One notable drug is Oxycontin because its huge volume of sales it is also highly sought after by drug addicts. Here are other types of this drug, Percocet, Endocet, Tylox, Roxicet with aspirin. Percodan, Endodan, Roxiprin with ibuprofen.
How to overcome roxy addiction
This is when roxy addiction takes place. If you or some one you know has become addicted like this and would like to know how to beat roxy addiction then I would suggest that you should talk to the prescribing physician, they can give you a plan that will help taper you off of them without going through roxy withdrawal. I know that withdrawal from any type of oxycodone can be just as bad as heroin withdrawal.
If tapering off of roxies does not work for you then there is another way to stop using roxy’s and it is called oxycodone treatment. If you decide to go then you can rest assured that a staff of professionals will make sure that you suffer very little pain from your roxy withdrawal. This process will only take a few days but when you are finished I would go to residential treatment this will improve your odds of remaining drug free when you leave rehab.
Realize that you can overcome Roxicodone addiction
Roxicodone are powerful pain pills that like any other medicine one can become addicted to and many people who are also have an oxycodone addiction. Beyond the physical cravings every addict has mental thoughts that encourage use or quitting. Finding treatment isn’t always easy.
Addiction grows so rapidly it can be well under way before the dependant realizes they have a dependency. Withdrawal symptoms can include chills, sweats, and having to use the bathroom frequently. Ask yourself questions to identify the extent of your problem. Try a treatment plan based on the level of your habit. Do not be afraid to ask for help and realize whatever your addiction is there is help for you.
Medical roxy detox
If you come to the inevitable conclusion that you are in fact addicted to this drug do not worry there is plenty of help out there for you that is if you take the action to get it. What I would suggest for anyone who wants to get help to overcome oxys to find an opiate addiction rehab near you and give them a call and find out if is somewhere you would be interested in getting help for your addiction be sure to ask them if they can medically detox you from roxicodone.
How to get through roxy withdrawal
Now when you get a hold of them you can tell them you would like to come in at the earliest possible convince. Once you get there you will meet with the Dr and he will check you out to see if you are fit enough to take medications that will help with your roxy withdrawal. Next you will be taken to the detox area by a trained medical assistant who will be there day and night to help you and give you medications to help ease most of your discomfort from roxy withdrawal.
This procedure should take no more than five days. I would suggest that you do not leave rehab at this point because if you continue on with residential treatment your chances of stay clean will improve dramatically. Now keep in mind that if you do not go you will relapse I can not tell you when but I can tell you it won't be long and many use again right after leaving rehab.
Good luck
If anyone has any questions regarding roxy addiction or the treatment process for getting clean from this drug, please do not hesitate to ask me in the comments below. I will get back to you in the comments within just a day or two.
I've been on roxy 30mgs for over a year and a half going on two. I've finally decided that this was taking over my life, etc. I got on methadone to get over the withdrawl. I did this several times and it did quit the w/d effect, as I've tried cold turkey before and that was the worst feeling ever. I didn't sleep for 5 days straight and couldn't stand still. The methadone really helped me wing off. I found myself back on it shortly tho when the methadone was gone. It was like I was bored and had to pop something. This time I told myself, NO MORE. I got on the methadone, slowly started taking little by little and then I was down to one pill a day only at night for 5 nights, then I went to half a pill at night for 3 nights and then to nothing completely. I had been off the roxy for 15 days so far to the dones and then off the dones now completely for 4 days. I felt fine today but for some dumb reason, I wanted to maybe get some more roxys, bored i guess, so I did. I contimplated all day. I made sure tho to get dones with it too so when the roxys were gone, I had something to fall back on to try to get off again. Do you think by me eating 2 or 3 tonight and no more the next day that I will still have withdrawls or should I be fine??? Any idea? Thanks for your time!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing I would say that you should be alright that is if you do not take anymore. Next time you get urges call someone or go to a meeting because this going to happen again this much is sure. You have to fight and fighting alone does not work. I have tried that route alone numerous times.
ReplyDeleteI HAVE BEEN TAKING ABOUT 4 A DAY FOR 5 DAYS....NOW I WANT TO STOP, WILL I HAVE WITHDRAWAL?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your question at this point you should not have any withdrawal if you stop now that is but if you continue sooner or later you will.
ReplyDeleteI started taking roxys, once in awhile, for my back pain since my boyfriend got them after his back surgery last year. Before I knew it I was taking one a day and now at least 2 a day, sometimes more depending on how bad my pain is after working on my feet all day. I've tried to stop but of course experienced the terrible withdrawl sypmtoms and more pain. I hate the fact that these things rule me and am disgusted with myself for having let this habit taken over me. I'm desperate to stop and plan on taking off a week from work to do so.. My plan is to just take xanax and knock myself out as much as I can to get thru the 1st couple days. I'm scared though and am terrified to go thru all this effort to do this and then to possibly slip up or something. Do you have any advice on how to make this easier or how to do this the "right" way, if there is one! I know it sounds stupid, but any advice would help at this point. Thanks for your time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. I would not recommend trying to take the xanax. Since you are planing on taking time off work I would suggest that you go to rehab if only to detox but what ever you decide you will have to have a plan on how you intend to stay clean; for example, 12 step meetings like NA.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
I have been battling a roxy addiction for at lease two years now. it started as only a couple a week but progressed at its worst to five 30 mg a day..i have tried numerous times to quit..ive used suboxone and xanax and methadone. Today i went and got ten methadone to try and stop for good. this is my last chance before my fiancee totally gives up on me..plz help with any tips u have to help me get thru this..
ReplyDeleteHi thanks for your comment.
ReplyDeleteThe best thing I can tell you is that even if you do get stopped you need to have a plan on how you are going to stay clean. It has been my experience that we can not stay clean alone.
We need help I not sure whether you have tried 12 step meetings like NA or not but they do work they have been working for me for years and are still working today.
I do know that more drugs are not the answer if you can not quit this time I would strongly suggest that you consider rehab. Then have a solid plan in place of what you intend to do to stay clean when you leave rehab.
Good luck
ive been addicted to roxys for 6months. first it was loratabs..... but they soon did noting for me. i dont take them just for my pain but for my emotional pain. now this past 2 weeks i will go a day or two without but im freaking out and paceing back and forth going through my phone and seeing all the people i can get them from. then i give in. mostly i think bc i am bored or depressed. but i dont want to take anti depressants bc i have been on them for 8 years and stopped taking them a year ago. im a homebody and anti social. so i get bored and have a ptty party. the relax me and feel good. but i also snort them (i take 10 30mgs a day) i think i am addicted to snorting... idk. i was perscribed some xanax for my anxity dealng with my babys father very tragic and horrifying death that i witnessed and now have ptsd. wow ok back to my point but i snort them too!! i would prob snot a sleeping pill or Fing antibiotics.... yesterday is the first time i said aloud to my bff that i have a problem... now what.... and no i am not going to rehab bc i have no one to watch my kid... and no NA meetings for the same reason. the only time i have a sitter is graveyARD shift... and im working, idk y im writing all this.... idk anything anymore. i feel unreal, like this is a dream. when i dont take them i get realllllyyyy sick but when i do take them i get sickk too....
ReplyDeleteWell I don't know really what to tell you seems like you can find a way to get your drugs ok but you are not willing put forth any effort to get off of them... ie NA meetings rehab Sooner or later if you keep using and continue to use the amount of drugs you are taking you will probably overdose or die then what will happen to your child.
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I have been takin 1 or 2 a day sometimes 3 roxys. I've gotten addicted in the last past year because of depression and loneliness I'm only 22 tho and I don't want to fuck up my life. I don't want to do it cold turkey but I don't know really what's the best schedule to taper off of them. I work 2 jobs and live alone. I have bills to pay i can't afford to miss work I never used to be like this I want to be strong again I feel so weak minded to give in like this but they jus alway made me feel better even about life.
ReplyDeleteHi thank you for your comment. Well it sounds like you are not taking a whole lot of pills this is good and you should stop now before that happens because trust me it will get a hell of a lot worse.
ReplyDeleteLets say you are taking 3 of them a day I would try cutting one in half and take only 2 1/2 for a few days and then take away another half pill that will be 2 a day for a few days. Keep doing it like this slowly and you will be fine.
One more thing you are not weak you are looking to get help this makes you stronger than a lot of people. like I said earlier you are not taking that many but enough to become addicted too. You can beat this addiction if do it now.
Good luck
Hi, My son is addicted to roxys. He was violated on a court order last year before he was 18, they took him into states custody, and put him through a state program rehab, he moved through that process really quickly. I went through all the counseling all the home visits. He received his GED and got grants to go to college. He returned home attending a local community college. A month after he turned 18 they released him from states custody. During this time he really seemed to be doing well and as soon as he was released he went off the deepend. He attacked me one morning in my home after being out with his friends all night. We as a family decided it best he stay at his grandparents after that for the safety of my 3 younger children. Of course things escalated over there in a matter of a couple of weeks. He left out on his own. Then while my parents were out of town he broke into their home with a group of friends and stole some stuff. My parents have been through this from day one with me, and have always been really close with my son. We didnt hear from him for a few weeks, then I started getting phone calls and he drew me back in. I would meet him to get him something to eat, and then give him a fewbucks. He seemed clean to me at that time. Then the calls started getting more fquent down to every day. I knew I wasn't helping him by giving him money, but I didnt want him hungry. I have quit this week telling him no. Everyone in the family has decided to stick together and not give him money. My brother has found a place for him to go to get off of the roxys but my son denies needing the help. He is 18 now so we cant force him and I dont know what to do. I spend every day all day thinking about him, scared to death what is going to happen. Then he calls promising to be clean for 4 days, but he needs money to pay off people he has ripped off or he is going to be dead, I know he is just trying to get money and at the same time I feel scared he is telling the truth. I beg him to call my brother so we can take him in and he gets mad and tells me he doesn't have a problem. My whole family and I live in constant fear of having our homes broke in, dealing with the constant phone calls, promises, and then attacks of anger, I am completely lost. My whole world has been turned up side down, my other children live with this every day. I know I have to keep saying no, but at the same time I feel like I am abandoning him. Any suggestions? How can I get him to accept the help?>
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. I can tell you this you are doing the right thing. He sounds just like me when I was using swearing up and down I did not need help.
ReplyDeleteI know it feels like you are abandoning him but you are not he did that to himself. I would take it a step farther and have no contact with him at all.
He is young and it is going to take a life changing event for him to get clean. I was lock up for a long time and I used very soon after my release too.
He is going to have to stop using for himself and that's all there is to it. I am going to send you something from the N. A. basic text read it and try to do as it says trust me its all true.
Basic Text, p. 62
Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that we are as powerless over another's addiction as we are over our own. We may think that because we've had a spiritual awakening in our own lives we should be able to persuade another addict to find recovery. But there are limits to what we can do to help another addict.
We cannot force them to stop using. We cannot give them the results of the steps or grow for them. We cannot take away their loneliness or their pain. There is nothing we can say to convince a scared addict to surrender the familiar misery of addiction for the frightening uncertainty of recovery. We cannot jump inside other peoples' skins, shift their goals, or decide for them what is best for them.
However, if we refuse to try to exert this power over another's addiction, we may help them. They may grow if we allow them to face reality, painful though it may be. They may become more productive, by their own definition, as long as we don't try and do it for them. They can become the authority on their own lives, provided we are only authorities on our own. If we can accept all this, we can become what we were meant to be - carriers of the message, not the addict.
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i was introduced to roxys by my sons father, i beat the needle, and have been off of them for 2 weeks now with the help of suboxin and methadone but i am having unusual attacks here and there where my heart races and i can not sleep. i was addicted to roxy for 2 years, it controlled my life. i dont want the drug, but is it possible to kick the habit with out rehab?
ReplyDeleteHi thanks for your question and congrats on your decision to stop using. Yes it is possible to beat your addiction without rehab but you will still have to do something recovery orientated.
ReplyDeleteThe thing about rehab it gives you a couple of weeks to be drug free. Then when you get out the real work begins. I take it you want to start out with the real work. I can tell you this from my experience that if you do not have a plan you will use again.
I like to suggest to people what I know works and is still working for me and that is N.A. It has kept me clean for years now and continues to keep me clean.
Good luck
I love what your doing. I am 28f and have been taking anywhere from 3-10 a day for about 3 years. My ex had a script for his back and it all went down hill from there.I am like many of these people fed up and disgusted with myself. I make good money but have nothing to show for it. I stand all day and work with people so they help me and I'm so mentally and physically addicted. I can't take off work for rehab or detox. I've recently come across 6, 8mg suboxone and in the past I've traded roxys for methadone and I refuse to let that happen. I have a plan,like you say, to work out and get back to yoga to rebuild endorphins and get my mental right. I want to do this so bad but theres a part of me still wants them. I want to start tomorrow and need to know the best way to do so and have energy and be able to work etc. Thank you so much for listening and doing what you do.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment and I am glad you made up your mind to stop using. Yes there will be a part of you that want them for a while but the longer you stay clean the easier it gets. And you will one day get to the point where you have no desire at all.
ReplyDeleteSix should be enough after 3 days the physical sickness will be over and then you will have to deal with the mental stuff like cravings.
If you can cut them in half I would try and do that. Try one in the morning and one before bed. You can actually get them prescribed to you too. I was on them for a while myself. Yes yoga is good but I have to tell you that it will not be enough you are fighting a disease and it is very strong its doing push ups now wait for you to quit. I would suggest that you consider going to some meetings.
Good luck and God bless
Hello, I am writing on behalf of my sister who is in the midst of detoxing off of ~60mg of Roxys a day cold turkey. She is approaching the 96hr mark since her last dose and is still struggling significantly. She is a strong woman and has a great family that is supporting her decison to get clean. I plan on getting her to a meeting tomorrow but my question is, when do you predict some relief for her severe symptoms? She has all the typical ones: nausea, cramping, loose bowels, tremors & shakes, sweats, insomnia, etc. I keep feeding her positive encouraging words, but on the inside worry the detox will go on forever. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend (19f) who is now addicted to roxy, snorting and slamming, and her mother is too. My friend is ready to quit and is going through withdrawal and self-detox now, but she's so concerned with what her mother will/won't do that she's afraid to leave (they live together) and go to in-patient. Do you know of any programs designed around these special circumstances? What are the risks of relapse if she returns home?
ReplyDeleteThank you and God Bless.
Hi thanks for you question. I am pretty sure that you could find an inpatient in your area that can help her. Now as far as her staying clean her chances are slim and none if she lives with a mother that is still using. If you have any further questions I will be glad to try and help.
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hi, im the girlfriend of a roxy addit. He has asked for help many times. the first time we both went to a NA meetings, he opened up and cried and wanted to better himself, but after 2-3 weeks i started suspecting he was doing them again. A couple of months later, he admitted he still hasnt quit and had been getting worse, doing one or more than one everyday. we went on vacation for a week so he could detox from the pills and not have any suppliers around. He was doing ok for 2-3 weeks after that but started back up with one a weeks, now he is doing them almost every day again. He really wants help but is scared. Rehab is an option but probably the last one. What are other steps that we can take? he is so restless and angry and i guess bored when he doesnt have pills
ReplyDeleteI am 24 years old. I had have severe lower back pain and was introduced to Roxie's in January. They help so much, but now I need them even if my back doesn't hurt. I take 2 almost every day and I don't eat them, I crush them and snort them. I feel like such a bad person and they have so much control over me. Its been about the last 2 months that i have been using every day. I don't know how to get off them. My job is very important to me, and i do not want anybody to be aware of my addiction. I have kept it a secret so i want to kick this quietly. How do you suggest. Can i step down,what kind of success do people have with this. I think I can put up with the back pain, I didn't realize what I was getting into when i started this. It was an easy fix to feel good. I want to be off them for good and other then that I live a very clean life. I don't drink or smoke weed ever. I smoke cigarettes, but that is all. I get up at 6am every day and try to be in bed at 9. I think that exercise would help me. Right now i get tired and always think they will perk me up. They help get through a long day at work. I want to be me again so bad. Please give me your best advise, unfortunately,i cannot do the rehab. I cannot miss work, and like i said. I don't want anybody to know. I don't think I am to far gone to kick it though. Plus, they are sooooo expensive. And i don't want to get caught. That is some serious jail time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your time in reading this, I will take your advise i promise. Please include some encouraging words as well. Im really bummed about this and some times think its hopeless to try. Other times I feel very powerful and think I can do it. THANKS
Coburn keep up the good work. Everyone here seems to want to start a better life. I was there for 7 years pills are just the beginning. I lost alot myself and hurt my family and friends. The key is to go through your heart. You know right from wrong. I had the severe lower back pain to but to be honest I would rather deal with it. It's not as easy as it sounds trust me I know. But you need not only put your mind into it but also your heart as well. It is not a lue when you are told you can be whatever you want when you are a kid. You need to have willpower and there's no excuse because everyone is born with it. Only YOU can make this happen! Remember you body is the best thing you will ever own. Take care of it. I quit cold turkey because a wise man once told me " nothing good comes easy, if it did everyone would have it, and if everyone had it.....well nobody would want it.... So keep your heads up it's amazing what YOU , Your HEART and MIND can do!
ReplyDeleteIm trying to get clean to. I have been on and off roxies for 1yr. i have gotten clean but can never stay clean. Without them i have no will or desire and everything seems so hard. i want to be normal again more than anything. is there a good community where i can chat with others trying to get off? I hope by some miricle i can get off. It seems like that is the only way I will stop. I have a great life but i feel like crap without the pills. how long until i start to feel normal again?
ReplyDeleteHi there thanks for your comment
ReplyDeleteThe best thing I can tell use to find NA online I know they have a chat room and many addicts that can help you.
good luck
I just found out my nephew is shooting up roxys. He says he wants to quit but won't consider rehab because he is still on probabtion from other drug charges. He will go back to jail for 10 yrs for breaking parole and he only has 6 months left to go. He is living with my parent, his grandparents, and they do not know. I am afraid that if he tries to go through detox there he may get violent and hurt them. My father has pain pills in the house. Do you have any advice for me?
ReplyDeleteHi there thanks for your comment
ReplyDeleteWell he may be right about violating parole but when I was on parole in Mi my I dropped dirty and my Parole officer told me I was going to rehab or going back. This was quite a while ago but I am sure that prisons are a lot fuller now than back then. I am just saying here that he could be wrong.
Now as far as him detoxing at his grandparents if he is prone to violence I would probably not advise it just because.
It possible to get some over the counter medications to help with the withdrawal. get some Motrin, Benadryl to help him sleep and some diarrhea medicine. I would also get some Gator Aid this will help build up his electrolytes rehabs frequently use it.
Tell him I said to plan the day he wants to stop and to stay awake for like 2 days with no sleep before that day. This should help him to sleep through the worst of the withdrawal. If not use the Benadryl.
Good luck
all i got to say is that this drug has taken over my life and i dnt know what to do ive tried stopping multiple times and nothing seems to work i feel like rehab isnt gonna do a thing even though i havnt went yet but i jus dnt know what to do and i feel like if i dont do a roxy then there is jus no point to enjoy my day roxys make me feel occupied and never bored and ive been doing them so much that they jus feel like thier apart of me that shouldnt be but im asking what is the best way to get off these things without leaving home cause if anyone around finds out i went to a rehab everyone will never see me the same again and only my brother knows i do them but if any of my other family members find out i do this drug im done for and kicked out im 24yrs old stay at home with my mother today cause roxys took over me and everyone else thinks im just lazy but they dont know its the roxys so plzz tell me the best way to get off them without leaving home im desperate and need help so i can get my life together and live drug free or atleast roxy free
ReplyDeleteOye. What a screw up I am. I quit taking Roxy's and then relapsed. Now Im going to quit again starting in the morning. Not looking forward to it. Please people keep me in your prayers! I CANT RELAPSE and go threw this a 3rd time. Uhg!!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are not giving up never ever quit trying to stop using one never knows when the miracle will happen. We will pray for you but what ever you do don't use and you can call this the last time you ever have to go through it again.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
I am so sick and tired I am doing about 6 or7 roxy 30s a day I relapsed this past summer after 1 year clean on suboxone though but I have suboxone handy I just can't wait the 24 hrs of withdrawl that you have to wait before you take the suboxone I can't miss work I've missed enough already due to this addiction I just dont know what to do this past weekend I spent almost 1000$ on roxy I can't do it anymore how can I make it 24hrs to take subs when I am working 7 days a week now please any advice will help I'm almost out of roxy I have 4 left and I'm getting ready for work now ill make it today but then I dont know help me!!
ReplyDeleteNot a whole lot you can do. The best thing I can suggest for you to do is find an NA meeting near you and go keep in mind that you will not have to share unless you want to but just surrounding yourself with other recovering addicts will take your mind off of your problem.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
Hey , I have been on oxy 10s for 2 yrs . 7 to 12 a day .now I'm on my 7th day with out oxycodone. I started winging off with methadone. Started at 10 mg x 2 days then down to 5 x 2 days . 2.5 for 2 days . I have had weakness but no other with drawl symptoms . I had a tottal of 6 and 1 half methadone 10 mg . At start of winging off oxy.
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ReplyDeleteWow that's great congratulations" Keep up the good work recovery is a great gift so take advantage of it.
Good luck
Hey Bro ,
ReplyDeleteThanks for what you're doing. I was an occasional user and found myself addicted , been using off and on for 2 years . I cut down and quit twice already but always end up using again. I never do more than 1 -30mg roxy a day , so it's not like I have a huge tolerance . I always snort like a quarter at a time as if I snorted a half I am pretty wasted. I last used Friday the 30th and my withdrawal symptoms aren't too bad really . I just snorted @ 5 mgs to get rid of this headache . I still have 25 mg left and I also have 1 suboxon that I plan to do a quarter a day in the event I need to fight the sickness. The last 2 times I pretty much went cold turkey but I am not a big quantity user. I got the chills and diarrhea and that's about it. I am thinking that maybe I don't do enough to have severe withdrawals. What is your opinion? Seeing I have been using everyday but only a 15 to 30 mg a day habit. Cutting down to a quarter every other day for 8 days do you think the withdrawal will be minimum ? Plus at that low dosage even after I am done with the quarter a day for 8 days I have that suboxon I can do a quarter ever other day for a week as well. Barring me doing any more roxy I think I should be ok in a few weeks right? Than I need to stick to something my grandfather told me when I was young and that was , the rule of 2 , never do too much , never do it more than 2 days in a row and never do it more than 2 times a week and though he was referring to alcohol I believe it works with many addicting substances from heroin to gambling. Happy New Year and thanks again for doing what you do man !
Hi there thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHere's the thing about addiction it progresses as we continue to use. It may take a while but sooner or later you will be doing more than 15 to 30mg a day and it will be a heck of a lot harder to stop.
I think you could actually just stop taking them and be fine right now maybe a little flu like symptoms but nothing major but this will more than likely happen the disease or the devil as some call it will try to get you to keep using.
Basically your mind will play tricks on you telling you are feeling bad you can just do a little bit. This never worked for me... believe me I tried every way in the book to use successfully and never found one.
So keep this in mind because its true....
"One is too many and a thousand is never ever enough"
Good luck
Hi. I posted on jan 1 . About winging off oxy, I was doing good until yesterday . Just no energey pluse stomach cramps. I started back taken methadone x one dose of 2.5 mg and every thing was back to nml. I was 48 hrs with out any meds . I think I can do this by my self just don't know what else to do. I can't get help because of my jop . I'm a paramedic that started taken oxy due to a Fx pelvis and a jaw fx . Any advise for me to brake this addiction . @ this point I feel like if any one knows about this I will lose my jop .
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeleteWell I do not think you can do it all alone we all need help. I mean be that from God or another human being.
Before I got clean and would get urges to use I would divert my thoughts by saying the serenity prayer over and over every time the thought came in mind you that you may have to do this a thousand times a day but it works because we can only think of one thing at a time.
Good luck
Ok thanks for helping all of us. Don't know if I'm doing right by trying to wing with methadone . I skiped 2 days with out anything . Than give in to the same type of drug but so much worse. Have a great day . Thanks man
ReplyDeleteI am 37 and have been addicted to roxie's now for 2 years, if I don't get that pill atleast 1 every days I get diareah, nausea, muscled aches, I can't work, I get so depressed when I don't have a roxy I sit and make plans to commit suicide, what's worse? all my family live in another state, I live alone, I have no one to confide in, I know only using 1 or 2 a day isn't much, infact some people may laugh and say that's nothin at all, but it is somthing, addiction is addiction is addiction, and i CAN'T stop, I suffer from major depressive disorder but havn't taken any meds for that in 5 years, a roxy is like an instant antidepressant for me, If I don't have 1 I sit and contimplate suicide, it's amazing how a little blue pill can have so much control over a grown man, I have faught in many many many full contact martial art tournaments in the past and havn't feared any of the enemy that stood on the other side of the mat, I have beaten so many people into a bloody mess, but for the life of me I can not beat this damn addiction to this little blue bastard. I am so angry at the person that introduced me to this, I am more so angry at myself for being so weak minded as not being able tgo stop. for years I have had masters of karate, judo,jujitsu teach me self disapline, but I just can't stop snorting this little blue demon, it just WON'T LET GO. and at 30 dollars a piece, it has drained me financially, bills are backing up, im working 6 days a week just to make ends meet. a friend has told me about soboxen and methadone but it sounds like just another addiction waiting to happen, if you have any info on soboxen or methadone in the way that it helps to get off roxys, please share with me...
ReplyDeleteHi there thanks for sharing. I can tell you this that yes, you could possibly trade one addiction for another if you use suboxone but the thing is that its a hell of a lot easier to come off of than roxy, methadone, or heroin.
ReplyDeleteSuboxone does work and if you use it like the Dr. tells you than you can get off roxy's. Plus it is cheaper and you could possibly get clean with them.
Stopping is only a small part of the battle how do you intend to stay stopped you said yourself that you learned discipline and it did not help you to beat your addiction.
I have learned the hard way that we can not get clean and stay clean alone its just that simple without help we are doomed.
Don't pay any attention to anyone who laughs at you because they want you to keep using.
If I were you I would probably try the suboxone you can go to the Dr and get a script for it but like I said what will you do then once you are free from drug you have to play the tape all the way through if you want to succeed.
My suggestion to you would be to go to an NA meeting and share your story with others and they will help you to the best of their ability and they will love you until you can learn to love yourself.
I have been clean and sober many years now and I still attend meeting but its up to you to do the footwork.
One more thing you may want to consider getting back on your anti depressants before you do something really stupid that there is no coming back from!
Good luck and God bless
I am the mother of a 26 yr. old addict. I have absolutely no idea anymore on how to help my son with this addiction. He is loseing everything but just can't stop. He has a good job but works 6 days a week 10hrs. a day. I have encouraged him to go to N/A meetings but he has yet to go. We are getting ready to get him out of the house because his addiction is tearing us all apart. I love my son very much but I just can't live with this anymore. Any advice on how to get rehab when you are working like he is or any other options would be greatly appreciated. I will relay to him your advice...thanks!
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ReplyDeleteYes I think you are right its time for your son to go may be the best thing you ever done for him.
First of all he will have to be willing to go to rehab. If he is most employers these days understand about addiction and will allow time off.
He could save time and money just by attending NA that's basically a big part of what he will learn in rehab but maybe he needs to be detoxed. Not sure with the limited info.
The best way to find one is to just call around and ask them questions.
Good luck
Thank you so much for your quick reply. I talked to him about rehab and detox he refuses. I have been trying to get him to NA but he always has an exuse why he can't. He says he only useing 2 times a week. I honestly don't know how true that is. Is getting him out of the house the right thing. I feel like if I do this I am throwing him to the wolves and setting him up for failure. I would so appreciate any insight in this from you. Sometimes being the family of an addict can be just as lonely as it is for the addict.
ReplyDeleteSounds to me like he is not through using so until he is there is nothing you can do but pray for him.
ReplyDeleteI would lay down some rules and if he refuses to obey them by all means kick his butt out that's probably what he really needs anyway may make seek help.
Good luck
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ReplyDeleteI'm in AA a long time . After a big surgery I'm now addicted to oxycodone . My doc knows I'm an addict , had no choice, but he is cutting me off soon. I have perc and Roxy . I'm at 60mg a day total , but failing to taper . Should I take subox to quit ? Thank you
Hi taking suboxone is defiantly and option or but a better one is to taper to do this you could give someone you trust your medication to dole out to you each day this will keep you from taking them all.
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I've been taking 30 mlgs of roxis a day. sometimes two if needed. it all started because i was going through a very emotional breakup and I started taking anti depressants to help me deal with it. When the Anti depressants weren't helping like I thought they should have and my pain had yet to subside I resorted to different types of drugs roxis being the drug of choice. This has been going on since alittle before thanksgiving taking one or two a day maybe taking a one day break out of the week to just chill, relax, and detox. Now i'm realizing I need help. I'm a week and one day sober. I feel comfident about my decision but my withdraws are turning me into a crazy person. I dont reconize who i am anymore. my moods are very inconsistant and I've lost interest in hanging out with my friends and doing things I once enjoyed. I am about to start going to an out patient rehab to see what they suggest me doing. I dont think it was good to stop cold turkey. but was i using enough to talk to my doctor about methadones or suboxine?
ReplyDeleteHi thanks for sharing
DeleteFirst of all you made it a week with nothing so congrats one that. With that being said I really see no reason at all for methadone or suboxone it would be just another drug you would have to quit.
Now as far as your withdrawals go any physical withdrawal will be gone after a week so its not that; however there will be mental problems to deal with maybe outpatient will help you.
One thing I can tell you though it will get better if you do not use because if you do the next time you stop it will be a lot worse.
What you are going through is natural I went through it and so can you just hang on and do not use no matter what!
I would also suggest that you speak with your doctor about your mood swings I am pretty sure they can help.
Good luck