Percocet Addiction And Withdrawal (Page 3)

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

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Jmari, good for you. If you can take it only when the pain is accute and then give yourself 24 to 48 hours before having another dose, you just might be ok. The key is to not let yourself fall into the daily trap of it. I guess it also comes down to quality of life too, if your pain out weighs the addiction part of it...Then I'd say you are managing the pain as intended until you get through your surgery...Do not be too hard on yourself, it's not just the addiction to a powerful substance, it's trying to balance the quality of life without. know this, you know now that you can survive and have the strength to get off the pain killers if the pain has been dealt with to the point it's managable. Many people, myself included are so addicted to just the drug it's self and the pIn management is truly only secondary. The fact that you are doing what you are now, says you do not want this to rule your life and are making choices to try and fix the problem without just medicaticating and masking it . I am proud of you, you took only what you needed to get you through the moment and did not just dose again for the sake of just medicating. You keep doing what you are doing and you will be free of this and hopefully your surgery will be a quick recovery. Keep in mind that you may need to have pain killers immediately after surgery to get through the healing, and that's ok so long as you keep focused to get off them as soon as possible.

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My hear goes out to you and there are thousands more addicted to these pain killer's. All I have to say is take away 5 pills aweek each month. Our body's are amazing dey can adapt better than we think

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I am also wondering how long detox from Percocet takes. I was taking 2 Percocet 3 times a day for Rheumatoid Arthritis pain. I took them for 4 years. I recently moved and no one will re fill my pain med. I have been suffering for almost a month. The new Dr. gave me a non narcotic pain pill, a muscle relaxer, and an anti depressant. I am so miserable I can't stand it.

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I think its different for everyone on how long it will take cause I was taking about the same amount for one year and it took 5 days for all the withdrawal symptoms to go away physically but mentally still wanted it for two weeks and then every now an then I still want it. If you've been off for a month already I imagine the symptoms should subside soon. Good luck to you!

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Iv been smoking perk 30sfor about a year now. Im akways wantin them or ill be sick wat should I do.. I dont ever take them I just smoke them

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It depends how long you've been taking them for me it was a year then it took about a week before I could smile and say yes I can handle this but I got 5 of the 10mg methadone pills from a friend and I split then all in half and took one half in the morning and the other half at night for 5 days and it made 90% of the withdrawal symptoms go away so by the 5th day I was through the worst and was able to not take anything after and I was good you have to make it though the first week its the hardest.

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how are you exercising and showering with the clonodine patch? i just got mine

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Checking in to see how your doing? Hope all is well : )

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the day after you have your last dose you will begin to feel like you have a body cold, or body aches like you have the flu. you will feel depressed and like you cant get out of bed. you will have restless legs and pretty bad anxiety and depending upon the amount of percocet you took daily your legs will ache. This will be at its worst for a few days and each day will start to tapper off. after 7 or 8 days if you can find something to do physically it can help pull you out of the depressed anxious feelings. the anxiety might stick around for a couple weeks because your body knows what will make it feel better. DO NOT TAKE SUBOXONE OR SUBUTEX OR METHADONE unless you have a job that you CAN NOT take a week off work to get straight and stay in bed. Get something that helps you sleep and just stay asleep as much as possible. I did the suboxone way and was taking a very small dose daily and the withdrawls from that were not as intense but lasted what seemed forever. Remember this. you will have to let someone close to you know that you are going to be going through this and make sure you trust them enough to help you get through this. If you dont have anyone go to NA mettings you can get a sponsor and they actually care whether you make it through it or not. DO NOT PUT YOURSELF AROUND THE SAME PEOPLE YOU GOT PERCS FROM IT WILL BE TOO HARD TO QUIT. If thats how you got it. Oh and another reason to not do suboxone or the other drugs to help get off it, is that when you go to your doctor or an outpatient program for this your put in a database that says you are a opiate addict and if you hurt yourself and went to the ER you would not be given the good stuff. :) I am 32 days clean now and I feel wonderful. YOU CAN DO IT TOO.

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For 2 years I was on suboxone maintenance which RUINED my life. I tried to detox got to a 1/4 of a 2 mg sub a day but after I didn't have it I suffered. I picked up Percocet. I'm a long time heroine user. I am now in a vicious cycle of suboxone and percs, I lost everything, my job, my house, my dogs, my boyfriend. Can I detox with suboxone like they do in rehab or am I delaying the envitable? I wanted to start with 4 mgs and then work down. So that I'm not fully masking the withdrawal just making it more tolerable. I also have been prescribed seroquel and Xanax. Please help!

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How is everything goin? where you able to get clean?

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I am 31 years old and I have been been taking Percs for about 6 months now. I just started cold turkey on Wednesday and I feel still as if my life is going to end. I'm also bipolar so this makes it feel 10 x worse. I drank as well when taking the Percs. I need help. My stomach still feels rotten and I can't eat without throwing up. Please help!!

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You may want to seek medical attention. You can die from the detox of alcohol. I'm on day 5 of Percocet withdrawal and am starting to feel better. Keep your mind busy! My back still kills but it'll be over soon!

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I'm on my 2nd day and it hurts like hell! I have a wonderful family and I want to start living and smelling the sweet smell of flowers! I'm not able to enjoy my beautiful family because of my addiction to these damn pills! I am 44yrs old and hate what I've become, an addict! I have been off and on with perks for 8 yrs. I detox my self at home a few times, but this time is the harshest yet! It took approximately 4 days to detox prior, wonder how long it will take now? I going cold turkey at home! I've had all the side affects, but the pain in the worst! It really hurts! Please help!

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all you can do is just keep doing what you are doing, it will get better. i too have been addicted to perc for the last 8 years and have suffered detox more times than i can remember. I take an average of 12 per day and the detox can be wicked for the first 7-8 days on that amount. i found it's not until about day 21 that you feel truly normal again and are able to sleep without the hot and cold etc. that said if you are planning to quit and you have someone you can trust to help, it is very wise to taper off, you can have seizures going cold turkey with no weining down, plus is you can get yourself down to one pill only at bedtime for a couple of nites to assist sleeping,you will not suffer nearly as much.

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hey Jmiri, sounds like you are doing well, i am so pleased to hear it! I got clean for awhile and then had serious neck pain and of course ended up right where i left off. It's day 4 , didn't miss this feeling! I was smart about it this time, i knew i wanted to get off them again and so started tapering off and the withdrawl has been s***ty but i can still function and go to work etc.

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i know how u feel im so tired of the withdrawl feeling i get so scared whats en its ging to be ove my boyfriend on them to hes trying to get off them im scared going to happen next of ivve never felt like this im scared

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IVE BEEN ON MY SECOND DAY I WAS ON 10\325 perc i was on them four three yr i just dont want it anymore dose it get any easyier what help pls help me

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I have been on them for about 8 yrs. I only take them as the Dr. Says I was injured at work now I have a crushed nerve in my arm I hurt constantly it sucks . I am going to be honest of why I had to come off my medication . I fail a screening, they found thc in my urine . I don't smoke anymore and the pain is horrible. But I wish I could go back to my Dr. Now I have to find out if another Dr. Will see me. But I think if u take it to get high only the u are a addict but if ur like me the u need it for pain its ok

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