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Was I foolish in thinking
that I would not suffer severe WDs from quitting Fentanyl and Morphine because I was still on Percs and Soma?..I really thought I wouldn't..I don't know...I thought because I was still taking something quitting the Fent and Morph. CT wouldn't be so bad...
I have Ambien and Klonopin for sleep and anxiety...but they don't help me sleep so I don't even bother taking them.
Right now I'm slowly tapering the Percs and Soma..I think for me quitting all 4 at once CT would have been too much..I might quit the rest CT when I start to feel better..but for now will taper..I'm in a lot of pain...but I'd rather deal with it thru acupuncture and PT then damn pills.
For me it's the Mental Anguish that is HELL...I don't even mind the physical symptoms..
TY all for your support
I have Ambien and Klonopin for sleep and anxiety...but they don't help me sleep so I don't even bother taking them.
Right now I'm slowly tapering the Percs and Soma..I think for me quitting all 4 at once CT would have been too much..I might quit the rest CT when I start to feel better..but for now will taper..I'm in a lot of pain...but I'd rather deal with it thru acupuncture and PT then damn pills.
For me it's the Mental Anguish that is HELL...I don't even mind the physical symptoms..
TY all for your support
Thank you for al the support....Maybe I am being too hard on myself..I quit the 2 strongest CT first..I read somewhere that Fentanyl is over 100 times stronger than Morphine!!! Yes it took the pain away.but it took me away..my true personality...my desire...my passion...At this point I will deal with the pain thru Alternative Medicines, PT, Acupuncture...etc...
For those of you who are wondering if you can become addicted even by following your dosage to a Tee...YOU CAN!!! I took mine always as prescribed..Sometimes even lesss on a ggod day...but I'm still going thru withdrawal Hell....I think I will wait until the kids are gone for the summer...They know something is wrong as I am not my usual self...Still haven't decided if I'll go CT with the last two...maybe CT one at a time...or just taper.
No Blue Opiate..I haven't been on it for 25 tears..I'd say about 4-5...It started with a sports related injury and MRI's revealed I had severe Arthritis in my spine and also Spinal Stenosis..among Bone Spurs that were narrowing my spinal column squeezing my spinal cord..Sometimes I would go completely paralyzed in my arm, hand and legs and feet...that's when I got the Percs and Soma
Then..two years ago I was hit by a Drunk Driver that further injured my spine..plus gave me a head injury where I lost my short term memory...and caused seizures which I've never suffered from before...That's when the Fent. and Morph. were added.
All I know is these things steal your life away...I'm very health conscious and hate putting anything "bad" into my body...I don't drink Coffee nor Sodas...Just plain old water...I also eat very clean..No pre-packaged foods...no MSG, no HFCS.. (I used to be a Fitness Athlete and Competitor)...and these drugs have taken away my desire to go to the gym...to do ANYTHING!
Boy was I stupid in thinking if I took everything as prescribed I would not become addicted.
And yes I would be lying if I said I didn't like the way they made me feel when I first took them..now it's like I need them just to feel a tiny bit normal...and all the Dr's want to do is UP the dosage...No More..I will deal with the pain..it's not like the meds are curing me.
Side Note.. the Dr. who prescribed me Fentanyl did not explain to me how the patch works or gave me any precautions..I've never been on a patch....So, I put the patch on..took a soak in the hot tub to relieve my pain..and ended up passed out on the ground when I got out..where my young son found me and later told me he thought I was dead...Turns our you cannot increase your body temp in anyway..nor drink grapefruit juice...or it will release a huge dose all at once into your system that can be fatal..Damn Dr. told me NOTHING!!!!
You have all been so great..thanks for taking the time to read and reply back..You all are my lifeline as no one who knows me personally knows what I'm going thru..Hugs and positive energy and strengthto all!!!
For those of you who are wondering if you can become addicted even by following your dosage to a Tee...YOU CAN!!! I took mine always as prescribed..Sometimes even lesss on a ggod day...but I'm still going thru withdrawal Hell....I think I will wait until the kids are gone for the summer...They know something is wrong as I am not my usual self...Still haven't decided if I'll go CT with the last two...maybe CT one at a time...or just taper.
No Blue Opiate..I haven't been on it for 25 tears..I'd say about 4-5...It started with a sports related injury and MRI's revealed I had severe Arthritis in my spine and also Spinal Stenosis..among Bone Spurs that were narrowing my spinal column squeezing my spinal cord..Sometimes I would go completely paralyzed in my arm, hand and legs and feet...that's when I got the Percs and Soma
Then..two years ago I was hit by a Drunk Driver that further injured my spine..plus gave me a head injury where I lost my short term memory...and caused seizures which I've never suffered from before...That's when the Fent. and Morph. were added.
All I know is these things steal your life away...I'm very health conscious and hate putting anything "bad" into my body...I don't drink Coffee nor Sodas...Just plain old water...I also eat very clean..No pre-packaged foods...no MSG, no HFCS.. (I used to be a Fitness Athlete and Competitor)...and these drugs have taken away my desire to go to the gym...to do ANYTHING!
Boy was I stupid in thinking if I took everything as prescribed I would not become addicted.
And yes I would be lying if I said I didn't like the way they made me feel when I first took them..now it's like I need them just to feel a tiny bit normal...and all the Dr's want to do is UP the dosage...No More..I will deal with the pain..it's not like the meds are curing me.
Side Note.. the Dr. who prescribed me Fentanyl did not explain to me how the patch works or gave me any precautions..I've never been on a patch....So, I put the patch on..took a soak in the hot tub to relieve my pain..and ended up passed out on the ground when I got out..where my young son found me and later told me he thought I was dead...Turns our you cannot increase your body temp in anyway..nor drink grapefruit juice...or it will release a huge dose all at once into your system that can be fatal..Damn Dr. told me NOTHING!!!!
You have all been so great..thanks for taking the time to read and reply back..You all are my lifeline as no one who knows me personally knows what I'm going thru..Hugs and positive energy and strengthto all!!!
Hello,
I think you posted a few days ago when you were first starting to feel the WD. You are not a wimp or being a cry baby. Opiates change the way our brains function, plain and simple. Even when taken correctly or as directed a person will feel WD from them. That anxiety and depression are feelings that were kind of silenced or maybe put to a whisper when you were taking the morphine and fent. Fent is way stronger then morphine so it's most likely you are feeling that absence more then the morphine. But you were taking 3 different opiate pain medications at once, quitting two of them will for sure make you feel this way. I would seriously think about holding off on tappering the perks just yet. It's only going to make those feelings even stronger. I believe you were the one on various narcotics for 25 years and took them as directed? That says a lot about you and your resolve. I understand your desire to be free from fogged thinking, but it's sounds like you are trying to go too fast. For addicts, we can't tapper most the time or slowly eliminate meds. I know I can't, screwed that up every time but once. It would have been better if you had just stopped one at a time but you already dumped the 2 so no looking back now. Your body will adjust to the absence of the 2 and continuing to take the perks will ease harsh WD. If you wait just a little longer, and I don't pretend to know when you will feel any better, you will start to feel a little better. Once you adjust, you can work on the perks.
As I said, you are not a wimp. In fact, I think you are very brave for the drastic steps you took in getting off these things. People should look to you as a testament that we all can quit if we really want to. I'm sorry you are feeling so down but it is very normal to feel this way. Nothing is wrong with you, in fact it shows that your brain still has the ability to feel sadness and has the ability to heal. Keep posting and talking, this site has helped me through some rough spots the past couple days. I only abused opiates for the past 5 years, you have been on them for good reason for the past 25. I should stop feeling so down about how I feel because it's people like me who are the true wimps, not you.
I think you posted a few days ago when you were first starting to feel the WD. You are not a wimp or being a cry baby. Opiates change the way our brains function, plain and simple. Even when taken correctly or as directed a person will feel WD from them. That anxiety and depression are feelings that were kind of silenced or maybe put to a whisper when you were taking the morphine and fent. Fent is way stronger then morphine so it's most likely you are feeling that absence more then the morphine. But you were taking 3 different opiate pain medications at once, quitting two of them will for sure make you feel this way. I would seriously think about holding off on tappering the perks just yet. It's only going to make those feelings even stronger. I believe you were the one on various narcotics for 25 years and took them as directed? That says a lot about you and your resolve. I understand your desire to be free from fogged thinking, but it's sounds like you are trying to go too fast. For addicts, we can't tapper most the time or slowly eliminate meds. I know I can't, screwed that up every time but once. It would have been better if you had just stopped one at a time but you already dumped the 2 so no looking back now. Your body will adjust to the absence of the 2 and continuing to take the perks will ease harsh WD. If you wait just a little longer, and I don't pretend to know when you will feel any better, you will start to feel a little better. Once you adjust, you can work on the perks.
As I said, you are not a wimp. In fact, I think you are very brave for the drastic steps you took in getting off these things. People should look to you as a testament that we all can quit if we really want to. I'm sorry you are feeling so down but it is very normal to feel this way. Nothing is wrong with you, in fact it shows that your brain still has the ability to feel sadness and has the ability to heal. Keep posting and talking, this site has helped me through some rough spots the past couple days. I only abused opiates for the past 5 years, you have been on them for good reason for the past 25. I should stop feeling so down about how I feel because it's people like me who are the true wimps, not you.
i do know how you feel, and i just wanted to be on my owm too, the anxiety and irritablility is normal , but evil to put up with, you could try some valarien root to relax you a bit, best wishes.
The Fentanyl was a very low dose...12.5mcg...usually used for infants..it's in patch form...The Morphine I took was 30 mg twicw a day...I stopped those around 5 days ago CTRipped the patch off and flushed the Morphine...mostly because I thought that taking my other meds would prevent any..or lessen...withdrawals...I;m prescrobed 10mg Percs 6 times a day and 350 mg Soma 4 times a day..I've already started tapering these to Percs 5 times a day and the Somas 3 times a day...
Like I said..I can handle the physical pain of WDs..Its the Mental Anguish, Anxiety and Depression that's a killer..I sometimes feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin..sometimes every second seems to go by so painfully slow that I think I'm going to lose it..Has anyone else experienced that?..My family just does not understand..I told them I'm going thru hell and that I'm VERY irritable..but they just don't get it...I just don't want to be around anyone or even hear noise..I'm thinking of holding off the Tapering til my kids leave for the summer June 11th..Than I can cry and scream all I want.
Like I said..I can handle the physical pain of WDs..Its the Mental Anguish, Anxiety and Depression that's a killer..I sometimes feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin..sometimes every second seems to go by so painfully slow that I think I'm going to lose it..Has anyone else experienced that?..My family just does not understand..I told them I'm going thru hell and that I'm VERY irritable..but they just don't get it...I just don't want to be around anyone or even hear noise..I'm thinking of holding off the Tapering til my kids leave for the summer June 11th..Than I can cry and scream all I want.
hi, welcome, your not a weak person at all, so dont beat yourself up! any reduction in anything you are taking and you will get withdrawals, your body has got used to certain meds and at certain amounts, your not whiny, its hard going through it, but worth it to get your life back. can you work out exactly what you were taking and exactly what you are taking now, will get more of an idea as to your withdrawal symptoms, take care.
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Hi~~It is slow on the forum today. It is very common to feel the wd's from fentanyl and morphine. Those are some heavy hitters to come off of. Go slow coming off the percs and soma. Let your body ease into it. You are in no way weak. Make sure you are drinking plenty of fluids like Gatorade or water. Keep posting.......sara
Please..any thoughts on this...Can one still go into withdrawal even if they are still taking some of their pain meds..I CTd Fentanyl and Morphine and am now tapering Percs and Soma...I really thought that by splitting the stopping of my meds would not leave me with severe withdrawals..I feel like a weak person because I could not CT all of them at once...Thanks all..don't mean to sound whiny...just need reassurance if this is normal or not.
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