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NEED HELP !!!!! First time withdrawal- IN HELL !!! PLEASE < PLEASE HELP !!
Please , please help. I was prescribed fentanyl 25 mcg patch 1 yr and 9 months ago for chronic bone pain. Lost 130 plus pounds in 1 year and went downhill physically, emotionally and every way.
I went off the patch myself on 9.21.12, and it has been PURE HELL ever since.
My pain doctor - a licensed physician- refused to even see me on how to detox. Told me to go home, take 4 Vicodin a day, and 4 xanax a day and that was it.
I do not know what to expect! I am under care of primary care doctor who knows my medicine detox regime, but I am suffering from HORRIBLE ANXIETY. Literally cannot sleep, sit sit, etc. I pace around 24/7 unless asleep. IS THIS NORMAL?? Does anyone know the stages of when this ANXIETY HELL, as well as the physical symptoms will subside??
I REALLY, REALLY need help !! I am ISOLATED, no one to talk to, and the pain doc is not helping me at all !!
I am having to do this ALONE, with no one who know what I am going through. What is Normal in Fentanyl detox?
How long will this HELL LAST?? Anyone know?
Please, please help ! I am at the end of the barrel here.
God BLESS anyone who will help .
I went off the patch myself on 9.21.12, and it has been PURE HELL ever since.
My pain doctor - a licensed physician- refused to even see me on how to detox. Told me to go home, take 4 Vicodin a day, and 4 xanax a day and that was it.
I do not know what to expect! I am under care of primary care doctor who knows my medicine detox regime, but I am suffering from HORRIBLE ANXIETY. Literally cannot sleep, sit sit, etc. I pace around 24/7 unless asleep. IS THIS NORMAL?? Does anyone know the stages of when this ANXIETY HELL, as well as the physical symptoms will subside??
I REALLY, REALLY need help !! I am ISOLATED, no one to talk to, and the pain doc is not helping me at all !!
I am having to do this ALONE, with no one who know what I am going through. What is Normal in Fentanyl detox?
How long will this HELL LAST?? Anyone know?
Please, please help ! I am at the end of the barrel here.
God BLESS anyone who will help .
On DAY 16!!! DOES anyone at all have a Timeline as to when things will get better?? I know it varies from person to person. I am noticing a few precious breaks in the horrible pacing around the house.
I feel like a person that is a new-born. I feel like I am having to re-learn how to eat, keep fluids down, bathe, wash my hair and clothes, even down to going to the bathroom !
Still having trouble with going out- but I am FORCING myself each day to
bathe, eat, drink, stay hydrated, take the taper meds ( I keep a detailed log), even a log of foods I eat.
I am forcing myself to reach out to people- and that is so hard- as I was used to being very self-sufficient, and I was the one there for everyone else. Never there for myself. Guess that is how I descended into this situation. I never really took care of me. I took care of everyone else and their needs- ALL my Life.
You all are so wonderful to give help and support on here.
If Anyone knows a good TIMELINE of what and when to expect the PHYSICAL parts of this withdraw to end ( like the muscle cramps, severe anxiety, off sleep schedule, etc) to END, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know !!!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL and Thank you from my Heart. Love to you ALL>
I feel like a person that is a new-born. I feel like I am having to re-learn how to eat, keep fluids down, bathe, wash my hair and clothes, even down to going to the bathroom !
Still having trouble with going out- but I am FORCING myself each day to
bathe, eat, drink, stay hydrated, take the taper meds ( I keep a detailed log), even a log of foods I eat.
I am forcing myself to reach out to people- and that is so hard- as I was used to being very self-sufficient, and I was the one there for everyone else. Never there for myself. Guess that is how I descended into this situation. I never really took care of me. I took care of everyone else and their needs- ALL my Life.
You all are so wonderful to give help and support on here.
If Anyone knows a good TIMELINE of what and when to expect the PHYSICAL parts of this withdraw to end ( like the muscle cramps, severe anxiety, off sleep schedule, etc) to END, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know !!!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL and Thank you from my Heart. Love to you ALL>
oh you poor poor baby. i cant answer how long the fentanyl withdrawal lasts but i do know someone that got addicted by a bogus doctor. they took it together... he is in jail i think. after thaf she went to a doctor who is helping her. he said he never heard of anyone taking as much as she had been taking. she still carries glass vials of morphine in her purse to taper down. she says they do nothing for her, but she is under the supervision of a good doctor and is reducing. i just know from her that fentanyl is THE MOST AWFUL DRUG EVER. it is taking her years to get off, so you must be going thru absolute hell as you say. i dont think you need to worry about tapering off your vicodin and valium. i mean, do taper off as soon as you can but compared to fentanyl, it will be a piece of cake.
i am having my own addiction decisions and fears here, but i am glad i read your post and hopefully be just one more person in your life that is here and cares. i am proud of you. keep it up. oh, one last thing. lack of sleep is a serious problem. perhaps i psychiatrist could give you something. i take klonapin for ten years now . same amount. had insomnia since childhood and now can sleep. my shrink takes not sleeping very seriously, so i pass that info on to you. prayers for you and all of us....
i am having my own addiction decisions and fears here, but i am glad i read your post and hopefully be just one more person in your life that is here and cares. i am proud of you. keep it up. oh, one last thing. lack of sleep is a serious problem. perhaps i psychiatrist could give you something. i take klonapin for ten years now . same amount. had insomnia since childhood and now can sleep. my shrink takes not sleeping very seriously, so i pass that info on to you. prayers for you and all of us....
One thing at a time, dear. Get through this, and then you can start tackling one or the other when you're feeling stronger. You don't have to be a hero.
When the time comes, if you do a VERY slow and very deliberate taper, it shouldn't be as bad as you're imaging. The Vicodin w/d willl probably look like child's play compared to the Fentanyl. Fentanyl is MUCH stronger. The worst thing with the Xanax will probably be the anxiety, which again, you can deal with that later. Let yourself do one thing at a time...don't start getting yourself more anxious thinking of what's to come with the other meds. Don't worry about that right now.
You're doing amazing!
When the time comes, if you do a VERY slow and very deliberate taper, it shouldn't be as bad as you're imaging. The Vicodin w/d willl probably look like child's play compared to the Fentanyl. Fentanyl is MUCH stronger. The worst thing with the Xanax will probably be the anxiety, which again, you can deal with that later. Let yourself do one thing at a time...don't start getting yourself more anxious thinking of what's to come with the other meds. Don't worry about that right now.
You're doing amazing!
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