Help needed to do away with cravings. I dont want to give in but please help to come out from this torture

[medicos]

My cravings for just a litle dose will kill me. What if, i will take a small amount to get a rid of frustration ...

[medicos]

Happy Easter to you and all. You are right these herbal drugs cant be taken at random so i am taking all precautions. For past few days the stiffness of my lower legs and sleep is worrying me a lot. I am unable to sleep and whatever little sleep i get it is disturbing because of insane dreams and all that.
I do smoke but dont take alcohol. I do intend to quit smoking but at present it was not possible.

[petroglyph54]

I just looked at my bottle for dosage amounts and it seemed ambiguous to me, so I typed in valerian root dosage into "Bing" and there was lots of info. The one article I read said 300 to 600 mgs or 2-3 grams. Please don't take my opinion on dosing amounts, but everything has warnings. Vitamins and herbs in the U.S. are not regulated by the F.D.A., so potency, quality etc. arnt' always clear. What I do personally if I have a question is read up on it a bit, and then I start out with the least amount that has the potential to give me the results I'm expecting and watch for side effects. This may sound strange, especially after me taking narcotics for years [pain management] but drugs or meds and sometimes herbs actually frighten me a bit. It's the interaction between them all that worries me. I think that if someone takes medicine A and then B, then possibly C and so on thats the potential for at  least 9 different meds and not just 3? Anyway that's what I think. If you've used the root with no side effects that wern't tolerable and think you need to increase it's effect's, increase the dose gradually? That's not just my paranoia talking! When my mother had her first stroke we found out she was taking 17 different meds, the dr's at the time said there was no one who could calculate the different possibilities for inter-reactions.
Yes I do feel that the wd's are increasingly worse with amount taken and over length of time. But again it's a bit different for everyone. Also I think contributing factors are general health, age, whether or not you smoke, whether or not you drink alcohol or I hate to say it coffee, and how much. Which time it is that a person is detoxing, mental state, personal knowledge of what their going through, and of course mental attitude and Faith. A few get off for free, but most don't. I also think most people that stay off drugs, get some form of aftercare.
As Sarah said above, it's better to be safe than sorry. You are almost out of the woods on your detox now and I'm pretty sure you've seen some difference already. Keep up with your health regimen, are you ready to take the kids to the park or a walk? It will take more time to get this stuff out of you and you can still get some rebound pain or wd's but they wont' last long. You doing great, keep it up.

[medicos]

Thanks for response. You are right restless legs makes one more restless when one lays down.Whatever you have suggested i have been already following like religion except valerian root that i was taking occasionally. How much valerian i should take each day ?
I feel my w/dwls will take time because i have been abusing for a longer period and with heavy doses. Is it so? Do the length of w/dwls depend on the period of use of drugs? Is there any relation between the two?

[dominosarah]

Hot flashes are pretty common during this time.  If the breathing doesnt get better make sure you get seen by a doctor.  Better to be safe than sorry.......sara

[petroglyph54]

I do believe the breathlessness and the flashes are anxiety and at least to me sound like perfectly normal wd symptoms. Take a long hot bath, try the Valerian root to calm to help calm, keep pushing the fluids. Ignore the hot flashes. Banana's are great to keep your potassium levels up and do wonder's for restless legs or arms. Many people including me would get rls, restless legs when I lay down. Walgreens carries a product by Hyland's calles restless legs, it works great. Read the directions on them. It seems to be getting better for you at the normal pace. Just takes the magic ingredient, Time.

[medicos]

can somone help please?