I was taking oxycodone and methadone and gabapentin daily for 3 years. I was up to 240 mg oxy and 40 mg methadone and 2700 mg of gabapentin for in the final year. In January I made my second attempt to quit. I'm not a good taperer, and don't like to prolong the inevitable, so I quit cold turkey. I was armed with clonidine, promethazine, and diphenhydramine from my primary, but had moved away and had no medical supervision. I resigned myself to let the withdrawal take me where it would, and it took me to hell. I was willing to go through whatever it took to get free. I read all of your stories faithfully. You gave me strength and hope that I found nowhere else, so I want to give back. I am 7 months opiate free, and I have my life back. It took 2 days for WD to come. I was violently ill, sleep deprived, and filled with terror for over a month. However, on day 4, all if the pain for which I was being treated disappeared. Even the sensitivity in my teeth was gone. I had night sweats for months. I still have fatigue and my patience is low, which is difficult with 3 little kids. Like many others, I am here to say it's possible, and I want to lend my support in any way I can. It is a horrific life to be a slave. I have not had to take a pill, search for pills, or think about what I'm going to do for 222 days.