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Opioids Severity of withdrawals from 30mg/day oxy habit?

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Oslo 2 Melbourne

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Hi all,

Ive been abusing oxy in the form of IR oxycodone for about a year now, mostly on weekends, taking up to 30mg a day, usually in one or 2 doses. Anyway it was never much of a problem just binging on the weekends but of course like everyone else it eventually led to everyday use.

Everyday use commenced 3 weeks ago and I have been taking about 20-50mg of oxy per day, 20-30 per day during the week (always in one dose) and up to 50 per day on the weekends. So yeah daily use of average of about 30mg oxy IR. I always have it at night. Decided to quit the other day, so the day after my last dose i was fine, but woke up the following day at about 6am with hot and cold sweats and brutal depression. Not sure if that was a withdrawal or caused by something else, anyway i felt so shitty that day so i started using again. Anyway i really want to quit this shit, and i got 3 days off work so I was wondering what the severity of the symptoms I am likely to face would be. I know its a piss weak dose compared to most, and heroin users would probably laugh at such a pussy like me scared of a minor oxy withdrawal, but yeah im a bit scared, and havnt found much info on withdrawals from more minor doses.

I tried tapering but dont have enough self control so want to go cold turkey with heaps of vallium. My plan is to take my last dose on wed night, thurs should b ok, fri will be fucked, then the weekend will be bad, got monday off so hopefully Ill be ok by tuesday.

Anyhow, any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
I currently have a somewhat larger habit than this (100mg/day Oxy), but for years I had a steady 40 mg/day Hydrocodone habit, so I know what it's like to come off of a comparable dose. I also used to only take them at night, so the experience should be really similar.

Usually the 2nd day after no pills I would get diarrhea, anxiety, muscle aches, and of course insomnia. None of these symptoms are very severe and I could always still function fairly well. The worst part by far is the psychological aspect of it. You'll likely crave the pills, and come up with any justification possible to take some again. This really is the most difficult part, and one I still haven't figured out how to deal with. The valium will be a huge help to get some sleep in the evenings, and ease the anxiety during the day. Read up on the use of Immodium for opiate withdrawals, as it really does help.

I agree that with the schedule you laid out, by Tuesday you should feel pretty good physically. The mental part and cravings though are likely to persist for long after that, so stay strong if you really want to quit. Good luck, and reach out to us here on BL.
 
In the grand scheme of withdrawals, 30mg's of oxy is going to be on the very minor side. That being said.. if you haven't experienced withdrawal before, it's still going to suck, as you don't have any perspective on what heavy withdrawal feels like to compare it to.

However, even still, detoxing off of only 30mg's of oxy will not leave you bedridden. You will be uncomfortable obviously, but it'll be akin to a shitty cold. Water eyes, runny nose, slight aching, insomnia, stuff like that. Very manageable symptoms.

Tapering down is always going to make the withdrawals less severe, no matter what dose you're on. So if you can cut that dose in half, or get down to as low of a dose as you can at least, you'll be saving yourself a lot of pain, despite it's lack of severity even at a 30mg oxy tolerance.
 
Stop now while you can, the longer you take opioids the more severe your withdrawal will be; how long you've been taking it is more of a factor than how much you dose in my experience! 30mg a day isn't that much in the bigger picture, but that doesn't mean it won't produce severe WD symptoms especially if this is your first time detoxing.

Mr. Scagnattie hit the nail on the head, I definitely would recommend tapering down as much as you can to reduce the withdrawal severity, but how severe the withdrawals will be varies person to person, and I disagree with Mr. Scagnattie with one aspect, which I mentioned in the first sentence: if 30mg is what you're tolerant to, this may be a low dose but you've been on it for a whole year already....
 
Thanks for the advice, i know im a bitch whinging about a 30-40mg oxy habit, prob was going on a month of daily use and a year of weekend or should i say Fri, sat sun mon use.

Had my last dose on friday night (35mg ir oxy), and its now Monday night, so far i have not experienced the horror stories i have read about. Sat was fine, just a bit restless, Sunday was kinda crappy, super tired all day (valium probably didnt help), extremely restless legs, pretty much lay in bed all day and must have had about 10 valiums throughout the day, todays monday and Im feeling much better, still restless legs, mild depression and unmotivated to do anything, so im hoping by tomorrow (Tue) ill b fine and be able to go to work without a problem). But I have read a lot of reports that withdrawals start up to 72 hours after the last dose, and i guess its been about 65 hours since my last dose. Whats the deal with that? You reckon ill be right tomorrow considering the low dose of oxy ive been consuming? Or will i get hit with a hammer half way through work tomorrow?
 
Oslo 2 Melbourne said:
Thanks for the advice, i know im a bitch whinging about a 30-40mg oxy habit, prob was going on a month of daily use and a year of weekend or should i say Fri, sat sun mon use.

Had my last dose on friday night (35mg ir oxy), and its now Monday night, so far i have not experienced the horror stories i have read about. Sat was fine, just a bit restless, Sunday was kinda crappy, super tired all day (valium probably didnt help), extremely restless legs, pretty much lay in bed all day and must have had about 10 valiums throughout the day, todays monday and Im feeling much better, still restless legs, mild depression and unmotivated to do anything, so im hoping by tomorrow (Tue) ill b fine and be able to go to work without a problem). But I have read a lot of reports that withdrawals start up to 72 hours after the last dose, and i guess its been about 65 hours since my last dose. Whats the deal with that? You reckon ill be right tomorrow considering the low dose of oxy ive been consuming? Or will i get hit with a hammer half way through work tomorrow?
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Don't psych yourself up for it. You may be through the worst of it, or it may still be in the early stages. The longer you use for and the more times you go through withdrawals the quicker it starts, so since this is your first time it might be taking longer to start. The first few times that I kicked oxy it actually took about 72 hours to start, but also I had cut down to using from Friday through Sunday and since withdrawals usually start when your body anticipates the next dose that's probably why it took until Thursday for them to start for me after stopping Sunday, since the next day was when I would normally be dosing again.

So if you have already interrupted your usual dosing pattern the withdrawals have probably already started and by the sounds of things you seem to be through the worst of it. A 30mg oxy habit should be quite easy to kick. My first withdrawals which I was just referring to were from 160mg of oxy, but used 3 days in a row rather than daily, although they had been daily leading up to me reducing the frequency so that I could pass my weekly drug tests each Friday, then get high for 3 days and repeat.
 
Wow, congratulations man. You are done. Sunday should have been the worst day if Friday was your last dose.

Tell me, how did you overcome to urge to dose on Sunday? Made it impossible to get or delete a dealers number?
 
Hmm, thanks for the advice, yeah i guess im over the worst part of it. All i can say is max respect to anyone who has withdrawn from heroin or high doses of oxy, you are true warriors who have fought savagely for your cause. I know I sound like a pussy but I cant believe how brutal the past weeks been. The only other withdrawals id ever experienced was from Effexor and that was far from pleasant.

Still have a few symptoms though. The RLS is getting a bit better, but how bloody long does the extreme tiredness, brutal depression and extreme sadness last? I have had to take the rest of the week off work as I just wake up at 5 am every morning wanting to die from depression and dropping a valium to at least get a little rest. Im a useless wreck atm.

I cant believe I read all this shit about oxy and still decided to give it a shot, and i cant believe how unnoticeably weekend use turned to a daily habit.
 
Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated.

Its been 9 days since my last 40mg dose of oxy, and I feel 100% (apart from mild depression which ive always had, just started taking some prozac for that so we will see how that goes). I was feeling great about my discontinuation of oxy, but then a few days ago i noticed a couple of orange pills at the back of my draw (oc 40's) and since then ive been feinding bad. I havn't popped any yet, but I was wondering, if I were to pop an OC 40, would the withdrawals start all over again from scratch? I know its so lame, any excuse to get high and if you were to tell me that they would start all over again i'd probably pop them anyway, but thats just how we are isnt it?
 
Oslo 2 Melbourne said:
Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated.

Its been 9 days since my last 40mg dose of oxy, and I feel 100% (apart from mild depression which ive always had, just started taking some prozac for that so we will see how that goes). I was feeling great about my discontinuation of oxy, but then a few days ago i noticed a couple of orange pills at the back of my draw (oc 40's) and since then ive been feinding bad. I havn't popped any yet, but I was wondering, if I were to pop an OC 40, would the withdrawals start all over again from scratch? I know its so lame, any excuse to get high and if you were to tell me that they would start all over again i'd probably pop them anyway, but thats just how we are isnt it?
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Props to you for making it 9 days. Even at a small dose, I know what a battle it is. I urge you to really think before using again. Taking a single dose probably wouldn't throw you into full w/d again, but the more damaging piece is the mental aspect. If you tell yourself it's ok to just take these remaining pills, you'll do it and your brain will remember how amazing they make you feel. You'll then likely talk yourself into getting more, and start the whole cycle again. Many of us on here have played that game and know how the story ends.
 
Oslo 2 Melbourne said:
Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated.

Its been 9 days since my last 40mg dose of oxy, and I feel 100% (apart from mild depression which ive always had, just started taking some prozac for that so we will see how that goes). I was feeling great about my discontinuation of oxy, but then a few days ago i noticed a couple of orange pills at the back of my draw (oc 40's) and since then ive been feinding bad. I havn't popped any yet, but I was wondering, if I were to pop an OC 40, would the withdrawals start all over again from scratch? I know its so lame, any excuse to get high and if you were to tell me that they would start all over again i'd probably pop them anyway, but thats just how we are isnt it?
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No it wont set you back to day one, but you'll still be going backwards.
 
^Great post
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Wow, congratulations man. You are done. Sunday should have been the worst day if Friday was your last dose.

Tell me, how did you overcome to urge to dose on Sunday? Made it impossible to get or delete a dealers number?
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Not necessarily IMO considering the length/duration they've been dependent.

Opioid withdrawal is incredibly psychological, so if you're expecting this horrible experience, chances are much higher that you will experience WD horribly. If you're confident and have a positive attitude about detoxing, chances are much higher that you will experience less severe, possibly even minor WD symptoms.
 
^Yeah, especially when dealing with low dose withdrawals. You can do things to occupy your mind that will make you forget about the w/d.
 
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