I know what you mean that is why I have always tried to just cut it off and suffer whatever comes, It also gives me something to look back on as kind of a good deterrent to wanting to start again. Seems to do something for the mindset but to each their own I suppose Kicking is Kicking weather or not you do it now or at some pre-conceived idea of where a good jumping off place is but then again I am just starting to taste withdrawals. But I suppose I should not say that either it may turn out to be easier than I thought I guess time will tell....
awakan
you mean like that country comedian " getter done " lol
I'm sorry but going cold turkey is not always the safest-there is the potential for seziures, kidney and congestive heart failure...I notice it isn't exactly the norm here, but I think that when you are going through withdrawel you need to seek medical help- be honest about ALL the medications you are on- and follow their advice- believe it or not they do have your best interest at heart, as well as a legally obligated interest in maintianing your health- in a safe manner.
I usually agree with your posts but this time I have to disagree because of the drug I'm w/d'g from. Fentanyl patches start at 100mcg/hr. No one knows what level the pain is at until they cut you down to the next patch, which would be 75mcg. If the pain is still ok then down to 50mcg...and so on until the patient is where I'm at now. 12mcg. Now I am able to take the patch off tomorrow. My dr. gave me a script for Ultram if I need it, but I'm going to try my best to stay away from it.
This is just my personal story.
Take Care......LS
I learned the hard way that certain muscle relaxers can throw you into a faster withdrawel- Ultram is one of them..other meds that will do this are Stadol, Nubain, Talwin Imitrex, Miquin, torodol...etc...please just be careful- I tried many times to go cold turkey- I have seized out, gone into the hospital with congestive heart failure, all while in good health in my 20's...anyway- I'm not an authority- I only know what works for me- and thats all I can base my comments on---thank you for allowing me in-good luck
if you say it happened to you then i believe ya but your in a tiny minority,in fact your the 1st i"ve ever heard of
As I said before, what I wrote was "My opinion. " I never expected everyone to agree with me nor did I expect everyone to toss aside what they believed in. I merely stated what I found to be true for myself and that I believed additional drugs to help me withdraw were of no help. It is clearly a case of " To each his/her own." You have to go with whatever you think is best for you and in my case c/t turned out to be the only way.
Hey, I just wanted to say you are so right about the other drugs putting you into withdrawal. I got a Nubain shot once while I was on methadone and oxycontin, and oh my God, I was so sick within 5 minutes of getting the shot! I thought at first I was having an allergic reaction to it until I finally realized on my own that I had gone into full blown withdrawal! I guess I could have just taken some more methadone maybe and I would have been okay, but I had to wait 4-5 hours for the shot to start wearing off - I was so sick I went to the ER, thought I was dying. I will never do that again, not while I am on these meds anyway.
Love, Cindy