trying to get off opiates

[Spork Schivago]

Hi everyone. I have seemed to of developed a dependency to opiates. I can't take hydrocodones because I have to take soooo many to get high. I have been taking around 320mg of oxy cotnin's and if they're not around, methadone and saboxin (sp?). I inject the oc's and the methadones. Anyways. I have been on them for around a year now and need to get off. My friends have offered me support. They can see how it's ruining me. I can see it as well. I have a full week off from college this up coming week (from feb 16 - feb 24). Do you think this would be long enough to get passed the withdrawal? I know after the physical part there will be the mental. I quit smoking cigarettes on the fifth of february. Should I start them up again if things get to stress full or should i just go back to the opiates? I have had a previous problem with crack-cocaine. I went to rehab twice for it. Rehab this time isn't an option. Any help would greatly be appreciated. Tomorrow will be my second day clean. Today was pretty bad. Lot's of crying and all that jazz. Some minor stomach pains. Will this get worse? Wish me luck everyone! This isn't the first time i tried quiting these either. This time I'm really serious about it though.

-Spork

[Spork Schivago]

Can't seem to fall asleep at all guys. I'm starting to think this was a bad idea. I'm going to keep trying to go without taking any. Tomorrow is going to be the true test though. If I can go all day without buying any, I've made it farther than I ever have with getting off these opiates.

[bajaboats]

Hello Spork,
I'm Baja, welcome.
Today I am working on day nine clean and I feel not ill effects at all.
I did a rapid taper not a cold turkey. I went from 120 Oxy (MAX) mostly 80 per day down to zero in a little over 2 weeks.

One week was plenty of time for me after I went to zero for the major physical problems.

I am on day nine today and fell super.
I am still haveing some sleeping trouble but nothing I can't deal with.
I smoke cigs too. My Doc told me NOT to try to quit while I was doing this. Too much may send me to relapse. If you to have some poison don't choose the Opiates.

After W/D's you also have something you should look into called PAWS.

Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome. I never had this problem when I got clean off booze 8 years ago and nothing yet from the oxy but take a look at it. Might help you head off another relapse.

Also NA/AA meetings help too. I just started going again myself.
Talking to the shrink is my next step.

Poke around on this board a bit. Read some of my posts.

I documented my whole process.

Good luck and check back.
Baja

[bajaboats]

One more Spork,

I got double vision soooo bad I thought I had a stroke.
It is gone in the morning now but I still get a little at the end of the day.

Sleeping probs are totally normal. Look at me. I'm on nine days and I'm up at 4AM.
This was one of my good nights. I got about 6 hrs but usually if varries. sometime much, much less. sometimes it feel like none.

Try to do something that will make you tried if you can. Walk, workout, anything. It will help. It does me.

It will go away too.

Peace
Baja

[Spork Schivago]

Thanks Baja. 9 days sober just seems so long away. Congradulations man. I'm only on day 2 now and I feel like I can't do it. I keep crying. I can't imagine 9 days. I will read your posts. I seem to be able to read better when I'm crying I guess. Pretty sad to see a 26, almost 27 year old man cry. I am definitely having trouble focusing my eyes. That's for sure. I keep sweating and then freezing too. I don't know if I can go cold turkey. I'm going to keep trying. As for no smoking, I have decided to start smoking cigarettes right now. Sorry. I just can't do both. I don't think I can do this. Even with everyone's help. I have friends who have tried and they couldn't make it and they got a hell of a lot more will power than me. I know i can't think like that cuz then I'll go back to using. Just even buying some saboxone off the streets would help right now. I know I have abused that in the past but I think if I only take one I would be okay. Do you suggest that at all? I asked a doctor to help but they said I'd have to go to detox and then rehab and then outpatient to get on something like that. :'( I am so scared for some reason too. I don't know why or if that's normal. I feel so alone.

Spork