How bad is getting off oxys gonna be

[Oxyidiot]

Ive been on 20 mg oxycontin twice a day for 5 years now & was prescribed 5/325 mg percs. My doctor has dropped me cause i smoked some weed he sent me a letter telling me i was dropped& give me a prescription on 10 mg to ween off in 21 days .  Im not worried about staying off them when im done with withdrawls  cause i really have no desire to takem at all. I was on them for back pain after my first surgery  cause it didnt heal right, had it redone about a year ago & should have ask the to get off but i stayed like a fool . Have hated myself everyday since , im not in alot of pain & really dont need them i dont think. I think most of my pain is from the drug itself.  Any help would be great. \

Drew

[wildwoodone]

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[Dave59]

My name is David. I am a 59 year old male that has had 7 back operations, 49 leg operations with the last one resulting in amputation. I fell 40 feet from a tree in 1992. To Date, i am sometimes taking 8 10mg tabs of percocet or hydrocodone. I need help in weaning myself off of this pill. Anything that i could take or do to help with W/D.
thanks for any help you can give me

[worried878]

good luck to you...percocet is oxycodone so i was a little confused...but 40 mg a day is not very high dose and you should be fine in a few days after you wuit..good luck with your plan

[Oxyidiot]

Im already on Clonidine 0.2 mg for my highblood pressure  so that is taken care of already. Just wondering how a blood pressure med can  help with withdrawls .  I have a script of 150 percocets already  so my thought on this was to take the 10 mg oxys  the way he wrote the script . Then take the percocets  to wheen off  the 10 mg oxys.  & just cut the percs back 1 a day till im off or out either way .  Like i said above  i cant get more cause i dont know where to gettem . I dont buy my weed  i wont go into that but i dont deal either so i really dont know anyone to gettem from .  So once im off im off for good .  I really appriciate the help & support i have recieved already  for those posting here & in other threads i have read .  Also about  the thompson recipe i can get some Xanax from my sis to help  if  yall think it may help   or would it be best to just go CT  & do the thompson recipe

[cathy5841]

since you are weaning down it should not be too bad.  it will be like the flu though.  you will have sneezing and yawning and stomach issues.  you do fine though,.  keep posting.  it s good to know others have been there.  i was takinf abot 120-160 a day and quit c/t.  you can do this.
cathy

[mimi1313]

Hi Drew,

Sunnyone gave alot of great advice. Start taking the vitamins and aminos now. Your energy level may be low for a while so try to getyour body back to being healthy asap. Also, as soon as you can, try to do light exercise.

With the weaning it may not be too bad. You may get restless legs, eat a lot of bananas and take hot baths. Good luck and keep posting.

Melissa

[Oxyidiot]

Thanx   , I was wondering cause i had read some just now that was stating it was gonna be hell .  I have alot of self will power & can do this i just didnt know what exactly to expect . I guess i have been going thru the withdrawls all along , from what i read the symptoms were. I didnt let my doc over prescribe me cause ive never been  a junkie just a pot head LMAO.  & have quit smoking plenty of times  to get a job without a hitch . I just like it , somepeople drink me i just smoke . I know its gonna be rough for a week or so & will have no prob staying offem cause i dont know anyone that takesem or sells them .  I also read that clonidine is used to detox too , that is my blood pressure meds anyway that i take .  I guess i just need to go see my family Dr to see if i can take more or  what i need to do . Thanx  for the support

Drew