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Revia
by AnnieS, Oct 31, 2001 12:00AM
Hello Everyone, I am so greatful to have found this site. I have been suffering with addiction for the past 20 years. In short I was in recovery for 8 years. My drugs of choice were more of what ever. I went through rehab the last time and enter the programs AA & NA which I feel I owe my life to. For 8 years I have been successful in staying clean by going to meetings and working the 12 steps. In Jan I had to have some heart surgery which I went through successfully. I was prescribed oxycontin for pain after the opperation. I wasn't familiar with the medicine but took it as prescribed. (mistake) It started that monster up and the next thing I knew I was buying oxy off the street to get as much as I could. I have since been through 2 detox programs and am now getting ready to go on a new drug Revia. It was suggested since I was having such a hard time with my relapse. (going out after so many years of success is the hardest battle to fight with yourself) Anyway does anyone know anything about this. It is a narcotic antagonist. I had gum surgery last week. I took Vicoden (as prescribed)one every 6 hrs and finished on Sat. Is it safe to start the Revia after 72 hours or will I get sick? I'm rushing this as to not make it so long but I took the Revia last month while I still had oxy in my system and have never been that sick in my lilfe. I'm affraid but want to start the Revia ASAP. It will really help me I think if I don't get sick. I am having bad cravings and anxioness for oxy but don't want to go back there. Can anyone one help?
Hello everyone..Well I fianlly got the courage to write to u all. I was addicted to vicodens, for the last 3 years...not straight through but on and off...when i was pregnant i obviously didn't take them. after having my baby i became depressed and was taking percocet, but they ran out...so i had access to vic's and took around 15/5mgs a day!!
finally, someone in my life noticed them missing from their cabinet, that's when i admitted to taking them, and admitted to having a problem. I never thought it was bad, cause it was from a doctor, but i found out it was a narcotic....i was so glad to talk to my family about my problem, then i did "Thomas's detox" and since then have stayed off of them. I am thinking clearly, and have turned to God and Spirituality through all of this, and I have been fine. I still have my off days, but who doesn't, i just put in my head that i don't need a pill to make the bad day go away, i just look at my child, or read, or go out, anotherwords, i try to occupy my time.
this site has helped me tremendously, thank u soo much, the detox recipe was so helpful..i still take the vitamins every other day.
thanks
p.s. God is always there 4 u, u are never alone, his angels are at your side,just ask and God will coming running, i know this to be true. He sprinted to me and i've never felt more at peace, this feeling beats the "1/2 hour" high of narcotics.
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Seems to me that Doc Dan aka danielcc didn't quite adhere to the terms of this forums rules. He was very defamatory to Thomas....he was hateful to all of us and tried to embarrass us....didn't succeed there.
Just my two cents.
Katie
read the helpful suggestions posted by everyone. Even Thomas.
No - Especially Thomas! :)
Anyway, I sobered up last year after 16 years of drinking
and 12 years of med addiction, mostly Xanax. I took
Paxil for a couple of years also. And Buspar. (None worked).
I had a BAD case of anxiety disorder. Wouldn't go out of the
house for 2-3 months at a time. It were bad.
In any case, my heart finally begin to give out (at age 38) and
I ended up in intensive care for the third time. I thought
it would probably be the last. But after 16 years of PURE DAILY
HELL, and a constant anguish, God just decided to give me the
miracle, I guess. I stopped drinking long enough to detox, and then out-of-the-blue, someone at work told me about Serzone. So I tried it. I have been sober for 16 months now and am back at
work daily. The anxiety is gone, and so is the day-to-day depression I struggled with for so long.
I only take a small maintenance dose - 75mg, twice daily. But it
really works big time for me. The difference in my life has
been nothing short of miraculous. I would advise anyone who has
this type of anxiety / depression / addiction disorder to at
least check into it. AND PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP!
Thomas is right in a lot of ways, but the main thing is to fight
the good fight and never surrender. The next day can be the
one that changes everything! And don't forget about God, 'cause
I promise he hasn't forgotten you!
Happy Halloween and my Bestus Prayers for You All And Yours!
TJ in Houston, Texas
I've just gotten back from having my mother undergo rapid opiate detox, and it has been pure hell, for BOTH of us! I have never known how the withdrawal of opiates can turn someone so NICE into the most rude, unappreciative, self-centered person I know of! We had thought this might be a "quick solution", but no dice. It's like someone set of a bomb in her head! I remember my own withdrawal being bad, but my mother is basically in a state of constant diarrhea, skin-crawls, depression, and "do this, do that, bring me this, bring me that, NOW!". It is like dealing with an infant, only much much more demanding! She has crapped her pants several times now...what a mess! I suppose some people react to the treatment differently, but I'm guessing that my mother has some serious psychosomatic issues that I just can't solve for her. I'm 21 and it's like I'm her permanent babysitter! I've only just BEGUN to think about going away to school now that we're getting her free of opiates. Hopefully when she recovers it will get better, seeing as for the past 2 years I've had to bring her all of her food since she refused to leave her room, even to go to the store!
Question: I'm worried that she's been taking way way way too much xanax to get through her withdrawal. She WILL NOT let me monitor the pills either, it's her "only sense of security" she tells me. I'm at the point where I (hate to say it) somewhat DETEST being NEAR her! It's like I'm a petty maid and I'm ready to go out of my head and blow up at her for barking orders at me every five seconds (in the most rude and blatant tone imaginable). AAAARGH!
Oh well, I know things will improve with good ol' time, but I think this question would be for Thomas: what's the rate at which she should wean off of xanax? Like how many pills a day should she go down? I suspect that she's been wolfing as many as 6-9 of those damn things a day and I CANNOT dissuade her without her blowing up at me! But once the physical part is over (and I've found her the best f**king shrink I can find), how fast can the weaning be?
Sorry to make this so long...
G
Thomas
So basically: DON'T take Naltrexone unless you've either already detoxed and are looking for something to stop the cravings or have undergone some type of rapid detox treatment (as my mother underwent this past week). Either way, you need to consult HEAVILY with a physician before taking that stuff. It's definitely quite harsh in its "effectiveness".
Thomas- Thankyou for the recipe. I didn't have all of it while coming off the vics but did ok.
W.W. - You go girl, I'm going to be there again. It feels so good to feel. :)
I would love to be able to say something personal to each and every one of you right now because you have all touched my life so deeply. Just know that I love you all and it feels good to be out of the lurking mode and to be a part of this family and share my story.
Bugslifew & tpowell453 - Yes, God is so good! He loves us all! :)
Thankyou my friends for your unconditional love and I'm sorry for cutting in. God Bless us all. Abbie