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What can I take to lesson the withdrawals, not make them worse?
OMG! I tried to use remidies I purchased at the store, bananna's, apple juice, and Night Time Sleep aids pills-over the counter. I ate 3 bannana's, 3 glasses of apple juice and took 2 sleeping aid pills...(I have backed off my dosage of percocets as far as I can-requireing 1 10-650 every 8 hours instead of the doctors required 6 hours) Within 2 hours of my needed last dose of percocet, I was in pure raw agony, twitching and jittery, pacing and so uncomfortable, it felt like spiders were crawling over every inch of my skin. I didn't even feel any normal pain, I was so beyond feeling anything normal. I've never felt so miserable in my life!! Coming off of heroine as a teenager was kids stuff compared to this! When I started using percocet in place of morphine for my back pain, there was no real wd problem at all.
But this, I broke almost instantly and had to take 2 pills just to get rid of the feelings.
I don't think I can do this. I live alone in a very nice studio apartment with my pet Rat Terrier, and being alone seemed to make things worse. But, I don't have any family alive, nearby. I've no one to turn to, and all my friends do pills or pot, so I can't depend on any of them. In the past, pot helped alittle bit, when coming off of a drug like heroine or cocaine, but I am afraid to get some and try it for this, if it doesn't help, I've messed up my prescription and wont get percocets anymore at all!
God, how I wish I'd never have started this Pain Management in the first place! I could deal with the sweats, soreness of back and legs...its the nerves, sensitive skin, and jitters that drive me totally insane!
Its so bad, if I can't kick this I'm afraid of what I'll do. Its crazy, I know...for a guy once dubbed as "Mr. Invincible" in the ring, but damn, this has got to be the worst thing in the world to defeat!!!
I don't know what to do.
~~Gary
But this, I broke almost instantly and had to take 2 pills just to get rid of the feelings.
I don't think I can do this. I live alone in a very nice studio apartment with my pet Rat Terrier, and being alone seemed to make things worse. But, I don't have any family alive, nearby. I've no one to turn to, and all my friends do pills or pot, so I can't depend on any of them. In the past, pot helped alittle bit, when coming off of a drug like heroine or cocaine, but I am afraid to get some and try it for this, if it doesn't help, I've messed up my prescription and wont get percocets anymore at all!
God, how I wish I'd never have started this Pain Management in the first place! I could deal with the sweats, soreness of back and legs...its the nerves, sensitive skin, and jitters that drive me totally insane!
Its so bad, if I can't kick this I'm afraid of what I'll do. Its crazy, I know...for a guy once dubbed as "Mr. Invincible" in the ring, but damn, this has got to be the worst thing in the world to defeat!!!
I don't know what to do.
~~Gary
I slept for an hour, an hour and a half at a time, the sensitive skin has allowed that much, truly I believe the worst is behind me. I remember when I was a teen ager, my first addiction...Once the 5th day, it ended almost as quickly as it came upon me. This is not the same, but it is ending.
Good that you are taking care with not being dehydrated again... vitamin water sounds well :) i have also read somewhere here that some people drank coconut water , it has electrolytes, magnesium, potassium, calcium...eat fruit also, it has a lot of water too..watermelon..
you sound better, gary ! :)
you sound better, gary ! :)
Good that you are taking care with not being dehydrated again... vitamin water sounds well :) i have also read somewhere here that some people drank coconut water , it has electrolytes, magnesium, potassium, calcium...eat fruit also, it has a lot of water too..watermelon..
you sound better, gary ! :)
you sound better, gary ! :)
I hope you are sleeping; I'm not...grrrr... tried to sleep, think made it an hour. Back up.
It's midnight. I'm halfway through day 5.
Going to have orange juice, water, some more yogurt... I don't think I can deal with a banana again,, gag....
I'd like to just jog but don't want to wake up husband..Of course he just sleeps away. I just do not get how he does this LOL
well just thought I would check in so if you ended up wide awake you would know I'm not sleeping yet either.... but hopefully YOU ARE sleeping.
I'll go eat and see if I can get sleepy. I bought some turkey. hmmm, think I will go eat a turkey sandwich. Maybe that will help me sleep...
It's midnight. I'm halfway through day 5.
Going to have orange juice, water, some more yogurt... I don't think I can deal with a banana again,, gag....
I'd like to just jog but don't want to wake up husband..Of course he just sleeps away. I just do not get how he does this LOL
well just thought I would check in so if you ended up wide awake you would know I'm not sleeping yet either.... but hopefully YOU ARE sleeping.
I'll go eat and see if I can get sleepy. I bought some turkey. hmmm, think I will go eat a turkey sandwich. Maybe that will help me sleep...
Gotcha, I drink V8 juice, got some more apple juice, and some of the new vitamin drinks by Glaceau...Vitamin Water. I drink milk too, got some of the Silk...it says it has 50% more calsium in it than regular milk. I been drinking it with hot chocolate. I think I got the dehidration thing covered this time, and I'm adjsting the room temp alittle cooler.
Going to try to lay down for awhile, I just had me a long walk.
See ya in a bit.
Gary
Going to try to lay down for awhile, I just had me a long walk.
See ya in a bit.
Gary
btw...to check for dehydration. pinch your skin together on your hands... if your skin tends to stick together before releasing, you are getting dehydrated... I think the pharmacy carries electrolyte solutions or freezer pops for this.
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1) These products will help you with RLS ( night are a hell with RLS) Hylands restful legs is the brand name of the product, ask for it because it is a very small bottle and sometimes it got overlooked. Same with Hylands cramps legs.
about number 5) Natural Calm , i think is a magnesium suplemment .... magnesium, calcium and potasium are minerals that will help you with muscle cramps and aches and with RLS ( bananas and apple juice are rich on potasium and this is the reason they are recommended )
2) a good vitamin complex... and i would add a B's complex and vitamin C.
4) you will experience problems with sleep and anxiety, this is quite normal and i would tell you that you will still have problems with sleep and anxiety even if you are taking some stuff to help you . There is no magical pill to erase those wds symptoms but at least you can alleviate them a litlle bit.... If you are not taking anything else apart from the percocets, we advice melatonin to help with sleep , it is non habit forming ( OTC ) along with valerian root ( this is a herb , so it is not a brand name, look for valerian root )... valerian is a help with anxiety too.
I have just remembered that there are some people that are taking supersnooze to help with sleep ... and it has many of the ingredients that we are advising all in one so you could try this product... supersnooze to start with and see how you are feeling... maybe with the days , you will see if you need anything of the above.
5) Epsom salts are magnesium tablets... you will feel much better after taking one of those hot baths with the salts, it is a temporary relieve but it is one good one :)
so.... i would start with the Supersnooze ( i think the brand is "puritan's pride " ), the vitamin complex and the B's complex and vitamin C, , maybe the valerian root cause i feel you are already quite nervous and the epsom salts along with immodium ( diarrhea ) and advil ........ keep eating as much bananas as you can, the apple juice, some gatorades....