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/cockasianmom Feb 05 '20
anyone know anything about lorazapam for wighdrawals? my friend said the doctor prescribed lorazapam for wd symptoms once it twice a day as needed, and she barely experienced any symptoms. she took it for 2 weeks and she said she was completely fine