Re:insomnia-3 months post op

July 18, 2007

I was on Oxycodone 12-hour and Oxy-FAST after my TCS. At first I felt great.

Within 2 weeks of being home, I was off the 12-hour Oxycodone as well as the

muscle relaxer. But, when I tried to get off the Oxy-FAST, my body wouldn't let

it go. I went to both of my PCPs asking for help. We tried a very slow wean,

but I could only get the dose decreased by half. Two hours after I took the

dose, my whole body would hurt and I would get very anxious. Then I tried a

psych hospital because they had the only doc in the area who could prescribe a

med to help with withdrawals. At first it felt helpful, but the psych ward was

a nightmare and I couldn't eat or drink. I kept vomiting and having diarrhea.

By the 3rd day, I was terribly dehydrated and my husband picked me up and took

me to the ER where they rehydrated me and gave me something for nausea. When we

got home, I quickly researched " Oxycodone Withdrawal " and read that it is not

life threatening, but is nasty. I had

muscle and bone pain, hot and cold flashes, fever, high anxiety and panic

attacks, lots of vomiting, trouble sleeping, and for the 1st couple days I felt

like I was losing my mind. It was a nightmare. As a result, I am terrified to

try them again and was told by the psych doctors to put in my chart " Rapid

Oxycodone Dependence " so they won't give it to me again. I also got off Xanax

which I heard was very addicting. That took another couple weeks. Now, the

only thing I take for pain is Tylenol or Excedrin and Clonazepam for sleep.

I don't mean to scare anyone...just share my experience. There are others who

had no problem getting off the meds. I learned that sometimes, the chemicals in

meds can " incorporate " themselves into the body's chemistry and the body then

thinks it is SUPPOSED to be there so it throws a fit to get it, hence the

withdrawal symptoms. I had to just let it get out of my body. It wasn't easy,

but I'm glad I have all that stuff out of my body.

Take care!

TCS @ TCI 11/06

CCI/Cranial Settling-surgery pending

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