Day two of sobriety

[LoneTree]

Just keep the eyes on the prize .... how good you will feel once you have kicked the addiction.
Opiate withdrawl symptoms depend on how long you have been using it, how much you were taking and by what route.
First 2 or 3 days are the worst ones, and then withdrawl symptoms subside.
Drink plenty of liquids. Take OTC medicines for withdrawl symptoms: Imodium for diarrhea, motrin for pain, etc.
Don't hesitate to go to the ER if you feel very sick.

 

[hog#head#cheese]

6 monthes clean here bro.I ended my reckless drugged up lifestyle with a 300.00 a day dope habit.You Wanna talk pm me.

 

[Delinquent]

what are you quitting and how long have you been using??

Been actually addicted to them since December. We would get 3 scripts, 120 30mg roxy's, 120 methadone, 120 xanax. We'd eat the 120 roxy's in a couple weeks and that's with both uf us having these scripts so you can do the math on how much oxycodone that was. We would then use the methadone for the last couple weeks until we got our next script.

About 4 months back, we decided we needed to stop the roxy's because they were simply useless to us. We would have to take 10 30mg at once to feel anything and it just wasn't worth the risk of that much at one time. We would though get up to 10-12 through the course of a couple hours.

We started using methadone but not as a maintenance drug. We would take 8-10 of them to party. I guess I'm one of the rare ones that actually gets messed up on them because 10 methadone gives the same effect as a bunch of roxy's to me.

Anyways, about 2-3 months ago, we started tapering down. We tapered something like

10-12 pills to 7-8
5-6 pills to 3-4
1-2 pills to 1/2 to 1

We've now been on 1/4 which is 2.5 mg of methadone for a week or so and we're completely out. We do have a few suboxone a piece if things get hairy but we're gonna do this the hard way

I'm hoping given the fact that we haven't been addicted for that long plus the extreme low dose of methadone that we are at will decrease the overall severity of the withdrawals.

 

[ricco561]

A lot of good advice so far. Go to a meeting or a hundred meetings. One minute, one hour, etc, etc.
15 years for me, so PM if you have any questions.
Take care Bro.

 

[EZ_E]

Stay strong brother, it will be tough, but almost anything worth having in life will be

 

[Smurfy]

Starting to hurt pretty back but I have to be done by Monday as I start my new job. We have been trying to get some suboxone that is the new drug to help with opiate addiction but have been unsuccessful because we don't want to go to treatment for it.

I keep telling myself to hold it together, break free just break free of this slavery.

when you say WE i assume you mean you and your wife?
I wish the best for you and hope you find the strength to hold it together, for the sake of your daughter

 

[smidge23]

I'm an alcoholic. The first 3 days are horrible. Try soberrecovery.com. Godspeed.

 

[Delinquent]

when you say WE i assume you mean you and your wife?
I wish the best for you and hope you find the strength to hold it together, for the sake of your daughter

Yes my wife and I are doing this together which I don't know is making it better or worse. Plus having to unpack our new house while watching an 18 month old plus I start my new job on Monday so a lot of stuff needs to be done but it won't be done if we continue to feel this bad or worse

It's only been the 2nd day and we're flippin already. We know we MUST do this not only because it was ripping our marriage apart but for our daughter and my new job and our lively hood.

The only thing curbing the withdrawal a little is weed. We have been smoking all day which doesn't inhibit us from playing with our daughter mind you. We're trying to find the most clean and best available but it's hard to find people that actually care enough about what they're selling to know what strain, indica or sativa etc.

We have also had to take xanax to curb the panic attacks plus we've had to take a bunch of them just to get tired enough to sleep. Which is where I'm heading so I hope I at least get a couple hours of sleep.

Don't let anyone get this far if you know they are using an addictive drug. It truly does ruin lives

 

[hog#head#cheese]

your only kidding yourself if you think your little taper program is going to get you off opiates you need professional help and you don't need sub or done. Your habit was quite small my friend and be glad it was.If you are down to 5mg of done a day the worst is over however i still recomend checking into a detox and starting on the steps it will take every ounce of strength you have left to quit using and start living a clean life and only than will you feel human again.Pm me if i can help believe me bro I chased dope for 20 years and only now am i alive for the first time.

 

[mrplunkey]

My best friend and his brother were terribly strung-out on Oxy's. You have to hang in there. Eventually you'll realize how great you feel without then, but until them you feel like your world is gong to end.

Do NOT give in. This is something you simply have to win. There is no alternative. Always keep your eye on that prize -- the baby.

Good luck!