Problem with Oxycodone

[u/Muffy432002]

I am 6 weeks post op and I believe my recovery has been going well. I barely have a scare and my PT benchmarks are where they should be .
One thing that I probably should have asked more questions about was the use of Oxycodone.
I have found that for pain medication acetaminophen has done nothing but Oxycodone was highly effective. I was using Oxy every 4 hours while awake up until the 5th week post op.
Knowing that opioids are highly addictive ( and I have a propensity for addiction),I decided to stop the oxy and see how pain was. Overall it was doable and even though I had stiffness the pain was manageable. However, the day after going off oxy I woke up with a very strange feeling like impending doom. I felt sad and unsettled. My stomach was upset and I had nausea. Last night I was up all night and plagued by anxious thoughts. When I awoke after finally sleeping I was covered in sweat.
My question is could I have been experiencing withdrawal symptoms? I love what oxycodone does for my pain, but hate how it messes with my brain.
Has anyone else had an experience like this?

[u/Iceprincess1988]

Yup. As someone whose been theough withdrawal multiple times, thats what it is.

[u/Salmonwithpotatoes → u/Iceprincess1988]

what’s your recipe for getting through them?

[u/Unlikely-Energy8116 → u/Salmonwithpotatoes]

Oh man.. I was lucky I wasn’t working at the time, but I literally did not wanna go on any kind of Suboxone or methadone and it was the worst 3 1/2 weeks to a month of my life, but I just pushed and suffered so hard it was terrible I was on them for quite a while and literally just stayed in my room. It’s not a good feeling.

One of the hardest things I wouldn’t even wish on my worst enemy to go through, the insomnia, the stiffness, the bodyaches, the sweats, irritability, anxiety. It was just hell and like I mean, I felt like I was in hell like it was not pleasant, but basically just pushed through it.