I'm getting ready to quit an oxy thing. about 200 or so Mg a day sometimes more siometimes less. I have (9) 8 mg sub strips. Is it possible for me to quit completely with only these 9 strips and continue to function?
I am assuming I will only need a quarter strip or half , but I'm un sure of how often I will take these things. I need to keep working while I do this. I can get 2 days off if I have to.
First off, if you want to use the 2 days off, do it the day after your last use, and then the next day. Best plan is to do your last oxy, then go to sleep. Then wait as long as possible the next day to take the Subs. You will be sick most of that day because you need to get to heavy withdrawals, then take the Sub. And having the next day off is a good idea because the Sub might not makee you feel 100% on the first day, more like 75%(if we assume full w/d is 0). 200 mg of oxycodone is not a crazy large habit, so you might feel fine that day, but if there is a day you will want to take off, its likely that one. Usually the first day on Sub you will just be tired, bored, have a lack of appetite, some minor muscle aches. Easy to deal with symptoms, like a minor illness, some NSAIDs, a bed, and some easy to consume food gets you through with no problem. By the 2nd day that drastically decreases and the Subs start to make you feel pretty good.
I'd honestly start with less than 4 mg, try like 2 mg and make sure you are in full out withdrawal, not just feeling a bit ill. So waiting 24 hours from last oxycodone usage usually does the trick, if you metabolize crazy fast then 18 might suffice. Take 2 mg to start and wait AT LEAST 2 hours, because these things take a long time to reach peak plasma levels. If you still are dying at this point, then take 1 mg more and wait 2 hours again. You have a limited amount, so this is the best strategy to not over use the medication. I have read many stories of people taking way more than necessary because 1. they didn't give it enough time to kick in and 2. they expected it to do more for them than just take away most the w/d on the first day.
You can most certainly get clean with 9 Subs. If you can stabilize your dose around 2 mg a day, go about a week at that and then start knocking it down. I good method is dropping down 75-80% of your dose every 3-4 days. If you keep doing that until you are down to .1 mg, then skip days for a week, then stop, it will be pretty much pain free. You will just need to dissolve the pills in water and administer with an oral syringe to measure out low doses like .1 and .25 mg.
If you do that^, the math will show 9x-8mg pills is more than enough, you will probably only need half. Of course you can always taper slower,
