If you have made the decision to go through the dreaded Oxycontin withdrawal then you pretty much know how miserable and difficult it can be.  Many people ask is there anything that I can do to make my oxycodone detox more bearable?

The best suggestion I can give you at this point is going to an opiate rehab center and detoxing from oxycodone. This may not be an option for some people due to insurance or Medicaid reasons so there only other option may be oxycontion cold turkey.

Methods to overcome oxycontin withdrawal

There are a few tips that can make the process of Oxy withdrawal cold turkey more bearable. Before I did this I would try every way I could to get the money to go to rehab. Only when I had exhausted all else would I turn to cold turkey oxycontin.

The difference in drug rehab and detoxing from oxy’s at home is that in a drug rehab they will give you medications to help you get through the symptoms of oxycontin addiction withdrawal.

How to beat oxy withdrawal without relapsing other drugs

This more than likely will help you from getting sick from oxy withdrawal and will give you a chance at getting through your first few days of recovery. It has been my experience that most people who try to kick oxycontin at home give up before they are half way through and use some kind of drug.

The big difference is that in rehab you will be in a stable environment and will be monitored around the clock and there will be no drugs there to tempt you like there would be if you stopped using oxy’s at home.

If you for some reason you were one of the addicts that did not make it with the home opiate detox method you may want to think about going to an opiate rehab. If you go you can choose either to have a medical opiate detox or go directly to residential treatment. Either way is a great first step but if you directly to residential you will save some money because it is somewhat cheaper because you will not have to be given medications and taken care of.

Now there is another way but it is very expensive and there are some risks involved. This method is called opiate rapid detox. This is where you go to a rehab and are rendered unconscious with anesthesia while you go through oxycontin withdrawal. Your entire detox can be over in a few hours. Some people report that they are not sick or do not remember anything when they come too. Like I said there are risks because some people have actually died while under the anesthesia.

What ever method you choose do not waste any time or trust me if things are not bad enough now if you keep using they will get worse.

Good luck

Oxycodone is a very effective painkiller that is similar to heroine, however in the past few years the abuse of ocycodone have become more widespread, and with increasing reports of addiction, the FDA is considering changing the way the drug is marketed as well as using alternate packaging.

Not all patients that are prescribed oxycodone become addicted and usually only take the pain-killer for short periods of time for injuries or other related conditions. However, if the patient takes oxycodone over an extended period of time the drug can and more than likely will become habit-forming resulting in oxycodone addiction.

If you suspect a loved one or co-worker may be addicted to oxycondone or other substances, look for theses commons signs of oxy abuse.

Symptoms of Oxycodone Addiction aka Oxy’s

• Shortness of breath or have shallow breathing

• Constipation

• Dizziness

• Nausea

• Fatigue

• Decrease in appetite

• Irritability

These are just some of the more common symptom of oxycodone abuse, although many addicts may experience other less common symptoms of painkiller addiction.

When an addict finally decides to admit they have a problem and seek help, the withdrawal symptoms can be painful, horrific and in most cases cause the addict to relapse. It is very important that the addict have a stable support group that is in no way involved with the people from their drug circle or addict friends.

Withdrawal Symptoms from Oxycodone:

• Continuous pain in muscles and joints

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Cough

• Diarrhea

• Restlessness or wide awake alternating with being constantly tired

• Yawning excessively

• Cold sweats with alternating hot sweats

• Heart palpitations

These oxy withdrawal symptoms are common with most opiate based addictions; these symptoms can become so severe that the addict will have a hard time kicking their habit. Seeking out professional help from a licensed rehab therapist or facility is recommended.

How to overcome Oxycodone addiction in drug rehab

If you have an addiction to oxy’s then I would suggest that you look for a treatment center that helps opiate addicted people. There are many qualified opiate rehabs all around the country now days any big city will more than likely have one. I would look for one that is reasonably close to you so family members and friends can be involved with your oxy addiction recovery; further more I would make sure they are capable of doing a medical opiate detox because without medication to help you with you oxycodone withdrawal you will be direly sick. One more thing that I would like to mention is that in my opinion it is a must is that they have residential treatment for when you finis your detox from oxy’s.

Residential treatment is the key to ongoing sobriety without it you are doomed from the start in fact you are wasting your time and money to just come to rehab have an opiate detox and go home because rather you know it or not you are already on your way to a relapse and you just left treatment.

This drug is know aka oxy’s to addicts on the streets. The drug when prescribed by a physician is said to relieve moderate to severe pain. It can be found in a number of drugs today such as OxyContin, Roxicodone, OxyIR with acetaminophen, Percocet, Endocet, Tylox, Roxicet with aspirin Endodan, Percodan, Roxiprin.

All of these powerful narcotics will cause addiction if they are not used very carefully or abused and keep in mind that you do not have to already be an addict many people become addicted to this drug by taking them for ledgit reason for serious pain issues so please be careful how you use your medication.

Addiction can and does happen to people who you would never think would become a drug addict. This happens rather easily; for instance, they go to their Dr. for one type of pain or anther and their Dr. Writes them a prescription for something like oxycontion and at first the drug works rather well for their pain.

Then after a while they decide it is not doing what it was intended to do so they take a couple more to get the same effect. If they do this for a while they will build up a tolerance to the drug then what they are really doing is abusing the drug. Keep in mind that if this happens you will have to take more and more of the drug to get the desired effect. This is only one way people end as an oxycodone addict.

How to overcome addiction to-oxys

Now if you have become addicted in this manner and you want to learn how to stop using oxycodone aka oxys then continue reading. One way to stop is go to oxycodone treatment. If somehow you do make the decision that you have had enough and are ready to seek help then a good place to start is in an opiate rehab. If you go a team of trained professionals will detox you from oxycodone.

Making it through Oxy withdrawal

In most case’s you will suffer very little from oxy withdrawal. If you were just to stop period without going to rehab the withdrawal can be as bad as heroin withdrawal so this is something to think about. In most cases this will take 5 days tops.

I have detoxed like this and for me they used subutex and then tapered to suboxone. It was for the most part painless but I am an addict and I wanted more of the good stuff they were giving me at the time. When I finished my detox I went to residential treatment.

I would suggest that you do too. It will prepare you for when you return to society. This will give some knowledge of how to overcome addiction and we need all the help we can get if we wish to remain clean.

Good luck