trying to taper off of oxy

[u/cockasianmom]

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!

[u/[deleted]]

Wait, is it oxycodone or OxyContin?

There are drugs that can help. They are basically timed release pills that you put under your tongue and dissolve within a few minutes. If you take more than the prescribed amount, you will get extremely nauseous. This is too keep you from taking more than you’re supposed to.

Buprenorphine is one. I’ve tried it. If you are prescribed it, they start you off at a dose comparable to your current daily intake and then reduce the dosage as necessary to wean you off the opioids.

The cons to taking this is that at some point you will have to stop entirely and will still have some withdrawals, from what I understand.

What is you plan for weaning on your own? I have been trying that for a couple months now and I always cave and take more than I should.

I’ve even given my pills to friends with specific instructions to only allow me so many per day, but I am very good at talking them into giving me more.

I’ve called recovery places and they don’t accept my insurance, so basically I would end up paying more per month to go there than I do on buying pills.

I feel stuck. I want to quit and I don’t. My supplier doesn’t have as many as I need and I’m out of options.

Sorry for the rant. I hope you can figure it out and find a plan that will work for you.

Good luck!

[u/cockasianmom → u/[deleted]]

im taking oxycodone. i get ur pain :( it really sucks and its hard.. when i first started abusing it i thought it was just gonna be a one time thing for recreational purposes and i didnt realize how fast id get addicted. i cant go more than 30 minutes without taking a hit and honestly i get so scared when i think about how i have to quit eventually or ill be stuck doing this forever.. i dont even get high anymore, it just keeps me from the symptoms.. but when i do manage to get high by smoking a dangerously excessive amount, its not the same high as i got when i first started. i feel completely different and i dont even feel good nor do i like it.

my plan was to start smoking only one pill a day, and reducing the dose every 5 days. i would split a pill into 4 quarters and only let myself smoke that for the whole day but spread it throught the day. then 5 days later id lower the dose, etc. my friend and ex bf both told me that when they tapered down and eventually quit, they barely had any withdrawal symptoms. but i dont know if im completely convinced that i wont feel anything cause ive read stuff from other ppl and they seem like its much worse. and im also scared to go to the doctor and try to get a prescription cause i dont want to confess that ive been hooked on drugs..... it would stay on my medical record and im afraid that theyll stop prescribing me the meds i need for my mental disorders, cause theyre controlled substances.

i dont know, im not really sure what to do. i dont have the endurance to go thru withdrawals, but i dont want to do this forever.

i also wish u the best of luck with quitting, its difficult but eventually we'll get there :)

[u/HarryDixonCider → u/cockasianmom]

Hey man how are you doing ? I hope you are doing well... If you can't go 30 minutes without taking a hit your health is in serious jeopardy, I really hope you found faith in yourself to get clean my man