Oxy/Roxy withdrawal ... cold turkey

christina wrote:

my boyfriend is trying to get off of roxys and for the past couple of days he has been really sick. He has the shakes and he gets hot/cold flashes. He doesnt want to take methodone because their just as addicting. i have no idea what i should do.

Rachael wrote:

My boyfriend is taking 30 roxys a day. He's a big guy 240 lbs and 6 foot 4. He is on suboxine,but it seems like he is still doing roxys. He foams at the mouth, and takes really deep snorts and I'm not sure if that means he is still on the drugs or not but it sure seems like it. Does anyone know if those are part of the symptoms. I honestly don't know anything about drugs.
Thanks

Jay wrote:

I'm taking 5 to 10 30mg a day for the past year and a half and I dnt no what to do

mad dad wrote:

My 31 year old daughter has been using for about a year. God knows what dose... She says less than a pill a day but gets really sick with all the mormal wd symtoms. She went into voluntary detox Wed night and Saturday afternoon she thinks she is done. I don't believe it. I think she was using more than she claimed. I think its hard to tell the truth about it to your dad. I've seen my son do the same thing and day three and four were the worst for craving. Am i right about day 3 and 4 being the worst?

mad dad wrote:

I just desire to be free from this all consuming bullcrap. The lies she has told in the past color my perception of the present. I want her to be whole again. Should i insist that she continue? I ready to throw in the towel and send here packing if she quits now

christina wrote:

my boyfriend is trying to get off of roxys and for the past couple of days he has been really sick. He has the shakes and he gets hot/cold flashes. He doesnt want to take methodone because their just as addicting. i have no idea what i should do.

mad dad wrote:

message to all users of this destructive substance. You are not alone in your torture.. All that love you are being tortured along with you. I think this addiction will break all trust and bruise the heart. Trust and honesty are the basis of any relationship. Especially those of imediate family.
Lieing is the same as stealing. Stealing the truth from those that love you is not much different than lifting cash from dads wallet.
The Pharma Business is loving every minute of your addiction. These bastards have finaly figured out a way to profit from a legal heroin distribution network and know that only the strongest people will be able to kick it.

amandahalie wrote:

i have been using roxys for about 6 months now. i started out at one or two a day and now i am all the way up to 6 or 7 a day and i cant take it anymore! THIS IS MY CRY FOR HELP! i have two amazing jobs that i have managed to keep because sadly enough i am a functioning addict and i just recently had my best friend pass away. i dont know what to do or how to cope with the pain, everybody talks about how horrible it is to stop which is why i havent but im done with the excuses. im done with it all. ive lost friends, family and at least thousands of dollars. im not the same person i was before and i base my life around having this stupid pill. please any advice will help!!! also i do have some suboxine. should i use that or just go cold turkey? please help!

needshelpbad wrote:

I was only in jail for 30 days, four years ago I did 60 days in jail I came off 240mg of methadone tht stay. I got released wit three take home bottles in my purse ddidn't touch em threw them away. That's when I stayed clean for 2 yrs. I was out, put myself through cosmetology school graduated a year in a half ago. I ended up back with an ex who was using and there I went off to the races. I never went n took my board becuz of drugs. I hav a whole career at my finger tips jus caught up. I hav decided las nite tht after I see my po tom I'm done, this isn't a life at least not one I wanlna hav. It's not fun its a fuckn headache. I want my life back my true friends how are still there for me I jus don't see them cuz they don't use. So many ppl in my life hav died from this shit n I feel if I don't quit soon its gonna be me next, I'm one of a few left from are group tht started together. I hav tried NA n I really thought it was full of a bunch of fake ppl at least tht was my experiences. The two years I stayed clean I had distanced my self from everyone I ran with. I didn't hang around anyone who used n it worked for me I was happy. I didn't feel I had any empty places tht needed to be filled I was completely content and happy.e I'm really hoping I can get bac to tht place in my life and move outta ths one.

Yvonne wrote:

Iv been snorting roxys for about 9 months I hv a half of 30 left and two Packs of subox.this is my first atemp to stop.can any one give me any input on how I should do this my biggiest fear right now is waking up in the morning and not snorting a pill to just get out of bed!plez help on any advice

EXmethadone wrote:

Yvonne,
Here's a sub thread you can read and post on:
www.topix.com/forum/drug/oxycontin
/TTD74AKCBL6SVS4FP/p40
I don't know and seriously doubt that sub is any better than other narcotics to detox with. Some people swear by it. But many others are addicted to it long term. I prefer to taper some and then take a little hydrocodone for a few days before going CT to kick. Short and simple.
The worst of kicking oxy is usually over within 4 or 5 days. Whatever you go through, remember that it is temporary.9

Rachael wrote:

My boyfriend is taking 30 roxys a day. He's a big guy 240 lbs and 6 foot 4. He is on suboxine,but it seems like he is still doing roxys. He foams at the mouth, and takes really deep snorts and I'm not sure if that means he is still on the drugs or not but it sure seems like it. Does anyone know if those are part of the symptoms. I honestly don't know anything about drugs.
Thanks