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FlyLila

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I'm posting in the Dark Side because I feel dark. I'm on Day 9 going on Day 10 clean from a 30 mg. oxycodone habit (there about) daily for the past 15 years. Today I feel woozy, light headed, lips feel numb, etc. Feels like my blood pressure is messing with me. Is this normal? What is causing this??
I still have cravings but I'm feeling more physical today than mental.
Thanks for any insight!
 
Slightly strange but you may have some low blood pressure for some reason. What about blood sugar, have you been managing to eat?
 
Tbh i haven't felt that from a oxycodone withdrawal. .however i have felt that from methadone withdrawl..im not really sure what causes it...opiates tend to thin your blood out it could be your feeling it going back to normal but again im not really sure. ..im actually pretty curious myself so hopefully someone with a beter understanding can fill us in..other then that how are you feeling? ? Mentally?
 
I really haven't been eating much. I had a bagel yesterday and spaghetti for dinner. After I ate the spaghetti, I felt a bit better.

Traybuck, I've had this before when weaning off certain antidepressants while moving to a new one but it was generally in the first few days.

Yesterday, my brain felt foggy, thinking was muddled, felt depressed, lonely, low energy, etc. like this was going to be a never ending parade of crap. It seems like many people on the forum slowly got better by weeks 2 and 3 so I'm hanging in there. When you are getting clean and staying clean, three weeks feels like forever.
 
It's been so long. Your body's going back to normal. I think it's gonna take some time for it to happen. 15 years is a long time. Drugs, (esp. daily drug use) change the way your body works. I'd say in about a couple of weeks go see a doctor if it prolongs. It'll end. Just be patient, and don't give into the cravings.
 
15 years daily is a long time,
id imagine that your body would be in recoil after such a sudden change..
but it should go back to normal
 
You know what is really weird? I feel less pain now without the oxy than I did when I was on it. That is weird.
I fell on ice a long time ago and that is what started the road of hell. First it was vicodin and then moved to oxy about a 1 1/2 years ago. I worry about my next appointment with my doctor because he knows I'm physically addicted but I need to tell him I am psycologically addicted too. I was planning my damn life around those pills and got tired of it.
Anyway, I think I'm in the beginning of the PAWS stage. I feel better today.
 
I'm assuming I'm in PAWS after that long of use. :) I have to be out of physical withdrawal now on day 10 other than the repeated bathroom visits. Currently I feel better physically without numb lips, woozy, etc. Currently I just feel lazy and lethargic. Not wanting to do much.
Think I'm still in physical? Can PAWS be avoided?
 
The good news is that yes absolutely PAWS is not a given! I would say there's probably a fairly high chance you might get some after that long using but don't assume it will be that way, self-fulfilling prophecies and all that!

Yeah I totally think you're still in acute wd, the very end stages though. Every time I have done a detox fatigue has been the last thing to go when everything else is over (in terms of physical symptoms) and I've heard much the same from many others.
 
I shouldn't automatically assume I'll have PAWS. I actually never heard of it until I started research on quitting. Of course I'm the type of person that thinks any small pain or lump is cancer and I'm going to die. :)

I'm pretty proud of myself today. I feel better than last night so I made a quick trip to the store for yogurt, gatorade, soup and ingrediants for dinners for the kids. I had been sending my husband but I forced myself today. It wasn't too bad physically or mentally. I'm starting to think what happened last night was due to low blood sugar from not eating.
 
Quite possibly, I always feel likke that when detoxing.

You should be proud! Sunglasses face for you%)
 
Thanks, Cat! :) You've always been around to support me. Thank you for that and your caring friendship!
 
I hate the blood pressure & blood sugar changes that always seem to happen with me when I go through withdrawal of anything. You'll feel better soon (might seem like forever, but it won't be!!) Congrats on your awesome feat :)
 
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