oxycontin and hydrocone addiction

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I have been taking 160MG of Oxycontin and 10 10\325 MG of Hydrocodone every day for about 9 months. I have been fighting with work force safety for a very long time to get them to pay for my surgery to fix my ruptured disc. I have tried a lot of different types of pain medications and none of them really got rid of my pain. Now WSI has denied my claim stating it wasn't a work related injury. I would like to taper myself off of all my pain medications and have tried but, I am in so much pain I don't Know how this will be possible. Any help would be great.
 
Hello Bad -- sorry to hear of your back issues. I did have surgery (diskectomy) but it didn't help. Spinal fusion is not possible for me because my disks are degenerated at all levels. So I have to deal with chronic pain. I've tried many meRAB that are supposed to address nerve pain (Cyrabalta, Neurontin, etc.) but they all had side effects...AND, didn't help the pain anyway. So all I wanted was my trusty Oxycodone....it dulled the pain and had the benefit of a nice little high too. But as I posted in another thread, I'm just taking more and more of it and it's making my life miserable. So I'm going to get off it (yes I am!!!) and try acupuncture or whatever other alternative therapies I can find.

Do you have regular insurance that would cover your back surgery?
 
Hello NotPerky, I do have BCBS insurance though work and I would have surgery today but, I don't have enough sick time or vacation time to use during my recovery. I have tried to taper myself of the Oxycontin but the pain was very intense. I have had to go a couple of days without the little green monsters and I felt like i was dieing. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have so much pain because without the pain I know I could handle the withdrawal symptoms. Nine years ago I was using Meth for about 2 years daily and didn't have that bad of withdrawals when I did quit. They say only four percent of people who use Meth can kick the habit. Luckily I am one of the 4 people out of one hundred. I think by talking to other people who are in similar circumstances will help.
 
Hi, I'm new to these boarRAB it's the beat thing that has happened to me in a long time. I just can't put my blackberry down, I just keep reading posts and it helps lots. I to am miserable, I just weened myself completely off oxycotin time release 40 mg. 3 times per day. I tampered very slow took one away every week or so it took 5 wks. To pass before I didn't take any at all. I didn't slip once. Even tampering that slow was hard, the withdrawl I experienced was a couple of different days feeling wierd all day. The worst was everynight for about 10 wks. I only slept for 2 or 3 hours. It was awful. In my experience when getting off strong pain meRAB the first thing your mind and body tell you is PAIN and it may last a few days, when the med you just got off of comes out of your system MY pain level went down LOTS. I didn't feel that horrible pain right when I woke up in the mornings, it was awful while I was taking the oxycotin, I would wake up out of a dead sleep moaning and could barely drag myself to my med. It also made me feel tired ect. So for me it was to my benefit to stop using oxycotin 40mg 3 times a day for about 6 months. I still take norco 10/325 everyday . That is the one I have taking for years and have trouble with taking just 6 a day. Since last Monday I don't have much left till I pick up again and so I am only able to take a few a day. I am so sick diarria so bad shakes sweats the whole ugly package. I won't give up because I have to make it last for the next 7 days. I understand exactly where you are at. I feel so grateful to be able to read and post on this board. It makes me feel like I am not alone in this, there ARE other people who understand.
 
Hey guys!

I just wanted to say hello and welcome the new comer!!! I know how hard this is you guys.. it's one of the hardests things I personally have ever had to do but I know now that it can be done.

Oxycontin was so hard to get off.... I was on oxycodone on top of that too and I thought there were days that I was never going to get thru... but.... I believed in myself in those dark moments and kept moving forward. You all all worth it. Withdrawals SUCK but they do pass... it's the mental work afterwarRAB that takes the true attention of us addicts. That is what this board is for.

We are all here for you!!! Day or night.. you are never alone. Keep reading and keep posting. It's therapy in a sense!!! Keep us posted!
~Secrets
 
Hello! I am brand new to the board and decided to stick around:)
I am currently an addict, perks, oxy, h, pretty much whatever opiate i can get my dirty hanRAB on that day. HOWEVER i did make a big step today and now have an apointment at the suboxone clinice monday morning. I did the clinic once before, and the 2 weeks (yes folks only 2 weeks) were the best two weeks i have had in over 3 years. Sadly, my mind wasn't into it quite yet, and it was more a forced quit than anything. My life is pretty rough right now, and the only brightness I have every day is my two beautiful kiRAB and a very understanding and loving husband to hold my hand. the time has come for me tho, to actually pull up the boot straps and quit, to quit for myself becuase i honestly want to more than anything. I have tried cold turkey before, and lasted i think 4 days before just cracking and breaking back into old habits. I have heard mixed feelings about the suboxone, but the way i look at it now, its something that i can do to start geting the rest of my life back on track. I am hoping i can do it this time, that this works, and i stick to it! :dizzy:
 
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