Oxycontin Day 38 FREE And HAPPY

[jon709]

Howdy,  I am on day 38!  I had been taking Oxycontin for 5 years due to back and neck surgery.  I was taking up to 4 or 5,  80 mg pills a day.  I was supposed to take 160 mg a day but needed more and more to get the same results.  It was very hard to quit.  I think I tried to stop a dozen times over the last 2 years.  Days 3 and 4 were the worst for me.  Vomiting every day, no sleep, pain, and one seizure.

I feel so much better now.  I feel like I am back from a very dark place.  When you are taking the oxy you think things are fine but really they are not.  When you stop your eyes are opened and you see things as if for the first time.  I wish the doctors that put me on oxy had explained the drug better and told me how addictive they were.

I was filling my script and telling myself that I could cut down myself, and not have a problem anymore.  In the end I had to be honest with my doctor and tell him not to give me any more scripts for oxycontin.  I told him I felt I was addicted and wanted to stop.  I cant describe the happy feeling I had leaving the doctors office.  I was so proud of myself for coming clean and being honest.

I didnt think I would make it and was worried that I would end up overdosing if I kept using oxy.  One thing that helped me greatly was medical cannabis.  I live in a state that has allowed use of cannabis for chronic pain since 1996.  Of course it's not for everyone but it is a natural herb with no potential for addiction.  There have been many studies that suggest cannabis use helps one to stop using opiates/oxycontin.  

If I can stop then anyone can.  Think of the future and your loved ones.  It was very hard for my family to see what I had to go through with the withdrawls.  My kids did not understand how a pill that the doctor gives you can cause so much harm/destruction.  I love my family and would do anything for them.  Thank you Med Help for letting me tell my story as it sure did help in those first days of feeling like it would never end.  

To all those that need help.  Love yourself enough to be honest.  Let your loved ones know that you need help and let them help you.  Be honest with your doctor.  Live your life and look around you at all the beauty.

Respect

jon

[me1991]

We are all so very proud of you....
you should be proud of yourself. I actually stopped drinking 1 year ago (DUI-totaled my car-flipped it - lucky to be alive) and i quit smoking cigarretts (12 year habit - 1 pack a day - 90+ dayz) and i could not be any more proud of myself....
it is a huge thing to stop all of this

GREAT JOB

[shayk]

congrats! i know how hard it is i am still trying

[Allicat0117]

It is an awesome feeling to be free!! CONGRATS to you. Keep it up!