Please i need help

[driverdoyle]

Well iv been on pain killers for around 2 years..Im on oxycodon and loratabs..I have a slip disk in my back..and i dont have the money for sugery right now..im devorced..My girlfrend and I have a happy home together..we have 4 kids between us..ages from 9 to 4..I have a good life..i just have to work hard to keep it this way..I just went thought not having any meds for 2 days..and the withdraws were horrable..I want off these pain meds..i would like to take somthing that will not get me hooked on them..When i dont have them it is so hard to work or do anything..i have fever..muscle spasams..stomich pains..and i just dont fill like doing anything..it drains me..My questions are this..what is the easyest way to get off them..cold turkey does not work..And will my body go back to the way it was..Like wanting to do things..couse if i dont have them..i dont want to do anything..Will i go back to normal??? And how long does it take to get the meds out of your system so you are normal again..So if you dont mind..would you give me a little info..

Thank you..

[driverdoyle]

Please anyone?

[QuietLunatic]

It's never a good idea to try to get off long term use of prescription drugs without instruction and help from a doctor. Some drugs CANNOT be stopped cold-turkey without potentially lethal side effects and damage to your essential organs. Call your doctor, go to a clinic, do whatever you have to do to get the right advice for safe withdrawal.

[aima123]

Good advice QuietLunatic. Doctor will be the answer for that problem you had driverdoyle

[laurah]

Yep I agree, you really do need to get professional advice, and possibly councelling to get to the root cause of your addiction. You've obviously already decided you want to stop taking them though, so that's a really big step, and you should take courage from that. Have you considered other forms of pain relief? For example acupuncture? I don't know much about back injuries, but is surgery the only option? Have you tried exercises like yoga and pilates to ease the pain?

[attagirl]

I agree that consulting your physician will be the best way to get off those drugs. You need to make a plan with them to take something like ibuprofin or tylenol if they will allow you to take those and those will take care of the pain you are in. I would also consider a second opinion on what you can do to correct any problems if something can be done at all.

[Archbob]

If it is a medical prescription, you definately need to get help from a doctor to get off these drugs. Medication have severe and maybe fatal side effects if you try to forcibly withdraw. Most of the time, there is another medication to help you through the process.

[LW75]

As someone who has had the back problem you do, over time I learned how to "relax through the pain", which makes the pain lessen. When you tense up with the back pain you then get muscle spasms and other problems associated with tensing up. With back pain it can feel as if the pain is worse when you tense up, but if you "relax through that" the pain will die down. I've found, too, that stretching across a bed and trying imagine "re-aligning" my back by stretching out straight (arms over head) that can help too. Laying across the bed sideways lets you stretch out without getting your back in any gullies made by sleeping in the bed.

Also, its possible to make a back pain worse by "re-doing it" every time it starts to get just a little better.

When it comes to the drugs you've been taking for the pain you really need to talk to a doctor about how to get off them.

I thought I'd mention my experience with back pain (and I've heard others say the same thing) because maybe if you believe you can manage the pain it will be one less mental obstacle to overcome when it comes to getting off the medication.

[Shadow]

My best friend is addicted to what you are. She periodically stops taking them and suffers till she restarts again. It is not something you can just do alone. It is more than physical it is mental. Neither of them is easy to shake. I agree wholeheartedly with everyone here that says talk to your doctor. Make a good decision now that will bring you back to health and to your family. You already made the most important one when you said HELP