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Please.........I need info!!!

by victoria1667, Jun 08, 2007 12:00AM
Please tell me where to get Kratom and how to use it, i must have something or i will not make it .  Also, what's the Thomas Recipe?  Thanks to all, this is a great forum i have found.
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by liscamdave, Jun 08, 2007 12:00AM
To: victoria1667
I am not sure what Kratom is, I have never heard of it..Are you in w/d? How long? Below is the Thomas Recipe...It has been most helpful to many of us. I hope this helps you in some way. I am sure that someone on here will respond and help you further. Good Luck and continue to log into the forum...it is really helpful and very supportive.

Lisa


THOMAS RECIPE

If you can't take time off to detox, I recommend you follow a taper regimen using your drug of choice or suitable alternate -- the slower the taper, the better.

For the Recipe, You'll need:

1. Valium (or another benzodiazepine such as Klonopin, Librium, Ativan or Xanax). Of these, Valium and Klonopin are best suited for tapering since they come in tablet form. Librium is also an excellent detox benzo, but comes in capsules, making it hard to taper the dose. Ativan or Xanax should only be used if you can't get one of the others.

2. Imodium (immodium) (over the counter, any drug or grocery store).

3. L-Tyrosine (500 mg caps) from the health food store.

4. Strong wide-spectrum mineral supplement with at least 100% RDA of Zinc, Phosphorus, Copper, Magnesium and Potassium (you may not find the potassium in the same supplement).

5. Vitamin B6 caps.

6. Access to hot baths or a Jacuzzi (or hot showers if that's all that's available).

How to use the recipe:

Start the vitamin/mineral supplement right away (or the first day you can keep it down), preferably with food. Potassium early in the detox is important to help relieve RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome). Bananas are a good source of potassium if you can't find a supplement for it.

Begin your detox with regular doses of Valium (or alternate benzo). Start with a dose high enough to produce sleep. Before you use any benzo, make sure you're aware of how often it can be safely taken. Different benzos have different dosing schedules. Taper your Valium dosage down after each day. The goal is to get through day 4, after which the worst WD symptoms will subside. You shouldn't need the Valium after day 4 or 5.

During detox, hit the hot bath or Jacuzzi as often as you need to for muscle aches. Don't underestimate the effectiveness of hot soaks. Spend the entire time, if necessary, in a hot bath. This simple method will alleviate what is for many the worst opiate WD symptom.

Use the Imodium (immodium) aggressively to stop the runs. Take as much as you need, as often as you need it. Don't take it, however, if you don't need it.

At the end of the fourth day, you should be waking up from the Valium and experiencing the beginnings of the opiate WD malaise. Upon rising (empty stomach), take the L-Tyrosine. Try 2000 mgs, and scale up or down, depending on how you feel. You can take up to 4,000 mgs. Take the L-Tyrosine with B6 to help absorption. Wait about one hour before eating breakfast. The L-Tyrosine will give you a surge of physical and mental energy that will help counteract the malaise. You may continue to take it each morning for as long as it helps. If you find it gives you the "coffee jitters," consider lowering the dosage or discontinuing it altogether. Occasionally, L-Tyrosine can cause the runs. Unlike the runs from opiate WD, however, this effect of L-Tyrosine is mild and normally does not return after the first hour. Lowering the dosage may help.

Continue to take the vitamin/mineral supplement with breakfast.

As soon as you can force yourself to, get some mild exercise such as walking, cycling, swimming, etc. This will be hard at first, but will make you feel considerably better.

Thomas

by victoria1667, Jun 08, 2007 12:00AM
To: Thomas
Thank you Thomas, it has been 24hrs since my last lortab.  For 3yrs its been 8 - 10 10/325 a day. Im really scared

by liscamdave, Jun 08, 2007 12:00AM
To: victoria1667
Sorry, that was me that sent that to you. I copied n pasted it, I'm lisa...lol


But this will proove to be a big help for you..

Good Luck..

Lisa

by tnbrowneyes, Jun 08, 2007 12:00AM
i have walked in those shoes..you will be fine. Just take it day by day. Im at day 6 and know all to well how it feels to be scared but your not alone lots of ppl here to help ya k
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