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fishmens67 said

Getting off opioids can kill you without medical help.
If someone tries to quit cold turkey, they will wish they were dead, because they are near death IF they make it over the hump.
I picked my sons limp body out of the bathtub after I heard the light taps on the tub from him calling for help, scary ****.
Thank God I heard those taps.

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I am one of the lucky ones who quit cold turkey on my own. The first 3 days were so bad my Wife hid my 9mm just in case. I had a 20 year dependency on pain meds from mild to finally maxing out on Oxycodone. I had no choice as I ran out 5 days before I could get a refill. Long story short I found out the "pain" I was masking was just withdrawal and not actual pain. I have been now diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritus but keep it to a dull roar with a minimal dose of prednisone and Ibuprophen. I suggest any one trying to get off opioids do so with Medical help. I tried the taper down method unsuccessfully.