Help with withdrawal ms contin

[rallenebe]

I'm 44 and have been on ms contin for 6 years now. I was taking 300mg 3x daily two years ago. To help with the drowsiness my doc gave me dexedrine 45mg 1 x daily. The dexedrine got out of control and I stopped using it last year and now I'm kicking the morphine and need some help.
My latest dose is 180mg 3 x daily and I've weaned myself down to splitting the 60mg tabs into halves and taking one half 3x daily.

Like any long term user, I've left my meds at home while on a day trip or even an overnight stay along the way.... so i know exactly what the withdrawal is like but I don't know what to expect for anything longer than 24 hours.
I have 10 ea. 60mg pills left and they will be the last ms contin meds I ever take. I want to know what you all think is the best way to help me get through the next two weeks.
I own a business and I cannot stay at home in bed kickin this habit.. This demon will need to be fought head on in front of everyone so I need to have some sort of herbal supplements or something to help with the edge.
I've had diarrhea for the past month and today my stomach hurts so bad I can barely stand straight.
For some reason the hot flashes get me worse than anything else.... I will sit and sweat until my socks are wet.. its the worst.
As you know, Morphine causes constipation and I''ve literally been constipated for 6 years. So having the runs doesn't bother me... in fact, I welcome it. It may sound crazy but after crapping cotton balls for the last 6 years it feels good to empty my intestine.

I've used drugs most of my life including meth. I used meth for 17 years and still ran a business.. All be it my business eventually failed do to my meth use I have to hand it to the human mind for being able to function after a sleepless week.
I just gave up smoking too, 15 days ago ( I know right!) so I'm a glutton for punishment. I did find an old can of Copenhagen in my desk and I have to admit my lip is full of dirt and my trash can is rather gooey at this moment.

I'm having my first child in 4 months, I promised my wife I would welcome our baby into this world sober and by God that's exactly what I'm doing. Free from everything intoxicating so that she can intoxicate my life.

So, I've made it from 180mg 3x day to 30mg 3 x day but today i weaned myself a little more and I'm only taking 1/2 pill twice. My body is hot flashing so its time to let you good folks give me your ideas and prayers if ya got em.
My wife is big on herbal stuff but I've always been a skeptic so if you have any kind of over the counter stuff to help me with the withdrawals I would be thankful.

Thanks again and God Bless
R.ALLEN

[laurel453]

Hi,...

did you have a look at the thomas recipe and the amino acid protocol ? there are some stuff that can help you now, rallen.



i will copy a list so that you can start with, ok ?

immodium ( diarrhea )

advil

a good vitamin complex and a good B's ( best sublingual )...

some magnesium chelated+calcium supplements... to help you with muscle cramps and aches

potassium rich food... apple/orange juice  , bananas, spinach, raisins, nutcrackers..

a good chicken soup, tomato soup, eat as healthy as possible ...some protein shakes.

this is very important, .....drink a lot of fluids to keep you hydrated ... gatorades, green tea ( theanine on it, will help your mood and to relax), tonic water ( it has quinine and it will help you with RLS )

Hylands restful legs to help you with RLS

maybe some natural stuff to help you with sleep like melatonin and valerian root ( good for anxiety too and it helped me with the stomach cramps , imo).

lots of hot baths ( with epsom salts if you have them ...)

start with walks and some light exercise as soon as you can to boost your endorphines, enjoy the sun ...





good luck with your new life and congrats for your baby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[recoveredfromamonster]

Hey brother, I wanted to come in here and see how you were doing. I know it's rough, believe me I know. Your a good man I can tell. And you will do this. Your gonna go through close to the worst thing you probably ever will for one of the best reasons you ever can.  I'll tell you, I was not far off from your dose when I quit. I quit cold turkey too. ibklean is spot on. Tapering delays the inevitable. It's a medical fact that the only drug you can suffer death from is dt's from alcohol. You may feel like your gonna die but your not. Contrary to some opinions you canNOT die from wds from opiates. The toilet may be your friend for a couple of weeks but you will live. And you will get to be free with your wife and baby :) if you need to talk you can call me 24/7 I will list my number in my profile. Don't worry, I get calls all the time. You won't be a bother, OK. GOD bless and I'm praying for you.

[gnarly_1]

HI I just wanted to take a minute and welcome you to the forum you have been given some good advise already I would just like to try and help also...one of the best things you can do is go into this with a positive attitude...that will do more then any other single thing...what you are about to undertake is difficult it is ez to get discouraged..try to use your symptoms to strengthen your resolve to quit...take a negative and make a positive out of it..I alway tell everyone doing this get comfortable with the saying..."you just got to be ok without being ok for a wile" remember this is only temporary ....it is about 1/3 physical and 2/3 mental so be prepared to fight on both fronts the physical only last about a week...its the mental 'mindscrew" that brings most people down...the best way to prepare for the mental angle is with some form of aftercare N/A and A/A our free progams and many here on the forum have used them successfully if thats not a good fit try a substance abuse conslor or and addiction therapist but some outside  help is critical to making it threw the mental side of this thing...I to share a life time of addictions the last one was to narcotics for 16 1/2 yrs...I have found aftercare to make the difference in making it or not for me...we need to dig down deep to find the root that drove us to the drugs in the first place otherwise the high will always win so get pluged in somewhere it will make this whole process ezer...the best thing I have found for treating the immediate symptoms is a hot soak in the tub...it works on a host of symptoms
hang in there keep posting where all out here to help you get threw this good luck and God bless......Gnarly          

[Florida_Guy737]

Hi,

Take the sweats as they come...your body is adjusting right now.  I used and still to this day because I'm pretty big (250lbs bodybuilder) clinical antiperspirant and baby powder.  After the shower, I dose myself with tons of baby powder---armpits, neck, lower back and sometimes feet as well.

Guy

[rallenebe]

Thank you everyone that's posted here.
Today is day two and last night was no picnic. I actually screamed out a couple times for wd to stop. I find that laying in bed makes everything so much worse. After getting home and soaking in the tub I took a 2 hour drive in the country then a two hour walk.
Withdrawals were less than half during those hours.

Went to my favorite around 8:00pm and knocked back a few drinks. symptoms disappeared during my time there and didn't resurface until around midnight when my buzz wore off.
I'm just a social drinker (maybe once twice a month) but I can put away some alcohol. Never was much of a cheap date.. ha!
No sleep yet but its only 2nd day. I'm going to the gym after work, gonna try to work out and use the sauna to sweat some of the poison out of my system.
Hopefully I can last 3 hours at the gym which should allow me to nap at least an hour tonight.

[rallenebe]

this is getting harder and harder by the minute. Rational function is impossible at this point. Sitting is nearly impossible and so is standing. I feel like my skin is crawling and I keep going from hot to cold.

I feel like running through my office door (closed), like a cartoon character. Hot flashes are nasty business today. Almost gave into the demon earlier but I decided to stay strong.
I just don't want, nor can I handle a week of this.

R