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Perocoset Withdrawals (RE: Broken Collarbone)
TheGDog:
About two nights ago I (foolishly) decided I was gonna stop my meds, BOOM, cold-turkey. My desire being to hurry the bone re-generation process. Doc was telling me (and I've since confirmed it with Internet research) that to a small degree, being on pain meds, Ibuprofen definitely... and even to a small degree Tylenol.. slow down the re-growth in the fracture site.
Well... jones'ing as I am to get back on "The Beast" and take flight across the Desert floor... I decided that the pain had subsided enough after my surgery that it was tolerable to just handle with Tylenol.
I was on Percoset 325mg x 2 every 4 hrs. Along with Carisoprodol (Soma) at 350mg every 6 hrs.
Long-Story Short... DO NOT STOP COLD-TURKEY with opiates such as Percoset (-aka- OXYCODONE). If you get the idea in mind to get off them like I have... BACK IT DOWN SLOWLY!! Taper-off your dosage before you finally stop. Trust me.. you'll be glad you did.
Do a Google search for "Percoset withdrawal" or "opiate withdrawal" and read the symptoms.
NOT FUN!
and d**n MAN... I was only using for 1 month! Can't imagine horrendous it must feel for a hard-core abuser to stop!
Apparently it has to do with your body responding to the absence of the meds with a huge surge of Norepinephrine.
Platypus:
Drugs are bad mmmkay.
TheGDog:
--- Quote from: Platypus on July 30, 2008, 04:31:00 PM ---Drugs are bad mmmkay.
--- End quote ---
While that statement may have some merit... I gotta tell ya. It feels pretty d**n good when the 2 Percoset and 1 Soma start to come on like a beautiful up-lifting symphony that gently makes you exhale softly as the frown blissfully curls into a sublime grin :-)
don46:
That seems like an awful long drug regime for a broken collarbone. I hate drugs, ocassionally I'll take an aspirin, can't remember last time I took anything stronger than advil. And yes I've had broken bones, many.
TheGDog:
The pain meds were for dealing with the pain from the surgery to put a plate and some screws in there to fixate the left clavicle.
You don't like drugs? Well.... I guess you're blessed with great health then.
I have pretty decent health... but I had rheumatic fever as a kid so my joints can hurt more than other peoples so I'm kinda used to taking NSAIDS on a dialy basis.
You know... God gave us all the seed-bearing plants and herbs to use. The key is... it's our duty to do so with prudence and discernment.
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