I was perscribed oxycontin years ago and need to stop. I feel this drug is killing me.

I'm sorry to hear you would rather live with the Pain and 80mg 5 x a day is so much medication.  How long if you don't mind me asking have you been on that reigmein and Do you take other Pain Meds?

I also take Oxycontin 80mg, about every 6-8 hours and then 20mg 6-8 hours & 2-7.5-325mg Percocet, Guess that isn't much different then your dose if you add it up. But trying to understand WHY you would rather be in Pain.  I know the withdrawals and your so right they are horrendous and I would agree being at home or in a safe place to have these withdrawals is best.  I get Watery eyes, Runny Nose and Vomit to no end, Sweating like I just took a Shower, Incredible feeling of being outside yourself , Slumpy and cannot move.  Are you the same?  Have you spoken to Your Dr. on replacing it with something else?   I have never been to a Treatment center but I have tried to get off the Pills on my own and after the 1st day I had to sleep like ALOT but found my body needing it as I couldn't take the Pain and I had already been waiting 7 yrs for something to take the Pain away until I was put on Oxycontin-So I understand you more then you know, Plus I have been through almost every medication out there until Oxycontin.  I don't mean to pry by asking all those questions and I am here for You to talk to if You'd like, Not to many honest people out there who take this medication and I would really enjoy talking and making a New friend.  You can email me at BellaLovesBabi@aol.com or through this system.  Please reach out, I am a very nice gal.

Hello,

I recently went through the process of getting of Oxy and Percocet for chronic pain. I was taking them for several years for pelvic pain resulting from surgeries. I couldn't take it anymore! I felt like I was becoming "stupid" and couldn't remember anything!

I decided to deal with the pain other ways and ramped my oxy down SLOWLY, seriously slowly. But inevetably you will have to bare the withdrawl process. After slowly getting down to 1x 20mg oxy and 3-5x 15mg percocets a day, and replaced the nightly 20mg Oxy with the 15mg percocet, again keep cutting the dosage down. You ABSOLUTELY will start with the night sweats and withdrawl symptoms and either keep cutting down or go cold turkey. Since you'll be on very little pills at that point, it won't be as bad. Trust me, the nights are the worst. tossing and turning and cold sweats, grinding teeth, upset stomach, shaking, etc., but within 2 days you'll start getting back to normal. Now the mental addiction is the worst. I've been off them for 2 months now and occasionally want one, but keeping yourself busy throughout this whole process is the key. Work, take walks, watch movies, surf the net, dinner with friends will take your mind off of the feelings.

I can't tell you how great I feel. I can read a book and remember what is going on, pay full attention to movies, be coherent and sound intelligent again, and not feel sleepy all the time. It's so amazing, and I'm starting to deal with the pain issues, but getting off those pills even made a difference in that. Opening doors to your 'old' self creates a new outlook on life, and that helps with the mental part associated with pain. The happier and more confident in yourself you are, you'll notice a change in the pain. Sounds weird, but  somehow emotions keep your body in check.

Good luck. I refused a treatment center, but it takes an insane amount of self control. Nobody is forcing you, and maybe you should have a friend be your guardian, feeding you your pills at specific times and not leaving you with the bottle.

It'll feel amazing, I swear.

hey there i was taking 1000 mg a day hard to belive but true my dr just keep giving me more and more as not to try and work out how to help my pain broken neck in 4 places  any way my missus was tretning to leave me and take the kids all i cared about was my kids and oxy so tried subs to stop but dr dident tell me to be in withdraws first so i went in to shock the onely way i can explain it i fliped out and thought being dead was the onely choice i had as drs wouldent get of there ass to give me just a little help any way after taking on a power pole at 150km i woke up in hosp with a nother broken neck 9 ribs punched lung and sternam i thought i was in pain before wow so they said they were puting me on methadone dident want to touch it it was for H ADDICTS SO I RAN FROM HOSP slowley but started throwing up blood so had to go back and was told methadone or nothing the pain was really bad and withdraws were bader so i took it they made me go to clinic in that condition for 3 months i havent drank alcahole for 5 years or any other drugs as oxy,s had all ready scrwed me now my dr thinks its not her falt even though giving me 2boxes of 80 mg and 2 boxs of 40mgs a week what bull shit now have to pay for power pole and go to court in heaps of shit as onely have leagle aid but better than nothing been haveing breakdowns every week sometimes more but dont want to end it any more it hurts to much if dosent work 10 storyies will do the trick i know but dont want to screw peoples heads seeing that little yet cleaning me up from ground and would hate kids to see it could screw them for life so if you think youre a hard core fucker think again its fucked me up big time and still cant get dr,s to help as i think there to scared to be the one to deal with me so i guess it will just be a matter of time now SO PLEASE GET HELP NOW IT WILL GET YOU IN THE END and it sux totaly dont know what to do help me some one ed sydney stay away from dr anderson gladesville n.s.w aus but i will beat it even if it means take every prick i can think of that has done me wrong not just my self this time by the way was dead for 5min twice theres no light no nothing youve been warned