Percocet Addiction And Withdrawal

Someone please tell me how long it takes to withdrawal from percocet and what is expected day by day?

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it can take anywhere from a week to 6 months depending on the detox program you chose

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Please go to the discussion on Oxycontin, which is Percocet in a slow release form, and read my full account of detoxing at home off high doses of this medication, the physical and mental issues to expect while withdrawing and some tips to help you get through the withdrawl. You can do it. You will know you've found the right discussion if you see my name and postings at the start of the discussion which I began a year ago. I am now Oxycontin free and did it at home.

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Percocet and Oxycontin are not the exact same thing, because Percocet contains Acetaminophen and Oxycodone, while Oxycontin just contains a time release formulation of Oxycodone, by itself.

The Oxycodone, however is a highly addictive and commonly abused narcotic.

The length of time the withdrawals last can vary, depending on how much you have been taking and for how long. It could range from several weeks, to well over a month or more.

Some withdrawal effects you may experience can include: nausea, drowsiness, chills, fever, diarrhea, irritability and vomiting.

If you have been on very high doses, you should not try to withdrawal on your own, as it does have the potential to be fatal, you should consult a doctor. If you think you may need treatment to get off the Oxycodone, many people have found that the medication Suboxone minimizes withdrawals, while eventually enabling them to become completely drug free.

You can check the website at Suboxone.com Click Here to see if there is a doctor near you that can provide treatment with this medication.

You can read more about this medication here:

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I have been taking percs for 2 months now and find myself needing more to keep me satisfied and free from pain.I am thinking of getting them on the streets because I do not have enough to get me to my next Dr.appointment.I think I should get off them if its making me feel like this even though I love the way they make me feel,what should I do

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I HAVE BEEN TAKING PERCOCET FOR PAIN, AS PERSCRIBED BY BY MY DOCTOR, FOR A YEAR. AS WELL AS BLOCKING THE PAIN; I LIKE THE LITTLE BIT OF EUPHORIA IT GIVES ME. SHOULD I FEEL GUILTY OR ADDICTED?

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methadone, methadone , methadone!! dont try detoxing it can last about 1 month. gets easier in about 1 week. but the trick is to go to your dr. and tell them whats going on and when your done detoxing stay away from the pills! if you cant try methadone it has changed my life for the better and im almost off that too!!

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and to add, like another replie on here. suboxone, same as methadone in a way try to!!

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My daughter has been shooting up percocet 30's, about 20+ times a day. I am looking for long term problems or any information and advice I can get. We are trying to get her in re-hab but the wait list is so long that someone trying to get off can be dead before they get any help. I know nothing about this and would appreciate any help.

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On Percocet 10 mg every 4 hrs, for 5-6 yrs. Am Chronic pain patient. Fibro,CFS, Celiac,Osteoarthritis. Pain seems to be escalating once again. Narcotic meds have always worked better for my 'conditions' than other meds. I have many allergies to most other meds, including Lyrica and Celebrex type meds. Is there anything new in the narcotic med field that you might recommend? I would prefer not having to go thro withdrawals at this point. My body is so weak and tired from the high pain levels already. I am concerned about trying new meds, other than narcotics, which I know I can tolerate. I think I've 'maxed' out on the dose of Percocet I'm on at present. Is a breakthrough med a possibility, or not? I know I'm already on a high dose of meds.
Should I consider detoxing and starting all over? I will be talking with my Internal Med physician at end of month about all of this, but would prefer some ideas to put on my 'plate' when I have this discussion. Thanks.

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I have been taking percocet 602s for a year now and I have been ready to quit for months but I'm affraid of the withdrawal systems. I was taking up to 10 to 14 a day. I received some advice and started taking methadone I started on 30 mg at a time and I'm gonna slowly stop taking them it really is helping the withdrawal and I don't even have wants for the percocets at all I'm just hoping that this works is their any suggestions and am I doing anything wrong please help me because I'm surely trying to help myself

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ginny how do you detox at home.As my girl was doing 50 pills a day of 5mg for about 2 years. she says she stoped for 10 days and now she is cured and has no need for them. is she cured of shoveling it.

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I am in the process of tappering off of perc's. I was taking 100mg/day (2 10 mg tabs 5 x day) for 2 years. Monday will be a week since I started and I'm at 4 5mg perc's per day as I speak. I will drop to 3 5mg starting Tuesday for a week and then drop it to 2 for a week and then 1 for a week. I'm hoping to minimize the withdrawls. I'm so scarred. I'm a professional and most people notice you have a problem not when you're using, but when you're not. I've been watching forums like this for a while and I'm very inspired by everyone's stories. Shows that getting off this s%#t id possible. I'm prepared with immodium, Valteren Root?, and started taking wellbutrin at the same time that I started to tapper. Good Luck everyone. Addiction sucks.

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I am getting ready to battle a addiction to perks. I have been on them for almost a year now i was highly addicted 6 years ago got clean and stayed clean for 3 years. UGH i HATE this battle. I REALLY need support here. My husband is also addicted but he is going in for back surgery in 3 days it is in the house so very hard not to take i also have a script. I will be out soon i have 10 and he wont get anymore as he is going in for surgery. I need some suport to get through this and stay strong. Appreciate anyone who can talk with me and/or pray for me as I am a believer in God also I have a precious 7 month old baby so I still have to be somewhat active despite how miserable i feel. I tried tapering but that i salmost immpossiable for a addict to taper when i started feeling bad i just took another 1,2, or 3 7.5's. I also liek the way it makes me feel but i know i need to get off them and i am so TIRED of this lifestyle i want to be healthy for my sweet baby (that we tried for 5 years for and had 2 2nd trimester miscarriages along the way) Thanks everyone who is willing to reply to this i know u r prob going through something similar urself i am willing to pray for people also

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God can do miracles and if we keep our eyes focused on him and know that he can get us through anything....I believe this with all my heart. Today, I prayed that God would intervene and help me to take away this terrible habit. Unfortunately, for most, we are this way because we had to take it for increasing pain in our lives, whether it was back or leg or migranes, through no fault of our own, did we ever think for one minute that this is that path it would take us....stay strong my friend, this is the beginning of a new start....

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Been on percs for almost three years now. Started off on the 5's and i would feel so happy. Then i needed something stronger. So i went to the 7.5's, then the 10's and now im up to about four 30's a day. Percs have taken over my whole life. My every move is dictated on whether i have percs or not. I don't even have to motivation to get out of bed for work if i dont have any. I'm 23 years old, have a college degree and a great government job. If i keep going down this path im going to lose everything. I'm now spending about $400 a week on pills. My boyfriend was going to florida and getting scripts for so cheap but now he is locked up (because of getting caught with hundreds of 30's) and i have to buy them on my own now. I went to the ER to try and get help. They gave me .01 mg of Clonodine which did absolutely nothing. I looked the drug up on google and by what i read i had the lowest dosage you can get. I heard great responses about Clonodine helping with the withdrawl symptoms. I'm thinking that i should try a rehab but with my work schedule i would HAVE to be outpatient. Everytime i get sad i snort pills. My life is so perfect on the outside but so messed up on the inside. Wish i could find the will to get off the percs.

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Not sure if you will get this message. But you should consider taking a new drug called Nucynta. I used to take Oxy 10mg, 200mg a day and I switched to Nucynta and it has totally changed my life for the best and the medication actually works for pain. Just thought I would let you know, you will need to taper from the Perks, but the Nucynta will help with the withdrawals.

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I have cervical stenosis which causes pain when lying down and severely limited my ability to sleep. My GP prescribed 5mg percocet. I split the tablets and take one half ten minutes before bed and the other half when that wears off, usually in 3 - 4 hours, and I get back to sleep.

I've been taking this same dosage for two years. I have developed some tolerance but I'm holding out for as long as I can before asking for a higher dose. So far I have no symptom of addiction (craving) and I do not experience any euphoria from the drug. In fact I am quite surprised that I haven't developed any such symptoms at all. Thus far I can described the effect of my daily dosage as that of an effective aspirin in that it kills the pain and that's all.

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Hi how are you? right off the bat I want to express my concern for you daughter & I wish her a speedy recovery! She will need the will and the support of her family or a relapse will be in her future! I am a 33yrs old with 2 children of my own. I was badly addicted to perocets and didnt have my 2nd son until 16 months ago because of my addiction my kids are 9yrs apart!
Im replying to your post because when i wanted to get off the percs so i can have another baby I was able to do it at home on suboxone! It allowed me to withdraw without feeling sick at all! My dr gave me 4 8mg tablets per day... When I promised myself that my quitting date was when I was done with my prescription the day before I scheduled my appt cried with fear all night long to my husband. woke up in the morning there was no more left and suboxones was all I had, naturally I let it dissolve under my tounge because I was afraid of the hot &cold sweats that was approaching. To my suprise I was fine, it was then I knew I could do it! I couldnt believe the will power that i built up to conquer a battle that I in my heart i knew i was going to lose yet willpower was needed just supoxones and people constantly telling me they were so proud! noone ever get me a negative comment again from my 1st day of detoxing and believe me it wad huge for my recovery! i NEVER SHOOTED THE PILLS! but my intake was close to 15 tablets a day, spending 600 after completing my prescription per month! i wish i could tell you that im still sober, after delvering a 9lb 3in baby no epidural the pain was ridiculas speacily the injuries in y back that got me hooked in the 1st place... when i was in the hospital the nurse gave me 2 tablets, i thought were asprin..... that was it 4me! but i know how easy it is 2get off i will do it again! plz contact me if u ever have a question even if its private ! goodluck 2u and your daughter! mt thoughts &prayers are with you both!

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To NICOLE:

I am starting my detox on the 31st of October, I will undergo a Suboxone treatment for 15 days and than that's it, no more Oxy or Suboxone. I do have a question though. I want to get pregnant again next year and I was wondering if you were on Suboxone while pregnant or were you completely off during your pregnancy?

Thanks in advance, I hope you get this message!

Melanie

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so many ppl in my town and state are doing that to its crazy, i suggest a detox program and they can set her up with after care program, shooting 20 times a day she needs months of treatment, if she touches the drug even once after she is clean its 100% chance of relapse

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Re: Bonnie (# 148)

Good luck at your doctors office, I’m sure they will set you up with a great plan!!!

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Re: Jason (# 147)

Thanks a million Jason. I have two appointments tomorrow . One is an intake for out patient therapy program and the other is a consult with a doc about final detox for the possibility in a hospital. I am keeping on my taper for now breaking the pills to equal 2 pills for the day and still feel like crap but managing. I was hoping I would’ve stabilized by now on the two pills but I guess I dropped so quick from 8 pills to two it’s gonna take a while. Anyway I will let you know how everything goes. Thanks for listening and offering advice. If I jump at home I will try what you recommended. ??

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Re: Bonnie (# 146)

Hey Bonnie, you are right about the psychological effects taking a lot longer to get over then the physical. I took around 180mgs of oxycodone a day, consisting of two 60mg OxyContin and 4 of the 10/325 percocets a day. Once you completely stop taking the percocets the worst of your physical withdrawal symptoms should be over within a week. For me they are the worst around day 2-3 and then start subsiding from there. Make sure you are taking plenty of Imodium, that will help tremendously with the diarrhea. The company I mentioned with the kratom is awesome and even if you pay for regular shipping they almost always get it to you the next day. I take a tablespoon at a time just mixed with water. The taste is pretty bitter but just chug it down. It will help almost immediately with not just your physical discomfort but will also curb your cravings and help with your fatigue. Without the kratom within 10-14 days almost all my physical symptoms would be gone and my stomach would be back to normal. Expect around six weeks for your mental state to return close to normal. For me I was never able to do a slow taper, it always just felt like I was dragging out the inevitable. It sounds like you have a great plan and great support in place so I have no doubt you will be successful!! I would give some of the things I have suggested a shot and then decide if you still feel the need for in-patient treatment. Please feel free to keep writing me and I am more than happy to help in whatever way I can!!

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Re: Jason (# 145)

Thank you ! I will order it now. I am still talking to docs about whether I should go into a hospital to take me the rest of the way down from the 2 pills to zero or just continue my taper at home, just afraid of how bad it’s going to get when I am finally completely off as far as physical effects. Like I said I plan to go to out patient group therapy as soon as possible so I can get support to stay off because I heard mental effects linger for a very long time. Would you share what your drug of choice was and how long you used and how long it took you to feel physically and mentally normal ? I’m going to do this no matter what. My fear is that I have a small frame and I am very slim ( even though I am very athletic ) I can’t afford to lose weight during the final phase of this process. That’s why I was thinking in patient for the final jump for a few days may be a good idea. Unless you really feel that stuff you recommended that i will order will help with runny stomach and WD’s after I am clean. Thanks a million and bless you again

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Re: Bonnie (# 144)

Since you have already come so far with your taper I would honestly not start suboxone. I know it can be tremendously helpful for a lot of people, in your situation though I think it could actually make it worse. Suboxone can be a life saver for those with a full blown severe addiction to opiates, but it usually ends up being a years long struggle to stabilize and then taper off. If you can find the strength to continue on your path, the worst will be over shortly. Get yourself some Imodium to deal with the diarrhea drink plenty of fluids and give yourself lots of grace. Also if I was you I would order some kratom online and use that. In my experience kratom has alleviated almost 100% of the discomfort of withdrawals. I order the tri force blend from kratom one com. Be strong, you got this!! Please feel free to ask me any questions you have

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Hi Ginny. It’s my time to get off this poison. Had a scare from taking a counterfeit Perc in Mexico and felt like I was going to die. For 7 years since my dad was passing and I was having some surgeries I have been taking percs 10/325 pretty regularly usually in the last few years between 6 and 8 pills a day. It’s been a week and I have tapered down to 2 pills a day split in halves through the day and night but the WD’s still awful. Burning body , sweating through my sheets at night , stomach problems , weakness. I am functioning but it’s tough. I am looking at possibly going in the hospital to detox the rest but I would prefer to do our patient. Docs that I have spoken to so far want me to go on subs and then vivitrol shot after that but I absolutely don’t want to put more chemicals into my body after I am free of this devil. Going from 6 or 8 pills a day to two in one week brought on some major crap WD’s but I am surviving it. How bad will it be when I finally go off ? Should I beg the docs and my family to let me continue to taper ? Or should I go into detox next week ? How long until I feel normal again ? I never picked up any drug in my life and don’t drink alcohol. I got trapped when the surgeries happened same time I was losing my Dad. I have an amazing family , 2 kids , husband and bro’s and mom. Any advice would help. Bless you. So scared.

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I have a long and messed up story so just looking for support and advice. I’ve been taking Percocet 10/325 for the better part of 6 years, about 6 pills a day. Felt totally stable on them. Started with a surgery and my father passing and just got hooked. I have two amazing kids and a wonderful husband and family. In Mexico on vacation 5 days ago I snuck away and bought what I thought was my regular Percocet pill at a pharmacy over the counter. It had a Watson imprint on it so I thought it was legit. It was poison. I threw up after 30 minutes but much of it got in my bloodstream. Felt like I was going to die. Thank God it started to feel ok, meanwhile, I didn’t tell my husband or my amazing mom (who is with us along with the kids on our trip) what I did. For about two of the remaining days in Mexico I didn’t take any of my legit pills for fear of overdosing and started WD symptoms. After about 24 hours I took only half a pill to try to calm the WD’s. It worked and for the next two days when we left to California I would take a pill 4 or 5 hours apart to arrest the WDs. Then the next reg pill I took I felt really really bad again. Like whatever I took in Mexico was suddenly back in my bloodstream even though I know I took the legit pill. Anyway I had to tell my husband and mom.

They just thought I had the flu off an on during the trip but I don’t want to die and leave my family. I couldn’t do that to them. So now the three of us (mom, husband and I) are in this together. I have to quit these pills forever. We have one more day on vacation then have to fly home. Gonna be very hard with WD’s until I can either go into detox at home (which is what my mom and husband think is best) or taper off these pills in outpatient treatment. Can anyone describe what happens in inpatient detox for Percocet? Probably going soon. Thanks. I am so scared. Have a very busy life and demanding job. And I am devoted to my kids. So I have two questions, one is does anyone think the horrible reaction I had to my reg pill was due to that counterfeit pill still in my body 4 days later? And two, what is detox like off Percocet? Do they give you meds in a treatment center to help? My therapist (who tried to help me get off these pills once before who I lied to about continue to use) thinks I should do either naltrexone shot once a month when I am clean or let the treatment center put me on another medication (sorry can’t recall the name but starts with a B) which helps you detox from opioids and makes WD easier. I don’t want the shots or the replacement medicine which he said you have to wean off of eventually too. Sorry for the long post but if anyone has words of advice I would appreciate it. Have to get off these pills forever. I could have died!

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Me too, I'm not sure what to do about it..I'm feeling like I'm addicted but back and side pain are there several hours after none..I asked about stronger drugs so I can take less but my doctor said we have to be careful with that because then it's a whole new ball game and he would have to recommend a pain clinic and I've heard those are like a meat market..

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I've been on 10 mg percocet (endocet) for 2 years 120 pills a month for broken back along with 60 mg oxy 10mg twice a day. Klonopin presciption saved my life after I stopped taking opiates..after a week I am working out and feel much better..still think about percocet but will never go back. GL

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You need to get off of it, its very dangerous to your liver and kidneys. Anything sooner than 4 hours you risk death. And im not being overly dramatic. Im a nurse and i see totally healthy people blow out their livers on percocet all the time, from overdosing and/or taking with alcohol. Coma is the other issue. Tell your doctor ASAP, you are playing with fire.

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