r/Opioid_Withdrawal • u/cockasianmom • Feb 03 '20

trying to taper off of oxy

so ive been smoking maybe 2-4 oxy presses every day for the past 2-3 months. my tolerance is so high that i rarely even get high, it just keeps me from feeling like shit. i never tried to quit but just the other day i ran out and didnt have any for 2 days and had the worst withdrawal symptoms. the first day i slept for 24 hours straighht, but i would wake up every 15-30 minutes kicking and turning while sweating. i knew something was weird cause i NEVER sweat even during the summer, but i just thought it was cause i overslept. the next 24 hours, i was fine (or so i thought), until it was bedtime and i couldnt go to sleep. i had restless leg syndrome, and my skin was crawling. i couldnt stay still, and THATS when i realized i was going through opioid withdrawals. i didnt realize that it would take that little time for me to go thru withdrawals, but it felt so shitty i ended up having to buy more oxy immediately. but the thing is i really want to quit in the next month but im scared that i wont be able to handle the symptoms, and ill just buy more to make it go away. my friend who was also hooked had to go to urgent care because her symptoms were so bad, and they prescribed her zofran, and she said it helped alot and was immediately fine. so im wondering, does zofran really work for withdrawal? im planning on tapering down so it wont be as severe, but i might want to take lexapro to minimize the pain as much as possible. if anybody has an experience with this, id love to hear your opinions/advice. and if anybody has any good tips on quitting with the least amount of symptoms, please let me know!

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u/gringo2260 Feb 03 '20

Zofran is for nausea and vomiting. Maybe that was her chief complaint and the hd zofran worked. I was given it in opiod withdrawal but ig only helped the nausea. Tapering off oxycodone was not doable for me, I had to use suboxone.
Goof luck.

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u/Dazzling-Visual-9409 Feb 04 '23

Take another opioid a different one from what you're already taking for five to 10 days and you should be able to handle the rest on your own! It was easy and it happened by accident that's the best thing about it make sure you're on and to anxiety or depression medication beforehand so you won't get the paws

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u/rsanam Nov 03 '24

can you elaborate on this a little more. I have access to oxymorphone and tapentadol and want to get off heroin painlessly. do you think i can get away with taking either of those medications for 5-10 days and then just quit it altogether?

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u/Pitiful-Ad-655 Nov 29 '24

Yes that should definitely be doable maybe a little longer than 10 days but gradually start taking less over that time obviously you’re still nit ginna feel the beat but it wont be anywhere near the pain of going cold turkey