Anyone have exp. with a detox clinic

[wantareallife]

Hi !!!  I can't tell you how much you have all helped me so far. Can't wait to return the favor.  Anyway I am currently trying.... to taper down from 20 10mg lorcet a day to something less before going to the clinic on the 14th.  Has anyone tried the suboxone tabs yet for wdls?????  I've been taking the stupid lorcet for 6 years now and i finally feel ready to take my life back. The 24 hour detox proc. sounds to good to be true (not to mention way tooo expensive)  So I have opted for the suboxone tx.
Any info about what to expect would be appreciated.  I am a 38 yr old female scared of wdls.

[Sugarbeens]

Hi there friend!  How have you been?  And your wife?  And the job search, since loosing the job at the college?  I come on and post once in a while and remember I am Butterbean, but,just wanted to check on you and IrishRose.  You were a big help to me, just as Thomas and others have been. I still take my meds, I take almost as I should,but, I still wish I could stop them. When I do I hurt so bad, and basically can hardly function.  I have a job that many people need me and since I am the boss, I have to keep going like the "Energizer BunnY".  I am hoping someone special will come in my life soon, but, for some reason, taking these meds makes me feel like I am hiding something and that I don't deserve a decent man.  Take care my friend .  How is your pain?  Don't you wish there was a miracle worker that could knock it right out of us.  I never used recreational drugs, just don't want this pain! And it does help me socially.  I am not the shy/introverted person that people years ago knew me as.  I am outgoing and get the job done!  Ha! But, these pills make me sick,just make me sick thinking I have to have one to get out of bed is sickening to me.  I feel awful about it.
Love to you, and wife and to all on forum.
Sugarbeens

[MrsRat]

Hi Emmy. Another thing that helps RLS is eating bananas.  When I did a taper months ago of my painkillers to try to get some of my tolerance back, I got RLS pretty bad.  If I ate a couple of bananas a day (one daytime and one before bed) I found that my legs stopped the shaking and twitching.

Once I have the surgery I need in the coming month or so, I will be tapering totally off the Oxy and Vic ES that I am now taking.  My daughter and hubby are probably already planning on daily trips to the store for banana runs for me. LOL.  With the other meds I take for my Crohn's Disease and Fibro, I don't like adding more meds into the mix, unless there is no other choice.  The bananas are the best thing I've found, not to mention they sure taste a lot better than another bitter pill! :)

Hope you are feeling good again real soon.  As Thomas has already told you, it's the first few days that are the worst.  After that each one will get a little better for you.

Please feel free to email me if you ever wanna talk more.  My address is: ***@****

[skipper]

Emmy:
RLS does really suck, especially if your sleeping with someone else!
My pain doc claims the the treatments of choice, especially when o-
piate w/d is involved is a neural muscle relaxer called Baclofen, or
the benzo called Klonopin. actually a combination of both will pro-
vide effective relief.

be careful...benzo's are addictive and baclofen is real unprdictable
when mixxed with alcohol

keep an angel on your shoulder
kip

[pammy0690]

COngrats you are doing great!  You already much further than many of us here make it.  I hope you feel better very soon.  You should consider yourself lucky that is was vikes and not oxys and 4-6 not 10-30.  Sometimes we have to be thankful for something so if you are having trouble finding anything maybe that could be one.  Stay strong!  Pamela

[Thomas03]

Let's see, Emmy, I predict that your RLS will be over on Sunday at 1:11 PM PST ... LOL I understand you can't wait for the withdrawal to end, but I can't predict the time and date. Only Batman can, and he's not here right now.

If you're serious about kicking the Vics, don't even think about taking any now. They will just throw you back into your drug-using mindset and create powerful cravings to use more, which you will.

After 4 days of no Vics, you can start taking the L-Tyrosine if you want. (See the thread The Thomas Recipe for instructions). The L-Tyrosine will give you a boost of mental/emotional and physical energy to help you overcome the post-WD malaise. Many people use the L-Tyro boost to help them get into some light aerobic exercise such as fast walking, bicycling, swimming, etc. That is the best way to break out of the doldrums.

Thomas

[Chezz2]

Emmy,

Definetely save the flexeril for at night. If you can, also take tylenol Pm, or the active ingredient Diphenhydramine to help you sleep. Without the tylenol will help. So sominex would be a good alternative since you have probably already have had your share of it.
The flexeril will not do anything except help control the rls and help you sleep. It will in no way impede your withdrawal time or extend it.
On the issue of energy. In my personal experience, the sooner I got off my ass and started at LEAST walking everyday, once, then twice, then 3x a day, the sooner I felt normal and back on track. I KNOW IT TAKES ALL YOU HAVE GOT TO DO IT THAT FIRST TIME. And even after that. It is hard to even get up to take a shower sometimes, I have been there. Although the sooner you do these things, the sooner you "jump start" your system into producing the things it needs to recouperate.
This is just in my experience. Everyones is different.
I hope the best, it will be over soon. Don't dwell too much. Look at all the positive things in your life that you have. As well as the positive decision you have made.
Life is full of ups and downs, right now your goal is to just level off.
Chezz