people have RLS/restless leg syndrome/even is they never had a drug problem///for opiod users get the "twitches" due to sudden dopamine/endorphin withdrawal//similar to parkinsons if u know someone with that affliction...the brain needs time to heal when u abruptly remove endorphins/the brain needs time to catch up/heal/initially u will feel the side effects of dopamine depletion///twitches/RLS/the brain will heal/time heals/stats say those who exercise regularly r less likely to have RLS/and the best cure for RLS is exercise...taking a drug to replace the dopamine is not always the best chopice.ur brain needs to kickl in aand do this on its own..some r dopamine defieicient from the get go///a dr's advice on these type of supps are best/wellbutrin is often an addicts replacement...but u gotta try what the drs rx to know...they will often start with an ssri/like lexapro/if that is not ur area of deficiency it will not help
Wellbutrin was originally used as an AD for an inpatient asylum...was noticed many quit smoking/possibly due to the relief of depression,,,it was then marketed as ZYBAN/a quit smoking drug...but in reality it is a dopamine enhancer..and can often be an addict's defiency...but no way to tell for sure...ssri's r the most commonly prescribed as they have the least side effects..if u r not seratonin deficient..an ssri doesnt really helps/cos it is not ur problem,...5htp is an amino that helps with seratonin....when i stopped hydros...and cracked down on th thomas recipe in the doses prescribed..i found tyrosine helped me the most//which is linked to dopamine/which is linked to wellbutrin///so i knew then my defieincy/the AD that would help me...had taken SSRI's before with no luck///if u do not take the right AD..then u r not helping urself
Hey Twolve! My problem actually started with Ultram (tramadol). I was on it for a sports injury and my genius doc told me it wasn't addicting! I ended up loving the way it made me feel. I could concentrate a lot better and I was always happy so, of course I started upping the dose. When I was taking 9 at a time (and actually had a seizure!) I knew it was time to quit. This was last February. I survived 23 days of utter hell and felt free and clear after about a month. I beat it, I thought. Life was beautiful again! lol I truly felt great.
About two months later, my soccer team won a big tournament and I wanted to celebrate so I found one of my old stases and BAM I was once again a full-blown (instead of a recovering) addict. I didn't think I could survive another 23-day hell sentence so I made my second biggest mistake and tried Suboxone. Terrible medicine. I tried to cut down after about a month of using it and the WDs were 10 times worse than they were with the Ultrams. This time I have really done my homework. I know I can't escape without any withdrawal pain, but if the clonidine and trazadone can at least take a little bit of the edge off the WDs, I believe I will make, and make it for good this time, God willing. Tell me more about your ordeal...
I can't answer your question but I just wanted to congratulate you on truly wanting to quit. I am in Phoenix as well so we have that connection. I was doing oxys but I just recently changed to vicodin to taper off a little bit that my wds might be a little easier. I was able to quit last summer for four months so I know the drill, and it sounds like you do as well. What is it that you are quitting?