Damn oxycodone!

[big_griff]

thank you all for your words and for the tough love. you guys are my brothers here and i take everything you say in, and i'm feeling better now. I actually have come to the point where i want to quit. thanks guys, i feel like i had an epiphany, to quote an earlier post! LoL. i know what i want in life, and this aint it. Thanks again, honestly, i love all you guys. (no i'm not on clomid currently) LMAO. thanks again bro's.
Your friend and brother
griff

 

[8800gtx]

well simply put....The only way your coming off it 100% is through rehab and medical help....and evn then your chances of relapse are high...Chances of you quitting by cutting down about .000009% seriously bro, no matter how tough you may think you are drug dependency is stronger.......Take care of yourself, be humble, be strong, and ask for help...ask a friend, a brother, or family member...Youll be surprise how well most people receive the news...When I went down my family and friends received me with open arms....good luck

 

[ironclaw]

hey bro's
i am struggling with coming off of the beast of addiction to oxycodone's, and i was just wondering if maybe omega or macro,ulter, etc., could tell me what i'm doing to my body by taking this garbage? its hard bro's, it makes work a lot easier when you feel good all the time, but i know its bad. I don't even know how i'm making gains in the gym, but i'm at the point now where i'm missing workouts cuz i sleep all damn day, and i feel like i'm throwing my potential down the drain. So what i'm asking is if someone knowladgable on the subject could tell me how oxy's limit/affect your gains in the gym? i think that would help me even more to come off and beat this shit. Thanks bro's for being here.

Hey there biggriff,
If anyone can offer you help or answer any questions on this topic of addiction , it's me. Let me start by saying you've made a big step forward by admitting you have a problem. As far as getting off the oxycodone, you can slowly decrease your daily dosage over a week or two ( depending on how your body reacts to the mild withdrawals) and when you get down to 1 or two pills/day; then you're going to have to stop , cold turkey. IF you have any pills left by this point; give them to a friend, girlfriend, someone you can trust not to give them back. I don't know how long you've had this problem, the longer your body is on opiates, the worse the withdrawal will be. You can expect to feel really uncomfotalbe for about 3 days. trouble sleeping, sweating, no appetite, no energy, cravings for the drug, anxiety, irritability. You can do this, after 3 days, the drug is out of your system, and you will have won the battle. I started shooting heroin when I was 19, and by the time I was 20 I had a bad habit, I was physically addicted to opiates, I've fought this addiction my whole life, I'm 34 now. The 90's were really rough for me, I finally had to get on methadone in order to stop my illegal opiate use. Ive been on methadone maintenence therapy since 99, and am currently detoxing myself off this drug. And it's 2 to 3 times as phsically addictive as heroin. I started at 160 mg/day and am down to 85/mg a day, dropping down 5 mg/every week. I've tried detoxing in the past ( 3 times) and always relapsed, so this time I'm taking it slow. I also joined NA, and believe it or not, this has helped tremendously. You have to make sure you're ready to to do this for yourself, but once you make up your mind, you can do anything. You can email me if you have any quesitons. I'm willing to do anything I can to hellp you. Good luck bro.

 

[almost-pro]

I am still battling a hydrocodone withdrawal. I am about over it now. I decided to quit cold turkey. On some days I would use 100mg of hydro, some days less... I can tell you the first 1-2 weeks was pure hell. After that it got alot easier. I am not condoning this in any way, but it helped me to have some klonopen and/or xanax around to help with the anxiety. (Don't get addicted to these in the process). That is just what worked for ME and may not be a good idea for anyone else.

 

[8800gtx]

Bump that last post....Yes I definately advise and recommend NA (Narcotics Anonymous)

 

[solidspine]

AA or NA They are everywhere

Just walk in, then the journey begins

 

[AhMadKooL]

One word: Rehab

 

[Mr.Pumped]

If you don't have any support from freinds or familly, it's going to be a difficult road to recovery. If that is the case you should check yourself into detox and stop kidding yourself. I was on heroin for years and tried to stop on my own, but I just kept using again. It wasn't until I went to a detox that I got the help I needed like; counseling, NA meetings. That's what helped me put things back into perspective. I knew- just like you do- that I was ruining everything, familly, freinds, job etc.. You have to get tough with yourself and do the dam thing. You allready took the first step in admitting you have a problem. Now it's up to you to take the second step. You can do it; you have to establish a network and work it. Hope the best to you.