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I need help with opiate withdrawal
ok heres my story. I have suffered from serious back pain caused by spinal stenosis for about 8 years. for the last 2 years, i have been taking percocet in the strength of 5/325. I usually take 4-5 over the course of a 20 hour day. my Dr. writes me a rx for 120 every month. I am at the point where i want to stop relying on painkillers, and the anxiety that comes with " what do i do if i run out early?".... does anyone know of any over the counter, or natural meds that will help with the withdrawal symptoms?? mainly its the physical aches and pains that im concerned with...stuff like aleve, and other otc pain meds never did anything for me really..and im going to be hurting enough when im off these just with the back pain alone...so any advice would be appreciate beyond comprehension...thank you.
I have been on oxy 30s for 5 years. About $100 habit a day. Life has spiraled out everyone in my family asks my wife what's wrong with me and why I look sooo sick. I have the most amazing wife but cannot tell her about my dependence. 5 days ago I decided I'm not going to blow my paycheck.
I have never had a rx or any pain which needed the drug just had a "friend" offer me some while fishing.
To make the story short. I took 2 suboxone in 3 days and decided to quit everything. IT HAS BEEN TOUGH but I HAVE TO QUIT. My legs are killing me havnt slept for more then two hours at a time and the bathroom is my home can't tell you how much and how often I need to run coused of the *****.
The best time is when I'm at work the time passes much easier but everytime I take a break my mind thinks of the pain. Hot showers help a lot walking and activities to take your mind of the pain is also amazing. I keep telling myself no matter what I'm going to make it through today and relapse is not an option. It's been a rough day can't wait for work tomorrow just not happy that I have the following 4 days off.
Last night I got out of bed three times and took a walk so my legs get some work and hopefully the pain will end. Day three is far better then day one but I'm excited about feeling 5% better tomm. May God make it easy for us.
Omar
I have never had a rx or any pain which needed the drug just had a "friend" offer me some while fishing.
To make the story short. I took 2 suboxone in 3 days and decided to quit everything. IT HAS BEEN TOUGH but I HAVE TO QUIT. My legs are killing me havnt slept for more then two hours at a time and the bathroom is my home can't tell you how much and how often I need to run coused of the *****.
The best time is when I'm at work the time passes much easier but everytime I take a break my mind thinks of the pain. Hot showers help a lot walking and activities to take your mind of the pain is also amazing. I keep telling myself no matter what I'm going to make it through today and relapse is not an option. It's been a rough day can't wait for work tomorrow just not happy that I have the following 4 days off.
Last night I got out of bed three times and took a walk so my legs get some work and hopefully the pain will end. Day three is far better then day one but I'm excited about feeling 5% better tomm. May God make it easy for us.
Omar
Im almost on day 3 using lyrica my gf and i are having NO withdrawl symptoms we are amazed we tried to quit so many times but failed this lryica is the only thing that ever worked for us we are not even thinking about pills anymore
I have been taking at 6 to 10 10/500mg of loratabs a day for the last 4 years. I just now took my last two and I'm determined to quit but I dread going through the withdrawals but I no I have to for my children.i have prescribed lorazepam for anxiety is it true it can help with WD? I'm desperate and really need the help ASAP thank you to anyone who responds
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Hi,
I have been addicted to pain killers for the best part of 5 years now. What started out as a few every other day for pain has turned into 10/15 at a time 3 times a day! I have tried to go cold turkey several times, but I cant take the pain and aches that goes with it and I cant talk to anyone i.e doctor, for fear of her taking me off my tabs. I know I am addicted, and I know I need to get clean before this kills me, but I just cant do it. I am currently off work sick with a few chronic issues (the reasons I started the co codamol in the first place) but as the years have went on, my pain has gotten worse and 2 painkillers just did not cut it. I am also spending a few hundred pounds/dollars a month on over the counter painkillers (not as strongs as my prescribed meds) but they do help. I went out the other day and bought the ingrediants for Thomas' receipe but I dont have any vallium and I cant get it anywhere, so dont want to try without that. I also have a young son and a partner (who knows I take a lot, but does not know the extent) I really want to tell someone and find out if there is a miracle drug that you can take for a day or two to get you clean? I really cant go cold turkey and I am afraid that one day I am going to rather die than go without my painkillers. Someone must know of a better way (I dont care what price it is) and I beg you to please share it with me and all the other people who find themselves addicted through no fault of their own. Please help me.
I have been addicted to pain killers for the best part of 5 years now. What started out as a few every other day for pain has turned into 10/15 at a time 3 times a day! I have tried to go cold turkey several times, but I cant take the pain and aches that goes with it and I cant talk to anyone i.e doctor, for fear of her taking me off my tabs. I know I am addicted, and I know I need to get clean before this kills me, but I just cant do it. I am currently off work sick with a few chronic issues (the reasons I started the co codamol in the first place) but as the years have went on, my pain has gotten worse and 2 painkillers just did not cut it. I am also spending a few hundred pounds/dollars a month on over the counter painkillers (not as strongs as my prescribed meds) but they do help. I went out the other day and bought the ingrediants for Thomas' receipe but I dont have any vallium and I cant get it anywhere, so dont want to try without that. I also have a young son and a partner (who knows I take a lot, but does not know the extent) I really want to tell someone and find out if there is a miracle drug that you can take for a day or two to get you clean? I really cant go cold turkey and I am afraid that one day I am going to rather die than go without my painkillers. Someone must know of a better way (I dont care what price it is) and I beg you to please share it with me and all the other people who find themselves addicted through no fault of their own. Please help me.
I know this has been up awhile, but I thought I'd share my detox story...
Back in Feb. 2010 I started taking percocets 5/235 3x a day for my chronic pain. I hadn't had anything stronger than Norco before this. Within a couple months time I had worked my way up to 8 of the percocet 10/325s a day, so my doc switched me to 60mg MSContin 2x a day with the occasional percocet for breakthrough. My transition to Morphine did not go well! Along with this, I was also taking Ativan and Klonopin for anxiety attacks. Also was taking Temazepam (Restoril) for sleep, and my doc switched my Cymbalta (Antidepressant) up to 120mg a day, which is twice the recommended max! After a week on the MS Contin, I ended up sleeping 18 hours a day and having breathing issues, so I ended up making the biggest mistake of my life and dumping every single med I had down the toilet!
The rest of that day was fine, and most of the next day was ok, but later that night I went downhill extremely rapidly. I spent over a week on a rampage, breaking almost everything in sight! Had the cops called on me twice (by my parents... I don't blame them, they had to), and 5150'd on 4 separate occasions, though 3 were lifted cause I had a "drug problem" and not a "mental problem." After about a week I started feeling a bit better, though still had the weird tingly feeling. I was still peeing green and had the runs badly!! And the pain was excruciating! Every day I was feeling better and better until I finally felt like normal after about a month to 6 weeks. It was extremely bad, but was expected to be, considering that I cold turkeyed off of a decent dose of opiates, benzos, and an antidepressant. Hell I even threw out my Gabapentin and my Simvastatin!
After about a year I eventually ended up back on Oxy, this time 20mg Oxycontin 2x daily. Since then I ended up on a 100mcg/hr Fentanyl patch and 10/325 Percocets for about 6 months. Over the past month I have worked my way off the Fentanyl and started on a low dose of MS Contin, 30mg 3x a day with percocets, and yesterday I just finished my last opiate this time around. It was two doses of MS IR 15mg over the whole day. Feeling a bit "detoxy" today, but not nearly as bad as I expected. I do use cannabis to help with the detox, so that can be an option if your job/family/lifestyle allows. It does help to push away the "crawling out of your skin" feeling, but luckily it has been a cakewalk thus far.
Good luck to anyone who decides to detox. It can be a very lengthy, painful, and just horrendous process. But it can be worth it. Just live life day-by-day and thy your very best to not unleash your rage on loved ones. Use the ones you hate for that.
Back in Feb. 2010 I started taking percocets 5/235 3x a day for my chronic pain. I hadn't had anything stronger than Norco before this. Within a couple months time I had worked my way up to 8 of the percocet 10/325s a day, so my doc switched me to 60mg MSContin 2x a day with the occasional percocet for breakthrough. My transition to Morphine did not go well! Along with this, I was also taking Ativan and Klonopin for anxiety attacks. Also was taking Temazepam (Restoril) for sleep, and my doc switched my Cymbalta (Antidepressant) up to 120mg a day, which is twice the recommended max! After a week on the MS Contin, I ended up sleeping 18 hours a day and having breathing issues, so I ended up making the biggest mistake of my life and dumping every single med I had down the toilet!
The rest of that day was fine, and most of the next day was ok, but later that night I went downhill extremely rapidly. I spent over a week on a rampage, breaking almost everything in sight! Had the cops called on me twice (by my parents... I don't blame them, they had to), and 5150'd on 4 separate occasions, though 3 were lifted cause I had a "drug problem" and not a "mental problem." After about a week I started feeling a bit better, though still had the weird tingly feeling. I was still peeing green and had the runs badly!! And the pain was excruciating! Every day I was feeling better and better until I finally felt like normal after about a month to 6 weeks. It was extremely bad, but was expected to be, considering that I cold turkeyed off of a decent dose of opiates, benzos, and an antidepressant. Hell I even threw out my Gabapentin and my Simvastatin!
After about a year I eventually ended up back on Oxy, this time 20mg Oxycontin 2x daily. Since then I ended up on a 100mcg/hr Fentanyl patch and 10/325 Percocets for about 6 months. Over the past month I have worked my way off the Fentanyl and started on a low dose of MS Contin, 30mg 3x a day with percocets, and yesterday I just finished my last opiate this time around. It was two doses of MS IR 15mg over the whole day. Feeling a bit "detoxy" today, but not nearly as bad as I expected. I do use cannabis to help with the detox, so that can be an option if your job/family/lifestyle allows. It does help to push away the "crawling out of your skin" feeling, but luckily it has been a cakewalk thus far.
Good luck to anyone who decides to detox. It can be a very lengthy, painful, and just horrendous process. But it can be worth it. Just live life day-by-day and thy your very best to not unleash your rage on loved ones. Use the ones you hate for that.
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