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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Weaning off of pain medication thats a form or heroin
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Weaning off of pain medication thats a form or heroin
by angela5676, Jul 13, 2007 12:00AM
My mom is currently suffering extreme anxiety, stress, and all of the above right now because she is being weaned off of her pain medication that she was given after her surgery that was also a form of heroin. She cant stop crying and nothing seems to calm her down. The last thing I want to do is to bring her to the ER beacuse I know that it will make her even more stressed. What should I do?
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jul 13, 2007 12:00AM
, Jul 13, 2007 12:00AM
She can be temporarily switched to an antidepressant medication while weaning off of the pain medicine..your doctor knows how to do that.
Member Comments (1)
by Dad of 8, Jul 15, 2007 12:00AM
tell her to ask her doctor about clonodine. It should help calm her down and will not hurt her. Most doctors will not hesitate to give it and it could really help her. We'll keep her in our prayers. God Bless, Tom
by bdoon, Jul 17, 2007 12:00AM
To: angela
I am weaning off pain meds...about 250 mg a day of oxycodone...using this medication called Suboxone...it relieves alot of the symptons....I also take Lexapro. With suboxone you have to completely stop taking the other pain killers or you get sick. If you are under 50 to 75 mg of hydrocodone or oxycodone I wouldn't even bother with the suboxone...but if she is coming down off a serious amount I would consider it.
by alladdedup, Jul 18, 2007 12:00AM
Suboxone is the only way to go when getting off of Opiates of any kind. I was on Methadone and after months of slowly lowering my dose I was able to switch to Suboxone/Buprenorphine. My husband and I both developed an addiction to Morphine and Oxycontin and thought we could get off of it with Methadone. After two years it was obvious that Methadone was a trap so we found someone to prescribe Sub/Bup and eight months later I was free. It has not been easy since, but I haven't used any opiates for two years now. There were few physical withdrawals and some other meds allowed me to sleep and not get too depressed.
