Please If you are A dr. or Nurse , or pharmaciest please help?!
Question: I have been taking very strong narcotic meds, and im just getting very tired of them , for the way people look down at me , and also the fact that I am physically addicted to them , not menally , just physical. well anyways I have IC a very bad disease and it ver hard to deal with , but I just cant stand that I have to depwnd on them to get by , and when I run out I get so sick and have so much anxioty that is horiable. Please tell me how to stop , I have no more , and I dont want to go back to Dr. to be judged anymore , but Im scared so bad. I am in tears right now , because im so scared to hurt but I just dont want to do this anymore , can I die if I stop and how long dose the detox take. I took 80mg. oxycontin 3 times aday and 5 roxys a day for prn. but I took then I needed them trust me , but I just dont want this anymore , and I dont want to be sick anymore PLEASE HELP ME TELL ME WHAT TO DO. AM I GOING TO DIE IF I STOP. HELP
Answers: I have been taking very strong narcotic meds, and im just getting very tired of them , for the way people look down at me , and also the fact that I am physically addicted to them , not menally , just physical. well anyways I have IC a very bad disease and it ver hard to deal with , but I just cant stand that I have to depwnd on them to get by , and when I run out I get so sick and have so much anxioty that is horiable. Please tell me how to stop , I have no more , and I dont want to go back to Dr. to be judged anymore , but Im scared so bad. I am in tears right now , because im so scared to hurt but I just dont want to do this anymore , can I die if I stop and how long dose the detox take. I took 80mg. oxycontin 3 times aday and 5 roxys a day for prn. but I took then I needed them trust me , but I just dont want this anymore , and I dont want to be sick anymore PLEASE HELP ME TELL ME WHAT TO DO. AM I GOING TO DIE IF I STOP. HELP
You're not going to die shannon. I've been looking through your other questions and I can only imagine how scared you are. I'm so sorry that you're having such a hard time with your pain and your medication. In the long run I think you need to find a pain management specialist and someone to talk to about your feelings. Getting some of this fear off your chest will help you in the long run. There's not much that frightens me but going through a pain crisis does shake me to my core.
You need to try to calm down. I know it's not easy but your fear is making everything worse. Find something that you can do to take your mind of your situation.....throw in a movie, put on a favorite song, read a book....whatever it is that normally brings you peace you need to do it now.
Remember shannon, you're not alone. I go through different pain with my disease but I know what the fear of addiction and pain is like. You're going to get through this. Please try to calm down.
You're going to have to ween off of them. It will not be easy. Let the doctor know you are having a difficult time and want to ween off and that you want to start by getting a lower dose prescription and try taking those instead of the others, after 2 weeks, lower the dosage again... 2 more weeks get the lowest dose you can then after that just take the low dose only every other time you usually would.. it's a long process but your body becomes dependent on them to feel a certain way. it won't be easy but if you really want to do this just take your time and do it the right way. i know you can do it.
Be strong for you and your kids and try to relax... maybe try relaxing with a bath... take some deep breaths. It sounds like you are very aware of your situation. If you end up taking over the counter meds tomorrow to make up for not having the oxy please read the instructions and warnings carefully... you don't want to OD on something like tylenol or aleve... it takes a long time for the hospital to reverse the effects and they take a heavy toll on your liver. Think of it this way, which is worse, the pain or killing your liver with pain killers? Think of your kids and be strong.
I'm not a nurse or a dr but I do not believe you will die. Call your local hospital and ask to talk to a nurse.
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holy crap ... first off ... cal down. Now ... there is a medication called suboxone ... i dont know the exact spelling, but thats what it sounds like phonetically. Something to keep in mind is this: How do you know that youre really addicted? how do you know your anxiety stems from the medcine or from the pain? you have to ask these questions because pain can cause some really nasty long term effects. Also, when youre in pain, regardless of the cause, its extremely difficult to become addicted to them. clinacally pain is extremely subjective as is the response. somtimes one pain killer may be better for you than another. some get rid of the pain better than others. Hope you feel better.
Hey it's okay.
Don't worry it will all be okay. Good for you for wanting help...that is the most important first step. It will be hard, but you can do it.
No matter what, whatever happens, no matter how hard this may be to fight, you are stronger than this and you can get through it.
See your doctor, try to get in with a psychologist, and be strong. You need to be strong to be happy.
I'm rooting for you, you can do it.
Good luck.
I've worked with people like you years ago while going through med school.
You need help now, not tomorrow or, next week. Call the nearest hospital and, tell them what's wrong. It would be better if you went there in person, they'd know you were serious. Look in the front pages of your telephone book also for help with drugs, someone may even be able to come and get you, we did.
There is help out there, you may have to spend eight or twelve weeks in physical therapy but, your worth it if you've asked for help.
It took me almost six years to get my daughter off meth and other drugs, we spent our entire savings to help her, she continued to fail the drug tests because she didn't want help. When she did ask for help, it was over in four months.
She went from a skinny 88 pound skeleton to a beautiful mother of five and 130 pounds and, full of life.
I hope this has helped, I wish I could do more. God Bless you.
There are significant issues related to the withdawal from oxycontin at that dose without medical supervision. The value of weaning the dose to a lower level is debatable, but there are medical issues which need to be managed.
You state you are not bothered by the psychological addiction (desire for the drug), but have major problems with the physiologic dependence (the body's reaction to the absence of the drug). This is common in patients with chronic pain syndromes. They usually have minimal issues with addiction, but anyone on an opiate for extended periods must develop some level of physiologic dependence.
When you remove the opiate from the system, the opiate receptors, note the absence of the drug. This medication has had effects in many areas of the body, including the neurotransmitters of the brain.
Major concerns during withdrawal are hypertension (high blood pressure) and the effects of the hypertension, and seizures. Additionally, we can expect you to have nausea, possibly vomiting, body shakes, chills, aching, pain, and loss of appetite. Many people have uncontrollable itching of the skin.
At the dose you are on, you should have medical supervision for the first couple of days to give you medications to control the blood pressure, and to give you medications to control the nausea and vomiting. Sedatives are also frequently neccessary as it is very difficult to initiate sleep during the withdrawal from opioids.
While I have helped people withdraw from opiates, and could provide you with advice on nutritional supplementation and other medications which could aid your withdrawal, at the 240 mg of sustained release oxycodone you are taking per day, you need close supervision.
I would advise continuing the medication, until you can meet with your physician and develop a plan for properly withdrawing from the medication.
Additionally, if you are planning to manage you pain condition without narcotic medications, you will need another pain control plan. You may want to consider working with a pain control behavioral counseling center, or some alternatives to medications.
I understand what you are going through. I manage patients with severe pain syndromes all the time. However, I also have a severe neuromuscular condition which has caused me severe chronic pain for years. I at one point needed to take medications for the condition, and eventually had to build up to a large dose of an opiate several times a day, plus a break through medication. Due to the effects of the medication, I had to stop practicing for a while, and eventually became more and more despondent because of the affect the narcotics had on my life. I went through 3 weeks of withdrawal from the physiologic dependence, though I was able to manage this at home due to around the clock medical supervision. I developed a plan for managing my pain with AEDs and behavioral techniques, and am now able to help other people again. I also have worked with others who once we withdrew them, we were unable to manage their pain, and had to use a narcotic pain control method. Though we sometimes try the intrathecal medication pump or dorsal column stimulators. If you are not seeing a specialist in pain medicine, see one, before you make any major changes. I know you want a change, but be ready for the change.
I wish you the best.