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Oxycodone Withdrawal - Depression

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I am just wondering if anyone has a ballpark on when the depression should subside? This is only day 3, and I wasn't an addict by any stretch. I used my meds to get high every day for about a month, and now I am having some withdrawal. I have the usual physical symptoms, flu like, but not too extreme. My biggest complaint is this depression. Nothing seems interesting to me. I almost feel like crying. There are no good TV shows, video games aren't interesting... I am lonely but I don't feel like being around people. It SUCKS!

Anyhow, when can I expect this to pass? I am on venlafaxine and bupropion so I am kinda surprised I am even capable of being depressed at this point, heh.
 
Depression is coming with even mild opiate withdrawal, it will subside, but sometimes it takes a while. How much were you using per day?

It's possible that it will pass with the physical symptoms, but for some people it lasts longer. I'm not very familiar/experienced with venlafaxine and bupropion when it comes to their relationship with opiate withdrawal, maybe somebody else with more experience in that area can chime in...

Withdrawal sucks, I know what you're going through man, but it will get better.
 
Depression is usually described as both an acute and post-acute withdrawal symptom, so you are likely to experience it on some level for weeks if not months. I'm sorry to say.

But stay strong and just remember that IT WILL PASS. It's your body and brain trying to adjust to normal without its exogenous opioids. Stay strong.
 
There are no good TV shows, video games aren't interesting... I am lonely but I don't feel like being around people.
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Man there isn't a day when I don't feel like that. Stay strong, it'll pass... I know it sucks but at least it isn't nearly as bad as it could be.

And I was about to try one of those... probably still will :|
 
I always tapered off oxy with hydrocodone to avoid the depression. Much less severe w/ds overall. Then from hydrocodone I would switch to loperamide (immodium-AD otc anti-diarrhea med for those that don't know)
 
The depression will last basically as short or as long as you let it. If you just sit around all day bumming around feeling sorry for yourself, then sure you'll be depressed for damn near forever. But if you take the proper steps to get yourself out of the rut your were in, and get your emotions back to normal operating order ,it will subside much faster. Just try your best to force yourself to eat well, bury yourself in your favorite hobbies, exercise ( even if it is just like a 10 minute walk or something), surround yourself with positive friends and family, etc etc.

I know withdrawal is a bitch and a half and the mental part is sometimes the hardest, and I know it is not easy to just make it go away. But your mind is an incredibly powerful thing and you would be surprised what the power of positive thinking can do. I know when I had been in withdrawal in the past peopel would tell me "think positive !" and I would just want to say fuck you, but now I have learned that it really is a powerful thing to do.

Regardless, best of luck to you and congrats on getting clean! Keep it up !

(P.S. Remember, the absolute WORST thing you could do for the depression would be to take more oxy.)
 
I know when I had been in withdrawal in the past peopel would tell me "think positive !" and I would just want to say fuck you, but now I have learned that it really is a powerful thing to do.
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QFT. I feel like the mental part of WD is always the hardest part, but you can get through it man. I've been through opiate WD many times and I usually fall into the same trap, I redose and it starts all over again.
 
Well, I am happy to say that while I was weak and tired today at work, I am now feeling pretty close to 100%. Depression seems gone. I actually ate a full meal for the first time in days. All I have is maybe some anxiety, but just that kinda "pit of your stomach" feeling. Nothing too severe. I actually feel elated that I am not depressed. Yesterday I couldn't help but feel like crying, and today I can't help but feel like smiling.

Thanks a TON for all your encouragement and advice. The last time I went though this I went to my doc and got more pills, which I took to "cure" my ills. This time around was when that last batch ran out, so this is really my first time going all the way through physical withdrawal. I think it might just be enough to convince me not to hit the Oxy again.

I will say this though, as much of a bitch as that stuff can be addiction wise, there is no better pain med. As bad as it can be, it really works.
 
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(P.S. Remember, the absolute WORST thing you could do for the depression would be to take more oxy.)
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Very well said. The depression is what got me. I started on oxy's when I was 15, when I was 19 I was in rehab. I was clean for about 7 months when I was like fuck, no matter what I do this shit won't go away. I got involved at college, got a group of friends, went out every weekend, exercised everyday and got in pretty good shape, so I picked up. Now i'm in full blown addictino again, preparing for an upcomming withdrawal. I can deal with the physical as I have many times before, but the depression is what gets me.

I wasn't even a depressed kid before I started using, I got high for the fun of it, and still up to the point of rehab, I went to rehab because two of my best friends overdosed and died. After getting clean is when I had my first bout of depression, shit won't go away.

As you can tell, I know exactly what you're going through. For me personally, it was months that the depression stayed with me. The advice you got in this thread is really good, I hope everything works out for you.

Sorry for writin you guys a book lol.
 
Months. It was the worst for me from Poppy Pod Tea. That fucked my head up for a good 3-4 months.

Then again that's from long time abuse (6 months at least). You should be pretty much to normal within 1 month.
 
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