recovering from Oxycontin Posted: 04-14-08 01:38am
I am 20 years old , and I am recovering
from an Oxycontin addiction.
I was taking around 80 mlg and more on a
day to day basis for around a year. All
together I have been taking them off and
on for around 3 years.
I have recently told my family and my
girlfriend about my addiction. It's going
on my 3rd week now without touching any
opiates or any sort of illegal drug now. I
took Soboxone for about 4 days to help me
through my withdrawl , and I was amazed
how great they worked. I started off
taking a half of an 8 mlg pill a day ,
then after the forth day I stopped all
together and now only take them for
maintence to keep on the right track. I
also would like to know if when I take the
Soboxone's if they make you high ? I feel
like I am at times.. is it just in my head
? If any one could provide me with some
addition information about them I would
appreciate it alot. Also if there is ways
to help fight against the addiction .
Thank you for whatever help or advice you
can give. God Bless !
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butterflygirl740
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Location: ,
Posted: 04-19-08 00:57am
Well i know what your going through and
its really really hard. people thats not
an addict think getting off pills are the
easiest thing in the world but actually
its the hardest. I have been on pain pills
for about 5 yrs and im waiting for a bed
to open in detox then im going to a 30 day
rehab. but u was wondering about
saboxin..well i think if someone has
enough will power that it really can help
you. but i have actually done it b4 just
to get high. but in your case thats a hell
of alot better than oc's them are one of
the hardest things ever to come off of. so
if thats all your doing then i would give
your self a pat on the back. because if u
have it in your head u want to be clean
and have enough will power than I think
the saboxin will help you. I'm 20 yrs old
and i've ruined my life so far and its
time to start over, but i think u should
be proud of your self u done something
some people never do. you recovered. Good
Luck
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spoils_of_youth
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 3
Suboxone Posted: 04-29-08 00:39am
First off, congrats on getting off of
Oxycontin. That can be really really hard!
About the Suboxone--they are opiate
blockers, which means they block receptors
in your brain so that you don't feel the
withdrawal effects from opiates. They
shouldn't get you high, as they are not
made of opiates. This is why doctors are
now using Suboxone instead of methadone to
help heroin/opiate addicts withdraw.
Methadone gets you loaded, and once you
have kicked heroin, you're usually
addicted to methadone. So it sounds like
you got through the worst physical part of
sobriety okay, now you just have to get
used to the lifestyle. Hopefully you can
find some support, like through your
family and friends, maybe a 12-step
program like Alcoholics Anonymous or
Narcotics Anonymous, or church if that's
your thing. Anyway, congratulations again,
and I hope you are able to stay away from
those pills!
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