oxy withdrawel

Question

Im 40 years old, i snort anywhere from 160 -200mg oc a day, for about 2 years. I NEED and WANT to quit asap. I have read thru these forums and I know there is no way around wd, what I want to know is I have about 40 20mg oc pills left, and I have about 20 percocets, and I have an rx for ativan, cymbalta, and muscle relaxers. how do I taper with what I have? should I take the oxys whole instead of snort them? Can someone tell me the difference between taking them whole and snorting them as far as wd goes, im really scared and im so glad i found this forum. I read about the thomas reciepe, is there an advantage to starting that before you start to taper. thanks for any help you can offer. regina

regina658 · Answer

thank you for the reply, Im new at this and it took me awhile to find my way back to my own question. Yes, i have tried to quit before, twice, and both times I ended in the hospital puking my guts out for 5 days, ya, you would think that was enough to stop me for good, but then I had back surgery and got hooked again, but like I said before, I snort them now, can someone tell me what the difference is on how they effect you between snorting and swollowing them??? and should I swollow them now that im tapering off, because it would stay in my system longer and I would need less? does this make any sense? I really need all the info I can get. In my first post I have all the meds I have and am on. thanks to all that help, regina

TrayCee · Answer

telling someone to CT from a "160 -200mg oc a day" habit is very irresponsible. 
 It's A L W A Y S best to atleast try to tapper.

hopinforhappy · Answer

Congrats on the decision to take your life back.  There will be a lot of people with different opionions.  You have to find what is best for you.  Starting the Thomas Recipie before wd's is the best option.  Have you tried to quit before?  My belief is that you should just CT it.  Tapering is hard unless you have someone to hold the meds for you.  Do you have someone?  If you have all that in place then you can start on a taper.  Good luck and I wish you all the best, stay with us here, post and let us know which way you decide to go.