- 10/500's (Loratab) withdrawls 4th September 2003
... alot of good people here. i was using 280-320mg of oxycontin EVERYDAY for 3 1/2 months, then using and eating fentanyl...
- Comming down off of Norco, hard (newbie) 3rd September 2003
... Yea, I went to my doctor during my w/ds from oxycontin and he prescribed me a Catapres patch, its a medicated...
... real hard time, I just went through withdrawals from oxycontin about a month back and I went through a long 10 days ... , I mean long. Just like oxycontin , the Norco is very strong, so I know what it feels...
- can you use ultram or darvocet for w/d symptoms???? 3rd September 2003
... had to quit ct. for 4 1/2 months i did 280-320mg of oxycontin a day, with the last month and half wearing 3 fentanyl...
... had to quit ct. for 4 1/2 months i did 280-320mg of oxycontin a day, with the last month and half wearing 3 fentanyl...
... saying though, I thought that I needed to get off my oxycontin , that Im prescribed to take for my back, anyway a ... healthboards.com/ubb/bang.gif[/img]so I know how bad the oxycontin w/ds are, I think besides methadone or bezo meds, ... img] cause when I was going through the w/ds from oxycontin I felt awful on day 9 just like day one, I dont quite...
- rapid detox 3rd September 2003
... man go thru it on mtv or cbs about a year ago for oxycontin addiction but you never hear any follow-up on stories...
- Advice on tapering..Please 2nd September 2003
... to help out when you do stop. Hey I tried stopping oxycontin a few weeks back, so you can go back some pages and...
- Someone Breakdown w/d for me please 2nd September 2003
... pancreatic cancer, so she had an unlimited supply of oxycontin and fentanyl patches. she didnt mind me taking them...
- HOW LONG W/D, METHDONE, MORFINE, OXYCONTINE LAST. 2nd September 2003
... 100 TOO 150 MILIGRAMS OF MORPHINE A DAY,OR 120-150 OXYCONTIN A DAY. OR 40-80 METHDONE A DAY
SNORTED OXY'S, FIRED...
- Ultram for withdrawals 1st September 2003
... about Ultram for withdrawals. I was trying to get off oxycontin a while back and switched to ultram for a few days...
... would be easier to w/d off ultram than something like oxycontin , but either way the w/ds will happen, I just didnt...
- lisa 1st September 2003
... Hey Lisa, I remember when I stopped taking two oxycontin 20mg a day and went to Ultram, huge switch [img]http...
... interviewing Jack Osbourne about his addiction to oxycontin . He was very upset and a little mad too at me. We...
- Lane, Gabbi, Jeffie . . . how are you guys? 1st September 2003
... hydro i took in one day was about 18-20 10mgs and the oxycontin was 300-500mgs if i could get it.bank accout has went...
- Oxycontin Input, Anyone? 30th August 2003
... Did his doctors try other pain meds before Oxycontin ? I thought Oxy was prescribed after all other pain...
... knowledge he came outta surgery and went right to oxycontin . I will not swear to it. YES, doctors can sometimes...
... the problem! No way a person should be prescribed Oxycontin after knee surgery!!
I heard something the other ... day . . . the pharmaceutical company that makes Oxycontin could have created the drug to prevent abuse from...
... Hey, I take oxycontin also, buts it is not suposed to be prescribed for...
... im gonna have to disagree with all here on this one. oxycontin is a miracle drug to people in pain whether it is ... not read or heard of one single person overdosing on oxycontin by itself.it is always found with other drugs in the ... sense to me.i read the other day that the maker of oxycontin has not paid oout one cent from all the lawsuits filed...
... disease. And pharmaceutical companies could have made Oxycontin harder (almost impossible) to abuse but didn't.
Take...
... asked me what I had been taking for relief, I told him oxycontin , and he said it had really gave his wife the relief ... the pain or getting off the oxys?Philster is right, oxycontin is ONLY to be used for chronic pain because it can...
- opiate abusers inc. -rockingham 29th August 2003
... it. If your tollerance is so high that you need an Oxycontin for relief or buzz and most of us here were 1 lortab...
- Urine Test 29th August 2003
... of mine by doing that. He was legally prescribed oxycontin for a very bad back injury. Without them, he is in ... went for the drug test, and failed and they took is oxycontin away, and gave him ultram(which basically does nothing...
- new to this board 27th August 2003
... where my saga begins
i am currently prescibed 3 40mg oxycontin per day with 4 vicoden a day for bt.
I have stepped...
... Thanks for responding Phil
I actually just stopped the oxycontin on Aug.24. So, not that long ago. I have been through...
... Linda and welcome to the family. I too dropped my Oxycontin about 3 months ago when I couldnt afford the cost...
- pot/oxycotin abuser???? 27th August 2003
... Hi 2many..Well 60 oxycontin should be a 30 day supply if taken as directed at ... twice a day. Oxycontin is the 12 hour time release form of oxycodone (percocet ... not getting as many headaches as she says she is. Oxycontin 12 hour is also a prevention it stays in her system...
... Oxycontin prescribed for migraines? Are you sure your sister ... have severe ones and they have never been prescribed Oxycontin .
[This message has been edited by Hopefortoday...
... rub together causing awful pain and I was prescribed oxycontin 20mg twice a day for about 3 months I couldnt afford...
... 2many . . . when my husband's Oxycontin addiction was at its heaviest, he was smoking pot ... or alcoholic themselves. The widespread abuse of Oxycontin will hopefully continue to make the medical profession...
- taper 27th August 2003
... same thing you are doing but I did it switching from oxycontin to ultram. I tappered down on the ultram down to where...
- addiction (1st post from a new member) 27th August 2003
... the w/d's and went thru medical detox to get off the oxycontin .
but it will only work if you really want to quit...
- I'm back from detox!! 24th August 2003
... d say 80% of the people in there were in there for oxycontin . One girl was snorting 400 mg a day!! And had been...
- ANYONE ever experience an easy detox???? am i lucky this time or still gonna crash? 23rd August 2003
... thing happened to me last month when I stopped my oxycontin , but when I ran out of the oxys I had some Ultram...
- sorry but another new-to-WD's question 23rd August 2003
... was there just one month ago from withdrawals from oxycontin . I had chills, hot flashes, restless legs,the runs ... thatI was having withdrawals cause I stopped taking my oxycontin , he wasnt real happy with me trying to quit on my...
- day 2 1/2 (first wds ever) 23rd August 2003
... prolong what i have to do. i've been taking 280-320mg oxycontin and 3-100mcg fentanyl patches for months (oxy the...
... know i did it for the high, as i usually sniffed the oxycontin (80mg at a time).
then when the meds were all gone...
- new to WD's and all this hell!!!!please help??!! 22nd August 2003
... disability. (untill then, no cash)
i started taking oxycontin 4 months ago. i started with 20 and 40, but after...
... but anyone who takes an average of 300mgs a day of Oxycontin isn't taking it for the pain, they are taking it for...
... med known to mankind.
I have been on everything from oxycontin to dilaudid and never got addicted or tolerant to...
... Autumn Angel.
i can tell you that after taking the oxycontin for 3 months straight, and after the first month up...
- 25 Dayz off OCs feeling so much more human 22nd August 2003
... never ever ever again will I ever think of taking Oxycontin for anything after all this. It was the worst think...
- when you are not ready? 22nd August 2003
... Then there came emotional pain. I was also taking oxycontin plus vicodins (20+). by that time I was calling them...
- taking too many lortab 22nd August 2003
... meds I was taking (vicodin to percocet to morphine to oxycontin ).
I got to the point I was doing 200-300 mgs a day...
- Day 3, do these w/d sound right? 21st August 2003
... Hi CPA66...You were taking Oxycontin or Percocet (instant release oxycodone)?
So if you...
... They were oxycontin , I would break it up between 2 to 3 doses. Sometimes...
... destroyed my stomach and my doc put me on Narcs. I was on oxycontin 20mg for awhile with percs for BT but the oxycontin...
... weekends and when you go on vacation. I know I take oxycontin 20mg 4 times a day as prescribed but I know if I get...
- pill question 21st August 2003
... when I've been taking pain pills, be it lortab's or oxycontin , I get a real funny feeling in my stomach. It's hard...
- trying to cope..... 19th August 2003
... narcotic withdrawals away, when I was stopping my oxycontin a while back I started taking Ultram and it did help...
... anything and thats with my pain doc still giving me the oxycontin . I just felt sooo guilty for being on oxycontin for...
- NORCO WITHDRAWS 19th August 2003
... Tramadol in it, Take it from me I just went through oxycontin withdrawals and took Ultram when I ran out, I thought...
- need some help 16th August 2003
... next refill. It wasnt until I was on Fentanyl and oxycontin that I became addicted and go into withdrawals when...
- OK MSCONTIN!!!!!!!!! 15th August 2003
... and a strong one, and not a good replacement for oxycontin if your goal is to be off of opiates.
And to the...
- Averages 15th August 2003
... he's soooo long winded!!).
His drug of choice is Oxycontin and he's quit on his own numerous times (too many...
... Kentucky is the Oxycontin capitol of the world, unfortunately for addicts!...
- lucky,sparky, anyone on sub ?? 15th August 2003
... to me. You, like myself, were taking mega-doses of oxycontin . That is some heavy duty stuff. Like I've said before...
- Miss Okie 13th August 2003
... three straight weeks now, the doctor told me to take 3 oxycontin 20mg a day and Elavil at night, you just dont know...
- hard getting into detox 13th August 2003
... terrible time finding a place to help my son detox from oxycontin . I finally made arrangements for him to go to a local...
... myself into a detox center to get off of 80 mg of oxycontin . I had no problem at all getting in, I dont understand ... fit the profile or whatever. If youre addicted to oxycontin , you should be able to go in. I called a bunch of...
- w/ds vs. flu 13th August 2003
... . so that makes it okay.
In the state I live in, Oxycontin addiction is becoming an epidemic and lots of people...
... straight and had built up to between 200-300 mgs of oxycontin a day. I had never felt that bad before.
The thing...
- BEEN off vics for 1.5 days and in pain! 13th August 2003
... off those things. I was doing about 160-200mg of oxycontin a day(snorting) and i quit cold turkey, after almost...
- vicodin detox 12th August 2003
... you, I was taking Elavil after my spinal fusion and oxycontin and when I got off the oxys I had to get a Catapres...
- RLCOWBOY!!! 12th August 2003
... with my back. The only good thing I can say about the oxycontin is that I could take one in the morning and work 6...
- little bit about me. 11th August 2003
... meds I was taking (vicodin to percocet to morphine to oxycontin ).
I got to the point I was doing 200-300 mgs a...
... two or three hundred dollars for a two day supply of oxycontin , so the whole money thing is just maddening. I just...
- methadone 11th August 2003
... damage in my brain. Since then I have been on 40 mg oxycontin 3x a day and norco every 4 hours. They are not working...
- question about suboxone 10th August 2003
... also tries to take another opiate, like percocet, oxycontin , heroin, etc., they wouldn't get the feeling from...
- Please Help Me With This Addiction! 10th August 2003
... Creeky,
Whatever you do, DO NOT START TAKING THE OXYCONTIN . It is the same medicine as the percocet (oxycodone...
... Absolutely, stay away from Oxycontin . I am addicted to it and am miserable. I take 80...
... LIVE through the w/d's.I agree 100% DO NOT TAKE THE OXYCONTIN !!!!!!!!!!! NO,NO,NO 1000's times NO!
I am one that...
... SOOOOOOOOOOO RELATE TO YOU! I AM AN 10 MG PERCOCET & 10 MG OXYCONTIN IN TH AM & 20 MG @ NIGHT. & I AM SILL IN PAIN! GO...
... Morphine were my downfall. I agree don't start the Oxycontin , if you want to quit you can't add another drug. I...
- sick husband 9th August 2003
... find out from him today he has been getting and using oxycontin .
i am in such shock and horror, no wonder this man...
- Suboxone on Sun. 8th August 2003
... soboxone... I spent between $100-$300 a DAY chasing the oxycontin so, again, the bup is a much better alternative for...
- when you know you need rehab to get help 7th August 2003
... the first time w/o support. How long and how much oxycontin were you taking.
Kitty...
... snowed so I dont suffer.
I have been taking 80 mg of oxycontin for about 4 months or so. I was on a Fentanyl patch ... addicted to it and wanted off. so my doc gave me oxycontin s to get off the fentanyl and I thought I could taper...
- DAY 5 6th August 2003
... on!If you are doing so well on just day 5 off heavy oxycontin w/ds please share my friend!!...
- HELP re Bup finale to MS Contin taper (????) 6th August 2003
... dose.
For example, I was taking mega-doses of Oxycontin and have been thru W/Ds numerous times (which get ... was Chewing 200-300mgs per day--chewing 100mgs of Oxycontin is equal to taking 20 percocets all at one time. ... let's say the half-life of hydrocodone is 4 hours, Oxycontin is 6 hours, and MS Contin is 10 hours. Comparatively...
- hopefortoday,okie,lucky 5th August 2003
... were so bad due to the fact I was using mega doses of Oxycontin . When I would try to do it on my own, I'd get to...
- need help, boyfriend addicted to coke 5th August 2003
... some help. I am currently in WS's for a percocet and oxycontin run, and the withdrawls are hell.....
Good LuCk...
- Suboxone here I come! 5th August 2003
... even thing about the pills (my DOC was mega doses of oxycontin ). That, to me, is just amazing because for the last...
... the suboxone (22 mg ... because I was taking so much Oxycontin ) and we have already tapered down to 20 mg. I plan...
- Suboxone-a week later 4th August 2003
... maintenance drug).
The first time, I went straight from oxycontin and vicodins to suboxone, and went into immediate...
- Percocet and OXY withdrawls 3rd August 2003
... through friends etc.etc.)
I never knew at the time what oxycontin was, but when it was offered to my, i bought it up...
... Oxy,
W/Ds off of 500 - 700 mgs a day of oxycontin is not going to be pretty. My peak usage was 200...
... Hey man, Im a few days ahaed of you, I too used oxycontin every day for almost a year, these withdrawals are...
... I'm pretty sure you can't die from detoxing from Oxycontin (you can from benzos, however) . . . you just FEEL...
... the way, you're not stupid for getting addicted to Oxycontin . . . it can happen to anyone. Addiction does not...
... you in so many ways.I am currently taking oxy ir and oxycontin 12 hour relief,for chronic pain,i tend to take too...
- withdrawals 2nd August 2003
... Day 6 off oxycontin , this is NO fun at all but I WILL be victorious!!...
- SincerelyReallyStupid 1st August 2003
... that I was at a point where I wanted to stop this oxycontin use and that the most I had taken in one day was one...
- vicodens.... 31st July 2003
... addiction occurred 5 years ago; at that time I was taking oxycontin as well as about 30 vicodin per day. I went inpatient...
- told my doc everything today 30th July 2003
... will this help me not have bad withdrawals from the oxycontin ??...
- suboxone indecision 29th July 2003
... which made me sick.) He absolutely refused to give me oxycontin even though my psych. thinks I should be on a long...
... started on suboxone 12 hours after his last dose of oxycontin and vicodin. He started going into horrible withdrawals...
... dose of the suboxone because of the mega-doses of oxycontin I was consuming. The side-effects were very manageable...
- Thoughts on Addiction 28th July 2003
... 80 days of clean time from a 700 mg a day habit of Oxycontin , I think it broke my heart more to see "my hero" relapse...
- difference between oxys and ms contin 26th July 2003
... wondering if anybody could explain the differences between oxycontin and mscontin.i have read alot about both and used...
- need some hands on advice 24th July 2003
... hooked on some type of prescription drug most being oxycontin and lorocet.most of you can relate to this question...
- about to quit.....I think 24th July 2003
... although I am still in pain, I know I no longer need the Oxycontin brands. I was on my 4th successful month in the Alcoholics...
- suboxone is wonderful 23rd July 2003
... room here for you!
My husband's drug of choice was Oxycontin as well and he has been on Suboxone for about 10 days...
- Ritalin abuse???? 23rd July 2003
... about that and people laughed at me. Speedballing Oxycontin and Dextrostat was actually one of my DOCS back in...
- Varnua 22nd July 2003
... got very sick on them....he's reluctant to prescribe oxycontin because of all the negative press. The idea was to...
- Some thoughts and questions from a newcomer to this board 21st July 2003
... gradually increasing the vicodin, then being put on oxycontin (and I got vicodin on the side). To get the vicodin ... weeks from that time. He continued to prescribe the oxycontin up to the very last day; and I continued to abuse ... both the oxycontin & the vicodin up until the time I was in the waiting...
- ok, Subox, wellbu, sexdrive, anorexia 21st July 2003
... in recovery!
My husband was taking up to 200mg of Oxycontin a day and hydrocodone when he didn't have the Oxy...
- 6-12month contin abuser trying to detox 21st July 2003
... medical history, I didn't start taking 40mg and 80mg oxycontin 's for pain relief, I have never left the time release ... doctor prescribe me for the pain of withdrawl from oxycontin ? for sleep especially? How long does this narcotic...
... Hey Illkid, I also take oxycontin , but 20mgs. I have been on them for a while and I...
... going to take to 'physically' be out of my system (the oxycontin )?
I need to go back to work and fix the problems I...
- Oxycotin and Ultram... Please HELP! 19th July 2003
... Hi Mike,
I can see why ultram to oxycontin would be a smooth transition!!! as ultram is considerably ... weaker than oxycontin .
But the other way around? I'm not so sure. I don...
- Subutex & Subuxone are the answer 18th July 2003
... it is quite expensive, but less expensive than the Oxycontin and hydrocodone he was buying off the street!...
... started out on vicoden, then percocet and finally oxycontin and roxicets. All do to a car accident. I have a very ... bad right from the start. I was buying percocets and oxycontin off the street in no time. I estimate I spent close...
- Vicoprofen....my story 18th July 2003
... before the end of the month. My doc now has me on oxycontin 10mgs twice daily, then the vp's for bt pain. I wish...
- mscontin...can you help?? 18th July 2003
... in 15-200 mg tablet's, and they look just like an oxycontin .
The 200's(green)are IR's(and shaped oblong like an...
- Xanax + Oxy 17th July 2003
... being I was able to convince my doc to precribe me oxycontin 3 scrips of 10mg 60 count each 2 scrips of 20mg 60...
- Big-time Relapse 17th July 2003
... Jeff, I feel so bad for you. My husband died of an oxycontin overdose on March 17. I know that you won't believe...
... him. He too abused drugs. He sniffed 100-150 mgs of oxycontin a day for 1 1/2 years but most heavily after the love...
- Hydro vs. OXycodone... 17th July 2003
... be me but I believe that all scheduled ll(percocet, oxycontin ,oxycodone) and schedule lll(vicodin,Lortabs,Lorcet ... harder kicking hydrocodone than oxycodone, especialy oxycontin ! Hope this helps you some? I would say about the same ... except for oxycontin ....
... Hi,
I detoxed from both oxycontin and vicodin 5 years ago. It was god awful - altho...
... Hi,
I detoxed from both oxycontin and vicodin 5 years ago. It was god awful - altho...
