Moxymaiden
Greenlighter
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2019
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Hi everyone,
Geez I?m having a bit of a struggle with my introduction. Ok let?s see. I?m currently a chronic pain patient who was a benzo lover. I take Xtampza twice a day and Percocet for breakthrough. I also take Armodafinil to stay awake enough to be able to work. I?ve been on the opioid merry go round for some time now. Honestly my goal is to get off the pain pills and find an alternative so I can go back to my beloved benzos... alprazolam, lorazepam, restoril I love them all. They made my life so much better. Opioids don?t give me the same effect unfortunately or I?d have it made. My PM dr doesn?t want me to go off the oxy so I?m considering weaning myself off (I hoarded enough medication to be able to do so, I think) but I don?t really know how to do it and I can?t find any good information. Some weeks I feel pretty good but weeks like this one it?s been bad for the pain and I?m popping the percs. Also I want to know if there?s any safer way I could combine both. I asked my Dr and he said well if you take some percs because you?re in pain and then some Ativan because you?re anxious you might end up with a bolus of meds in your stomach that would kill you, so no you can?t take them together. But I mean I?m not an idiot if I take a low dose and I space them apart a few hours I?d be ok no? Especially since I?ve been on oxy for over 8 months now. I just want my benzos back ?
Geez I?m having a bit of a struggle with my introduction. Ok let?s see. I?m currently a chronic pain patient who was a benzo lover. I take Xtampza twice a day and Percocet for breakthrough. I also take Armodafinil to stay awake enough to be able to work. I?ve been on the opioid merry go round for some time now. Honestly my goal is to get off the pain pills and find an alternative so I can go back to my beloved benzos... alprazolam, lorazepam, restoril I love them all. They made my life so much better. Opioids don?t give me the same effect unfortunately or I?d have it made. My PM dr doesn?t want me to go off the oxy so I?m considering weaning myself off (I hoarded enough medication to be able to do so, I think) but I don?t really know how to do it and I can?t find any good information. Some weeks I feel pretty good but weeks like this one it?s been bad for the pain and I?m popping the percs. Also I want to know if there?s any safer way I could combine both. I asked my Dr and he said well if you take some percs because you?re in pain and then some Ativan because you?re anxious you might end up with a bolus of meds in your stomach that would kill you, so no you can?t take them together. But I mean I?m not an idiot if I take a low dose and I space them apart a few hours I?d be ok no? Especially since I?ve been on oxy for over 8 months now. I just want my benzos back ?
