Getting Off Percocet Painkillers: How to Do it
As the name suggests painkillers are taken to suppress pain. Painkillers are available by prescription and as an over the counter drug. Percocet is available by prescription only and is under the category of tightly controlled pain medication. Percocet is primarily composed of acetaminophen and Oxycodone. Oxycodone comes under the class of narcotic analgesics, which makes Percocet a narcotic. It is administered to relieve moderate to severe pain. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) puts percocet as a classified class II drug because of its high potential for abuse. Like other narcotic substances, Oxycodone is also addictive and patients can become dependent on it in a very short time. People use it recreationally without a prescription illegally for a high, despite the warnings and legal problems this entails.
Percocet can be administered intravenously, intramuscularly, by mouth or rectally. The most effective method is injecting Percocet for fast and immediate relief. If it is prescribed for over a period of three weeks in a row, it can lead to addiction. Regular prescription can also lead to dependence on the drug. Getting off this painkiller is very difficult because it blocks the pain and gives a feeling of euphoria to the patients leading to repeated use. Percocet has the ability to chemically affect the normal functioning of the brain. Many patients display severe withdrawal symptoms if the pill is stopped abruptly. Drug detoxing from opiates such as oxcontin, percoset and vicodin are challenging
but can be done in a rehab center effectively.
People who are addicted claim that they face difficulty in getting off percocet painkiller because its intake makes things feel right. Otherwise patients suffer from various physical and physiological symptoms such as nausea, drowsiness, constipation, rashes or itchiness, dry mouth, liver or renal damage. In cases of high dosage there can be depression, and mood vacillations as well as increased testosterone levels in men. These symptoms depend on the length of time a person has been taking the drug.
Getting off percocet painkiller is a lengthy process and requires a lot of emotional support and encouragement of family members, friends, and support staff. Percocet abuse involves both physical and emotional dependence. Because of physiological components, the treatment of this addiction should be done under proper physician guidance. There are various detox programs and some include buprenorphine therapy (which is best known as suboxone treatment) and nutritional supplements along with aids for sleep. There are also rapid detox programs that use anesthesia to acclerate things.
There are many helpline numbers available on the internet where you can refer the patient. The treatment usually begins at a detox center. I’ve had clients that have tried it on their own who ended up going to a hospital for assistance. Percocet rehab centers have a support system, which helps the patient explore and transcend the feelings of shame and guilt. The freedom when one has fully detoxed is wonderful and the key to a new life.
Don’t kid yourself about painpill addictions. They are really hard to detox off but can be done. My mom did it from percoset using suboxone but we didn’t even know she had an addiction. She figured it out once when she felt desperate to take some and couldn’t find them.