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by Need help, Nov 12, 2000 12:00AM
This is the first time that I am posting this. I am drug dependant. I have been for a few years. I need help - I feel as if I can't talk to anyone. I took a pill this morning and don't want to put another one in my mouth. The degree of my addiction is 1 to 1 1/2 percocets or vicodins a day. But I am feeling the pull towards them. I want more energy, yet I crave the pill. It seems to give me the feeling of euphoria. I know I need meetings. How hard will it be for me to detox from these?
Help is needed.
Help is needed.
Here's how to detox:
Slowly tapering down to nothing would be the least unpleasant way to go, but takes longer and is sometimes next to impossible for people to stick to.
Cold Turkey:
Withdrawal symptoms will be diahrea, muscle aches in arms and legs. Insominia. Cold sweats. Anxiety. Cravings for percs.
Use Imodium (over the counter) for the runs. Take lots of hot baths for the muscle aches. Use Valium or Xanax if you have it for the anxiety and warm milk for insomnia (Valerian Root is a sort of natural valium and can be purchased at the health food store - it works). I suppose the only treatment for the cravings will be meetings. However, at your low dosage, I think the cravings will diminish over a few weeks.
Cheer up. If you're recognizing the problem at 1 1/2 percs a day, there is no reason you can't successfully quit. Good luck.
Here's how to detox:
Slowly tapering down to nothing would be the least unpleasant way to go, but takes longer and is sometimes next to impossible for people to stick to.
Cold Turkey:
Withdrawal symptoms will be diahrea, muscle aches in arms and legs. Insominia. Cold sweats. Anxiety. Cravings for percs.
Use Imodium (over the counter) for the runs. Take lots of hot baths for the muscle aches. Use Valium or Xanax if you have it for the anxiety and warm milk for insomnia (Valerian Root is a sort of natural valium and can be purchased at the health food store - it works). I suppose the only treatment for the cravings will be meetings. However, at your low dosage, I think the cravings will diminish over a few weeks.
Cheer up. If you're recognizing the problem at 1 1/2 percs a day, there is no reason you can't successfully quit. Good luck.
Thank you. You are the first person that I have talked to about this. I am scared. I have been waking up lately and looking in the mirror at the dark circles...I've been getting the sleep (because of the percocets) but still look exhausted.
Thank you again. I will let you know how I am doing.
Thanks again to all. This forum is a blessing.
this. It could take a week or so to start feeling normal.
The biggest thing is to be strong and don't take any more.
You can cut your dose or somthing like that but it will
only prolong things. Coming off of these meds are BAD
but be lucky you aren't on something like Oxycodone.
I'm on day 2, can't really function, don't want to see
anyone, not really working, can't eat, hot flash, cold
flash... Just plain nasty. Good luck bro.
ARG.. Oh well, enough rambling, keeps the fingers occupied so I don't bite my nails I guess.. :)
NA and AA are very good programs that have helped me a great deal and I wholeheartedly recommend them. They supposedly have the highest success rate of any program, yet they claim only about a 25% recovery rate. Pretty grim, huh? Ever wonder what happens to the other 75% that don't make it?
The 75% becomes the 25%, just not on the first go around. Oh, and the 25% usually goes back to being the 75%, they just wait until the survey expires to relapse.
Hope Marty is doing well on her new medication. Tell her I wish her a speedy recovery. Take care.
By the way, I'm still in the 25% and working on staying there. Sure I still think about going out and doing more research on addiction from time to time but I'm happy where I'm at today!
Your friend, J.B.