Hi,
I tell you friend, I CAN NOT go back to my doc! He's great, but he insists I'm in awful pain due to my xrays. When I told him what I wanted to do he freaked! Said I should then go to Methadone, Oxy's ect! I have had an opiate addiction before & I was honest with him. Opiates & my body don't mix. I ALWAYS lose so much weight that I'm a size 4 now from a size 8 in just a few months. I look terrible & feel weak at this weight.
I hope I'm not encouraging overweight folks to try this method. PLEASE DON'T!
So, my doc gave me Valium BUT another narcotic sc ript! Can you believe it???
I told the Pharmacy NOT to fill it. So I think I'll just try & tough it out with support from you folks. As far as the Darvocet, READ about it. It mimics Methadone to a slight degree! I started on Darvocet years ago & had a terrible addiction!
Bigalspal
Yeah, NP. Feel free to keep posting.
You're doing great, keep it up!
Thanks so much for the reply.
It really helps to have friends that know what's up!
I really have been taking only a half a Darvocet for the last couple of days. After the couple of days of the Fentanyl WD's, that's pretty good.
I guess what I'm REALLY scared of is that the Fentanyl or Darvocet ( or both) will come back with a vengence after I jump off the taper. I have 4 (i think) half pills of Darvocet, so I'll be jumping off soon. OH, I take 10mg of Lexapro & it has keep the usual depression from WD at bay. It's just the insomnia & weakness left. So far.
bigalspal
yeah fentanly wd's can be a nasty one, pretty similar to oxycontin wds just way shorter, but every individual reacts differently to every drug and to wd symptoms experienced. the darvocet, i guess if you take it for a really really long time you would ge very minor wds, but the great majority of wds youare feeling is all due to the fentanyl. I dont understand why darvocet,darvon, etc is even prescribed. It is only a little bit stronger than tylenol or aspirin, literally. 100mgs of darvocet is equivalent to 650mgs of aspirin, so that right there kind of gives you a clear image of how damn weak darvocet really is. its crazy that it i still around, let alone taken, and a scheduled drug.even tramadol and codeine, which are both very weak opiates are way stronger than darvon. For the fentanyl patches and the wds, I would taper down slowly then explain to the doctors whats going on and they will def. help you out, theyll most likely give you some clonidine, which is huge, it aids soo well with the hot-cold flashes, the sweats, restlessness, insomnia, muscle aches, and many more smymptoms. also some OTC meds will really help-Immodium AD for the diarrhea and some Maalox or something similar for stomach pains and nausea. fentanyl is strong, but very short acting, so the wds will only last about 5 days. you can definitely ge through it..at worst youll have a few days of some discomfort, think about it as a flu. takes some dextromethorphan, thats in all cold/flu medicines, that will reduce the opiate wds significantly and also takes so diphenyldramine (Benadryl).to get some sleep and lessen the wds. stick through it its definitely doable. stay strong and if you have any questions let me know-christos
Hi, I'm not too familiar with Fenanyl, but it seems like you have been off it for almost 1 week...if so, I'm assuming you should be ok...
have you tried any Sleep aids (OTC or prescribed)? I have a bottle of Ambien and that helps tremendously..
if you can go C/t off the Darvocet, try it...just save the 3-4 you have for when you REALLY need it...maybe try taking 1 per day...I know it's hard, but it might be the best solution...
good luck and congrats on deciding to kick the habit...keep posting
:)