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Opiate Withdrawl HEPL ME?
ok so about a month and a half ago i got really addicted to percocet. i did them consistently for about a month. 30-60 mg daily i stopped cold turkey and had bad withdrawls. i couldnt handle it so i went to the emergency room and they gave me vailum i took that for a few days and it didnt work so i went to a detox and they perscribed me ativan i took that for about a week then stopped. i havent taken percocet in about 2 weeks now and for some reason im still having cold sweats and im very restless i cannot sleep at all. i went back to that same detox and the gave me ambien for sleep but i took that and still had trouble sleeping. and once i got to sleep i kept waking up feeling very restless and uncomfortable. like when i lay down and close my eyes my body still feels like its on fire and there is absolutely no way i can sleep idk how to describe it and idk why im feeling like this can anyone help? does anyone know why im still so restless and having such bad insomnia? please help me thanks brian
yeah because of the sleep and restlessness and no i dont wanna kill myself i know that things will always get better no matter what. right now im at rock bottom in my life for many many reasons and i know it will get better so im not intending to kill myself or go back to using ive had enough experience in this stuff to finally say, im done!! and i tried the remeron again but it didnt work at all the second time. i may try some of the otc remedies but i havent had time to go to the store yet. yes i the past i have tried trazadone and syraquel or however you spell it but i dont have a doctor im seeing currently that i can get it from so i guess ill try some of the otc stuff maybe tomorrow night. and benadryll actually keeps me awake and causes mild hallicunations for some reason. but so far i still feel the same no matter how much excercise i get or how much water i drink so im just still sitting here waiting for it to go away and its only making me more anxious
Are you going insane because of the sleep? I absolutely know how you feel. When I went those 6 days without sleep I wanted to kill myself and I am so glad that I didn't. What do you have to lose to try the OTC remedies suggested by some of the posts? Alot of those in WD have had luck with Alteril, Melatonin and Benadryl. Even though Ambien didn't work doesn't mean that the OTC remedies won't work. Did the Remeron give you bad side effects? How come you don't want to try it again? Maybe the dr could try something else like Trazodone. Everyone responds differently. You are still early in WD and sleep is one of the side effects that can be the last to return to normal. Do you have a history of sleep issues?
i havent been taking the ambien because it didnt work i remember when it was so bad i was screaming my dad said he had some sleep medecine (remeron) and he told me to take ssome so i did and it worked for only one night then never again. it finally helped me relax but then it didnt work again. i am only sleeping roughly 4 hours but not a consistent 4 hours. ill try to sleep for hours sleep for a bit then just wake up and it takes forever to get back to sleep. im just going insane and dont know what to do
I had nightmares early in WD but they eventually stopped. Mine were scary too and they would wake me up. I don't know of any way to stop them. Maybe someone else has an idea???? Listening to soft music before going to bed.? How many hours are you sleeping each night? Did you check the side effects of ambien? You could check drugs.com. Some sleeping meds have a side effect of nightmares. I took ambien but don't remember nightmares. I do remember sleep eating and sleep driving. I had a car accident. Drove into a ditch at 2am. This is rare do not let it scare you. I was driving to the grocery store!!
no but ive been perscribed sleeping medicine (ambian) which is not helping. i stay up for hours tossing and turning and i forgot to mention that when i do finally get to sleep i have terrible nightmares that i dont wake up from i just keep dreaming through. they nightmares are either about me getting hurt or family members getting hurt or dying and its very un pleasent idk how to stop this
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