Opioids Help me plan my Withdrawal, please!

[JusTrynaNod]

What's up guys. Im 22, have had 4 failed surgeries, I have a Degenerative Knee Disease that I have to live with the rest of my life that effects my whole body. I have been prescribed 30mg OxyCodone, 60-90 a month since I was 14 & it is the only thing that lets me live a semi-normal-semi-pain-free life. Anyways, I decided to cope with the pain last week for 7 days & go Cold-Turkey & go through withdrawals so I can start getting relief from my medication to help with my pain, my tolerance was too high. I finished up withdrawals, got my script on Thursday, and did 90mg that night. Then I did 120mg on Friday night, I was fine on Saturday. No Withdrawals, just a little RLS. I had a dislocation on Sunday morning which caused me to have no choice but to take 120mg to get out of pain somewhat. I then took another 150mg on Monday, then 180mg today. Obviously my W/D won't be as bad as Day 1 after going Cold Turkey for 7 days after doing 180mg everyday for weeks on weeks, but obviously my legs will be throbbing & my stomach should be pretty fucked, but I know I won't be like Day 1/2 24/7 throwing up. My question is, should I taper myself off what so ever or should I just tough it out while I'm still not in so deep? I have some Tylenol 3's as well left over from an old surgery (30mg codeine, 350mg tylenol) and most of my script of my 30's left. If I feel like I'm about to start throwing my guts up, should I take 30mg, then 24 hrs later 15 mg, then 24 hrs later 7.5 mg? Any input is appreciated on how bad I should be expecting/plans for dosing, but please, no judging and things of that nature. please. Thank you! stay safe guys. Being as I know what REAL Withdrawals are after SERIOUS Cold Turkey; how bad should I expect these W/D's to get? I never go through just a mild W/D, I usually go all out until my scripts gone. Not anymore though, my pain is getting way worse as I get older & this is the only way I will be able to live a productive life, I need my pain medication when the pain is bad.

 

[Tommyboy]

Have you tried immodium (loperamide)? I would suggest using that to taper instead of going back to the 30s. You can also use the codeine if you really need it, but try not to.

 

[JusTrynaNod]

Immodium pretty much saved my life that night 1 of Withdrawal. Only thing that settled my stomach down, only problem is my liver already isn't in the best of shape, and I feel i'd be safer letting my body go through some W/D then taking 15-20 Immodium at once, feel me? Ever since I took those Immodiums I have been getting some weird pains in my lower right stomach. How bad should I expect this W/D to go, being that I know what REAL W/D is? Thank you homie.

 

[Tommyboy]

Here is how I look at it. If you recently went through withdrawal and you started using again, 1 day of use will cause you to relive the last day of withdrawal, using 2 days in a row will make you go through the last 2 days of withdrawal again, etc... That's just a ballpark estimate of how I gauge it.

In the future I would try not to use like that 2 days in a row. After a tolerance break the first day back is usually pretty good, but if you take the same amount the next day it won't do nearly as much. You are better off taking 1 less pill a day, and saving the extras for when you need them/want them.