I recently quit using cocaine after a 20 + year stint, but near the end of my career, I unfortunately picked up another nasty habit, opiates. For those familiar with real cocaine, I think you'll find the similarities indisputable.
Anyway, I started using opiates about 2 1/2 years ago and have ever since. At first, they were great for hangovers and then the inevitable everyday thingy took over. At first, I was using only 10-20 mg.s a day of the 10/325 norco's. It should be noted that I only get euphoria and good feelings from hydrocodone and feel like absolute crap from oxycodone (thank God!). There have actually been times when I quit using alltogether for up to a week or so at a time, but that's been probably almost a year since I've done that. Unfortunately, they're now a part of my everyday life. I always get a genuine high from my 10/325's (yellow Vantage brand), but am now, for the very first time, starting to experience withdrawal symptoms in the morning. For the first time about 3 months ago, I've noticed that I feel very sore and lathargic upon waking, but can seem to bypass those feelings by simply getting up and moving around. I've yet to try and see how far I can go without feeling bad again before finally having to take my first pill of the day, but I am a bit curious. The minimum amount I take per day is 30 mg.s and the max is 40 mg.s. I know, I'm a cheap date, but I couldn't be happier with that fact. I have friends who take 150 mg.s a day and that simply makes me cringe at the thought. My very noticable light withdrawal symptoms are RLS, which I know is a very common symptom.
So my questions are these;
Am I in the initial stages of heavy opiate addiction and withdrawals?
Is this the time to start tapering off, and if so, at what schedule per day?
How long would the withdrawal symptoms last for someone with my low tolerance level?
Is this a drug with a high relapse rate?
How long will it take for my brain to return to pre-opiate status?
Thanks in advance, Le Junk
Anyway, I started using opiates about 2 1/2 years ago and have ever since. At first, they were great for hangovers and then the inevitable everyday thingy took over. At first, I was using only 10-20 mg.s a day of the 10/325 norco's. It should be noted that I only get euphoria and good feelings from hydrocodone and feel like absolute crap from oxycodone (thank God!). There have actually been times when I quit using alltogether for up to a week or so at a time, but that's been probably almost a year since I've done that. Unfortunately, they're now a part of my everyday life. I always get a genuine high from my 10/325's (yellow Vantage brand), but am now, for the very first time, starting to experience withdrawal symptoms in the morning. For the first time about 3 months ago, I've noticed that I feel very sore and lathargic upon waking, but can seem to bypass those feelings by simply getting up and moving around. I've yet to try and see how far I can go without feeling bad again before finally having to take my first pill of the day, but I am a bit curious. The minimum amount I take per day is 30 mg.s and the max is 40 mg.s. I know, I'm a cheap date, but I couldn't be happier with that fact. I have friends who take 150 mg.s a day and that simply makes me cringe at the thought. My very noticable light withdrawal symptoms are RLS, which I know is a very common symptom.
So my questions are these;
Am I in the initial stages of heavy opiate addiction and withdrawals?
Is this the time to start tapering off, and if so, at what schedule per day?
How long would the withdrawal symptoms last for someone with my low tolerance level?
Is this a drug with a high relapse rate?
How long will it take for my brain to return to pre-opiate status?
Thanks in advance, Le Junk
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