squeaky, are u saying that your withdrawals actually clear up in a week or two?
or even three?
mine sure don’t.
not at all.
It surprised me when you said “ the worst of the withdrawal is behind you”.
if that were the case I would just keep going without the pain pills.
it could just be the chronic pain though.
It is like one big withdrawal hell all the time.
But wow! I sure am grateful for this relief.
The last 12 days is ingrained on me very harshly.
it was so hardcore that I think I can get back to the prescribed amount daily.
All I have to do is look back on this and my body, mind, and soul goes “NO WAY!”
Yes. I get sort of stuck on huge doses of oxy(300+mg per day) for 7-10 days. Then I run out and switch to Kratom. The Kratom helps with my pain, but also lessens my wd’s. I never get back to zero. I just go from oxy to Kratom and back to oxy when I get my new script. I actually buy Kratom by the kilogram. Last time I bought 5 kilos.
What I think is happening is this: I’m on unbelievably high dose oxy, but only for 10 days. Wds from any dose of an opiate at that level will be harsh but short based on the short duration of use. Kratom helps with the wds, but also keeps my tolerance sky-high. Then I need lots of kratom for my pain until my next script and the cycle starts over.
Because of my short duration usage of oxy I’m done with most of my physical wds in 4-6 days. When I was stretching my oxy for the last week or two and literally breaking my pills into quarters to make it through the last 5 days until my Dr’s appt, taking my last 1/4 pill just before my appt so as not to be in wd in front of him. I had not gone 12 hours without at least a little oxy in 2 years. The withdrawals were unbearable and it lasted for 7 days of pure hell/and another 3 weeks of life sucking hard. I was exhausted, with insomnia, chills, nausea, etc.
Kratom changed all of that. But it also made it so that even after 20 days with no oxy it still takes 90mg at a time to have any effect.
I definitely miss the days of getting relief from 10mg Norco, but somehow this is actually almost better...?..?
My ultimate goal is to transition onto only Kratom. Keep getting my script filled. And only use oxy for those really bad days. If I can find a way to do that I will have the best life possible. So far though it seems like I am not only dependent on the pain relief, but also addicted to the opiates. So I keep making bad choices.
At least now though I only miss work when I want to. Before there was a couple of days each month when my script ran out that I couldn’t get out of bed, forget about driving anywhere.