Opioids Tapering ROA

[nactor329]

I'm in the process of trying to taper down and get off roxys. Right now my dosage pattern goes something like this:

When I wake up I do 60 mg followed by 30 mg an hour later then 15 mg half an hour later. Throughout the rest of the day I dose about every two hours alternating doses of 30 mg and 15 mg. So 30 mg at say noon then 15 mg at 2 pm then 30 mg at 4 pm etc.

I'm planning on following a tapering plan I successfully
used a few months ago to get off a 75 mg/4 hours dosing habit. Every 3 days I would reduce my dosage by 1/3. So 60 mg to 40 mg to 30 mg to 20 mg to 15 mg to 10 mg etc. I needed to get off the roxys because I was going on a family vacation to a foreign country without access to them. Once I returned I stayed off them for awhile before getting involved with a girl who was addicted to them who got me back on them.

My question is what is better for tapering/warding off withdrawals, oral dosing or insuffalation? Usually I snort them but if taking them orally will make it easier/better I would be open to switching to that ROA.

 

[sekio]

Oral dosing should be the most effective in terms of area-under-the-curve.

 

[Opaner]

Oral dosing should be the most effective in terms of area-under-the-curve.

Yeah I agree oral dosing would probably be a lot better for you. Everyone has their own personal methods of going through withdraw. Tapering can be very effective but I've noticed people don't really follow through with their game plans so to speak. I am guilty of not following through with tapering, I always want to do more and it goes downhill from there. But when I want to get clean all I do is get myself 8MG suboxone (buprenophine) which can last me about 5 - 6 days. And really all I need is a tiny chunk to get over withdraw. You don't have to worry about tapering and keeping track of all the pills you have to take. Withdraw is stressful enough you don't need anything else on your mind. Goodluck let me know if you need anything else!

 

[lorne667]

That's a lot of oxy!!!(and this comes from a guy who bangs 80's)

Oral use will wield higher bioavailability, a much longer half-life, and more consistent blood levels throughout the day. For the most part, I think it is vital you switch to oral, as snorting is often part of the addiction for people who use nasally, just as injecting might be part of my addiction. Also, you will get the benefits I listed above. Basically, oral oxy is better than nasal all across the board, and by eliminating the need to constantly dose 15-30mg per hour, when an initial dose of 60mg followed by 30mg booster every 4-6 hours will give you identical effect, yet you'll use less drugs and it will be easier to taper, since you are only dosing a few times a day, vs. every 2 hours. Just make sure you don't get more addicted!!!

Also your use is pretty heavy, so you may want to consider trying suboxone. You won't be able to snort it every 2 hours, or you'll be puking your guts up.Thus, it will be relatively easy to taper down and then quit, though it all depends if you can stand just giving up the oxy completely or not.

 

[BeachBoy]

This is old as a bitch but the same problem the OP has I have, only with Suboxone. The half life of sublingual suboxone is over double what the half life of insufflation or intravenous is(meaning its in your system longer, withdrawal longer) Would snorting Subs be a better way to taper?