Originally Posted by patentcad

After failed back surgery in 2001 I wound up on oxycontin to manage my chronic pain for three years. Coming off of oxycontin (cold turkey, self initiated) in April 2005 was nasty. All the rehab websites kept telling me that withdrawal from oxy could be 'worse than heroin' and I was like, 'nah, how bad could it be?' So I cold turkey'd and was flat on my back like I got hit by a train for the better part of three weeks.

Oh well. I was on my bike by April 15th or so after quitting the oxy April 1, and the cycling helped get my system de-toxed.

I don't think withdrawal from my cycling addiction would be that nasty. On the other hand I have no intention of finding out. Now I am addicted to endorphins instead of oxycontin. This is better.