[moonbeam2]

i need advice iv been taking oxycotton pills for about a yr it startted cause my legg swelled up cause lake of potassom it was very painfull,when i got that settled i still took them its a low dose of it ,im to the point now were when i take it its like taking a asprin no side effects anymore,i dont wanna live like this anymore i take 1 when i get up & then i take 1 at noon then 3pm & 6 pm & the last one is at 8 pm the clock has been my enamie im forever looking at the clock thinking is it time yet ? its a horribel feelingi say to myself today im gonna try the onely time i feel withdrawl is in the am if thats even it ?i just wanna clime out of my skin ,the other thing i realized why i take them is because it makes me feel like crap makes me tired i know i said there were no side affects but i ment the good ones oh & i beleave when i take them it causes me pain i have a bad tooth & its starts hurting after the 3rd dose i dont know if its the med or my imagination my question is can i get off these things by myself slowly i think it starts with the mind & mine tells me i dont wanna live like this anymore,i have enough problems with my body i dont wanna beat myself up anymore hopefully no more abuse for me ! can anyone give me advise please ?

[moonbeam2]

the story behind this story is the person i get them from is my onely friend &vice versa i think this person keeps giveing me these so that i will always be in need of this person & if we were to part i dont know what would happen to me if i had to go cold turkey & this person is not well to begin with but is my best friend been for 10yrs always has & always will be 1 thing im worried about when i do stop taking them will this person become a trigger to me ? will we still be abel to hang out ? i wish i knew ?

[DePressMe]

oxycottonis hard to get off....nasty drug. When i was taking pills I had to wean myself off of them--maybe start by taking 1/2 a pill at the normal times. It's hard to know if the person giving them to you would become a trigger. If you ask them to stop giving them to you would they do it? I had to get to the point that I was absolutely sick of the pills and the rat race of getting and taking them. Life is much better clean. It just takes awhile to get through the withdrawal. I beleive you can get off them if you truly put your mind to it...maybe use this forum as a resource. There are a lot of people here to offer you support.

[moonbeam2]

this is for depressme,thank you for taking the time to give me alitttle info on the oxys it means alot to me !the whole reason i found this websight was for that reason i needed to get saport before i could try & my bipolar is all over the place im never the same person twice haha sorry i try to have some humor with it ,hey congrats with your sobrity good going keep up the good work! thanks moon!

[Leed]

Hi Moonbeam ~ YES you can get off these nasty pills, but you're going to need help. Most of us can't do this alone because it's so easy to take "just one" when we start feeling bad.

You should ask your doctor for a "taper schedule." He will give you a schedule where you cut down little by little, so you won't have the withdrawal feelings that are so awful. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor -- just tell him that these medications make you feel bad, and you're tired of it.

After you get the taper schedule, make SURE that you stick to it. It will work!!! Best of luck & God bless. hugs, Lee

[Willcat]

In early recovery I needed to stay away old using buddy's. As for my good friends I needed to tell them I was abstaining from all drugs and could use their support. That included not giving my ant dope or being high around me. I found a good friend will respect my wishes.

Having some support be it friends, family, self-help meetings or professional help was the way to go I found. Also having a recovery tool box (a set of skills for healthy living) made recovering from addiction much easier.

I have to do what is needed to live free from drugs. But I needed to know what to do first. I suggest investigate all the various recovery methods to find whats right for you as no one way to recover is appropriate for every one. A painful lesson I found out first hand that one one recovery way is the right way for all.

[madisgram]

welcome moonbeam2 to pc. i think you're correct in being concerned. first off you need to contact your doc for a schedule to use to rid yourself of this dependacy to oxy's. withdrawal can cause serious results. i'd not try to do it alone. you need medical support. and yes in my opinion you have built up a tolerance of oxy's and it will only get worse if u don't seek help.
secondly your friend may be your friend but this giving you the oxy's is not friendship.
thirdly call your dentist to get your tooth fixed. if you need pain pills after take as few as you can. otherwise you're at risk due to your drug useage.
forth narcotics anonymous, NA, can help too.
Membership and organization
The only requirement for membership is "a desire to stop using," and members "meet regularly to help each other stay clean," where "clean" is defined as complete abstinence from all mood and mind altering substances (including alcohol and marijuana).[4] Membership in NA is free, and there are no dues or fees.
The foundation of the Narcotics Anonymous program is the twelve steps and twelve traditions.[5]
The nature of addiction
NA describes addiction as a progressive disease with no known cure, which affects every area of an addict's life: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. NA suggests that the disease of addiction can be arrested, and recovery is possible through the NA twelve-step program. The steps never mention drugs or drug use, rather they refer only to addiction, to indicate that addicts have a disease of which drug use is one symptom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcotics_Anonymous
you can pm me if you wish. i hope my info is helpful to you.