Hydrocodone & OxyContin Withdrawals Can Happen. Even at Lower Dosages

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Prologue
Well the kid around the corner had a rough go of it last weekend. After taking these meds for over 2 years the unthinkable happened: The bottles were empty.

Here is the story as TKATC relayed it to me. It should be noted that the pronouns "I" and "me" are used for the sake of comprehension. It appears that TKATC took the last of the prescriptions Thursday morning. They were suppose to have lasted TKATC one more week but, it's been a rough go, this go around. So more medicine was required more often. This story picks up on Friday.

Day One: So far. So Good
I was definately lulled into a false sense of security. I had some achiness but generally speaking I felt fine. The pain in my neck was the only thing bothering me. On a scale of one to ten if was mostly a 4 but jumped into the 8 and 9 ranges occasionally. I am generally use to this but without the numbing effects that opiates bring, they are clearly more intense.

Day Two: The Withdrawals Have Begun.

As I sit here, on the porcelain throne, waiting for the symphonies next movement, I contemplate all that has happened over the last three days. I had anticipated some withdrawal pains but nothing could've prepared me for this. I guess I'll get up, now. No. I better sit back down.

A refill is about a week away. An eternity it seems.

Luckily for me the pain is all physical and not physiological. I don't have the physiological cravings. My usual intake is somewhere of a combined total of 20 to 40 mg. But there is no drug for me now.

I am cold but I am sweaty. I fear eating but I have to eat. Luckily, I am not irritable. Yesterday, I was left with my younger siblings and I did well not to emotionally injure anyone. It isn't their fault. So I play with them like I usually would. Just a little slower.

Every joint aches. Hot showers help. But the aching persists. Here comes another round of nausea. I guess I'll need to eat again once the burning in my throat goes away. For me this is the worst part. I hate vomiting. But I haven't been able to escape it, either.

Worst of all, I can't sleep. So I lay awake aching. Longing for the suffering to go away.

This is the classic confrontation of necessary evils. I use the drug to keep the pain away. Very real pain. Long after the withdrawal pangs have subsided I will still be in very real pain. I wonder if it is all worth it. I can be pain free but with a price. A price much higher than the total on the bottle. It appears that fifty-nine cents of pain relief doesn't go as far as it used to. 30 pills have to last ten days. But the pain has been immense recently and the pills didn't last as long as the were intended to. The good doctor refuses to give me anymore for fear that I will become addicted. Wow. If she could see me now.

She isn't a bad doctor and it appears that she isn't always wrong.

But I will suffer. The worst of it is over, so the websites on withdrawal say. My family by my side. I know they love me. There is comfort in that.

I will try to sleep even though I know sleep will not find me.

Day Three: Over the Hump
The worst of it is over. I no longer ache. I do have cervical pain but that is to be expected. I can eat again. I no longer have flashes of hot and cold. I hope to be able to rest tonight. But only time will tell.

Epilogue
The fact is the kid around the corner isn't really a kid at all. True I am elder and advisor but the knowledge we share clearly makes TKATC the mature one. I asked TKATC what steps will be taken to avoid this in the future? "Pain is pain. I have to substitute one for the other. I don't know what I can do."

[Emmajs]

the best thing to do is get some kratom just in case he runs short on his perscription again. It does wonders for the withdraw symtems. There is lots of info to be found here about kratom. Hope this helps.