, or they would not prescribe them...at least I would think. Anyhow, can anyone tell me how long I will feel like c**p and start feeling like a person again? Thanks in advance for all your replies.

You sound like the only one that I care to chat with......

My dr.s found a HUGE tumor in my head last September.... I have had two surgeries to remove the tumor...and a 4 day stint of really cool Cyber Knife Radiation.... BTW...my tumor is Chondrosarcoma...it IS cancer....but it's supposed to be one of the "better" kinds of cancer....not supposed to spread in into my blood stream...or my lymph nodes....anyway......

I was off work for six months....

I, right now...am coming of a 7 month percocet and Soma addiction....

I would..however....like to make one thing clear....I NEVER took more than I was suppposed to ..... and basically over the last four months never took more than 4 of each per day..... and 4 was a bad day..... I took 3 percocets and 3 somas a day for most of the 4 months......That's it.......

However...at my first "official" check up.... got an MRI to watch the tumor and make sure there was no new growth.....that was all good...nothing new....
But what WAS new was how I had been feeling over the last 5 weeks prior to this visit.... Depressed....very anxious....no appetite....slept alot...and itching!!! And I mean itching from the inside out!!!!

When we started discussing this....well...it took my Neurosurgeon like 5 seconds to realize that I was addicted to the opiate and needed off them right away!!!

I won't even go into the 2nd drug that he prescribed for me for the itching....cuz i refuse to take it....it scared the sh&t out of me.....
However....the help I am getting is from some good ole' Xanex....
Now...before you think I am trading one addiction for another....let me just say this....Sure...before this I guess you could consider me a high strung person.....kinda.....HOWEVER...never....EVER....did I get "anxious" about anything!!! I am a huge people person....blah blah blah.....and that feeling was something VERY different than anything I had ever felt!!! And the depression was really kicking my ass, too!!!! The Xanex...yes...has it's own problems if used incorrectly....but I only plan on using it when needed....It has gotten rid of my shakes and I am very thankful for that right now!!!!

Mr dr told me to do this.....for two weeks ....take 2 of each per day....
for the next two weeks....take only one of each per day.....then stop....

I am right in the middle of that right now....Today is my first day of single dose.... I am doing pretty good.....

I have to say his advise has worked well so far.... my other tip to you would be....go slow..... and also.....the less amount of drug that you can deliver to your body at one time helps very much.... so while you are weening off..... break them in half....so you only deliver half of the amount of opiate to your body....it will help....I promise.....

I wish you luck.... it hurts....it sucks..... i cry....i shake..... but I have spurts of energy that I have not felt since way back in September!!!! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and am very excited to get this damn c**p out of my system for good.......

Brain tumor Mom!!!!!

Maybe the friend was sick going through withdrawals ever think of that?? Trust me you would never want to hurt a friend BUT withdrawals are absolutely unbearable!! I am not making excuses or saying that's the case but if you care about your friend try putting yourself in his shoes (if that was the case) extreme pain 24/7 not being able to think about anything but wanting and needind a pill and how much pain your in, how you cant even turn your head or blink without getting chills all over your body getting hot sweating then freezing to death. It affects your sight your balance you drop things you feel like crying every five minutes it is pure HELLL and at one point or another anyone who has went through it would do about anyhting to get releif ANYTHING to make it go away. And thinking when you sleep at night you get some relief think again no sleep you cant sleep you get no releif none they should not even make it no one deserves to go through this. Again I'm not saying that he was but if you are really his friend and love him find out becuase I bet he feels even worse than he already did if he is. I am going through this now and see no end in sight I dont know how much more I can take Im going out of my mind I just cant believe I have made it another hour another minute its horrible and I would do almost anything for one hour of releif. Sorry for babling on

Think again really think again that is absolutley not true I am going through withdrawls from percs right now and I cannot think of how these could be any worse I WISH what you are saying were true more than anyhting i have ever wished for in my life