How soon do Oxycontin withdrawals start?

Answer 1

Oxycontin withdrawls start within hours of not using the drug. The symptoms of withdrawls are similar to the flu, but about a hundred times worse. As a recovering Ox addict, the best suggestion I can make is not to turn to Suboxone or Methadone. You will have the same withdrawls coming off of those. Here are some tips to kick the problem: -Lots of water and 7 UP. This will flush the drug out quicker and shorten the detox period from 7 days to about 3. -Tylenol PM whenever you want. Sleep during the day, sleep during the nite, sleep all the time. Your body will detox whether you are awake or asleep. -Anti Nausea medicine is a good idea. -Some recommend Anti Diareah medicine, but I recommend buying more toilet paper. Get all that crap out, no pun intended, but seriously, the more you can flush out of your system the better. -Have supportive family or friends around to keep you from running out the door to get a quick fix. Because believe me you will be thinking about nothing but getting high, again this is where the sleep comes in. -Clonazepam .5mg will also help sleep, as far as I know you can mix the two (Tylenol PM and Clonazepam) together safely. But this may vary between each person, please consult a doctor before you do this. Also the Clonazepam helps take off the shakes and the cold sweats. -Last but not least, around day two you will experience the worst headache ever, nothing will help this, but you can reduce it. A cold pack or cold wash cloth on the forehead and back of the neck will help. The reason this headache happens is because Ox makes the veins in your head contract and become very small, when the drug is leaving your system the veins swell and cause this terrible headache. The cold on the forehead and back of the neck contracts the veins and shrinks them, thus helping with the pain of the headache.

Answer 2

Withdrawal symptoms from opiates (such as Oxycontin) last a long time. At least a few weeks, and sometimes up to several months. The only way to relieve the symptoms is to take Suboxone. Suboxone is for the treatment of mild to moderate opiate addiction (such as Oxycontin addiction). Suboxone is an opiate itself, but it won't get you high, so you can quit getting high without suffering the withdrawal.

I have included a link to a site that may help you find a buprenorphine (Suboxone) treatment center in your area. Unfortunately, I could only find a treatment center locator for the U.S., so I really hope you are in the U.S. If you are in the U.S. and you are on Medicaid, you can get your Suboxone prescription covered. Many HMOs and other insurance companies cover it, too.

Answer 3

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