KICKING OXYCONTIN & HEROIN ADDICTION COLD TURKEY

[sickofthechase]

hello all. this is my first post on here. i am trying to kick an oxy/heroin addiction. today is day one. i feel like i have to do it cold turkey and none of this methadone **** and weening yourself off. that dosent work. i feel as if it just prolongs the inevitable. i have been hooked on oxys for about 2 yrs and just started sniffing heroin.... BLAH BLAH BLAH
we have heard it all, anyways... what do you think of going cold turkey? should i try the thomas recipe? i am hoping to find some support. i havent taken oxys in about a week but i have been using heroin(sniffing). i think the oxys are out of my system. is it easier to withdrawal from oxys or heroin? i have withdrawn from oxys, not by choice, and it was hard the very first day. it seems as if the heroin hasnt been that bad the WD that is. who am i kidding its only day one.

[stilltrying1965]

my wife and i came off a 13yr heroin addiction c/t after a few attempts but only after we found this site i know everyonre is different but tapering never worked for us it only delayed the inevitable but as i say everyone is different and coming off heroin is like going toe to toe with the devil and believe me we did it was horriffic there is no point in trying to make it sound easier than it is coz it isnt with heroin you have to change everything your circle of friends the lot we moved house and had to lose a lot of friends but it was the only way or we would probably have died we smoked heroin but its all the same when you go into w/d we used the thomas recipe and had some valium and loads of help from everyone on mh i had friends here who sat up all night with me as sleep was something that took a long time to come but it is worth it in the end i think you can do this but you must be 100% dedicated to doing it or it wont work i found that out over the years i believe you can do this keep posting i wish you the best off luck as life is great after heroin we can taste smell feel everything which we couldnt before i wish you all the best

[worriedaunt7]

I am worried sick about my nephew.  He has a dr. In Florida prescribing him 300 tabs of oxycontin(per month), methadone and valium.  My nephew says the dr. fills the prescriptions at his office.  Is this even legal?

[forumryder]

i just quit ct off oxys im on day 5.  first 3 sucked but i kept busy and man did that ever help.  i went to work i worked out i walked i did it all and the day went by so fast.  just sitting in your house starting at the clock pasing around just kills you.  this site is amazing.  when imj home im on here.  but you can do it.  get out keep your mind off  it.  youll feel like **** but when you get out it all goes away.  it wont be as bad as you think.

[NotSoHappyDust]

Me and my boyfriend started shooting dope about 1 and 1/2 ago. We have talked about quiting the ENTIRE time. I had attempted to just quit one time and one time only. I just went to my moms house said I have the flu and need help. I ended up right back where i started the very NEXT day. The sad thing was, when i got my fix that next day you would think i was depressed that i didnt do it, no i had never been so relieved. At that time i was not 100% dedicaded to kickin it. It is now about 5 months later and I finally decided it was time for me. I am now 100% committed to this now, I have told my family (which is very important that you have a supportive group of ppl who have seen you how sick you are for wds), and have cut ties with all friends and the boyfriend who continue to use. I tried to quit at home with my boyfriend, the 1st two days (which day one i took 60mg, of liquid methadone, day 2 15mg of methadone) but it wasnt enough to fight the mental urge to just get high, which i did not have until i watched the boyfriend walk in to the bathroom with the "plate n spoon". I hit my low when i though a tempere tantrum like a little kid for him to just give me some. mind you i was not a bit sick, well day one he gave in and just gave it to me, i didn't even feel it, its hard to (i hear) when your on methadone. I finally just had to come to terms that i had to cut all users/sellers out of my life, if i really wanted to quit. I found the Thomas Recipe, i cut out the valuim and klonopin (i didnt feel i needed them, just used the herb Valerian) and stuck to just all the herbs and supplements. Today is day 8 and i feel better then i have in nearly two years. No one asks me if im sick, or tired anymore. I am slowly regaining my identity. Its still early for me too. Just do what you think you need to do and really stick to your guns and stay as busy as POSSIBLE, EXCERSIZE everyday. Excersize helps so much with the leg pain. Which for me was very intense in my w/d. So I started out with day 1 a good size dose of methadone, then day 2 3/4 less than day 1 (day 2 was the only day i experienced w/d symptoms!), day 3 started the "my version" Thomas Recepie, and have fallowed that and daily walks, and just forcing myself to get outta bed and start moving, but i've done it now for EIGHT days! Good luck, and never give up!

[Trying_hard19]

I went cold turkey 35 days ago from Oxy ..  250mg one day, went cold turkey the next ..
I may have tried tapering, but I never thought about it ..

I had 10 years of abuse stacked up and the detox was really rough.. People talk about working on day 2-4, I could not walk.. It took 10 minutes each morning to unclench my hands and feet..

I had " nightmares" that haunted me for a week afterward's.. I was told that your brain knows your deepest fears, so I should accept the idea that your brain would use that against you . .

Its been a powerful experience.. one I will never forget.. On day 4, I was treated for high blood pressure, 161 / 112..  I was checked daily for 2 weeks .. today its 110/85..  

My councilor said that Oxy is especially rough because it has some slow release qualities.. so your technically high 24/7 when using .. No idea other than that..

I can tell you that the decision I made was to either end up in the psych ward, or die.. but I would not use again..

The last 4 days have been hell.. P.A.W.S every day and black depression .. I have an empty tank where strength is concerned.. but I am still committed .. if tomorrow gets worse, which is possible, I am checking into the hospital..  

[hooklineandsinker]

I kicked CT. It was pure hell. I felt like I had died and gone to hell.

I didn't sleep for 5 days. I puked, sh*t and crawled around on the floor to relieve the creepy crawlies. I watched the clock tick the minutes and it just moved so slow. The cravings were so overwhelming, I would hit the wall with my fist to distract myself with pain.

I hallucinated a vision where an Indian came to visit me and told me when I was done to hike down to the river. I emailed somebody about this and they almost called 911 on me.

On the fifth day, I went to the ER, because I really believed I was having a heart attack.

The doctor there basically chewed me a new one. He asked why I started using and I said I was "self medicating." He scoffed at that and said that was the first time he heard that one.

He said I probably wouldn't make it. Maybe I would but he doubted it.

Btw, my BP was 180/101. They gave me clonidine which helped for a few hours.

The friend who took me told me the doctor was just being confrontational to put some fight back in me because I was so whipped at that point.

It worked because he made me mad as hell and determined to do it.

Exercising was not an option. I walked my dogs twice a day. I felt like I was in some dream world and so weak and feeble that I literally staggered around like a drunk.

Around the 7th day I was able to eat a bowl of soup. A neighbor made it for me when she saw me walking dogs. All she could say was "Oh honey, look at you" over and over. And that was the turn around.

At one point I was googling "visions from Indians" or something. I found this Indian prayer.

My help is in the mountain
Where I take myself to heal the earthly wounds
That people give to me.
I find a rock with sun on it and a stream where water runs gently and trees,
which one by one give me company.

So must I stay for a long time until I have grown from the rock
And the stream is running through me.
And I cannot tell myself from one tall tree
Then I know that nothing touches me
Nor makes me run away
My help is in the mountain that I take with me

When it was over, I did hike down to the river. I sat on on a rock outcrop for an hour in the middle of the deep forest. I took the mountain with me.

The severity of withdrawal depends on the drug, the amount and the length of time. I'm glad some people can go to work and meetings and all. I couldn't get off the floor myself.

It can be very, very bad. People need to know that going in.

199 days clean.