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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
If the ambien is not helping you sleep I would just not take it.I took it from day 4 until day 11 and it really made my daytime hours suk.I don't think it is real sleep at all.I knew I should just stop with it before I get stuck on it too.I really did not sleep much until about day 25 or so.
how many days has it been now? 3 weeks? Do you have a history of sleep issues? I have and it took me a long time to be able to sleep on my own again without the use of any drugs. Over a month. Everyone is different do not use me as your only example. Some people are fine after a week others struggle for longer like us. You may have to get something stronger than ambien to help you sleep until your body gets back to normal. I am sure your psychiatrist has seen others that have had the same problem. He/she will know what to do. Have you tried taking a nice relaxing bath or a hot shower? Getting frustrated is only making it worse.
yeah by taking a bunch of ambien but im really starting to get mad because i am still so restless and cannot sleep on my own no matter how tired and completely exhausted my body is. like ill be yawning and so tired then as soon as i lay down theres no way i can even get tired again or get comfortable laying down. shouldnt this be gone by now?
That is good that you are going to a psychiatrist. I hope they can help you. did you get any sleep last night?
yeah i have health inshurance and im well off with money which is probably why i had all these drug problems in the first place but ill try the otc stuff and get back to you guys. yeah i have an appt with an old psychiatrist on wednesday. so hopefully ill have this figured out soon enough
if you could try some of the OTC stuff minus the Benadryl that would be great. Do you have health insurance? If the OTC stuff doesn't work is there any way you could find a dr?
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
HI your going threw a typical detox it takes a few weeks at least to run its corse unforchanantly sleep is the last thing to retun so eventually it woll come back a little at a time try valarin root or melatoinon I have here good thingd about alteril and found a tea ....''YAGI kava relaxing tea that works great it good for anxiety to some walmarts cary it otherwise google it or get it on line other then that it time and God thats going to heal you your only 2 weeks into it remember you dident become an addict overnight you wont recover overnight ether it takes time good luck and God bless,.....Gnarly
I am a mother of an addict. We can't afford fancy inhouse treatments so the next best thing for my kid was outpatient Soboxone film treatment.
It has be a crazy 72 hours, but my kid said they are having good days again although the insomnia has not completely gone away. It's gonna take time.
On treatment place told me that also have a body purification treatment. They keep their patients hydrated (lots of fluids) and they have their patient take short dry sauna visits to sweat out the toxins.
You should be drinking a lot of water and let your kidney's do what they are suppose to.
Stay in recovery and don't USE no matter what.
It has be a crazy 72 hours, but my kid said they are having good days again although the insomnia has not completely gone away. It's gonna take time.
On treatment place told me that also have a body purification treatment. They keep their patients hydrated (lots of fluids) and they have their patient take short dry sauna visits to sweat out the toxins.
You should be drinking a lot of water and let your kidney's do what they are suppose to.
Stay in recovery and don't USE no matter what.
You're not crazy Brian. You're still withdrawing and some pro's can't handle that very well...so they hand you an rx and send you off. You don't have to take the rx ever! You know that...
Try to stay well hydrated. Eat some protein and stay away from any caffeine for now. This passes as you know...try not to worry. You may have really stimulated all those old receptor sites and you're feeling that,too. Quitting the pot and smokes isn't helping but I understand why you did that. Try to go with this. I'm sure it's about to turn a corner...
Try to stay well hydrated. Eat some protein and stay away from any caffeine for now. This passes as you know...try not to worry. You may have really stimulated all those old receptor sites and you're feeling that,too. Quitting the pot and smokes isn't helping but I understand why you did that. Try to go with this. I'm sure it's about to turn a corner...
and ann- yes very long ago but for the past few years all ive been doing is smoking a lot of weed and smoking cigs or chewing tobacco. i stopped smoking weed along with the percocet and the perscription drugs because after years of drug abuse, rehabs, and lock ups ive finally decided enough is enough and i cant continue like this and i dont wanna put anything else into my body thats ho bad this has become
yeah ive been trying to get out but its hard because of the temprature changes in my body its freezing out and i have a very hard time staying warm but once i get warm i start having bad bad cold sweats. i use to work out and be a body builder and i lost 20 lbs over all this so im going nuts i went to the mall today walked all around got a massage then went to the gym today and did so much running full body workout saunah swim hot tub shower and now im burning up my gf says my body is cold to the touch but when i touch my own skin i feel lik im on fire inside and out i have an ice pack on my neck as we speak. and ive spent the previous days cleaning up the wreckage which is really bad so lots of work to be done and lots of heavy lifting so im doing my best to excercise which again is why im freaking out so much because this shouldnt be happening. i go to get checked out and they just think im crazy so thet keep giving me meds so ill leave i think. they gave me ambian without even evaluating me its not working anyway so idk what to do.
before the percocet addiction were you addicted to something else? could these WDs be a hold over from another addiction?
Okay...First off,I know very well the horrors of last weekend. My entire family lives in New England and they were all deeply affected by that storm. It was terrible. Have you been getting out of the house? I ask that because this could be a combo of withdrawal,and cabin fever,and the benzos gone...It's hard for me personally to say. You just weren't on the benzos long enough.
That aside, there's always someone who responds completely unexpectedly. You may just be very sensitive to the brain chemical shifts.
I still think you should be checked for your own piece of mind.
Are you eating and drinking enough? Any other meds?
That aside, there's always someone who responds completely unexpectedly. You may just be very sensitive to the brain chemical shifts.
I still think you should be checked for your own piece of mind.
Are you eating and drinking enough? Any other meds?
vivki- see thats the thing thats why im feaking out so much because its not gone by now. i have been off percocet for about 2 weeks but ativan for only a few days, and i only took that for like a week which isnt long enough to experience withdrawls from benzos idk if it has anything to do with taking the vailum then the ativan but im going nuts bevause this wont go away. and i also forgot to mention that i live in new england and was directly affected by the storm lost power and everything no heat or any of that which is making it that much worse because i have so much down time im trying to hang in there but its really hard. im getting really concerned because as you said this shouldnt still be happening
It sounds to me like you are looking for a pill to solve a pill problem......it doesnt work like that. There is something, some things, that need to be recognized and addressed. But you have to maintain your sobriety to peel the onion back effectively. But it is so worthwhile. It took me 6 months to get my sleep back in order - and a few other symptoms - but today is a much better day than the days were 3 or 4 years ago when I was still using. Keep it up and best of luck to you.
Brian- Have you actually spoken to a doctor? Those are all withdrawal symptoms but after two weeks off Percocet after only one month of use, it seems a bit much.
I think you need to get checked and evaluated...
I think you need to get checked and evaluated...
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