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Quit percs yesterday......
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this whole outreach for advice thing. I'm just gonna start off by telling you a little about my situation.
For as long as I can remember I have had a constant pain in my mid to lowerback area. I've seen doctors and chiropractors to try and get this problem fixed. Nothing, my doctor about 6 years ago just told me to read about pain and how it can be "in your head". So taking the docs advice, I read. I learned alot about the spine and the surrounding muscles.
So since learning all that information I have started working out, doing stretches, friggin even done Hot yoga a bunch of times. It all made my back feel great! for about an hour.....then back to the constant, dull, frustrating pain... . About 4 months ago I invited a few friends up to the cottage for some fun in the sun. A friend there who I've known for a long time but never really knew, you know? had overheard me complaining about my back pain. He offered me a 2 Percocets. I took them because I was looking for any chance of reliefs I could find.
Snap! Hooked on them. The pain just fluttered away! I felt lifted! Anew, reborn! OK, so now Im excited. There is a medication out there that works the way I want it. So I talk to my doctor he tells me Hi everyone,
I'm new to this whole outreach for advice thing. I'm just gonna start off by telling you a little about my situation.
For as long as I can remember I have had a constant pain in my mid to lowerback area. I've seen doctors and chiropractors to try and get this problem fixed. Nothing, my doctor about 6 years ago just told me to read about pain and how it can be "in your head". So taking the docs advice, I read. I learned alot about the spine and the surrounding muscles.
So since learning all that information I have started working out, doing stretches, friggin even done Hot yoga a bunch of times. It all made my back feel great! for about an hour.....then back to the constant, dull, frustrating pain... . About 4 months ago I invited a few friends up to the cottage for some fun in the sun. A friend there who I've known for a long time but never really knew, you know? had overheard me complaining about my back pain. He offered me a 2 Percocets. I took them because I was looking for any chance of reliefs I could find.
Snap! Hooked on them. The pain just fluttered away! I felt lifted! Anew, reborn! OK, so now I'm excited. There is a medication out there that works the way I want it. So I talk to my doctor he tells me ''Percocets just mask the pain, they don't solve it or cure it, It's just a coverup''. So at this point I'm like F you, obviously you don't know **** about how I'm feeling.....Maybe he was Right.
Now here I am, 4 months later.. Miserable....broke...on the verge of loosing my girlfriend of 10 years......spent the money I was gonna use on her ring to buy percocets on the street at $4 a piece. 50 of them might've lasted me 4 days if I was lucky.(I take my last 2 percs now 9:30am) So I go to the doctor yesterday(10:40am), hoping to get some perks cause I was all out and couldnt get some until this friday.
(I don't mention my addiction to percocets). He gives me Naproxen 500mg. An anti-inflammatory!!! . So whatever I get home and down 2 of these take only every 12 hours pills(2:00pm). Nothing.... (5:00pm 4 tylenol and 1 more naproxen) Start feeling really weird, got a little sweat goin on. My gf's got her friends over watching teen mom and reruns of real housewives.
(10:00pm) Whoa! cant sleep....moving allover the place like the girl from the excorsist.....drink water pee...water..pee...1 hour of sleep (I swear i just blacked out). Got the sweats.....Hot....cold....cold....hot.....cold.....hot...cold....pee.....twitch....
It was horrible called in sick today, finally told my girlfriend about the percs and also the $3000.00 debt I've been trying to hide....and she cries? asks me why I didnt tell her sooner, She's so upset that I didn't come to her for help before this got the way it is. Doesn't even care about the money.....wow she's amazing!
Now here I am 9:17am. (Had to pause writing a few times as it seems my intestines are flushing themselves.) Writing here on this blog, spilling my soul. It feels good! I feel more alive now than before! (getting all tearry eyed now..)
My names Andy and I quit percocets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(whoa full on waterworks for me there......lol)
Please don't hate or try and bring me down I only wrote this to get it off my chest and out in the air. I feel good....
I'm new to this whole outreach for advice thing. I'm just gonna start off by telling you a little about my situation.
For as long as I can remember I have had a constant pain in my mid to lowerback area. I've seen doctors and chiropractors to try and get this problem fixed. Nothing, my doctor about 6 years ago just told me to read about pain and how it can be "in your head". So taking the docs advice, I read. I learned alot about the spine and the surrounding muscles.
So since learning all that information I have started working out, doing stretches, friggin even done Hot yoga a bunch of times. It all made my back feel great! for about an hour.....then back to the constant, dull, frustrating pain... . About 4 months ago I invited a few friends up to the cottage for some fun in the sun. A friend there who I've known for a long time but never really knew, you know? had overheard me complaining about my back pain. He offered me a 2 Percocets. I took them because I was looking for any chance of reliefs I could find.
Snap! Hooked on them. The pain just fluttered away! I felt lifted! Anew, reborn! OK, so now Im excited. There is a medication out there that works the way I want it. So I talk to my doctor he tells me Hi everyone,
I'm new to this whole outreach for advice thing. I'm just gonna start off by telling you a little about my situation.
For as long as I can remember I have had a constant pain in my mid to lowerback area. I've seen doctors and chiropractors to try and get this problem fixed. Nothing, my doctor about 6 years ago just told me to read about pain and how it can be "in your head". So taking the docs advice, I read. I learned alot about the spine and the surrounding muscles.
So since learning all that information I have started working out, doing stretches, friggin even done Hot yoga a bunch of times. It all made my back feel great! for about an hour.....then back to the constant, dull, frustrating pain... . About 4 months ago I invited a few friends up to the cottage for some fun in the sun. A friend there who I've known for a long time but never really knew, you know? had overheard me complaining about my back pain. He offered me a 2 Percocets. I took them because I was looking for any chance of reliefs I could find.
Snap! Hooked on them. The pain just fluttered away! I felt lifted! Anew, reborn! OK, so now I'm excited. There is a medication out there that works the way I want it. So I talk to my doctor he tells me ''Percocets just mask the pain, they don't solve it or cure it, It's just a coverup''. So at this point I'm like F you, obviously you don't know **** about how I'm feeling.....Maybe he was Right.
Now here I am, 4 months later.. Miserable....broke...on the verge of loosing my girlfriend of 10 years......spent the money I was gonna use on her ring to buy percocets on the street at $4 a piece. 50 of them might've lasted me 4 days if I was lucky.(I take my last 2 percs now 9:30am) So I go to the doctor yesterday(10:40am), hoping to get some perks cause I was all out and couldnt get some until this friday.
(I don't mention my addiction to percocets). He gives me Naproxen 500mg. An anti-inflammatory!!! . So whatever I get home and down 2 of these take only every 12 hours pills(2:00pm). Nothing.... (5:00pm 4 tylenol and 1 more naproxen) Start feeling really weird, got a little sweat goin on. My gf's got her friends over watching teen mom and reruns of real housewives.
(10:00pm) Whoa! cant sleep....moving allover the place like the girl from the excorsist.....drink water pee...water..pee...1 hour of sleep (I swear i just blacked out). Got the sweats.....Hot....cold....cold....hot.....cold.....hot...cold....pee.....twitch....
It was horrible called in sick today, finally told my girlfriend about the percs and also the $3000.00 debt I've been trying to hide....and she cries? asks me why I didnt tell her sooner, She's so upset that I didn't come to her for help before this got the way it is. Doesn't even care about the money.....wow she's amazing!
Now here I am 9:17am. (Had to pause writing a few times as it seems my intestines are flushing themselves.) Writing here on this blog, spilling my soul. It feels good! I feel more alive now than before! (getting all tearry eyed now..)
My names Andy and I quit percocets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(whoa full on waterworks for me there......lol)
Please don't hate or try and bring me down I only wrote this to get it off my chest and out in the air. I feel good....
Hi, Andy & good morning.
I'm glad to hear that your girlfriend is loving & clearheaded enough to stand firm. Did your Dr. give you any comfort meds for when you come off? These would help. Hope you're doing well today.
While I agree w/ Toothfairie in principle, the other possibility is to simply flush the pills you're not taking if you can stretch the time out, thereby, making the taper shorter -- not as painfully drawn out. Either way, stick to your guns my friend!
I'm glad to hear that your girlfriend is loving & clearheaded enough to stand firm. Did your Dr. give you any comfort meds for when you come off? These would help. Hope you're doing well today.
While I agree w/ Toothfairie in principle, the other possibility is to simply flush the pills you're not taking if you can stretch the time out, thereby, making the taper shorter -- not as painfully drawn out. Either way, stick to your guns my friend!
Agree with toothfairie on this one, slow and STEADY. don't resist taking them cus you'll end up with a pile that you didn't take, and that is not a good idea! Ur body needs to adjust to a steady decline of pills in your system.
7:22am. So I had to take some yesterday night. Was real rough. My girlfriend is keeping the pills with her. She's tough and doesnt give in to my bs sob story. God shes good.
So I got 2 pills for the next 12 hours, going to resist taking them as long as possible. Here goes the battle-of-the-day!
Man I love her.......
So I got 2 pills for the next 12 hours, going to resist taking them as long as possible. Here goes the battle-of-the-day!
Man I love her.......
I too tried the taper method in February... First I kept the bottle, didnt work. I did not have the discipline to do it. Them I have the bottle to a friend, didnt work because I would get them from him, beg for more (he would give in) and I was getting more on the side. So after 5 months of my so called taper ( I think I tapered a week) I went cold turkey. I cut all of my sources and bit the bullet. Here I am, 30 days clean. I am not saying that tapering doesn't work but when it comes to addiction sometimes self control goes out the window. If I knew I had them I wanted them.
2 weeks ago, I was sitting in a cabin by myself alone, had my first 24 hours of no percocet or tramadol in 18 months. 5 days it was really rough, and each day has been both a challenge and a journey. It's not perfect, I am dealing with underlying anxieties, but I no longer feel like a prisoner to pills.
I saw get those pills into the hands of your mom or girlfriend. Lean on those who love you.
I saw get those pills into the hands of your mom or girlfriend. Lean on those who love you.
I agree with CKN30...it would be better if you let your gf hold them and give them to you and help with the taper...if you are gonna just take one every now and then, that's only going to prolong the process... we can't give tapering advice on here...but slow and STEADY wins the race with a taper....your body needs to adjust to the dosage to get the full effect from a taper....hope this makes some sort of sense...
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