bluesteyes
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Some of you have been following my journey in a previous post regarding my attempts is get off of opiate painkillers.
I was taking 30mg of OxyContin 2x per day plus 10mg Percocets for breakthrough pain. Unfortunately, I ended up not sticking to the tapering plan for the Percs, and I used them all up on Friday. The result: a 50mg drop in medication and withdrawals from hell the last three days. However, I am trying to look at the positive and acknowledge that I would be in a lot worse condition if I didn't have the 30mg OxyContin, 2x per day. On the other hand I have been enduring wicked crying spells. I carry a lot of emotional pain from my childhood, and I am mentally ill with GAD and depressions. The quick acting, up and down nature of percs are just awful for anyone who has psychiatric issues, regardless of how serious.
I spoke with my doctor today, and I told him that I want to be off of Percs, period. They are almost impossible for me to taper from because they are so convenient. Fibromyalgia acting up? That'll be 20mg. Having a hard time getting energized for work in the early morning? That'll be 20mg. And there are days when I just want to swallow 30-40mg to escape. I just need to be on a long acting med now for tapering.
Our decision: we going to switch to 30mg Oxycodone HCL Extended Release, 3 times per days. I am finding - and I don't know if others share my experience - that OxyContin simply doesn't last 12 hours when you are tapering. I took a pill at 4am this morning. At 2:30pm at my doctor's office, I was withdrawaling. He felt the best strategy was to use the OxyContin, at 30mg, 3x per day. Hopefully that will keep the withdrawals down....especially now that I am three days into a deep taper with heavy withdrawals. I am staying home from work again tomorrow. I am really hoping that my body gets acclimated to the new opiate dosage when I get the script tomorrow because I need to be at work on Wednesday. I will be getting 30mg of Oxy that I have not been getting the past three days, so that should provide addition relief.
We are switching to 30mg Oxycodone HCL Extended Release as a cost cutting measure. OxyContin is just way too pricey. However, I have had some bad experiences with generics the past few years. Especially with Lorazepam. If I take 1mg Lorazepam pill from Sandoz, I know that I will getting the real deal with good quality. If I get the PurePac variety, it almost feels like a placebo. I get little relief. I realize everybody's body is different, but has anybody had any bad experiences with Oxcodone HCL Extended Release when compared to brand name OxyContin?? Thanks. Would appreciate your input.
P.S. - I hope these crying spells end soon. They are so tough to deal with. I could barely keep it together in my doctor's office, and I was crying all over the place when talking to a counselor on the phone a few hours later. Brutal. You get anxious and desperate with you're dope sick, and when you get just enough to kill off the physical withdrawal symptoms, you get depression from the lack of euphoria you are used to experiencing.
I was taking 30mg of OxyContin 2x per day plus 10mg Percocets for breakthrough pain. Unfortunately, I ended up not sticking to the tapering plan for the Percs, and I used them all up on Friday. The result: a 50mg drop in medication and withdrawals from hell the last three days. However, I am trying to look at the positive and acknowledge that I would be in a lot worse condition if I didn't have the 30mg OxyContin, 2x per day. On the other hand I have been enduring wicked crying spells. I carry a lot of emotional pain from my childhood, and I am mentally ill with GAD and depressions. The quick acting, up and down nature of percs are just awful for anyone who has psychiatric issues, regardless of how serious.
I spoke with my doctor today, and I told him that I want to be off of Percs, period. They are almost impossible for me to taper from because they are so convenient. Fibromyalgia acting up? That'll be 20mg. Having a hard time getting energized for work in the early morning? That'll be 20mg. And there are days when I just want to swallow 30-40mg to escape. I just need to be on a long acting med now for tapering.
Our decision: we going to switch to 30mg Oxycodone HCL Extended Release, 3 times per days. I am finding - and I don't know if others share my experience - that OxyContin simply doesn't last 12 hours when you are tapering. I took a pill at 4am this morning. At 2:30pm at my doctor's office, I was withdrawaling. He felt the best strategy was to use the OxyContin, at 30mg, 3x per day. Hopefully that will keep the withdrawals down....especially now that I am three days into a deep taper with heavy withdrawals. I am staying home from work again tomorrow. I am really hoping that my body gets acclimated to the new opiate dosage when I get the script tomorrow because I need to be at work on Wednesday. I will be getting 30mg of Oxy that I have not been getting the past three days, so that should provide addition relief.
We are switching to 30mg Oxycodone HCL Extended Release as a cost cutting measure. OxyContin is just way too pricey. However, I have had some bad experiences with generics the past few years. Especially with Lorazepam. If I take 1mg Lorazepam pill from Sandoz, I know that I will getting the real deal with good quality. If I get the PurePac variety, it almost feels like a placebo. I get little relief. I realize everybody's body is different, but has anybody had any bad experiences with Oxcodone HCL Extended Release when compared to brand name OxyContin?? Thanks. Would appreciate your input.
P.S. - I hope these crying spells end soon. They are so tough to deal with. I could barely keep it together in my doctor's office, and I was crying all over the place when talking to a counselor on the phone a few hours later. Brutal. You get anxious and desperate with you're dope sick, and when you get just enough to kill off the physical withdrawal symptoms, you get depression from the lack of euphoria you are used to experiencing.
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