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Oxycodone Taper

lman_15

lman_15

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So here is some background info, was addicted to oxy for 1-2 years. Tried to quit multiple times couldn't so went on suboxone, went well for 2 months then started using again. Past 2 weeks a full blown relapse. I use anywhere between 3-5 40's a day. When I don't do oxy I smoke Heroin between 0.15-0.25. Friday I wanted to start doing a taper what I have so far for the taper is:
47 40mg oxycodone pills
6 10mg valiums
60 2mg xanax bars (I will have them in 14-21 days so they'll be useful near the end of my taper)
5 2mg xanax bars (on hand)

My plan was to do the following:

3 40's for 4 days
2.5 40's for 4 days
2 40's for 4 days
1.5 40's for 5 days
1 40 for 6 days
0.5 40's for 7 days

Then after using 0.5 40's for 7 days I will jump off to nothing I plan on using my valium and xanax on hand to help with anxiety and sleeplessness. The 60 xanax bars should be in by time I get to the toughest part 1.5 or less 40's a day. I also have a link on valium and xanax so they are pretty readily available.

Is my taper plan realistic & achievable? Also, is there anything else I could use/buy that could help with the taper? Anything I should change?
 
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lman_15 said:
So here is some background info, was addicted to oxy for 1-2 years. Tried to quit multiple times couldn't so went on suboxone, went well for 2 months then started using again. Past 2 weeks a full blown relapse. I use anywhere between 3-5 40's a day. When I don't do oxy I smoke Heroin between 0.15-0.25. I have a 0.2 of heroin for today-thursday. Then Friday I wanted to start doing a taper what I have so far for the taper is:
47 40mg oxycodone pills
6 10mg valiums
60 2mg xanax bars (I will have them in 14-21 days so they'll be useful near the end of my taper)
5 2mg xanax bars (on hand)

My plan was to do the following:

3 40's for 4 days
2.5 40's for 4 days
2 40's for 4 days
1.5 40's for 5 days
1 40 for 6 days
0.5 40's for 7 days

Then after using 0.5 40's for 7 days I will jump off to nothing I plan on using my valium and xanax on hand to help with anxiety and sleeplessness. The 60 xanax bars should be in by time I get to the toughest part 1.5 or less 40's a day. I also have a link on valium and xanax so they are pretty readily available.

Is my taper plan realistic & achievable? Also, is there anything else I could use/buy that could help with the taper? Anything I should change?
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You could add some Clonidine with your taper when you get down to 1.5 40's per day. Clonidine will be especially helpful during the end of your taper though for restless leg syndrome and keeping your blood pressure in check, and will also help with sleep. Considering your usage, I would try and get some Clonidine 0.1mg, BID, or even TID if you really need it. You can also use this to stack with a benzo for sleep, like Diazepam. Opiate withdrawal is fucking and painful as fuck, but benzodiazepine withdrawal is a worse situation, so you may think like your dying, but opioid withdrawal is not fatal.

Oh ... and one of the best remedies that is OTC for Opiate withdrawal, is Loperamide
(Imodium) for diahorrea. BTW - You shouldn't need 0.5 of an Oxy 40 for 7 days, be better just to jump off after like 3-4 days, as Oxycodone has a short half life. I am assuming you are talking about OxyContin though, since you mentioned the dosage as 40's.

Cheers. ;)
 
Yea also, would I be able to function during the taper I'm a university student and have exams and midterms and classes?
Also, is clonidine a over the counter drug or do you need a script?
 
clonodine is prescription and is a huge help during opiate w/d. Its not hard to get. It will GREATY reduce chills and heart palpitations and things like that. Plus it is not addictive so it is most def your friend.
 
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Yea also, would I be able to function during the taper I'm a university student and have exams and midterms and classes?
Also, is clonidine a over the counter drug or do you need a script?
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You need a script for Clonidine if you are in North America, and as far as I know pretty much any other Country except for a few. Any doc would script you Clonidine because its an Alpha-blocker that is non-addictive and if you tell him you are trying to detox from opiates, the doc should have no problem writing a script for it. If he does, he's a dick.
 
I would suggest skipping the 2.5 40s and just go from 3 to 2. My taper was fairly painless and I went from a 50mcg fentanyl patch plus 20mg oxycodone IR to 80 x 7 days, 60 x 4 days, 50 x 4 days, 40 x 4 days, 30 x 4 days, 20 x 4 days. My doctor was willing to give me percs, 5/325 to further taper, but I decided to just jump off at 20mg. Going from 20 to nothing was a bit rough, but only for about 3-4 days, and nothing that would prevent me from work/school. Also, I had the pills dispensed daily. Prevented me from burning through my allotment early.
 
Also, would Kratom help with the taper? I was thinking maybe having a baseline dose, then slowly taper with the kratom as well. Would that help?
 
Personally, I used Imodium after I quit entirely. I would suggest trying to quit on your own, and only resort to adjunctive drugs if you simply cannot quit on your own. Withdrawal is a time of sometimes intense physical and mental weakness, which in my experience is the perfect storm for addiction. You don't want to trade on addiction for another, particularly benzodiazapines.
 
I'm going to move this to OD as they have a tapering megathread and a lot of experience in this area. Hope that is okay! :)

BDD > OD
 
All good, but you got to have the strong will power to taper and still have all those drugs on hand. Anyway you can have someone hold your pills and dose you accordingly? It's much easier to use when tapering if you have excess drugs on hand; whose to say you won't do a lil extra on those days you feel like shit? Not trying to rain on your parade, but something to think about.
 
yea i can get my girl or roommates to hold em. prob get my roommates cuz they don't do hard drugs and they would be able to stick to giving me a certain dose per day. I can get Clonidine from my boy he quit H a while ago and got a script for it from his doc and has a bunch extra. I'm just wondering if I take Clonidine will I have to taper off that or can I just go from taking it for several consequative days to not taking it with no physical withdrawal (Clonidine)?
 
basically i got all the oxy's i need to do my taper as planned (see above posts for plan)
- got 6 10mg valiums
- got 5 2mg xanax bars (have a bunch more coming within the next 2 weeks)
I'm saving the benzo's only for when its absolutely necessary that I take them (serious anxiety or insomnia I'm assuming they will be much more useful near the end of the taper)
- I got 17 Clonidine (0.1mg) today off my boy (which I will save for only when needed)
Nd buying Loperamide from the convenience store as well as Naproxen
Is there any other drugs (both legal or illegal) that I should acquire to help with the taper? Also, any words of advice ? Do I have everything I need?
 
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So i fucked up, I did 3 40's for 4 days, 2.5 for 4 days, and 2 for 1 day, then I did 2 40's, then yesterday I did a 40 and a 0.12 of H, nd now I have a 0.3 left so im debating doing 1 of 2 things, either continuing my taper right where i left off (2 40's a day) throwing out the H.. or just doing the H and then getting back on track, today I've taken like 6 hits of H (it's not the best stuff but it ain't garbage).. i duno i really need input on this situation
 
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It's up to you OP... I don't think it would make a difference if you continue your taper today or tomorrow, seen as it's already gone aery. I mean, if I were you (Realistically I'd probably do the heroin, but that's just cause I'm an addict) I would recognize the goal I set for myself, throw out the heroin and continue the taper asap. That is what you're goal is, to get off the stuff?

IMO I always found cold turkey, with the necessary aids such as you have, to be more therapeutic. With all those benzos, otc meds and clonidine, you wouldn't suffer TOO much, and it would put fear of having to do it again into you, which would certainly be healthy and deter further use.
 
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