could you please email me. I want to know more. Was it the anesthesia assisted rapid detox that you did? did you have any withdrawal symptoms? Why was it so cheap when all the other places are $8000 or more?
Please help asap.
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Can you tell me the name of the place or a way of reaching it, the one in TN? I have only found very expensive treatment centers for the rapid detox. I would really appreciate it.
Has anyone been through the "rapid detox" at the Rapid Detox Center (RDD) in Livonia, MI?
My fear is that with any anesthesia the what ifs? I think I'd rather suffer like I did than wonder whether or not I may actually die under anesthesia. I mean, it's not a sure thing: you could have a reaction to the combo of drugs they give you or to the anesthetic, vomit & aspirate it into your lungs, have a stroke etc. Not worth it to me. I have toughed out 9 days & think I'm thru the worst of it. If you have insurance I think your provider may be able to furnish you with a clinic close by. I had a freind do it here in Northern Cal.
My fear is that with any anesthesia the what ifs? I think I'd rather suffer like I did than wonder whether or not I may actually die under anesthesia. I mean, it's not a sure thing: you could have a reaction to the combo of drugs they give you or to the anesthetic, vomit & aspirate it into your lungs, have a stroke etc. Not worth it to me. I have toughed out 9 days & think I'm thru the worst of it. If you have insurance I think your provider may be able to furnish you with a clinic close by. I had a freind do it here in Northern Cal.
Naltrexone implant is not very dangerous, but it helps only at opiats.
There was no problems with the inplat when a group of people try it in Norway.
We can get Subutex/Subuxone, methadone or Naltrexone implant free.
I went through a rapid detox in Virginia. I wasn't taking a large quantity of hydrocodone but had been on it for 5 years. The clinic made it comfortable and the procedure was uneventful. I had the Naltrexone implants on the 3rd day of treatment. About 2 weeks after the detox, I did feel like the antidepressants were washed out of my system which is a horrible feeling in and of itself. That quickly subsided and I feel really good today. It has been a month since I received the implants. The total for the procedure was $4600. At least I didn't get sick trying to do it on my own.
Which rapid detox did you go to? Sorry about your experience...
rapid detox is horrible. it's not an easy answer, it's so hard on the body. i wouldn't recommend it at all, just because my personal experience was so horrid, getting off methadone with it. and really expensive. in fact, everyone i know who has done it has said much the same, and we all relapsed within a few months anyway. i've found normal detox off methadone much better this time.
Henry,
Oral Revia is FDA approved, Naltraxone implant has not. PLease see the article below.
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/meds/a/naltrexone.htm
Henry ,
Not at all. I was interested as well.I dont know much about the implant so I like to be as infromed as I can be .
Thank you for that information! Its greatly appreciated... I hope I didnt come off the wrong way when I asked for the source, I just like to have as much info as possible. This is interesting stuff!
Babydoll,
Thats so aweful to hear, and I feel your pain. Interesting about the anger from the naltrexone. Have you talked with any of the docs about this? Then again they would probablly shake their head and tell you some bs like"Your just angry cause u cant get high"
I just recently went thru the rapid detox and have NEVER felt this bad in my life.....and mine was 10K.......i was in the hospital for about 2 days and coming home was a nightmare.....i couldn't move i was so sore....plus the detox washed all of my anit-depressant out of my body as well....so i have to start ALL over.......I WOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER recommend doing the naltrexone......implant or pill.......it made me angrier than i have ever been in my life......and it doesn't help me w/ the cravings AT ALL......
According to two recent Australian studies, the use of naltrexone implants to treat drug dependency should be stopped because of reports of severe adverse reactions. But even if the so-called "treatment" was safe, treating a drug addiction with a replacement drug doesn't cure anything -- recovery requires medical drug detox and rehab.
The drug naltrexone is used to block or reduce the "high" associated with opioids and alcohol. Usually supplied as a pill, it is said to help addicts control their cravings, but only as long as they continue using the drug properly. However, since drug addicts are notoriously unreliable, many fail to take their medication as or when prescribed. This has led to the development of long-lasting naltrexone abdominal implants, which slowly release the drug into the system over a period of months.
In Australia, two new studies show that there are problems with the naltrexone implants. First of all, they are not approved for human use, but nevertheless are being provided through private clinics. One study found that the research on naltrexone implants did not follow the usual scientific process of testing and safety. Another study found that two-thirds of naltrexone patients who were admitted to hospital after receiving the implants were suffering from such problems as severe opiate withdrawal and dehydration, infection at the implant site that required surgery to repair, and mental and emotional problems that should have ruled them out of a naltrexone program.
Could you please site your source for the information you provided?
The Naltrexone Implant itself is not dangerous, its the person getting the implant.
The implant is put in using local anesthesia with the patient fully conscious at the time of the procedure.
The deaths that have occured with patients using the Naltrexone implant have occurred due to overdose from their DOC, NOT the implant.
The reason is this.
Naltrexone blocks any EUPHORIA that we receive when we use drugs, it does NOT block the drug effects themselves.
When a patient on the implant tries to get high, they dont feel anything so they continue to use more and more trying to override the Naltrexone. What happens is the drugs respiratory depression side effect builds up and most of these people overdose from their DOC and stop breathing. This has nothing to do with the safety of the Implant.
This is also quite common of an occurance with oral Naltrexone, as it is the same drug and works in the same ways.
Henry
Please read my post regarding the Ultra Rapid Detox Method also known as UROD
Do some seraches on the net trying keywords such as UROD, Naloxone induced detox, or rapid opiate detox. When reading try to stay with infromation given by non advertising agencies as the information is much more reliable. Of course the patient stories on these paces websites rave about the procedure.... has anyone ever read about a horror story on one of these companies websites? Hmmmmm.... interesting to say the least!
I not only have first hand experience undergoing UROD myself, but also have extensive experience in the medical field and will be finishing medical school myself in about two years.
Please, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Henry
Hi. First of all the Naltrexone implant is very dangerous. It is not approved bythe FDA and may release too much Naltrexone into the body. There have been deaths recently with this implant, be careful. Also, oral Revia is much safer. If you wanna quit, you'll take it. It reduces the cravings and prevents you from feeling the "high" associated with the opiates. Waismann Method seems to be geeting a poor reputation, and I don't understand why. They are saving peoples lives, quite lieterally. Just because a nurse felt it in her personal moral code to be "unethical"(and for what reason, it's better than dying from a methadone overdose, right?) does not mean that you would find it to be that. Make your own choices in life and do the research you need to. I have a friend who went throught he proceure and it has completly changed every aspect of his life, he's doing excellent. Best of luck.
Where is here? Like I said, it's not that I am interested for myself, I am already off of the Lortabs I had been taking. I was just curious about this works because I had never heard of it before this.
There's a place here that does it cheap 1500, some say its ok theyre happy enough opiods are out and gone, depends on how quick you want off but i think tapering might be the gentle way
Wow, interesting! So how's she doing at this point?
Had a friend whose cousin had the procedure last week. She went to a place in TN. I'm thinking they do use narcan while the person is under anesthesia. She had the implants I believe the brand name is Revia which is for cravings. I talked to my friend and she was saying her cousin was having a difficult time w/cravings. She paid a few thousand dollars up front for the procedure/implants. The total cost was under 5K in TN. Oh well, I think it's good for some but you'd need counseling to wk w/the mental aspects of addiction.
yeah, that would be scary, you're right!
I've tried it once and it didn't work for me with cravings. Also if you have a emergency and need narcotic sedation, it won't work
Well thanks for the info guys! I was just wondering about it. Luckily, I'm already off the Lortabs. Still on Suboxone, but I only started it 18 days ago and I've gone from 8mg. to 2mg a day, so I'm pretty close to getting that junk completely out of my system too! I'm hoping to be fully off of opiates within a month. That's the goal anyway, but I've never been through this before, so I don't really know what to expect from day to day. I have no idea how hard it is to go from 2mg a day to nothing at all. Does anyone recommend going on the Naltrexone pills after completing the Suboxone just for a while to make sure there aren't any relapses until a person is fully on their feet and confident to stand alone and not have cravings at all anymore?