Comments on: Lower Oxycontin dosage http://www.elizabeth-rose.info/2008/05/08/lower-oxycontin-dosage/ Have I got a little story for you... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:52:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jmon3y http://www.elizabeth-rose.info/2008/05/08/lower-oxycontin-dosage/#comment-955 jmon3y Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:41:24 +0000 http://www.elizabeth-rose.info/?p=362#comment-955 well to say the least it is a long process of getting away from oxycontin.hillbilly heroin i dont know about and your husband is lucky that it was only 20 mg tablets thats not that bad my self have been addicted to 80 mg tablets of oxycontin an withdrawl only lasted 2 weeks but was worth it to get of of them but to compare oxycontin to heroin is a joke its nothing like it and heroin is way more addicting and harmful because u never know what is in with the heroin. tell your husband i give him my credit and the best way to get past this is to get prescribed to a non narctic called suboxone. suboxone will block his pain sensors in his head and is not addictive. have your husband talk to his doctor about suboxone its way better than trying to ween him off oxycontin that is way worse. that does not work because he is still taking oc and will keep the need and urge for it as long as hes on ne tablets of it. like i said before hes best bet is suboxone. let me know if u need more info on it you can contact me at jaret_gorham@yahoo.com. good luck in your fight against one of the strongest painkillers on the market and one of the most addictive. keep fighting the good fight. my condolences jaret "jay mon3y" gorham well to say the least it is a long process of getting away from oxycontin.hillbilly heroin i dont know about and your husband is lucky that it was only 20 mg tablets thats not that bad my self have been addicted to 80 mg tablets of oxycontin an withdrawl only lasted 2 weeks but was worth it to get of of them but to compare oxycontin to heroin is a joke its nothing like it and heroin is way more addicting and harmful because u never know what is in with the heroin. tell your husband i give him my credit and the best way to get past this is to get prescribed to a non narctic called suboxone. suboxone will block his pain sensors in his head and is not addictive. have your husband talk to his doctor about suboxone its way better than trying to ween him off oxycontin that is way worse. that does not work because he is still taking oc and will keep the need and urge for it as long as hes on ne tablets of it. like i said before hes best bet is suboxone. let me know if u need more info on it you can contact me at jaret_gorham@yahoo.com. good luck in your fight against one of the strongest painkillers on the market and one of the most addictive. keep fighting the good fight.
my condolences jaret “jay mon3y” gorham

]]> By: Samsara http://www.elizabeth-rose.info/2008/05/08/lower-oxycontin-dosage/#comment-900 Samsara Fri, 09 May 2008 14:45:08 +0000 http://www.elizabeth-rose.info/?p=362#comment-900 That's awesome! It really is. The GOOD news - and you can remind him of this as WELL as yourself - that the withdrawing is the most painful process and it will absolutely NOT last forever. There *is* an end to it. You can continue helping him by acknowledging that what he's doing is admirable and just being there when he needs something. And remember that as tiring and emotionally painful it may be for you to watch, that for him to go through it is like a hell unknown and he just has to live through it. It just sucks that that's the way it is and YES what were those doctors thinking? Hillbilly heroin indeed! My sister got addicted to vicodin and percocet due to her back problems and those aren't even as "bad" as I understand it. But still then she had to go into a detox! I can only imagine your husbands pain. Keep reminding your husband with every hour that passes, that he is that much closer to freedom. [When I was getting off alcohol...again not as *dangerous*...I continued to remind myself of that.] As long as he is constantly made aware that this pain is going to be WORTH something in the end, I think he has a great chance! I really do. [For so many addicts/alcoholics, we seem to think the pain we're currently in will last forever so we have to do something to STOP it and that means picking up again....you know?] Do you have some chocolate on hand? That should be a great help or some hard candy if he dislikes chocolate. Plenty of water too. The chocolate [sugar] releases beta endorphins in his brain which is the human "pain alleviator" and the water expedites the poison leaving his cells. The chocolate clearly will not do the "hillbilly heroin" job but it would help emotionally and mentally to some degree. [And doesn't every little bit help in this situation?] Good luck and my prayers are with you both. Love, Samsara Samsaras last blog post..1 That’s awesome! It really is. The GOOD news - and you can remind him of this as WELL as yourself - that the withdrawing is the most painful process and it will absolutely NOT last forever. There *is* an end to it.

You can continue helping him by acknowledging that what he’s doing is admirable and just being there when he needs something. And remember that as tiring and emotionally painful it may be for you to watch, that for him to go through it is like a hell unknown and he just has to live through it. It just sucks that that’s the way it is and YES what were those doctors thinking?

Hillbilly heroin indeed!

My sister got addicted to vicodin and percocet due to her back problems and those aren’t even as “bad” as I understand it. But still then she had to go into a detox! I can only imagine your husbands pain.

Keep reminding your husband with every hour that passes, that he is that much closer to freedom. [When I was getting off alcohol...again not as *dangerous*...I continued to remind myself of that.]

As long as he is constantly made aware that this pain is going to be WORTH something in the end, I think he has a great chance! I really do.

[For so many addicts/alcoholics, we seem to think the pain we're currently in will last forever so we have to do something to STOP it and that means picking up again....you know?]

Do you have some chocolate on hand? That should be a great help or some hard candy if he dislikes chocolate. Plenty of water too. The chocolate [sugar] releases beta endorphins in his brain which is the human “pain alleviator” and the water expedites the poison leaving his cells. The chocolate clearly will not do the “hillbilly heroin” job but it would help emotionally and mentally to some degree. [And doesn't every little bit help in this situation?]

Good luck and my prayers are with you both.
Love, Samsara

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]]> By: Lisa http://www.elizabeth-rose.info/2008/05/08/lower-oxycontin-dosage/#comment-896 Lisa Thu, 08 May 2008 14:22:44 +0000 http://www.elizabeth-rose.info/?p=362#comment-896 I wish you and hubby all the best. I've been there before...my hubby suffers from chronic pain due to adhesions impinging on a nerve...he was on some pretty strong narcotics for a long while, and it was hard as hell to watch him get off of them. Standing by while your spouse suffers like that is AWFUL. *hugs* Lisas last blog post..<a href="http://wildrose.rpgraphics.net/?p=2925" rel="nofollow">Counting Down The Days.</a> I wish you and hubby all the best. I’ve been there before…my hubby suffers from chronic pain due to adhesions impinging on a nerve…he was on some pretty strong narcotics for a long while, and it was hard as hell to watch him get off of them. Standing by while your spouse suffers like that is AWFUL.

*hugs*

Lisas last blog post..Counting Down The Days.

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