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Opioids 1 more question- pods or pharmacueticals?

luckysmom

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hey there, could use some opinions since I'm new at pods and not quit sure what I'm getting myself into....

Although I'm new to pods I'm not new to opiates. I have lyme disease and have been taking 20-40 mg of oxy daily for a few months. Thing is doctors won't prescribe more than 10-20 mg of oxy every 12 hours! I started to use pods because 10-20mg of oxy is like 100mg of ibuprofen to me- and I was still in constant pain. Not to mention that after paying Dr. co-pays, and prescription costs- its cheaper to buy pods!

The thing is I've heard withdrawal from pods is brutal compared to pills. So I'm trying to decide if I should try to cope with the pain with the oxy or stick with pods....

Im thinking... pros for pods- 1) they are cheaper than the pharms, 2) I dont have to deal with rude pompous doctors, 3) the pods kill the pain better than oxys, 4) they last MUCH longer than pharms, 5) Pods come to me, I dont have to get in my car and drive 20 minutes to have a dickhead Dr. tell me what a terrible person I am for being addicted to oxy as he writes the script:( and
5) I'm not in pain with the pods!

Cons- 1) its kind of illegal, 2) they taste like smelly garbage, 3) better chances of overdosing, 4) my hubby would shit himself if he had any idea I was eating them, not decorating them, and 5) I've heard withdrawal is really bad.

Which would you choose? pros? cons?
Thanks for any input- You would think this should be a no-brainer... but for some reason I'm really struggling with this.

Luckysmom
 
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you seem to have the gist of it.....yes, withdrawal from pods is HELL, even compared to oxy....especially at your dose, it wouldn't be THAT bad to quit taking the oxy cold turkey....not so with pods, no matter how low you go, the makeup of "opium" (which contains several physically addictive drugs, not just morphine) is such that withdrawal is VERY physical and VERY prolonged...that being said, yes, they are MUCH cheaper and more convenient than a bitchy doc
 
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