Help me quit drugs fir good atleast untill it's safe

[Angelz87]

Hi all il first start off by saying I'm a 23 year old male, I started abusing e 2 years ago, then started taking percocet do kinda deal with the pain, and graduated to oxycodone, the reason why I'm trying to quit is maily because it's dried me out finacialy, and I've been working since I was 16 and have notthing to show for it, I'm living with my uncle since I have no money to fix my car while I work with him, before winter comes along my income will n cut shorter which leads to me being to worried. My work is physicall labour it's so hard for me to work sll day while going throuh with drawl, il usually take a 60/CDN to keep me going twice a day, maybe even 3-4 , this is bad it's like I'm working jus to feel normal it's really sad. I've done research and trying to cut down to 1 tablet a day , van someonecwith real experience with this please help, how long should I be cutting down for, and how, what steps did you take before you quit ?

 

[evilthree]

This is the opposite of quitting or promoting harm reduction really, but you could always switch to heroin >_<(not the best advice but if you can't quit, at least take it easy on your wallet, it'll lead to less property crimes to fund your habit)

that being said, think about suboxone? Loperamide to alleviate symptions. There's a slew of meds and cocktails I don't know about for one who may face w/ding

 

[jamesBrown]

I agree with trying to get on suboxone.....allthough it can be a very expensive transition depending on if you go through a legitimate doctor or get them off the streets....so it may not even be a viable option for you.

Benzos help with withdrawal somewhat....you could even take enough benzos so that your barely awake during your withdrawal/detox period, making it much easier to cope with obviously. if your not conciuos for the pain of withdrawal, then it will more than likely make quitting much easier.

The main concern is getting use to living a life without abusing opiates, especially when you have a certain condition that causes you pain. Once again, I reccommend suboxone,.....maybe buying them off the streets will be a do-able solution. They are more than likely MUCH cheaper than oxy, and one pill can last you up to a month depending on your dose. I personally was able to maintain on only 2mg's/day immediately after switching to subs from a MASSIVE heroin addiction(IV use). But, if you do manage to get on suboxone, you can stay on them for a long enough time so you can adjust to not having to live a life abusing opiates.

Im only taking 0.5 mg doses now and am happier than ever. I also dont have to take my suboxone any more I just choose to becaue of its ant-depressant/mood lifting/energizing/and sometiems euphorical properties. In a way, I actually am opiate free, because I dont DEPEND on opiates to live a normal life.

 

[punchednthenose]

This is the opposite of quitting or promoting harm reduction really, but you could always switch to heroin >_<(not the best advice but if you can't quit, at least take it easy on your wallet, it'll lead to less property crimes to fund your habit)

that being said, think about suboxone? Loperamide to alleviate symptions. There's a slew of meds and cocktails I don't know about for one who may face w/ding

seriously? don't tell someone to use H. This is supposed to be about harm reduction my friend. it may start out cheaper but you will end up hating yourself for ever jumping into the deep end of the opiate pool. I will only use H now because of my Oxy addiction and listening to advice like this. I hate the fact that i switched to the drug that has more consequences.

 

[dankJ]

methadone worked wonders for me in my attempts to kick the habit. virtually NO physical W/D's at all. its the mental part that keeps me coming back to OCs

 

[OverDone]

it sucks to say but you really only have 2 options:

1) keep using
2) suffer some sort of withdrawal

Number 1 isn't what you want/need so that brings ya to Number 2.

This doesn't have to be as horrible as it can be.

Like others have said, suboxone or methadone can be a huge help (the concept of methadone bothers me because it is, on its own, strongly addictive and has long term physical effects.

Or, if you feel you can stick to a plan, come up with a solid taper schedule.

Keep in mind, like dankj mentioned, the obsession to get high will be with you for a decent period of time and the mental mind fuck will always be with you to lesser degrees as time passes.

Stay strong, man... this shit is hard but it CAN be done

 

[blahman8000]

Dude, it's a decision between feeling like shit all the time, or feeling like shit for a few days and then getting your life back on track. A no-brainer, right? Well, I can understand why it doesn't exactly seem that simple. But all you've got are two ways to suffer. dankJ made a good point, that if you get yourself on methadone, you can make things a lot easier. If you quit, yeah, it's gonna suck for a little while, but not nearly as bad as it will be if you keep feeding your habit.

 

[AndroidsDreamofBTC]

If you decide to quit cold turkey, just think how much your life will improve in just 2 weeks and within 3 months you'll feel like a different person.

It's a difficult decision, but one that only you can make.

Good luck!

 

[sid3]

It never seems like it while in Wds, but one thing that will make it easier after the first few days of actual wds is your labor intensive job. Getting exercise is the best way to get over the post detox fatigue and lack of motivation. It's really going to help you beat the sleepless phase. Getting through the five days of feeling like ass won't be fun, if sub is an option use it for 2-3 weeks then jump. JMO

Try to remeber that wds arent nearly half as bad as we create them to in our own minds. You can do it. The more you want it the easier it will be.

 

[PillPoppingAnimal]

the question is

do u want money [to have a real life, live, place to call home, be happy, millions of options and oppritunities (sp) and to socialize]

or

do u want to be a loser [another fiend, no money,u and all ur friends just use eachother, no where to call home, no1 who trully likes u, ur only social escape is picking up heroin/hanging with H fiends...] think about it, wat would u want

 

[MeddieFrac]

I really enjoy suboxone. I'm not sure what dosage pills I bought but I would just pop 2-3 sometimes 3-4 and chill out all day; makes me feel real good. Think I'll buy some more; it's cheaper than roxies and in it's own way is just as good as roxies.

 

[axe battler]

I really enjoy suboxone. I'm not sure what dosage pills I bought but I would just pop 2-3 sometimes 3-4 and chill out all day; makes me feel real good. Think I'll buy some more; it's cheaper than roxies and in it's own way is just as good as roxies.

AGGH! When you say 'pop' do you mean washing them down your throat???

If so let those fuckers melt under your tongue and you'll only need 1-2mg(sublingual) or 0,5-1mg up yo beak to feel even better effects!

 

[PillPoppingAnimal]

yeah u need to literally pop 10times the amount of just putting it under ur tounge

^^^^

 

[Angelz87]

I'm shilling to get proffesional help my doctor wanted to send me sum theraphy session that r held in hospital after I told him I abbused e, it's really the cold and hot sweats I get at work that bother me especially with winter approving I'm gonna be going mental sweting but frezzing my balls off litrrralyyy.. Thx tho il look for it, wut r the chances of me getting them from a doctor help with this, and I kno where not allowed to talk bout prices , but are they cheaper ther oxys, private MSG me if u need to appretiate it guys, i'd never consider heroin for one I have a bright future ahead of me I jus hope I live to live it up and do e again:d

 

[ayalabestia]

i have seen many people telling you to use other drugs instead of reducing the ones your alredy taking.

my personal advice for you is to reduce your dosage and suffer for around 2 months try quiting it completly if you can, i mean you should really consider quiting before you get into more drugs and be really in bad situation.

you shouldent go to stronger drugs. (the stronger the less dosage you need). but they are way more expensive and its a matter of time till you build a dependance and need more and more dosage. so its not a good option to go to h or others....

i suggest you get medical help if it goes very out of hand cuzzz thats the only way out if you cant be able to survive without them.

 

[sid3]

Switching herion because it's cheaper is definitely no the greatest advice.

 

[vortex30]

Ask your uncle for a few days off work and cope with cold-turkey withdrawals. It's that or keep working to spend all your money on OxyContin. Your habit is just going to get worse and worse, if you can make it 5 days without, then you're pretty much in the clear. It's going to be very hard though...Start Friday after work, have a terrible weekend, take Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday off work to get over the lingering symptoms and then you should be 'OK' for work Thursday. You don't have to spend all your money on OC anymore, so 3 days off work shouldn't be a major issue in your life anymore. This is all dependent on you staying clean and sober those 5 days, and for the following, well...Rest of your life really, but as long as you can if not.

 

[Angelz87]

I'm not even looking into heroin I'm the type of guy if I like sumthing il keep doing it so no h. I've cut down to 2 60/cdn , now to one , that one that I do jus keeps me going I guess , work seasons over soon , but I'm planning on cutting down and going cold turkey because I have a family trip over sea and the only thing I'm gonna b thinking bout is how to get 60 pills over seas

 

[Chaos21]

At least your trying. It will be over soon, just don't give up, and you definantly don't want withdrawals on a vacation so quit before this.