How best to quit Oxycontin?

[GixerBoy]

Hello there folks, I'm a bit new to all this so please bear with me.

I currently have osteoperosis at (38 would you believe!), with the diagnosis reached with a bone scan etc about two & half years ago. It affects my spine neck and hips mainly, although I have experienced problems with my legs also. I have experienced a great deal of pain over time, with a "good & bad day" kind of situation going on (I don't know if this is normal??). My last doctor was prescribing DHC's initially but to no avail, so he decided to put me on OxyContin coupled with Lyrica.  Slowly over time the dosage crept up until it reached it's current level of 640mg/day, with a 320mg in the morning & a 320 in the evening.  Apparently I metabolise opiates extremely quickly hense the extreme dosage.  I have tried to stop taking them several times in the past with terrible consequenses, one ocasion leading to hospitalisation!!  At present my life consists of nothing more than vegetating in front of the TV locked inside the bedroom, with little or no will to enter into life at all.  I am deeply depressed and feeling a complete withdrawal from both life and my family (a wonderfull wife & a beautifull 11 old daughter) and was wondering whether or not it may well be these awfull OxyContin tablets I have been taking for the past 2 & half years.  I have read the information leaflet that comes with them and it would appear that I am displaying almost classic side effect syptoms.  I am also having one hell of a job sleeping (although I have had terrible problems with insomnia since childhood), and to be honest I am pretty desperate for good advise on how on earth I am to stop taking these tablets.  I can't take anti inf'ams beacuse I have a nasty recurrent ulcer, coupled with heamophilia so aspirin ect is out of the question also.  That is why opiates have been parr for the course so to speak!  I am terrified that if I stop taking these tablets the pain will come back and I will be back to square one from oveer two years ago.  Please please is there anybody out theere that can help me get my life back and quit OxyContin for good, I am desperate!!  One last thing I don't trust or like my doctor which kind of complicates things a tad, and to be honest the rest of them at the surgery are so dam busy thatr they are always to stressed or flustered to seem to care to much so it totally puts me off.

Thank you so much for reading this, trust me it's genuine.

Gixer

[10356]

Congratulations for wanting to take your life back.. Yes one of the side effects of the med is the vegging out and shutting out those that love you and we love the opiates tend to want us all for its self :(  I have a medical issue with my back and neck won't bore you with details but I was taking pain meds for a shattered foot and my back actually started hurting worse It was strange and then when I quit after the first few days it actully started to feel better... GTMI is correct that you need to taper although I would cut a half out every 4 to 5 days just to slow it down because of pain, but it can be done and life is so much clearer enjoyable and fun without being druged 24 7 Keep reading and post questions as this helps to set the mind to the task.. I wish you well on your journey and again Congratulations for wanting to take your life back. Lesa

[ochooked]

You will need professional help -  an addictionologist or pain doctor who is willing to work with you to end this nightmare.   I admire that you are apparently serious about quitting and finding other ways to control you pain.   Best of luck to you.   Please keep posting so many others will see your progress.    Ochooked

[GoingToMakeIt]

With your history, you need to taper off them. try cutting out 1 pill every 4-5 days. have your wife dole them out for you. I do not understand why you are taking them only 2x/day? But then oxy was not my DOC.