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What is the best way to detox from narcotic pain killers?
I began taking pain killers recreationally two years ago. Last spring, I had a wicked back injury and was prescribed oxys and then time released Morphine. Completely disregarding my liver and the fact that I could become addicted, I was also buying anything I could get off the street, Vicodin ES, Vicodin HP, Endocet, Percoset, anything generic, and when it was't possible to get my hands on these, I would buy Oxycotin 40s or 80s. Now I'm screwed. I can't even get out of bed without eating a pain killer off of my night table. If I don't take them, I feel like I am being electrocuted. I CAN NOT FUNCTION without them -- I get cold sweats, chills, hot flashes and nausea. When I try to not take them, nothing gets done -- I am useless. The only thing I can do when I don't take them is squirm around in my bed and cry because i am so uncomfortable like a friggin junky. Since I've been on painkillers, I have become a stick figure, dropping down to 91 pounds. I don't even get "high" anymore, taking them just makes me feel normal again. I am afraid and sick now. I can't go to rehab because my family would disown me. I hate myself for this and will someone PLEASE tell me how to get this out of my life before I die because I sure feel like I'm dying. How do I detox from painkillers?
Ive been on Noroco 10/325 for the last 4 years taking 1every 4 hours and at times more. Ive had grade 3 spondylithesis resulting in a spinal fusion. Needless to say my body now has a chemical dependence to these monsters. I finally have gotten to the point where I'm tired of relying on meds just to feel normal. I told my doc that I wanted to quit and he suggested a slow taper. It sounds easy enough to do but everytime I fill my script I tell myself this is the bottle I'm gonna start the taper with, never happens though. My doc also gave me a script for Tofranil, Buspirone,and Clonidine to help ease. Some withdrawal symptoms. They helped surprisingly , nausea, runs, chills, feeling ill over all was curbed substantially. Restless legs however it did almost nada for, for me they were still just as intense as ever but It was still alot better than going through the full effect of WD. I've been there and I thought I was gonna die , full WD is the most uncomfortable thing I've ever experienced. I forgot to say I saved 14 pills I took a half of one two times a day along with my 3 scripts from doc starting on a Tues. And 1 before i went to bed and a half of 1 in middle of the night so I could be somewhat comfortable from RLS . I didn't sleep much but wasn't as uncomfortable. Today is Saturday last night no sleep at all till 5 this morn. Surprisingly I woke up around 10 and feel alot better. If I would have known that these things would consume my life like they have I don't think I would have ever taken them. I felt so alone with this problem until I started reading blogs online. I know now I'm not. Withdrawal is a scary thing to face and go through, but trust me it doesn't last forever , I faced it I didn't think I was strong enough to do it. Stay strong and once its passed remember the all the pain WD caused and what you'll have to relive if you let those monsters back in your life. Godbless
im not one to talk about this sort of thing, but here it goes. im 23 yrs old and have been taking oxy contns for 4 years. ive tried o quit lots of times but never made it. im now 3 days clen and i can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. the one thing, honestly, that has/is keeping me strong is god. im going to b honest ive never really beein a religous person but i swear on my very own life is u get in touch with ur spiritualnside it makes it so much easier. im now at day 3, yes im in pain, but imnot giving up this time. its mind over matter guys, seriously just try it, god is on ur side. i havent felt any eoitons of feelings in so long, now im crying every 5 mins, it jus feels so good to feel again. with the help of god, i even called me dealer earlier and told them how iam doing, and they where actually happy for me. u have 2 be ready and no ur thru with these horrible pills in order to have the strength to pull thru. i really hope i helped someone.take care everyone and remember ur in harge of ur own life U CAN DO THIS
I just wanted to say I recently read an article in Discover about herbal and synthesized Kratom as well as drugs like bath salts etc. - this stuff basically works on your opioid receptors so you are just prolonging your withdrawal, it takes the withdrawals away because it is acting on your opioid sensors so you may as well be taking your opiate of choice.
A lot of this Kratom is manufactured in russia, china in black market labs made by chemists who don't care what is in it - it can contain harmful additives bringing on permanent and irrersible neuro damage as many times the "chemists" don't clean up their chemical processes because it is more costly and they leave all kinds of nasty but legal stuff in it.
In my initial w/d I read about this and I was in so much pain I would have gotten it not understanding what it really was. In the end the only way out is to endure your withdrawal without ingesting ANY opiate substance or anything that mimics opiates or affects your opioid receptors. Just my opinion - this stuff can be poison as it is unregulated and you have no idea what you are getting or where it is coming from.
A lot of this Kratom is manufactured in russia, china in black market labs made by chemists who don't care what is in it - it can contain harmful additives bringing on permanent and irrersible neuro damage as many times the "chemists" don't clean up their chemical processes because it is more costly and they leave all kinds of nasty but legal stuff in it.
In my initial w/d I read about this and I was in so much pain I would have gotten it not understanding what it really was. In the end the only way out is to endure your withdrawal without ingesting ANY opiate substance or anything that mimics opiates or affects your opioid receptors. Just my opinion - this stuff can be poison as it is unregulated and you have no idea what you are getting or where it is coming from.
My fiance takes 100 mg daily of Oxycontin. He snorts one 30mg right when he wakes up and than quarters to halves through out the day until bedtime. He spends about $300/week on them. He has run out for the hundredth time in the past year. Every time this happens he acts like a nut job wondering all over the house looking for pieces of pills(oxys) or other drugs he knows will get him high (usually norco). He wonders around looking for things to sell, that don't mean that much to him or us(his family), I guess that means he's not that deep in to the addiction if he's selling our valuables yet?? I hope so. He just overdrafted his grandparents bank account to $250 3 days ago, and every other week steals about $200 all together. He also has great episodes of anxiety he says, and I see it too, I figure that is a symptom of WD right? Every addict feels the anxiety when in need of a fix is what I assumed.
It's not only pills he feel anxiety with when he does not have them, he used to get really anxious when we would run out of Coca Cola Soda too? I think it is just all in his head (the soda thing) but he insists he was addicted to it also, it sounds funny but I sort of believe that coke addiction, he is passed that one though lol.
His grandmother tells him to go to a methadone clinic but his aunt (who has experience with narcotics) and I don't think that is such a great idea. I read your comment about the Suboxen or Subutex, and find that to be a big miracle for some one in my fiances shoes. It's sounds hard to believe that he can make an appointment and tell the doctor he thinks it might help his addiction. He is 20 almost 21 in June this year but what if they think he just wants to get high off it? How does that work? His medical records show he was a high risk teenager or something like that because they knew he smoked marijuana and drank alcohol.
He thought about shooting up Dilaudid today because he had no Norco or Oxy's but I won't let him stoop that far, Idk if he would if i wasn't hear to know or find out about it. He doesn't take Dilaudid though because it doesnt get him high or help his symptoms.
What I'm writing you for is because by reading your post about how you were taking 10 to 15 80 mg oxys a day and weened off of them is so great to hear; that it makes me think he can do the same. But I needed some info from some one who has had an extreme experience of addiction to this drug and how they (you) survived the healing period. I hope you can reply back, I would really appreciate some insight on this.
It's not only pills he feel anxiety with when he does not have them, he used to get really anxious when we would run out of Coca Cola Soda too? I think it is just all in his head (the soda thing) but he insists he was addicted to it also, it sounds funny but I sort of believe that coke addiction, he is passed that one though lol.
His grandmother tells him to go to a methadone clinic but his aunt (who has experience with narcotics) and I don't think that is such a great idea. I read your comment about the Suboxen or Subutex, and find that to be a big miracle for some one in my fiances shoes. It's sounds hard to believe that he can make an appointment and tell the doctor he thinks it might help his addiction. He is 20 almost 21 in June this year but what if they think he just wants to get high off it? How does that work? His medical records show he was a high risk teenager or something like that because they knew he smoked marijuana and drank alcohol.
He thought about shooting up Dilaudid today because he had no Norco or Oxy's but I won't let him stoop that far, Idk if he would if i wasn't hear to know or find out about it. He doesn't take Dilaudid though because it doesnt get him high or help his symptoms.
What I'm writing you for is because by reading your post about how you were taking 10 to 15 80 mg oxys a day and weened off of them is so great to hear; that it makes me think he can do the same. But I needed some info from some one who has had an extreme experience of addiction to this drug and how they (you) survived the healing period. I hope you can reply back, I would really appreciate some insight on this.
thank you so much just reading your post knowing there is light in a couple more days makes me have hope thank you
For 6 yrs I was prescribed Oxycontin and Percs. for the DDD and herinated disc in my back and neck, it began wrecking havoc on my body. One day I decided enough was enough, I grew tired of following a pain management doctor around like a bird snagging bread crumbs. Of course the idea of going cold turkey terrified me and I didn't want to be labeled an addict which of course was what I had become. Seriously, you cannot be anything but this after being on them for so long, especially since they had me taking them five times a day. I knew the withdraws were going to be bad, really bad and this scared me to know end, but I had made up my mind. I turned to Mother Nature.
A few drops of Passionflower and California Poppy seeds extract in water or tea did the trick. Both are herbs, legal and can be found in any health food store. I found the liquid works better than the pill form, it is not addicting, and help with my back pain to boot. You will still have withdraws, but not to where you cannot handle it yourself. The extracts calm your body to such a degree the withdraws are more of an annoyance then a physical breakdown. Once they are gone though you will feel great, there is nothing like having the fog cleared from your mind, you get high on life itself, there is nothing you can't handle, at least this is how it worked for me. Now you will go through a time period of feeling lazy, but I believe this is your body restoring itself. Once this lifts, and it will you will be buzzing around the house, everything the doctors told me I couldn't do because of my back and neck I have been able to do now. Don't get me wrong, I still have my pain, but at least now I can grin and bear it and when it gets really bad I just use the extracts.
Good Luck and best wishes
A few drops of Passionflower and California Poppy seeds extract in water or tea did the trick. Both are herbs, legal and can be found in any health food store. I found the liquid works better than the pill form, it is not addicting, and help with my back pain to boot. You will still have withdraws, but not to where you cannot handle it yourself. The extracts calm your body to such a degree the withdraws are more of an annoyance then a physical breakdown. Once they are gone though you will feel great, there is nothing like having the fog cleared from your mind, you get high on life itself, there is nothing you can't handle, at least this is how it worked for me. Now you will go through a time period of feeling lazy, but I believe this is your body restoring itself. Once this lifts, and it will you will be buzzing around the house, everything the doctors told me I couldn't do because of my back and neck I have been able to do now. Don't get me wrong, I still have my pain, but at least now I can grin and bear it and when it gets really bad I just use the extracts.
Good Luck and best wishes
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