Not to be too graphic but I was throwing up every 20 minutes for nearly 48 hours. Low grade fever, sweating, chills, aches in legs and joints all classic withdrawal symptoms. My doctor has offered to put me on methadone to help with the symptoms but I am making it through this way. It is too easy to accidentally overdose on Methadone and I don’t want use it.
Its a living hell for sure. I am putting in a note in my file to never ever give me Oxycontin again.. I will take more pain before I go through this again. Even today, I can eat finally and the sickness has gone away but I am still running a low grade fever and I am extremely weak.
Apparently, it can take up to several weeks to get back to normal from this.
This has set me back on Pt also. I have done nothing!! I am going to finally buy the recumbent bike I want this week and get started next week hopefully. I know I will be sorry if I don’t.
Pain Meds are very dangerous and I don’t think I will look at using them the same way ever again. Even though I did everything according to my doctors plan.
Posted by Greg G on June 15, 2009 at 5:25 am
Long time no post!! My site is way way behind!! I have been very, very sick from stopping all of my pain Meds.. As of today 5 days of hell….
There is no way I will ever take Oxycontin again!! I did everything right but was a mess…………..
Hope all is well.
Posted by Greg G on June 15, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Not to be too graphic but I was throwing up every 20 minutes for nearly 48 hours. Low grade fever, sweating, chills, aches in legs and joints all classic withdrawal symptoms. My doctor has offered to put me on methadone to help with the symptoms but I am making it through this way. It is too easy to accidentally overdose on Methadone and I don’t want use it.
Its a living hell for sure. I am putting in a note in my file to never ever give me Oxycontin again.. I will take more pain before I go through this again. Even today, I can eat finally and the sickness has gone away but I am still running a low grade fever and I am extremely weak.
Apparently, it can take up to several weeks to get back to normal from this.
This has set me back on Pt also. I have done nothing!! I am going to finally buy the recumbent bike I want this week and get started next week hopefully. I know I will be sorry if I don’t.
Pain Meds are very dangerous and I don’t think I will look at using them the same way ever again. Even though I did everything according to my doctors plan.