- My Rock Crumbling. 1st February 2008
... daughter was busted for prostitution and poss. of oxycodone . She walked with a one year probation and they had...
- Helping mother in law detox 24th January 2008
... Hi Helper
I tapered from oxycodone and what you are describing in your mother-in-law...
- Percocet "PERKS ME UP " 24th January 2008
... But the narcotic drug is exactly the same in both: oxycodone . Actually, in some ways, percocet can be a more dangerous ... drug, since it is an oxycodone / acetimenophen combination, while oxycontin contains ... just the oxycodone . So many people get into trouble by ingesting too...
- Hydrocodone - The Party's Over 22nd January 2008
... the toilet as the literature suggested. She also had oxycodone . Tried one of them once... didn't like it. I flushed...
- Hello Im new here and have a few questions about a PAINKILLER addiction i have. 21st January 2008
... husband walked beside me during my own long tapers from Oxycodone and then Xanax, it was much more a personal journey...
- Trying to stop Oxycodone, but end up lying 21st January 2008
... problems. Your doctor can help you make that decision. Oxycodone is SO bad for addicts, imho.
God bless and stay...
... methadone in combination with soma and low doses of oxycodone over a year ago and it made me reckless. When I took...
- Fear of Life without Pills? 18th January 2008
... I started tapering in October of 2006, first from Oxycodone ( 60 mgs per day) and then from Xanax ( 5 tabs a day...
- Man vs Oxycodone (The Battle for my Soul begins) 17th January 2008
... but I did come off by taper from 60 mgs a day of oxycodone . It came with its own price to pay, but I tapered ... off oxycodone first, then Xanax so I had the benefit of the Xanax ... to tell you the truth here... at 450 mgs a day of Oxycodone , I thank the Lord you are still alive, Friend. I think...
- To "Reachout" - Xanax, Oxycontin, Suboxone - How to Help a Friend 17th January 2008
... have come to you because you have experience with Oxycodone and Xanax.
I have blown it. She now does not want...
... know?
I did not use Suboxone to taper from the Oxycodone and then the Xanax. I believe it is the right choice ... the addictive behaviours and call it quits with the Oxycodone and Xanax.
The truth is, 999, that when we are...
- New to this discussion group, withdrawling off oxycodone, in need of advice! 16th January 2008
... nothing like the initial horror.
I also tapered off Oxycodone . This taper was completed over a few months time...
- Trying this for a second time.. hopefully my last. 16th January 2008
... the same old sob-story...
I've been an opiate, oxycodone specifically (ab)user for almost three years now....
- First time poster - Day 12 w/no hydro - Am I on track? 13th January 2008
... are a much more difficult withdrawal. ( I came off oxycodone first and then Xanax.).
For sleep, try Melatonin...
- Question about relapsing on alternate drugs of choice 12th January 2008
... combination of the 2. ....and going from Ultram to oxycodone (percoset) is a major jump up in the opiate family...
- who am i 11th January 2008
... told me she was taking me off all my meds, avinza, oxycodone , soma, clonazapam, gabapentin i was devistated. how...
- i'm back! 10th January 2008
... better tho.
I worked my way down from oxycontin to oxycodone . I went down to taking 20-40mgs a day of oxycontin ... and worked my way down to oxycodone now. Percoset is easier for me to withdrawl from than...
- I have detoxed... NOW what do I do? 10th January 2008
... reading some threads and thinking. When I detoxed from Oxycodone and then Xanax, it was a long, long and slow taper...
- help me figure this out please 9th January 2008
... who have been there. I have been on very low dose oxycodone (40 mg day) for a year for spinal stenosis. I receintly ... put me on vicodin for recovery pain, eliminating the oxycodone . For 10 days I had no oxycodone and used the vicodin ... stop the vicodin will I go thru withdrawel from the oxycodone or should that already be a thing of the past? thank...
- What else can I expect? 6th January 2008
... I have been coming off oxycodone for about four days. I had been using for approx....
- Withdrawling off of Fentora-need advice! ASAP 4th January 2008
... power or stopped having pain to get off of it. I have Oxycodone (that I use to take before the Fentora) and 10 mg ... NORCO. Can I subsitute the Oxycodone for the fentora in hope that it will help the withdrawl ... along with 1-2 10mg vicoden every 4-6 hours. I know Oxycodone and Fentynl are different meds but, does anyone have...
... should keep to themselves.
But anyway.... Yes, Oxycodone and Fentanyl ARE different meds, they are both opiates ... You could absolutely use the remaining Vicodan and Oxycodone to taper yourself off of the Fentanyl - read through...
... You definitely could use the oxycodone and the hydrocodone to get you through the withdrawal ... . Depending on the dose of oxycodone , you will probably need to take at least 40mg/day ... of oxycodone to even start to impact the withdrawal symptoms. You ... and use the hydrocodone after you have used up the oxycodone . That is what I would suggest. I am a chronic pain...
- Am i addicted? 4th January 2008
... patches, oxycontin, morphine, percs, and at the end, oxycodone . I know now fully that I was often misusing them as...
- hi all ...happy new year and a question for you all pls 2nd January 2008
... here about 2 months ago, when i decided to get off oxycodone . i was taking it for knee pain. but i realized i was ... increase my suboxone dosage if i was never on a high oxycodone dosage? the psychiatrist has me on the 2mg pills,...
- suicide after quitting? 29th December 2007
... He had been abusing them for a few years, mostly oxycodone and occasionally heroin when he was out of the pills...
- Xanax withdrawal 26th December 2007
... taper, my doctor brought me down simutaneously from oxycodone and Xanax. The drop was an entire mg in Xanax and ... 5 mg in oxycodone . I went into full blown withdrawals... and I do mean ... Xanax that caused the problem more than the drop in Oxycodone .
We stopped the drops afterthat in Xanax and I ... worked out the oxycodone first and then the Xanax afterwards. I was very tired...
- I made it through Christmas Eve 25th December 2007
... things have become so much better after getting off the Oxycodone and Xanax. I am just able to deal with life again...
- Help please 23rd December 2007
... because of the acetaminophen in them might boost this oxycodone to high levels....then i changed my mind and around...
- Help -Oxycontin, Suboxone-How to help a friend 21st December 2007
... this board for anxiety, for Xanax, and Oxycontin ( Oxycodone ) for literally hours trying to get ideas as to how...
... facing, since you were "under the influence" of both oxycodone and xanax. I have cried many times as I have read...
- Oxycontin and urine drug tests. 21st December 2007
... course percocet has the same thing oxycotin has in it oxycodone ...
... course percocet has the same thing oxycotin has in it oxycodone
Sorry --but that is not true at all --it takes...
- Pain Free Suboxone and opiate withdrawal. The Jason Method 19th December 2007
... Morphine by Injection, Oxycontin by injection, percocet ( oxycodone ) Vicodin (hydrocodone) , Heroin, to name a few. I ... ibuprofen. FInd a non drug user to give you ONE 5mg oxycodone (NOT Oxycontin ) OR hydrocone 7.5 mg = Equivalent ... Repeat all the steps in Step one but cut dose of oxycodone or hydrocodone in half. May be harder to sleep tonight...
- subonex and methadone 15th December 2007
... you were on a short acting opiate such as hydro or oxycodone 24hrs would be appropriate,but not with methadone...
... you were on a short acting opiate such as hydro or oxycodone 24hrs would be appropriate,but not with methadone...
- Alcohol Withdrawal?? 10th December 2007
... accepted by you.
I came off drugs, not alcohol, but Oxycodone and Xanax ( please, please be careful with thta Xanax...
- Help. What are the behavioral "red flags" of meth addiction? 8th December 2007
... parents were both arrested on charges of trafficking oxycodone , she has one sister in prison, and one who won't speak...
- WOW I can't believe it!!! 7th December 2007
... you are suffering with it. Both tapers I did, from oxycodone and Xanax, had some cuts that were rougher than others...
- please help 7th December 2007
... to end up dead. My brother smokes crack and takes oxycodone and who knows what else.Another part of the problem...
- opiate withdrawals 6th December 2007
... different types of opiates, such as percocet, lorcet, oxycodone and oxycontin. taking the pills to have fun turned...
- helllllllp 27th November 2007
... going to make this short and sweet,
im on 60 mg oxycodone 4 X a day for chronic back pain, but was recently...
- relapse 26th November 2007
... That evening you drove an hour each way to get some oxycodone because the withdrawal was getting to you and became...
- How do you get it off your mind.? 23rd November 2007
... it taken for me not to constantly think about the Oxycodone and Xanax I once used daily? For me, about 10 months...
- Fear, withdrawals are aweful 21st November 2007
... a day, with anywhere from TWO to EIGHT or TEN 30mg Oxycodone for breakthrough pain. (and yes, in between this ... went to my GP, and all he would give me was 120 10mg Oxycodone s. So I went from the 3 80's and lets say 10 30's ... down to 12
10mg's Oxycodone s a day to start. Let me tell you, day one was absolute...
- My Story 20th November 2007
... It is very good to meet you. My own withdrawal from Oxycodone and then Xanax began last October. I have been done ... come. When I had finally finished the taper from Oxycodone ( in February I think), I was physically done, but...
- Xanax Tapering 19th November 2007
... really hard for me. I had tapered from an opiate, Oxycodone , and after a brief reprieve, started on the Xanax...
- Day 2 -- 18th November 2007
... years. Last October I staeted a taper from the Opiate Oxycodone .. my peak was about 60 mg a day. When I finished...
- new,and need to get off of opiates 18th November 2007
... tried
I just drove an hour each way to get some 20 mg oxycodone
I'm at the end o0f my rope,I need to quit this.There...
- Class action law suit 10th November 2007
... state medical examiner's annual report. It found that oxycodone was the chief cause in 16 percent of the deaths.
...
- I mean well!!!! 7th November 2007
... an entire year. I was sucessful in coming off both Oxycodone and then Xanax... both powerfully addictive drugs...
- anyone on sub or considering sub treatment: 6th November 2007
...
Although I did not taper from the sub, but from Oxycodone and Xanax, it still makes a lot of sense to me. The...
- Percocet Withdrawls..can Xanax or dextroamphetamine help? 4th November 2007
... FT, that dose is a relativly small dose of oxycodone , so get some Immodium and stay hydrated and you should...
- First-time poster / long-time reader 3rd November 2007
... anyone is short on time.
Question: I am going from Oxycodone 165 mg (abusing and sometimes using 3 times that)...
... absolutly no high from it as you do oxycontin, or r oxycodone . Thats what I ultimatly ended up on-320mgs a day of ... To answer your question, since you like the feel of oxycodone , you are not going to like opana. That could be a...
- Need advice on taper - does anyone have suggestions or comments? 1st November 2007
... though I'll still suffer horribly from not having the oxycodone (percocet, ocycontin) in my body, even though I'm...
- I am addicted to Ativan 31st October 2007
... tapering from an opiate like Vicodin or Ocycontin or Oxycodone .
Please, I am so glad that you want to end the...
... primary care doctor was in charge of my tapers ( first Oxycodone and then Xanax).
I liked working with a primary...
- Fioricet Tapering and Rebound Headaches 31st October 2007
... t kow what they are.
I tapered slooooowly from Oxycodone , an opiate and then from Xanax, a benzo.... both tapers ... and as time went by it went to 6 to 8 to ten until oxycodone was prescribed instead ( to cut down on the amount ... Tylenol being ingested each day with them). Then the oxycodone tabs started slowly going up per day as time went ... again. then I ended up in a total breakdown with the oxycodone and Xanax being major contributirs and so began my...
- Bad Nap! 30th October 2007
... tapering and started too strong a taper because both the oxycodone and Xanax were brought down at the same time, they...
- Time for truth from Mags 27th October 2007
... NO ONE. And each time I made a cut in either the oxycodone or the Xanax, I hated what followed. But I hated...
- Detox or Subutox???? HELP 25th October 2007
... they simply stopped working at any dose (fentanyl, oxycodone ). I made up a taper schedule for myself that took ... would be over the 4 gram limit. That would be 50 mg of oxycodone , max. When I last looked, a few years ago, the 10 ... NSAID/Acetominophen drugs. I was taking 240 mg/day of oxycodone (3 80 mg oxy) with the fentanyl.
So, are you still ... today's environment, no one is going off label for oxycodone unless all standard drugs fail and the need for the...
- Xanax addiction...Please help me 24th October 2007
... tapering from Xanax. (I had tapered before this from oxycodone , an opiate, and then took a short break before tackling ... there are some big differences between an opiate like oxycodone and a benzo like Xanax).
Expectation-wise, I would...
- Just want to share an experience 23rd October 2007
... throb. So I would feel justified in taking a few extra oxycodone and of course, a Xanax. It was easy to convince myself...
- Supplements To Help With Percocet Withdrawl? 22nd October 2007
... about 6-8 hours after my last dose.
i know that oxycodone can cause withdrawl symptoms, but thought that would...
- Starting to hit a wall in my taper! 15th October 2007
... as we go slowly along. I took months to taper off Oxycodone and I was on 5MG IR tabs. `The goal on a long, slow...
- Am I Crazy? Please Help... 15th October 2007
... effects of weed and withdrawal rom it. I came off oxycodone and experienced a lot of nerve tremors as I did. ... magnified greatly when I made the first large cut on oxycodone . Many drugs play on the nervous system.. that is...
- Tapering percs to detox OR use Suboxone?? 14th October 2007
... Percocet has to be a personal choice. I came off Oxycodone in a long slow taper (months). It was not an easy...
- What is going on with my bladder?!?! 13th October 2007
... minutes! Anybody else have this when tapering from Oxycodone ? I also get this rash under my arm that is painful...
- Oxycodone tapering question..am I in the right place? 11th October 2007
... through the percocet, vicodin trials, and they put me on Oxycodone . It started off inoccently enough at 5mg tabs. After ... had problems with drugs before. But now I was an oxycodone addict and I really had no intentions at that time...
- finally feel free 11th October 2007
... what a hard task you have accomplished as I came off Oxycodone and Xanax. For every last bit of suffering endured...
- Almost finished with taper - really scared to take the next step... 10th October 2007
... Hello emsmom
I tapered off Oxycodone ( like immediate release oxycontin). Personally, ... stages. As I moved into the end of the taper from Oxycodone , I was taking two 5 mgs tabs a day. I started making...
... QUOTE=reachout;3250722]Hello emsmom
I tapered off Oxycodone ( like immediate release oxycontin).
reach
Reach ... tried to come off that before they switched me to the oxycodone s and it was the same thing. THe depression made me...
... much worse tapering from Xanax (a benzo) than from Oxycodone ( an opiate).
I want you to know I am about 3...
... ago because he thought I was going through w/d from oxycodone . Long story there.... Anyways I have all this clonidne...
- Maggerooni, where is you? LOL 4th October 2007
... difficult indeed. I have tried long before I began the Oxycodone and Xanax tapers and know from experience how quickly...
- who am I fooling? 2nd October 2007
... Hello Granny
I came off oxycodone and then Xanax. tapers. Just wanted to say that...
- First time post: Hydrocodone....one day at a time. 28th September 2007
... get off and stay off the hydrocodone. For me it was oxycodone and Xanax. It took me many many months to taper off ... first the oxycodone and then the Xanax. It was not something I ever would...
- Please help!!! 24th September 2007
... green pill in his room. I looked it up and it was an oxycodone 15mg. I also found a needle in his room. I know nothing ... need some information. Can people use needles with oxycodone ? My son told me that you cannot do that and the needle...
- xanax addiction 23rd September 2007
... was taking five .5 mg tabs a day. I was also taking oxycodone at the same time. I am not sure what 'bars' means ... went down to only three Xanax a day and tapered the oxycodone (5mg) by two tabs. When I tell you I went into full ... back up on the Xanax to five a day and to finish the oxycodone taper before beginning the Xanax taper. I was stubborn ... January, ( dates are hazy in my mind now) I was off the Oxycodone and took a short break and then began the Xanax taper ... off Xanax was much, much harder than coming off the Oxycodone (which was no picnic in itself). While I anticipate...
- Just saying Hello 19th September 2007
... I havent posted in a very long time, Im a hardcore Oxycodone addict (500MG on a heavy day, 150MG on a light day...
... somewhere in my mind that I was in deep jeopardy with the oxycodone . I just kept ignoring the problem because it was ... came to me? When I accepted that I was battling the oxycodone and Xanax for my very life. I didn't understand then...
- been lurking....finally time to say HI 19th September 2007
... reality for us. It took me nearly a year to get off oxycodone and then Xanax; a rough ride, but I have come out...
- Need Advice Please ... 17th September 2007
... pain was actually my body calling for more and more oxycodone . The pain levels rise greatly in withdrawal and then...
- Trying to Go Off Suboxone 17th September 2007
... off Suboxone. Great medication when I was going off oxycodone . My body has a hard time with pain meds and when...
- another alchohol and oxycodone relapse 16th September 2007
... HAVE 1!, ironically I was just given a script for 30 oxycodone .....it made me throw up 7 times...ill be flushing...
- My Story 14th September 2007
... can not go into a detox center.
I tapered from oxycodone , which is very similar to oxycontin, but is a short...
- Wishing everyone here well 12th September 2007
... since I first began the hard work of tapering off Oxycodone and then Xanax. It was physically hard and emotionally...
