Oxycodone and addiction quiting.

[crazybinc]

Hi B here again. A brief summary
Of my life as a addict.
I started smoking cannabis at
13, due to peer pressure and just
Wanting to feel plessure and fit in
(Just moved to that town)
Slowly professed to drinking every
(Binge drinking) and then all hell
Broke put when I tried and got
Very bad addicted to crystal
After quiting everything accept weed
I got in to pills (alll opiates) exuding heroin thank my higher power.
I was 15, before that I always thought
Ppl that did pills were stupid and didn't think the effects would be that great.
I was wrong. I first tried a Percocet
30 and snorted it all in 2 big lines.
And was in love (love at first snort)
I'm in my early 40's married now recently to my high school love.
And about to have a son. Since 15 iv been abusing Oxycodone and hydrocodone everyday I can. And
Anytime I don't have them for atleast
2 days I have very bad come downs/
Withdrawls. I use depending on APAP
And mg of the pill 60-160 mg a day.
I got a prescription and now its only gotten worse. My wife has never done
A drug in her life exept I got her to
Try a edible on my birthday last year and she liked it but doesn't prefure it.she wants me to quit for new years
And I'm expecting our son in 5 months
And I want to quit for her and my son.
And for me. Any tips my fellow recover and addicts that are wise? Please help
As much as u can my life and family's life depends on it. I can't go to rehab
I have a job and cant. Is it unsafe
Health wise for cold Turkey??

 

[mostly-human]

Health wise, it's quite safe to quite CT. Job wise, not so much, you really need to organise a couple days off after a weekend. If you quit on a Friday and go back to work on Wednesday, then you should be ok to work, albeit - tired, cranky, restless etc.

 

[courageisAll]

Im very new to these things so I thouht I would take a swing at it. Ive been doing ( up to ) a half of subutex a day for the last almost 5 years. This isnt my lifestyle, not how I was raised, ect. I currently am a single mother with a full time job. I have tried countless times to get off these things. Rehab isnt an option for me. I know I have the strength, courage, and faith to do it. What stops me is the headaches and low energy. I am beyond ready to quit as its way too much money and too much bullshit trying to find these things. Ive never been in this situatiom before but as much as ive been thru sorta seen it coming. Ive never been on heroin or anything big like that. Use to do a perc here and there or a methodone once in a while. But then I met my match with the subutex. Any help, guidence, information would be so much appreciated as im stuck about to just jump off of these things as I just got precribed adderyll.

 

[Bearlove]

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[Jabberwocky]

Find a doctor/hospital out patient program that will put you on Suboxone/Subutex and have you go to their program twice a week in the evening or something. There are a lot of out patient programs like that.

If that is too much of a burden, you can always just find a doctor who prescribes Suboxone and start that medication with him. For someone like you who has been using a really really long time, it's really a good idea to stay on Suboxone for a while.

But if you don't want to do that, you can always just take it for a week or two while you're in withdrawal and then just stop taking it, stop seeing the doctor, drop out of the out patient program, whatever.

Given your circumstances, I'd imagine getting stable on Suboxone, which will prevent you from using anything else opioid wise, will provide you with a much needed foundation for sobriety. Then you can taper down and get off it, which really isn't so bad when done right.

It's great your wife is on board, so you won't have to hide anything if you go to an out patient program. Again, given your circs, an out patient program that prescribes Suboxone is an ideal option.

 

[cj]

I agree with toothpastedog that a suboxone or methadone program is going to be your best shot at being able to quit. But if you choose to go the total abstinence route expect a very rough ride. Its really not even the acute withdrawals that I worry about, its the long term symptoms of post acute withdrawal syndrome. I have experienced them myself and it is truly hell. It will be very difficult to hold a job and function as a new parent. Not trying to discourage you because in a perfect world getting completely off opiates would be ideal. But in your situation I highly advise you to think about maintenance. Also get into therapy for yourself and also your wife. Its going to be a rocky road as you adjust to living your life without opiates to help cope.

 

[gmlifer]

What everyone in here has said is true but I have also seen something click in people before. They one day see the life ahead of them that they want, they ct and never look back. Newborns make even the wildest men tame sometimes. Don't be scared to just try to put it down and walk away. If that doesn't work after being sober for a couple weeks then maybe seek treatment.

 

[muska967]

Hello i am in a similar situation I am only 30 though and have been married for 5 years only but my wife does not use any drugs and never has she does not understand how hard it is to stop after you have been doing them for over 10 years. I also have legitimate and large amount of pain ,and have tried 20 times to quit with periods as long as 6 weeks clean. But I always end up going back bc of the pain. Also tried subs before they are terrible more like a herion high not oxy. And I was not able to have sex also urination was a problem as well.
I was thinking about having a baby soon bc my wife really wants to start our family as do I but quitting is out of the question I will try to stay at my daily mg now that I have been on the same dose for almost a year and fight my self from ever going higher in mg or daily also my pm doc is basically Stalin in SOVIET Russia. Currently taking 3 oxycodone 15min ir daily. Also 2mg zanaflex 3x day. I will be in your situation soon though. She has already told me that she wants me to be clean 100 percent for the baby.