My history with getting clean from Oxycontin

[bionic_man]

Everyone,
It's been months since I posted.  As history, I was in an accident years ago and was put on oxycondin for pain for almost 4 years.  I was taking over 100 milligrams three times a day for the pain.  One day I just had enough and started tapering myself off the drug.  It took me four months but I eventually got off the drug and the last day I took a pill was May 14 2009.  It was tough and never been as sick as I was the first few days however it only lasted a few days and with the help of my family physician I've not had a pain pill since then.   I still have back pain however my sex life has rebounded and I no longer have "panic" attacks that I used to have at work....especially if I had to talk in front of a group of folks.  My message is that it is possible......I won't lie, it's not easy but once you've been off of them for a while you start feeling normal (whatever that is) and you start living a normal life instead of sitting around all day wondering when you should take your next pill.  Thank God I never hurt anyone as I used to drive and do normal everyday things.  If you need the specifics of how I did this by all means let me know and I'd be happy to give you some advice.  Hang in there and ask God for his help.  I did this without any suboxine(????) just tapering down my dosages.  

Take care and don't give up.  If I can do it you can too.

[Lisa034]

yes I do need some tips on how you did it,  I am on day 10 of going cold turkey off of percs.  I would take about 10-15 10mg percs a day. I feel like I am going crazy. My girlfriend is trying to help me but I feel like she does not know what I am going thru. She never went thru withdrawls. When she got off pills she went the methadone route.  I do not want to trade one drug for another that I think is way harder to get off. Please if you have some advice for me it would really help.  What can I do for sleep.  I have not slept in days, I am going crazy please help. I am on day 10 when am I going to be able to sleep. When am I going to start feeling better?  Please,please,please help me

Tony
Jacksonville,FL

[whitie]

good job, and congradulations on being opioid free

glad to see you did it without having to resort to replacement narcotic opioids. they certainly have their time and place. but unfortunately theres an easy access system out there, that fails to inform many about its side effects, and dangers.