In this article, I’m going to teach you how to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal. I’ll never forget the first time I took oxycodone. It felt absolutely amazing. I had tried hydrocodone many times before using oxycodone, and I loved the feeling hydrocodone gave me.
But oxycodone was even better.
At least for me, it was.
I never used opiates for pain but from the ages of 22-30, I was able to use oxycodone and other opiates recreationally without ever getting addicted.
That all changed after my daughter was born. My girlfriend and I had broken up just before the birth of our child, and I was working in a fast-paced super-busy restaurant in upstate New York.
So I was a single dad working six days a week, and between the stressful job and not sleeping much due to the baby waking up every couple of hours during the night, I was drained.
My Oxycodone Addiction Begins…
To make a long story short, on payday after a stressful week, I really felt like chilling out on some oxycodone.
After making a few texts, my friend Shannon said she could get some oxycodone for me and introduce me to her dealer/friend.
45 minutes later…
I had oxycodone…and lots of it.
I crushed up the oxycodone and sniffed some with my friend Shannon, and both of us felt absolutely awesome. All of my stress, loneliness, anxiety, fatigue, and existential angst melted away just seconds after snorting a line of oxycodone powder.
And on top of that, I had ENERGY for the first time in months!!!
Why I Stopped Taking Oxycodone
This was the start of my daily opiate addiction that lasted for years, and at the end of it all, I was unemployed, living with my parents, and pawning all my music equipment plus stealing money from my mom’s purse and dad’s wallet to pay for my gram-a-day heroin-smoking habit.
Ya…
It got ugly.
And after a near-death experience where I literally had my life saved by an EMT after taking too much methadone and Valium together, I knew I had to change.
Fast forward six years and I’m living the Dream Life.
I not only conquered my opiate addiction but after doing so I made it my Life’s Purpose and Mission to help others recover from opiate addiction.
How To Stop Taking Oxycodone Without Withdrawal
The result? This website you’re on that now has over 200 free articles, over 10 free videos, and two free online courses that were all designed to help you stop taking oxycodone or any other opiate/opioid without withdrawal.
You clicked on this article because you want to learn how to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal, and I promise, as the title stated, that I will deliver this valuable information to you.
But before I teach you the “Oxycodone Withdrawal Hacks” that can help you stop taking oxycodone with ease, I believe it’s beneficial to provide you with a brief overview on why you get withdrawal symptoms after you stop taking oxycodone abruptly when you have a physiological oxycodone dependence.
How To Stop Taking Oxycodone Without Withdrawal – Oxycodone Dependence 101
Oxycodone is a prescription opiate painkiller. Opiates are drugs that are derived from the opium poppy plant. Despite all of the associated negative aspects (addiction, overdose, crime, etc.), oxycodone still has a positive intent. Oxycodone is commonly prescribed for the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
Oxycodone attaches to specific proteins called opioid receptors, which are located on nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord, GI tract, and other organs.
Once oxycodone attaches to the opioid receptors, the oxycodone effects come on, which include, but are not limited to:
- Pain Relief
- Euphoria
- Sedation
- Constipation
- Nausea
As human beings, we already have an endogenous painkilling system that is capable of producing pain relief, sedation, and euphoria.
This natural pain relief system is activated when we exercise, eat certain foods (e.g. dark chocolate and chili peppers), or perform other activities.
For example, imagine a woman who has just run five miles on her morning workout.
As a result of this intense physical exertion, her body naturally produces its own opioid chemicals, known as endorphins and enkephalins, thus reducing pain, and promoting euphoria naturally (“runners high”).
Oxycodone Tolerance and Dependence
We already produce natural opioid chemicals (endorphins/enkephalins) in the precise amounts our bodies were designed to handle. The problem arises when an individual has been using oxycodone or another opioid drug for a period of time.
After prolonged use of oxycodone, the production of endogenous opioids is inhibited, which accounts in part for the withdrawal syndrome that results from the immediate cessation of the drug.
The continuous use of oxycodone overrides our natural ability to produce endorphins and enkephalins.
The brain comes to rely on oxycodone to create these neurotransmitters.
When a person stops using oxycodone, the brain doesn’t start creating these endogenous opioids right away. It short-circuits, leading to withdrawal symptoms, and deteriorating psychological function.
Whether an individual is abusing oxycodone or even taking oxycodone as prescribed by a physician, the continued use quickly leads to tolerance. Tolerance is a state of adaptation in which exposure to a drug induces changes that result in a decrease of the drug’s effects over time.
If an individual continues using oxycodone after a tolerance has been established, they will eventually develop a physiological dependence.
Dependence develops when the neurons adapt to the repeated drug exposure and only function normally in the presence of the drug.
Oxycodone Withdrawal Syndrome
When a dependent individual abruptly stops taking oxycodone (leading opiate-blood concentration to fall below the required level), the now opiate-tolerant central nervous system (CNS) goes haywire. With no inhibitive stimulation to satisfy receptors, the pathways of the CNS fire signals strenuously, performing at a level much higher than pre-dependence levels.
Now the locus coeruleus responds by triggering the autonomic fight or flight response. What results is known as the oxycodone withdrawal syndrome, and it’s one of the most horrific experiences an individual could even go through.
Oxycodone Withdrawal Symptoms
Now that you have a good overview of how the whole process starts, we can now review the physical, mental, and emotional oxycodone withdrawal symptoms that result from the abrupt cessation of oxycodone.
Please note that these oxycodone withdrawal symptoms can also result from lowering your dosage too quickly on an opiate taper. Tapering is lowering your dosage systematically over a predetermined time frame, which significantly reduces the shock to your body that a cold-turkey detox creates.
Physical oxycodone withdrawal symptoms include:
- Diarrhea
- Achy Muscles and Limbs
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Distress
- Nausea
- Hot and Cold Sweats and Chills
- Goosebumps
- Vomiting
- Teary Eyes
- A Runny Nose
- Sneezing
- Fatigue
- Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
Mental/Emotional oxycodone withdrawal symptoms include:
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Panic Attacks
- Social Anxiety
- Anhedonia (Inability to Feel Pleasure)
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Stress
- Inability to Relax
- Lack of Motivation
- Fear
As you can see, there are plenty of unpleasant oxycodone withdrawal symptoms that can afflict you while lowering your dosage too fast, or coming off oxycodone cold-turkey. The really awful aspect of oxycodone withdrawal is that you get hit with a ton of different physical and psychological oxycodone withdrawal symptoms.
If it were just one or the other, it wouldn’t be near as horrific of an experience.
But alas this isn’t the case.
Oxycodone withdrawal symptoms are both physical and psychological, and most of the time these symptoms are very severe.
Luckily, after over six years of research, I’ve discovered some absolutely EPIC “biochemical hacks” that can easily enable you to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal.
Top 2 Hacks on How To Stop Taking Oxycodone Without Withdrawal
Back in the day when I was an opiate addict, literally the only thing I knew that worked pretty well (since I tried it) was The Thomas Recipe, which was a combo of Valium or another benzo along with Imodium AD and a few natural remedies.
It worked quite well, but now that I’ve learned so much over all these years of research, I know many oxycodone withdrawal hacks that work even better.
Thus, without further ado, I now present you with my Top 2 Biochemical Hacks on How To Stop Taking Oxycodone Without Withdrawal…
1. How To Stop Taking Oxycodone Without Withdrawal Using Kratom
Countless individuals have learned how to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal by using a natural plant in the coffee family called kratom. Kratom is not an opiate, but it does act as a natural opioid agonist.
Remember how I taught you that coming off oxycodone cold-turkey leads to blood-opioid concentrations falling too fast and thus causing an oxycodone withdrawal syndrome?
Kratom is an herbal remedy containing natural alkaloids (mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine) that bind to your opioid receptors and naturally boost your blood-opioid concentration.
I’ve seen people on very high doses of oxycodone (100-200 mg a day or more) use kratom to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal.
The main benefits of self-hacking your oxycodone-dependent brain with kratom are listed below:
- Kratom is natural and is much less powerful than oxycodone, though it’s still strong enough to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
- Many people use kratom to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal, then they spend a few weeks or longer tapering off kratom with specific supplements and it’s a walk in the park compared to coming off oxycodone.
- Kratom is legal in the United States, though it is banned in a few states and counties. As long as you don’t live in a state with a ban on kratom, you can legally purchase kratom online and use it to help you stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal.
- Click here to read my article How To Use Kratom For Opiate Withdrawal.
2. How To Stop Taking Oxycodone Without Withdrawal Using Gabapentin
My absolute favorite medication that can enable you to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal is gabapentin. Sold under the brand names Neurontin among others, gabapentin is a prescription medication that can ultimately prevent you from experiencing oxycodone withdrawal symptoms, so long as you take the right dosage.
Gabapentin is commonly prescribed for the treatment of:
- Epilepsy
- Neuropathic Pain
- Hot Flashes
- Restless Leg Syndrome
Gabapentin was designed by chemists at Parke-Davis to be an analog of the neurotransmitter GABA that could more easily cross the blood-brain barrier, thus making the effects in the brain very significant.
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that acts as a mental relaxant. I often to refer to GABA as the “brain’s natural Valium.”
It is also commonly prescribed for many off-label uses, such as the treatment of:
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Insomnia
While popular medications for reducing oxycodone withdrawal symptoms such as clonidine and tramadol are widely-prescribed, these drugs treat the symptoms, while gabapentin shuts down the entire withdrawal syndrome.
How does it do this?
Remember when I stated that during oxycodone withdrawal “the locus coeruleus responds by triggering the autonomic fight or flight response?”
Gabapentin Brain Hack Benefits:
- If you take enough gabapentin (eg 600-1200 3x a day), these dosages can literally prevent 100% of your withdrawal symptoms from stopping oxycodone because it calms that part of the brain and deactivates the fight or flight response.
- Lyrica also has this same ability, as it’s a similar type of gabapentinoid drug.
- If you want to know how to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal, using gabapentin or Lyrica is the “Ultimate Brain Hack.”
- Click here to read my article How To Use Gabapentin For Opiate Withdrawal.
How To Stop Taking Oxycodone Without Withdrawal – Final Thoughts
These are just two of the many ways you can hack your biochemistry and stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal. To learn more amazing tips and tricks, you should check out my Ultimate Opiate Recovery System.
Along with teaching you many more ways to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal, it also has an entire section that shows you what supplements to take after the acute oxycodone detox that can help you get your energy and happiness back FAST.
People that stop taking oxycodone are typically exhausted and depressed for weeks or even months after getting off the drug. Luckily, there is a superabundance of biochemical hacks that can help you mitigate these symptoms and shorten the duration of the timeline as well.
Click here now to view the Ultimate Opiate Recovery System.
It will teach you absolutely everything you need to know to learn how to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal and feel your best fast.
If you have any comments or questions on how to stop taking oxycodone without withdrawal, please post them in the comment box below.
I’ve been on Percocet for 3 years. Before that it was anything and everything. My use was and still is legitimate. Serious low back injury in 1980 along with 10 or perhaps more back surgeries. Not only do I fear the withdrawals I fear how to deal with the pain. But I’m willing to try, if it’s not going to cost me an arm and leg. I’m so drained of energy daily I can hardly do anything. Yet 8 out of ten times I take the Percocet, it does’t give ma any relief. It does stop the pain, but the depression+ makes me want to try something, but I couldn’t do that to my wife. I’ll stop talking for now. I got screwed big time by a lawyer, judge, insurance, and the very company I worked for at the time. I was a power lineman, and loved it. I’m blessed with a great wife of 50 years, two great sons, and 5 precious grandchildren. Which means I’m 73 years young. Were it not for my back I could work circles around most young adults today. Were it not for my loving wife I’m sure I would put an end this just to get rid of the depression and zero energy. We live off our S.S. check and that’s all. I should be drawing money from my former work place, but that’s a whole different story, which has nothing to do with the subject at hand. I do mow two yards in the neighbor hood, which helps the survival rate. I’ve taken many different pain killers over the past 40 years. Percocet has worked the best. But it’s my choice to take nothing. I’ll have to deal with the pain a different way. How I don’t know, but I’m sure willing to try. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
I STOPPED OYCODONE 6months ago and have been a nervous wreck every since is thier any help available?
Yes, I would read this article which will show you why you feel like this and how you can feel better fast:
How To Stop Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome From Opiates>>
Hello, While I appreciate the info you provide, it seems geared towards people who have used opiates for recreational use. What about a person who still needs relief from chronic pain but, wants to stop using opiates? My Central Nerve stem, between C1-C7, was crushed by 80% & left that way for 10 years. After 23 years the damage still remains as does the 24/7/365 chronic pain.
I’ve reduced my intake to 3x MS-Contin, 2x Oxycodone, 2x Valium per day.
My tolerance levels have rendered these doses relatively useless as the Morphine is supposed to last 8 hours but, only lasts 1 hour. The Oxycodone is supposed to last 12 hours but, last about 2-3 hour.
I live with the pain between the regulated doses. Once I end usage of these opiates, I am still going to need something for Pain relief. It’s been 23 years & I’m 61 years old. I don’t want to live in constant pain for however many years I have left. My Dr. suggested I try CBD from one of those Medical Marijuana clinics. I don’t know if that will work well enough but, I’m willing to try it.
How do I transition from using Opiates to CBD?
lol Matt u always post these little tidbit articals starting with ur first use of vicodin then hydros etc. id like to read a begining to to end story…a full story of ur everyday opiate use and experiences…u seem to write rather well. have u ever considered wrighting a book? id be the first to buy it ! lol. keep on keepin on bro !!!
Haha! Thanks, Justin! Always love reading and responding to your comments! And you are the second person in the last two weeks to ask me that question. I do have a book and workbook planned for this upcoming fall.
The book will be available on Amazon and it’s going to be called “The Opiate Addiction Support Recovery Manual”
I’m going to make it an ebook, paperback, and audible too. I’ll send an email out to my list when the book is available. Thanks for the great recommendation and I can’t wait for you to read the book! Take care for now and I look forward to hearing from you again as always, Justin. 🙂
Hey Matt, I believe the feds are making their move on controlling Kratom now., any thoughts on a 3 option?
Tianeptine seems to distract WD symptoms pretty well. I just haven’t figured out the right dosage for my chemistry…..
Hi Mark,
Absolutely. I have many options. As for kratom if they make it illegal, I love The Thomas Recipe as a great way to really feel better on a cold-turkey detox.
Hello Matt,
This is Tim. Can u use kratom for fentanyl withdrawal like you said you did with oxycodone. If u already mentioned somewhere in your blogs or links, I apologize but send me a link if you do.
Thanks.
Hi Chris,
Yes, you can use the kratom plan to get off fentanyl as well as oxycodone. Works very well. 🙂 Here is the link:
How To Use Kratom For Opiate Withdrawal>>
And here is a taper method I wrote on fentanyl that can work well too:
How To Taper Off Fentanyl Without Withdrawal>>