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Opiate Withdrawl HEPL ME?

ok so about a month and a half ago i got really addicted to percocet. i did them consistently for about a month. 30-60 mg daily i stopped cold turkey and had bad withdrawls. i couldnt handle it so i went to the emergency room and they gave me vailum i took that for a few days and it didnt work so i went to a detox and they perscribed me ativan i took that for about a week then stopped. i havent taken percocet in about 2 weeks now and for some reason im still having cold sweats and im very restless i cannot sleep at all. i went back to that same detox and the gave me ambien for sleep but i took that and still had trouble sleeping. and once i got to sleep i kept waking up feeling very restless and uncomfortable. like when i lay down and close my eyes my body still feels like its on fire and there is absolutely no way i can sleep idk how to describe it and idk why im feeling like this can anyone help? does anyone know why im still so restless and having such bad insomnia? please help me thanks brian
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HI  your going  threw a typical detox it takes a few weeks at least to run its corse unforchanantly  sleep is the last thing to retun so eventually it woll come back a little at a time try valarin root or melatoinon I have here good thingd about alteril and found a tea ....''YAGI kava relaxing tea that works great it good for anxiety to some walmarts cary it otherwise google it or get it on line other then that it time and God thats going to heal you your only 2 weeks into it remember you dident become an addict overnight you wont recover overnight ether it takes time good luck and God bless,.....Gnarly  
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I am a mother of an addict. We can't afford fancy inhouse treatments so the next best thing for my kid was outpatient Soboxone film treatment.  

It has be a crazy 72 hours, but my kid said they are having good days again although the insomnia has not completely gone away.  It's gonna take time.

On treatment place told me that also have a body purification treatment. They keep their patients hydrated (lots of fluids) and they have their patient take short dry sauna visits to sweat out the toxins.

You should be drinking a lot of water and let your kidney's do what they are suppose to.

Stay in recovery and don't USE no matter what.

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alright  ill see what happens and ill let you guys know soon enough
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You're not crazy Brian. You're still withdrawing and some pro's can't handle that very well...so they hand you an rx and send you off. You don't have to take the rx ever! You know that...

Try to stay well hydrated. Eat some protein and stay away from any caffeine for now. This passes as you know...try not to worry. You may have really stimulated all those old receptor sites and you're feeling that,too. Quitting the pot and smokes isn't helping but I understand why you did that. Try to go with this. I'm sure it's about to turn a corner...
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and ann- yes very long ago but for the past few years all ive been doing is smoking a lot of weed and smoking cigs or chewing tobacco. i stopped smoking weed along with the percocet and the perscription drugs because after years of drug abuse, rehabs, and lock ups ive finally decided enough is enough and i cant continue like this and i dont wanna put anything else into my body thats ho bad this has become
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yeah ive been trying to get out but its hard because of the temprature changes in my body its freezing out and i have a very hard time staying warm but once i get warm i start having bad bad cold sweats. i use to work out and be a body builder and i lost 20 lbs over all this so im going nuts i went to the mall today walked all around got a massage then went to the gym today and did so much running full body workout saunah swim hot tub shower and now im burning up my gf says my body is cold to the touch  but when i touch my own skin i feel lik im on fire inside and out i have an ice pack on my neck as we speak. and ive spent the previous days cleaning up the wreckage which is really bad so lots of work to be done and lots of heavy lifting so im doing my best to excercise which again is why im freaking out so much because this shouldnt be happening. i go to get checked out and they just think im crazy so thet keep giving me meds so ill leave i think. they gave me ambian without even evaluating me its not working anyway so idk what to do.
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