First off.. Congrats.

Take it one day, one second , one craving at a time. How much have you been using? And for how long?

I think the way you are going about detoxing is perhaps the best method -- although not the most comfortable. Please be aware of some of the dangers of detoxing cold turkey and just know when it's time to go to the ER to get some meds for help.. like Narcan or an opiate blocker to help you.

I HIGHLY HIGHLY, suggest maintaing contact with someone on a perosnal level who has gone through the experience, like a sponsor who you can talk to .. about your struggles and cravings, or replapses. Its much different the strong support of family and friends , which is also needed too.
NA is a great place to start, as is the support of people online like us.

thank you, its usually sixteen a day for almost ten years, not feeling well but hopefully it will pass soon

Wow. Thats quite a high a amount. But I have seen people detox on their own, on a variety of meds.. on crazy high doses and be able to do it. So I KNOW you can!

Its by no means comfortable.. but it's mind over matter. I think the first 2-3 days are the hardest.

Many people find that eating a lot of sugar, things like soda, or chocalate might make you more comfortable, to combat the w/d symptoms.

Oh ive gone through smokes, pepsi and bread like theres no tommoow lol but Im on day and aint touched a single dose whatsoever

Thats awesome !! I was wondering how you were doing.. I'm so glad to here you have hung in there!! PLEASE STAY WITH IT!! ..

You will LOVE yourself for sticking it out.. and getting through the crap. The worst if over!!

I have stopped thinking about it. How long have you been off it?

I've been through the recovery process several times.. so it's hard to say. The first time I realized I had an " issue" with pain meds, was when I was 21. Taking them since I was 17.. with not limitations. Now that I have stopped taking them.. I am working on tapering off Xanax.. that was prescribed for the PTSD about 3 years ago, and is difficult to come off of.. Unless i'm SUPER busy.. I think about it everyday.

It takes a while to stop thinking about, and that temptation .. like smoking a cigarete will always be there. Its most difficult when you are sick, or go to dentist for a legit reason, and are offered a script, and HAVE to turn it down, or the cycle will start all over.

I will use my script of Ibuprofen for the pain because Im not addicted to them, I was prescribed a box of 100 about 3 months ago and still have about 80 left

I see no problem with just plain Ibuprofen.. but if it has any kind of codenie in it.. like tylenol 3 .. thats a different story.

And thats great. Sometimes you do have to find a happy medium, if you have legitimate pain issues. When you can't take pain meds, you have to find alternatives.. like tylenol or ibeprofen.. sometimes they also prescibe anti-depressants and other meds to help with serious crhonic pain, that are alternatives to narcoitcs..

The pain I get is tension headaches and migraines, so wont be needing ibuprofen a great deal of the time