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ms-Contin withdrawals
by chadywak, Jun 08, 2003 12:00AM
I'm new to this forum and i want to know how long do withdrawals for ms-contin last?
Bmac
anyhow, as far as oxy's go, there are others here with far more experience than i~ as far as withdrawing from opiates in general go, and they all seem to be basically the same or very, very similar except meth... what mrmichael said is correct, you are looking at at least 5 days to a week or more... for some reason a friend of mine in NA told me once when i was w/ding that day 4 would be the worst and from what i can remember, it was! or maybe it was just the power of suggestion~
ok, here goes my main purpose, this board is like a smorgasboard (if i spelled that wrong forgive me!) and i have a little forum that is more like a brown paper bag lunch. BUT, you can post there all the time, anytime, day or night. but it is new and it is slow right now! so, if you are interested you can email me at: ***@****
peace out ya'll,
amber
Bill
I remember so well when i was just starting and was told to be careful of each group being so different and to keep going to another until i find one that feels right to me. And yes, AA is the same as far as recovery goes...just the individual group and whether they are natzis; or have a leader or a few who dominate ( AA and Na are more like a bridgeclub with NO one in charge and absolutely not a cult with one or a few); who the typical people are who attend so far as if you can identify with their strength, hope and experience/ not dominated by a few only who speak on and on. I am soo grateful that i was told this before i went to find a home group. Now i have one but attend 5 'different' groups per week cuz i like to get different fellowship and input.
I love ya gal...
Suzie
chadywak
I going too fast? I am under no pressure to hurry nor do I mind kickin out the few bucks for the meds so if Im going too fast I would GGLLAAAADLY slow down by the advice of an expert. My last jump was from 20 to 15mgs and I knew that was too much but 20mgs was just my hhmm call it comfort zone. I knew I had to jump and it had to hurt and that was that. My future plans were for 2.5 every two wks until I got really low and then maybe go down by the 1mg. Eventhough its rainin outside the suns shinin on me. I am happy to slow my taper.Thanks for the advice,Melissa
Morphine, oxy all this **** can cause alot of mental and physical problems no matter how long or if it's out of your system. I have been thru several withdrawals lately and I am going to be glad when I am OK again. Whether you need to get over it or whether you need help in doing that you came to the right place. I wish some of my fellow 'timers' had PC's at home because the weekends get slow around here and all you can do is hang on until tonight and in the morning. Thomas has a recipe on here and it will help once you start w/d ing or have been over them for a while. It works. MrM can help you with the withdrawing **** believe me and MethDude knows being straight again, so guys hang tight and if you wanna talk I am on here 24/7, I have an addiction with this place. Bmac
the worst of the with drawls( flu like symptoms last
about 5 days, during this time sleep is hard to come by,
depression set in, totol loss of most of your energy,
runny nose, restless leg and body at night makes ya toss
an turn all night, on fun at all.
i don't know if you know about thomas's recipe of vitamine s
but it helps a lot , it did for me and other here.
receipe.
L-tyrosine 1000 mgs 4 a day in morning week 1 , 2 a day weeks after.
b-6 100 mgs 2 a day
vitamines a- c and e.
calsium magnisum
imodium for the runs( very important.
hot baths at night for the leg and body aches.ans cramps.
a strong multi vitamine
a stromg multi minaril supplement
patasium or bannas for restless legs and body.
if you can something for sleep for week 1 valume or xanax
ween off them as the week progress's
5htp for depression 1 a day if needed
the 5htp also helps with sleep 3 or 4 at night.
you can get thenm at a vitamine store.
drink lots of liquids water, or gatoraid for lost electrolites.
after week 1 sleep and weakness / lack of energy are a big problem, try to start to exersize , the more the better
to bet the natrawl endorphines up and running
after the 1st month you start to feel better as each day pass's.
keep posting and stay in touch with addicts who are clean.
you can get some emails here if you need them, just ask.
don't be suprized if you cry at the drop of a hat , your feelings start rushing back into your life.
and one day you will feel joy and it is a great feeling and worth all this bullshit ya have to go through .
peace hippy
i was just thinking that someone like youself in your situation would really be able to help some in the same situation as yours
. someone who has to take meds.
just as someone who is trying to stay totaly clean could
relate a tad better with some one in the same situation.
but after thinking about what you said , we can all help each other no matter what the situation.
you have helped me and encouraged me as has mr michael and thomas.
so waht i said was not meant to be written in stone.
as a matter of fact i take it back , i should of thought about it more before i wrote it that way, i take it back.
chadywac stay in touch with the people here at the fourm.
sorry about that bill i ment no offense.
you are right we need to set aside our differences including
wether we are clean or have to take pain meds
we are all in the same boat.
peace !!!!hippy
`rwc`
Peace... this too will pass...
Suzie