PLEASE HELP

[hydrochic]

i want to start this detox cold turkey today from oxy snorting 3-4 a day my doctor i asked him for clonidine and he gave me atenolol 50 mg twice a day instead not getting anyone to let me know i googled it is used for alcohol withdrawals...  can find anything on it ....  will it work as well or the same as clonidine?  also he gave me tramadol which i already no i very addicting to, but he said do not abuse and take only when needed it will be alot of help.  i also have .5 xanax available if needed, and i told him everytime i quit i get so depressed i want to commit suicide, the depression is worse than the phyical anytime i have done this before so he gave me lexapro ....
help me learn about atenolol if its like the clonidine dont know why after asking he didnt just give me that ...
Help i am wanting to do this today ...........................

[cattalina]

Best advice possible listed above. Just wanted to add - make sure you keep yourself hydrated. Taking Atenolol and Xanax together or too often will drastically drop your blood pressure. As I'm sure you know - if your bp dips too low for too long it can be a serious health risk. So to avoid running into that problem DRINK DRINK DRINK!  

[wannabefree330]

well, atenolol is a blood pressure medication.  So is clonidine.  They both also help regulate the heart rate, so yes it will work.  Be careful though, when detoxing off of opiates our blood pressure doesnt skyrocket like it would if we were coming off of alcohol. Check your blood pressure once a day if you can.  Atenolol lasts longer than the clonidine and thats why you only take it twice a day compared to every 6 hours.

I wouldn't even fill the tramadol Rx.  taking that much oxy, the trams will not even touch any pain you may experience.  Its best to not even go there, would be like eating an M&M for a migraine.

The Xanax will be helpful, especially the first 3-4 days.  Take it regularly (like every 6 hours) it will help with anxiety and panic feelings.  This will also drop your blood pressure slightly and along with the diarrhea and atenolol......stay well hydrated with lots of gatorade and other drinks with electrolytes (sodium, potassium etc...sports drinks).

The lexapro will be helpful also, however, remember that you will not feel the full effectiveness of it for about 2 weeks.  So during detox, it won't help much but you will need it on board once you have physically detoxed off the oxy so you have a better chance of not going back out and using again.  Also, continue taking it even if you feel you don't need it.....when you feel you don't need it anymore is exactly the reason you are taking it.

Make sure you also have Immodium.  Follow the directions on the package for this one.  But, you'll need a few day's worth of this.

Good luck and let us know how things are going.