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Oxycontin detoxing but no withdrawal symptoms?
Hello all, I'm brand new here and found this site just yesterday. I've been abusing Oxycontin 20's for about 6 months now but the well ran dry 3 days ago. I was taking 2 to 3 per day and biting them in half to bypass the time release. I haven't had any in almost a full 72 hours and so far there's been virtually no symptoms whatsoever.
I'm not substituting anything to take the edge off with the exception of one 350mg "Soma" taken before bed to help with the potential insomnia. I have to be honest here, I'm actually upset that I'm not suffering because now I'm starting to feel like I can quit anytime I want with no side effects. I can get a refill in 4 days if I want to and I'm now starting to think "why not, quitting is no problem".
Anyway, is this in any way normal, to not experience anything by now? Was my abuse at too low of a level to have an effect on me? Is it possible that something will yet hit me? I was expecting to be climbing the walls by now but so far it's been nothing.
I'm not substituting anything to take the edge off with the exception of one 350mg "Soma" taken before bed to help with the potential insomnia. I have to be honest here, I'm actually upset that I'm not suffering because now I'm starting to feel like I can quit anytime I want with no side effects. I can get a refill in 4 days if I want to and I'm now starting to think "why not, quitting is no problem".
Anyway, is this in any way normal, to not experience anything by now? Was my abuse at too low of a level to have an effect on me? Is it possible that something will yet hit me? I was expecting to be climbing the walls by now but so far it's been nothing.
I am currently 20 wks pregnant with my 4th child. I was perscribed hydrocodone for pain because i have holes in my molars which cause my jaw and the whole side of my face to throb and it hurts so bad i cant take it. I just took my last one last night and i am starting to feel the symptoms of withdrawl. I can handle them but im afraid of what it might do to my baby.does anyone know if this is true.. ive been reading the withdrawl effects can hurt the baby more than the side effects of taking the medication can. I was only taking about 3 a day no more than that. I am not an addict. I do not abuse them either.( The bottle said 1-2 every 4hrs as needed). I do not want a new perscription, i want to stop taking them and just find a way to deal with my pain. again please do not judge me i dont judge you
Listen...you're a good guy and you're honest;to a point. But,man,I've got to tell you: YOU ARE LYING TO YOURSELF!
Your odds of success doing this "your way" are ZERO! There is no way that you'll control this. None! Believe me...we know what we're talking about!!
You should have talked to your wife last night. It was the perfect time. You didn't. Do you know why? It wasn't the guilt. It was your addict brain!!
Here's how I see this play out: There will be some pills missing from the count. "We must have miscounted". "I dropped a bunch and they rolled like greased lightening all over the garage floor". "I dropped some in the sink. I'm so sorry". Or...you'll take some out and replace them with pills like ASA or APAP which look similar. We know ALL the tricks!!
I'm not trying to beat you up here....( well actually I AM ) It's just that the BS is flying!!
You need to talk to your wife today!!! This morning!! Right now!! Anything short of that
is unacceptable. You THINK you're strong enough to NOT take any pills. I'm sorry, but you're not even strong enough to talk to the person who loves you the most...
Save yourself here...and re read what David wrote to you...listen to him!
xo
Your odds of success doing this "your way" are ZERO! There is no way that you'll control this. None! Believe me...we know what we're talking about!!
You should have talked to your wife last night. It was the perfect time. You didn't. Do you know why? It wasn't the guilt. It was your addict brain!!
Here's how I see this play out: There will be some pills missing from the count. "We must have miscounted". "I dropped a bunch and they rolled like greased lightening all over the garage floor". "I dropped some in the sink. I'm so sorry". Or...you'll take some out and replace them with pills like ASA or APAP which look similar. We know ALL the tricks!!
I'm not trying to beat you up here....( well actually I AM ) It's just that the BS is flying!!
You need to talk to your wife today!!! This morning!! Right now!! Anything short of that
is unacceptable. You THINK you're strong enough to NOT take any pills. I'm sorry, but you're not even strong enough to talk to the person who loves you the most...
Save yourself here...and re read what David wrote to you...listen to him!
xo
Odds of success in having them available are near to none. You've crossed the brain barrier of their hold. Yeah, didn't touch one today, maybe not one tommorrow, but maybe on the third it will be ok..Then a few more days and "great!" I went three days...So, I got control so another won't hurt..
Your approach won't work. You will only be able to keep your hands to yourself only so long and then you will rationalize its ok as long as I don't do them everyday. But a month from now, you will be taking them everyday again..Except you might find as the access runs short, you find yourself with horrible migraines, diarrehea, night swaet, aches, cramps restless legs all hitting at once and terrorize you for a week
..Your wife is the one with the medical need. I say give them to her and turn your back..Ask her to read some here prior though as to whats waiting at the end of this game of russian rouillet..Give the pills to someone else like a good friend of hers which will give her so much on any particular day..Or go ahead and enhance your curiousity in what the rest of the story is..Maybe your wife could get by with low dose hydrocodone? 25% less than what you have?
Your setting yourself up for failure on your part. You will eat them except this round instead of 2 or 3 a day, it will be 4 to 6. The 6 to 8 all happening within the next two months of your life..And then the pressure in your head will become constant and you will seek another to get it in check. Then you will find it didn't get it in check and then double the dose..
Stop the fixation now. You have zero reason to take them unlike us that have ruptured disc's, gone thru surgery, whatever...Actually,,"why are you even concerned at this point? There is no medical reason for you to need them, yet you "want " to keep them part of your life when you are at the easiest point to walk away....Who runs your mind btw? Have you asked yourself that question lately? Because I can say with certainty its not you and your values in control right now..Man! Wake up and do the right thing! Forget the pills period. They didn't come into your life as something you required and here you are creating the reason to make a requirement....I'm getting real disappointed with your thoughts and "guess" as how your going to make things work which with most people would be low on the totum pole, not number one which they seem to be for you now...
Sorry for sounding upset, but you are about to light a bonfire at your feet...Dav
Your approach won't work. You will only be able to keep your hands to yourself only so long and then you will rationalize its ok as long as I don't do them everyday. But a month from now, you will be taking them everyday again..Except you might find as the access runs short, you find yourself with horrible migraines, diarrehea, night swaet, aches, cramps restless legs all hitting at once and terrorize you for a week
..Your wife is the one with the medical need. I say give them to her and turn your back..Ask her to read some here prior though as to whats waiting at the end of this game of russian rouillet..Give the pills to someone else like a good friend of hers which will give her so much on any particular day..Or go ahead and enhance your curiousity in what the rest of the story is..Maybe your wife could get by with low dose hydrocodone? 25% less than what you have?
Your setting yourself up for failure on your part. You will eat them except this round instead of 2 or 3 a day, it will be 4 to 6. The 6 to 8 all happening within the next two months of your life..And then the pressure in your head will become constant and you will seek another to get it in check. Then you will find it didn't get it in check and then double the dose..
Stop the fixation now. You have zero reason to take them unlike us that have ruptured disc's, gone thru surgery, whatever...Actually,,"why are you even concerned at this point? There is no medical reason for you to need them, yet you "want " to keep them part of your life when you are at the easiest point to walk away....Who runs your mind btw? Have you asked yourself that question lately? Because I can say with certainty its not you and your values in control right now..Man! Wake up and do the right thing! Forget the pills period. They didn't come into your life as something you required and here you are creating the reason to make a requirement....I'm getting real disappointed with your thoughts and "guess" as how your going to make things work which with most people would be low on the totum pole, not number one which they seem to be for you now...
Sorry for sounding upset, but you are about to light a bonfire at your feet...Dav
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