oxy withdrawl

Hi Tom:

Hows it going so far? Congrats on making a good decision to get off the meds...I am wondering how you are doing..

Thx,

Nic

Averno, hope you continue with very mild symptoms and not end up in bad shape. It worries me a little that you threw your oxy's away. What happens on a day when you may wake up in severe pain, or a day at work that really seems to aggravate your injuries? You will have nothing to take now to help. Hugs, Susie

As much as I (or many others) would like to throw out the medications, I know that to live a somewhat "normal" life I cannot do that.

Tom, I am wondering if you are in the denial stage of chronic pain and tossing your medicine was your personal statement of that. However, you do say that you probably used it as a crutch so trying not to rely on them may be a wonderful thing for you. Six months may not sound like a long time, but anything over a few weeks' use can cause your body to be dependent on the medication.

If you are going to suffer any withdrawal symptoms, they should be starting by now...If you haven't started then congratulations! If you have started, I have heard that the anti-diarrheal medication Imodium (or any of them with Loperamide as the active ingredient) works well. When Loperamide was being developed it was going to be used as a non-narcotic pain reliever, like Ultram or Tramadol. So it helps a lot with the body aches and (obviously) diarrhea from withdrawal. Hot showers/bathes, exercise, and plenty of hydration also work wonders.

Hope it goes well for you and that your pain remains under control. Don't be hard on yourself if you are in pain and find that the medication wasn't a crutch and you really do need it for your pain, you were in a major wreck and it will take time to heal. Do let us know how things are going for you, we are all here for support.

Thanks, trying to watch the game now but can't sit long enough to enjoy it. Nothing other than feeling wired, Going to exercise now. My shoulders the main area of pain and it definately hurts more today. I've got an appointment to see ortho surgeon. He operated on my shoulder last May for a torn labrum. The day after he released me I got into the motorcycle accident. I don't know if they mri'ed my shoulder at that time. I had broken collar bone,humerus and shoulder blade. But no mention of anything else up there being torn up. I know in my heart I was using it as a crutch. I've sold all my motorcycle stuff, can't do my job, my hobbies which kept me sane- drums and weight lifting are on hold. Besides the stuff going threw my head. I stopped breathing 2x and that opened another can of worms for me,I'll not discuss those issues because this isn't the place. My Life was going pretty well until this happened and now it's not. I know I'll get this straightened out even if I have to live in pain. The major saving grace is my daughter (10) was on the back of my bike and only suffered a fractured thumb.

I did/do not feel that way from the Celexa. I know the feeling you are talking about because I felt the same thing after trying Prozac and Zoloft. You may want to talk to your doctor about switching the antidepressant. There are too many choices out there to have to deal with one that makes you antsy! I know Lexapro works in the same way but has less side effects, so that could be an option for you.

The antsy feeling could be restless legs from withdrawal, but if you are feeling well otherwise, my bet is that it is a side effect from the Celexa. Give it about a week, if it is withdrawal then it will subside, if it is from the Celexa it will probably intensify as the medication builds up in your system.

Have to admit that I let out a gasp when I read your post about your daughter being on the back of your bike, but was much better after reading she had minor injuries!  Now THAT is something to definitely be thankful for.

Thanks and my wife and son were in the car behind us and watched the whole thing, Talk about doing things as a family!

I've still got that antsy feeling but nothing else and it's been over 24 hrs since I had my last pill. I don't know wether to be releived it might be the celexa because then I'll have to try something else. Luckily I have 1 more weeknd day to be at home and deal with this and not at work.