Fertile
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I decided to find out just how dependant my body had become to 40mg OxyContin [BID]. I had presumed that it would pose a serious issue with the full gamut of symptoms given the many reports on BL.
So I got my prescription last Wednesday and simply didn't unseal the boxes.
Some anxiety, aches and pains and of course the pain produced by my produces returned with interest. But a week later and other than the pain the Oxy was prescribed to treat... transitory insomnia was the only troubling effect. And now that has gone - I just got 16 hours of sleep which I needed, so I feel good.
But I did stick to swallowing the tablets whole. I didn't experiment with crushing them up before swallowing or going on to snort, plug or inject the powdered tablets.
I'm quite pleased with that and I'm keen to see if I can keep going.
I conclude that if taken as instructed, OxyContin isn't an inherently bad medicine but when the ROAis modified, it seemingly has the power to produced serious dependence issues. I know that the US formulation of OxyContin was changed 4 times to prevent abuse (if someone can think of a more appropriate term, I would be pleased to know it).
But unless there is some symptom that I WILL get but which hasn't tuned up yet, it's OK.
Even so, I cannot help thinking that Physeptone (5mg methadone tablets) might be a better option for a long-acting opioid. Like OxyContin it can be given [BID] and 30mg/day of Physeptone equates to 80mg/day of OxyContin. There is no advantage in messing with the drug since it's just as active orally.
I'm just 1 person and so maybe other really do struggle to stop using OxyContin but I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of withdrawal issues.
I'm very tempted to just start collecting sealed boxes. I cannot see myself selling them or even giving them away... I just like to know that I have a convenient exit strategy ;-)
So I got my prescription last Wednesday and simply didn't unseal the boxes.
Some anxiety, aches and pains and of course the pain produced by my produces returned with interest. But a week later and other than the pain the Oxy was prescribed to treat... transitory insomnia was the only troubling effect. And now that has gone - I just got 16 hours of sleep which I needed, so I feel good.
But I did stick to swallowing the tablets whole. I didn't experiment with crushing them up before swallowing or going on to snort, plug or inject the powdered tablets.
I'm quite pleased with that and I'm keen to see if I can keep going.
I conclude that if taken as instructed, OxyContin isn't an inherently bad medicine but when the ROAis modified, it seemingly has the power to produced serious dependence issues. I know that the US formulation of OxyContin was changed 4 times to prevent abuse (if someone can think of a more appropriate term, I would be pleased to know it).
But unless there is some symptom that I WILL get but which hasn't tuned up yet, it's OK.
Even so, I cannot help thinking that Physeptone (5mg methadone tablets) might be a better option for a long-acting opioid. Like OxyContin it can be given [BID] and 30mg/day of Physeptone equates to 80mg/day of OxyContin. There is no advantage in messing with the drug since it's just as active orally.
I'm just 1 person and so maybe other really do struggle to stop using OxyContin but I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of withdrawal issues.
I'm very tempted to just start collecting sealed boxes. I cannot see myself selling them or even giving them away... I just like to know that I have a convenient exit strategy ;-)