Going Cold Turkey Off Opiates?
Question by aftermathdoom: Going cold turkey off Opiates?
So, heres my story, im a little scared, a little worried but all in all ready to quit. Ive been using Oxycodone (roxi 30’s) off and on for 3 years. Ever since i was about 18 or so, and im 20 now going on 21. Im 5’11 and about 145lbs or so. Ive been struggling getting off of opiates, i get so close and then i **** up by relapsing. I know there are PLENTY of people out there far worse than myself, but this is my story. So recently this is how its been for me:
Ill quit after doing 1 to 2 30’s for 2 or 3 maybe 4 days or so. Get to about the 3rd day and relapse. Im mainly scared of withdrawal, ive heard it can be dangerous. I can handle the “sledgehammer” feeling my body has during withdrawal, i can handle the awful stomach pains and diarrhea, then day 3 or 4 comes along and im trying to get to sleep but i cant..i lye awake all night knowing i have to work the next day, my body tenses up, kind of how you feel when you’re really agitated and pissed off…ill usually fall asleep eventually that night but the next morning all im thinking about is where am i going to get a pill, i cant feel this way, etc…the mental aspect of the withdrawal starts kicking in. I already have some mental problems, ive been diagnosed as having panic disorder and gad, which ive taken zoloft for (but quit cold turkey) and im still on 0.5 klonopin a day (weened down from 1mg a day to 0.5, soon ill just be taking 0.25 a day and then finally none). My reason for my posting was to hopefully get some good advice from a knowledgeable person who can relate to what im going through…i just need some help and someone to talk to about the matter.
Again, i know there are plenty of questions on answers about opiate withdrawal but like i mentioned before, this is my story, my experience, my problem.
Thanks and i really hope to get some replies fairly quickly, wish me luck…
Also, my history of opiate use ranged from anything from vicodin to heroin, mainly oxycodone and opana (oxymorphone). Also a thing i needed to add, i got clean for a while…then i moved out of state in January of this year (2011), i got back into using when i moved in January and have been using ever since then, roughly about 5 in a half months maybe a bit less.
Its only a problem because of the financial stress, i cant lead a healthy financial life while spending all of my money on a pill. I have to pay rent, pay utilities, pay car insurance, and car payment, and im only 20 years old. i have a 7.70 an hour job, which is getting harder to maintain because i always leave early because im dopesick or just dont come in, or come in late because i wanted to get high before i went in to work…its really starting to be a huge burden in my life..i know someone out there has to have some advice..thanks again.
Best answer:
Answer by Bathos
It is very dangerous doing it along, don’t cold turkey, cut the dosage a little at a time, and write a pros and cons list. On one side of the paper write down what you like about yourself (pros) and on the other side write what you don’t like about yourself (cons) these are the things to concentrate on for change. You are looking at a life style change, it’s going to take time and the best way to change old habits, is through repetition and patience. Whom ever you’re getting the drugs from, stay completely, totally away from them, move if you need to. Do not befriend people that abuse/use drugs.
Stay busy, if you don’t have hobbies, get some. You’ll need positive things to focus on. You have the common sense to pull this off, now DO IT. You need to take it one day at a time…..seriously, just tell your self each day, “I’m not doing it today, I can’t speak for tomorrow, but, today, I’m clean!” Every day tell yourself this….stay busy, stay positive…
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