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oxycontin withdrawl restless legs =(
I have been taking Oxycontin for probably the last 4 weeks anywhere from 80-160 mg a day, and in the past week I have probably ingested 400 mcg of fyntnal. Ya I know what an idiot. I want to lead a normal life, I'm hurting so many people. I've kicked a hydro habit of about 20 norcos 10mgs a day in the past and it was tough, the most brutal WD symptoms were the cold sweats, waking up having to change my shirt and sheets. But this is day 2 with no oxy/fent and let me tell you I've had 2 of the WORST nights of my life. I've been taking about 8 norco a day just to try and alleviate some of the symptoms. I'm usually "okay" during the day but I'm so afraid of night coming it's ridiculous. The restless leg syndrome is so uncomfortable. I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy I've probably slept 2 hours in the past 24 and and as night nears I'm beginning to worry. I was wondering if their is anything ANYTHING anyone knows to help with this horrible symptom. I seriously move from bed to couch and back, walk back and forth in my kitchen.. trying to stop the feeling of beetles crawling from toes to thighs UGH any help would be great.
P.S. I have no options of any benzos
P.S. I have no options of any benzos
I'm on my fourth night right now can't sleep I got the rls I've sleep two hours in last three days I'm taking ibprofen librium and companzines what should I do i heard melentonin helps but takes away sex drive I'm cleaning up from smoking oxy about 240mg a day
I agree with everyone, it is time to stop. Until the recent release of the Tamper proof OC pills, I was gleefully doing about an 80mg a day. That isnt that much but it is definitely enough to mess with my sleeping, and waking routine. In the past when I either could not get any OC, or was trying to cut back, the worst part was the sleeping. I would lay in bed for hours with what I liked to call the "jimmy legs." Constantly hurting/aching to the point that I felt it would be better to get up and walk around at 3 AM. I would think to myself, how is this better than the high I could be having without any pains. But I am telling all of you with complete sincerity, anything is better than addiction.
Now lets fast forward to about 3-4 weeks ago. All of my suppliers ran out of the original OC pills and started to get the tamper proof ones. I scrambled to find any last ones I could still get that were original. The price over the weeks gradually raised about 5-10 dollars a week per pill. It has gotten to the point that an OC 80mg where I live is anywhere between 80-100 dollars. Outrageous right?? The price alone is the biggest incentive to give up opiates for good. My friend went to rehab about 4 months ago and was given a prescription of Suboxone and I have to say that has been my saving grace. I have been completely off the opiates (OC, morpho) for 2 days now!! I feel fine and can sleep well only because of the Subox but it is better than nothing. In about 5 days I plan on stopping those completely. Addiction can be broken. It is completely dependent on your attitude toward sobriety, feelings from friends and loved ones, and the price for the real stuff going through the roof. Everything I just said is true except for the price. No price is worth a lifetime of depression and pain. Also, my brother was/is very addicted as well. Regardless of what he does, I am stopping and I feel great with this decision. I can finally start saving money so I can marry my girlfriend of 4 years and start thinking about a family. I commend all of you who are attempting or who have started the long and painful road to recovery. Be strong and everything will be alright in the end.
Now lets fast forward to about 3-4 weeks ago. All of my suppliers ran out of the original OC pills and started to get the tamper proof ones. I scrambled to find any last ones I could still get that were original. The price over the weeks gradually raised about 5-10 dollars a week per pill. It has gotten to the point that an OC 80mg where I live is anywhere between 80-100 dollars. Outrageous right?? The price alone is the biggest incentive to give up opiates for good. My friend went to rehab about 4 months ago and was given a prescription of Suboxone and I have to say that has been my saving grace. I have been completely off the opiates (OC, morpho) for 2 days now!! I feel fine and can sleep well only because of the Subox but it is better than nothing. In about 5 days I plan on stopping those completely. Addiction can be broken. It is completely dependent on your attitude toward sobriety, feelings from friends and loved ones, and the price for the real stuff going through the roof. Everything I just said is true except for the price. No price is worth a lifetime of depression and pain. Also, my brother was/is very addicted as well. Regardless of what he does, I am stopping and I feel great with this decision. I can finally start saving money so I can marry my girlfriend of 4 years and start thinking about a family. I commend all of you who are attempting or who have started the long and painful road to recovery. Be strong and everything will be alright in the end.
Congrats man!!!!
Its so awesome to hear from you!!!! Im thrilled you are doing so great!
Im at 49 days here myself!!!! Damn that was one hell of a ride we were on!!!
How are you feeling now??? I bet your GF is just ecstatic!
Henry
Its so awesome to hear from you!!!! Im thrilled you are doing so great!
Im at 49 days here myself!!!! Damn that was one hell of a ride we were on!!!
How are you feeling now??? I bet your GF is just ecstatic!
Henry
Haha that's awesome ;) been going to na regularly it's been pretty helpful! Got my one month chip about a week ago, it's an awesome feeling how is everyone else
glad to hear it Nicky.
And to everyone, let me tell you, the support I got from all of you was a lifesaver. The remedies, understanding what I was going through, or about to go through, etc. And especially those first days -- just to log on and know that there were others fighting as hard as I was. And the humor -- that definitely went a long way. Some of the comments - I still think of and they make me smile.
Nicky -- I saw Extreme Makeover the other day and smiled huge when they 'moved that bus!'.
You guys are the best!
And to everyone, let me tell you, the support I got from all of you was a lifesaver. The remedies, understanding what I was going through, or about to go through, etc. And especially those first days -- just to log on and know that there were others fighting as hard as I was. And the humor -- that definitely went a long way. Some of the comments - I still think of and they make me smile.
Nicky -- I saw Extreme Makeover the other day and smiled huge when they 'moved that bus!'.
You guys are the best!
Hi nicky...
good hearing from you and that you are on track...
never let your guard down , eh... this is a life long fight
good hearing from you and that you are on track...
never let your guard down , eh... this is a life long fight
hey, how's everyone doing!
I ended up taking a few norcos so my addiction tracker is a little off, but I'm on day 26 with nothing at all, it feels wonderful my head just became clear, I went on a trip to New O, just got back =)
I ended up taking a few norcos so my addiction tracker is a little off, but I'm on day 26 with nothing at all, it feels wonderful my head just became clear, I went on a trip to New O, just got back =)
good hearing from you and knowing you are OK and clean :)
well done, luckygirl, congratss.....and don't let your guard down, please.
Henry is doing great, working&travelling around the world and posting here whenever he can. I don't know about the other two
well done, luckygirl, congratss.....and don't let your guard down, please.
Henry is doing great, working&travelling around the world and posting here whenever he can. I don't know about the other two
Hello! Not sure about everyone else, I too am wondering about Henry and Nicky. Not sure about the other LuckyGirl. Personally, I am doing really well. Haven't touched a thing nor do I have any desire to. Got my motivation back, on a normal schedule, work is picking up, feeling healthy and great!! Just moving forward each day.
Anytime that I feel a little off physically or emotionally, I remind myself that it will still take some time to get everything back the way its supposed to be working. I am surprised how much the drugs really threw off my system. Scary business.
Anytime that I feel a little off physically or emotionally, I remind myself that it will still take some time to get everything back the way its supposed to be working. I am surprised how much the drugs really threw off my system. Scary business.
What happened to the people here ?
How are you doing ? :)
If you are doing OK, come oooon, tell us !!
If you have relapsed, come oooon, tell us !! Stand up and never give up this fighting of us, don't feel ashamed, you are sick and trying to get well....we can learn a good lesson each time, we can learn to do things better next time, don't lose the faith in yourselves, there is always a solution and we can make changes for the better, there is help for us ( NA meetings, therapists, counselors, whatever.... there is a way ) PLEASE, COME BACK :)
To the people who is reading and in active addiction, there is always hope as long as we never give up on ourselves and keep fighting for our lives, this is a war in heaven to recover our lives and our health and our soul. Maybe you are reading our posts and this is the first step that you are taking on this fight because IT MEANS that you want to stop the madness our lives are while abusing drugs... KEEP WALKING... take the next right step and trust yourselves that you can do it if you want it, ask for help, SAVE YOUR LIVES !!!!! And don't give a damn to the rest of thoughts and lies like "how am i going to live without my doc, my pills, my daily dose " Of course, we can live without them, this is a lie we repeat a thousand times but this doesn't make it a truth... Please, it's a work hard but any hard work to save your lives does worth it ( and as if active addiction were an easiest one or an easy life ....) PLEASE; take the next right step .. :)
How are you doing ? :)
If you are doing OK, come oooon, tell us !!
If you have relapsed, come oooon, tell us !! Stand up and never give up this fighting of us, don't feel ashamed, you are sick and trying to get well....we can learn a good lesson each time, we can learn to do things better next time, don't lose the faith in yourselves, there is always a solution and we can make changes for the better, there is help for us ( NA meetings, therapists, counselors, whatever.... there is a way ) PLEASE, COME BACK :)
To the people who is reading and in active addiction, there is always hope as long as we never give up on ourselves and keep fighting for our lives, this is a war in heaven to recover our lives and our health and our soul. Maybe you are reading our posts and this is the first step that you are taking on this fight because IT MEANS that you want to stop the madness our lives are while abusing drugs... KEEP WALKING... take the next right step and trust yourselves that you can do it if you want it, ask for help, SAVE YOUR LIVES !!!!! And don't give a damn to the rest of thoughts and lies like "how am i going to live without my doc, my pills, my daily dose " Of course, we can live without them, this is a lie we repeat a thousand times but this doesn't make it a truth... Please, it's a work hard but any hard work to save your lives does worth it ( and as if active addiction were an easiest one or an easy life ....) PLEASE; take the next right step .. :)
lol, I know I am late on the cliff post, but lol, there are three things that could happen!!! lol you could go SPLAT!!!!
Yes I didn't even feel like getting out of bed this morning, I sweated SOOO0000 much last night it was ridiculous, I woke up at 4 after about three hours of sleep and was just drenched, I was so cold, had to change clothes and try to find a part of the bed that wasn't wet =( I eventually just got up and took a shower I swear I just stood in there for prolly an hour not feeling like moving. I'm gonna lay down now but I have my last final at 6 tonight and a paper/scantron due.. UGH!
hope alls well for everyone else
hope alls well for everyone else
Thanks for the great advice gnarly!
That rebound emotion can be somethin else! I had it when I went from methadone to sub, and Im getting it now.
Again, I just have to laugh when I start tearing up cause the mail came early. :-)
Nickyguy,
How are you doing? Still hangin in there? Id imagine you are starting to feel pretty crummy by now.... just push through it my friend! Let us know how you are doing. :-)
Henry
That rebound emotion can be somethin else! I had it when I went from methadone to sub, and Im getting it now.
Again, I just have to laugh when I start tearing up cause the mail came early. :-)
Nickyguy,
How are you doing? Still hangin in there? Id imagine you are starting to feel pretty crummy by now.... just push through it my friend! Let us know how you are doing. :-)
Henry
Hi well add another day to your tracker....you all are doing great so far...you have came
along way in doing this keep pushing forward you should start to feel a bit better real soon
but don't get discouraged if you get hit with depression ....it happens to a lot of people
it is usually short lived but sometimes can drag on a wile...right now you got to get use to the mood swings...when I did my final withdrawal for like 2 mo after I was a tearful mess
the slightest things would bring me to tears...they call this "rebound emotion" its everything coming back on line that has been numbed out by the narcotics...theirs not much you can do but give it time...time and God heals you and after a wile the roller coaster wave of emotions settles down...I hope the RlS has went away for all of you
if not it should start to soon...now the sleep thing can drive you nuts as tram was saying the RlS wont be keeping you up but it like you just cant shut you brain off
again I recommend a hot soak b/4 bed and then some soft music seems to quite ones mind give it a try....you have all fought a good fight and have one...im proud of all of you its really great to see people make it to the other side...even if your still struggling a bit your miles from where you started .....hang in there and plug into some aftercare
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure ...nobody wants to ever do this again
by an insurance policy by getting with some sort of aftercare now...I know I would have failed miserable without it...good luck to all and God bless......Gnarly
along way in doing this keep pushing forward you should start to feel a bit better real soon
but don't get discouraged if you get hit with depression ....it happens to a lot of people
it is usually short lived but sometimes can drag on a wile...right now you got to get use to the mood swings...when I did my final withdrawal for like 2 mo after I was a tearful mess
the slightest things would bring me to tears...they call this "rebound emotion" its everything coming back on line that has been numbed out by the narcotics...theirs not much you can do but give it time...time and God heals you and after a wile the roller coaster wave of emotions settles down...I hope the RlS has went away for all of you
if not it should start to soon...now the sleep thing can drive you nuts as tram was saying the RlS wont be keeping you up but it like you just cant shut you brain off
again I recommend a hot soak b/4 bed and then some soft music seems to quite ones mind give it a try....you have all fought a good fight and have one...im proud of all of you its really great to see people make it to the other side...even if your still struggling a bit your miles from where you started .....hang in there and plug into some aftercare
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure ...nobody wants to ever do this again
by an insurance policy by getting with some sort of aftercare now...I know I would have failed miserable without it...good luck to all and God bless......Gnarly
LOL,
Love the pic!
Update..... SoI went to see my new doc this morning... Of course she pushed antidepressants. I refused refused refused!
We finally agreed that I would TRY a low dose of amyltriptamine. 10mgs to be exact.... she said off lable it would help with sleep.
I going to start a new thread, only cause this one is getting quite long. And hard to follow. :-P Im having a geriatric moment. :-)
You guys are all doing great! ANd of course I will continue to follow this thread. :-)
Keep up the good work!
Henry
Love the pic!
Update..... SoI went to see my new doc this morning... Of course she pushed antidepressants. I refused refused refused!
We finally agreed that I would TRY a low dose of amyltriptamine. 10mgs to be exact.... she said off lable it would help with sleep.
I going to start a new thread, only cause this one is getting quite long. And hard to follow. :-P Im having a geriatric moment. :-)
You guys are all doing great! ANd of course I will continue to follow this thread. :-)
Keep up the good work!
Henry
ps - luckygirl05 said it would make her night 3 great if I posted a profile pic of the soap-on-the-leg.... enjoy before i change it...
feeling good! actually went for two walks today. finally just about an hour ago started to do some artwork on the pc -- havent touched that in a week. so that feels very good!! actually kind of excited to go to sleep - (assuming I CAN sleep) and feel even better tomorrow.
I am having some angst about social events this weekend. of course these are events i committed to while high and feeling SOOO social (I'm more of a homebody). No the thought of going is excruciating. Not like I want to use anything but it just seems like I will be totally bored... is that common?
I am having some angst about social events this weekend. of course these are events i committed to while high and feeling SOOO social (I'm more of a homebody). No the thought of going is excruciating. Not like I want to use anything but it just seems like I will be totally bored... is that common?
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea??? I have two kids.....Spongebob is my life! So is Dora the Explorer and Backyardigans! I find myself singing the songs in the shower and while I am cooking! I have some serious issues, I know!
So tell me how you guys are feeling tonight? A little check in would be nice!!!!!!!!!!
So tell me how you guys are feeling tonight? A little check in would be nice!!!!!!!!!!
Believe me -- we are SO HAPPY that we did this! We keep saying that life is good even without all that crap. he has been my lifesaver in this. I don't know how he did it during his own wds but he kept the house going, laundry, running to the store, all of it. He is happy the "flailing of the arms" is over. With his arms and my legs I am surprised we don't look like we beat each other up! I keep thinking of the Spongebob Song, "now drop on the deck and flop like a fish!" : )
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I actually dreaded nighttime! It was awful. Tell him to take a blanket and wrap his upper body and arms in it, like swaddling a baby. Wrap REALLY tight, and get in bed like normal. It keeps your arms from feeling like they are flailing around! I got over it after about a week. His shouldn't last too much longer!
Congrats to hubby too! : ) You guys will be so happy you did this!!!
Congrats to hubby too! : ) You guys will be so happy you did this!!!
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