bluesteyes
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I have been trying to get off of opioids for quite some time. I had gotten down to 10mg of OxyContin, 3 times per day, but a number of bad situations in my life caused me to increase my dosage until I ran out on September 11 (of all days) and went into crazy withdrawals. I went to my doctor on September 13 after 2.5 days of withdrawals, and he gave me a 10mg Percocet script, 3 times per day, that was supposed to last a couple of weeks. Well, the Percs just don't last long enough for me, and so I have been averaging around 50mg per day and will run out of script in the next day or so. Today my doctor graciously gave me a 15mg OxyContin script, TWO times per day, for the next couple of weeks.
When I originally started taking OxyContin after having taken Percocets for several months, I was given a 30mg script for 2 times per day, but I discovered that the effects of the OxyContin were tapering off after about 8-9 hours. So I was given a 30mg script for 3 times per day. I continued weaning down the OxyContin until I got down to 10mg, three times per day, before I got off track on 9/11.
My question: I have not had any OxyContin since September 10. Again, I have been probably averaging 50mg of Percocets per day since September 13. Sometimes I take 40mg, sometimes I might take 60mg (never more than 60mg). I am going to take my first 15mg OxyContin tablet tonight, and my next one 12 hours later. Do any of you think that I will experience any significant withdrawal symptoms as a result of the change? I don't know how I am going to adapt to just taking two OxyContin tablets per day. Perhaps now that I am at a lower dosage level (15mg) I won't experience a drop off after 8 to 9 hours. I have no idea. Please also note that I did go through a 2.5 day withdrawal before I saw my doctor on September 13. I am scared to death of major withdrawals. The fact that I also suffer from depression makes them worse (I am now being medicated for depression, but I am on a non-therapeutic dose right now).
I have a big bottle of Klonopin and a few Clonidine tablets. I don't have many Percs left, however.
When I originally started taking OxyContin after having taken Percocets for several months, I was given a 30mg script for 2 times per day, but I discovered that the effects of the OxyContin were tapering off after about 8-9 hours. So I was given a 30mg script for 3 times per day. I continued weaning down the OxyContin until I got down to 10mg, three times per day, before I got off track on 9/11.
My question: I have not had any OxyContin since September 10. Again, I have been probably averaging 50mg of Percocets per day since September 13. Sometimes I take 40mg, sometimes I might take 60mg (never more than 60mg). I am going to take my first 15mg OxyContin tablet tonight, and my next one 12 hours later. Do any of you think that I will experience any significant withdrawal symptoms as a result of the change? I don't know how I am going to adapt to just taking two OxyContin tablets per day. Perhaps now that I am at a lower dosage level (15mg) I won't experience a drop off after 8 to 9 hours. I have no idea. Please also note that I did go through a 2.5 day withdrawal before I saw my doctor on September 13. I am scared to death of major withdrawals. The fact that I also suffer from depression makes them worse (I am now being medicated for depression, but I am on a non-therapeutic dose right now).
I have a big bottle of Klonopin and a few Clonidine tablets. I don't have many Percs left, however.