Withdrawel Kit / Open Forum

[DubeMechanic]

Howdy all

Hope you all are doing OK (so far as an addict can be). Ive found a lot of inspiration here, THANK YOU.

I know there are several schools or thought on stopping this crazy cycle of addiction: Cold Turkey and Taper. Also some folks recommend taking other drugs to help out the WD symptoms, others dont.

Well, Im slowely creating a "WD Kit," I have a bucketload of Wellbutrin, about 5 klonopines and a few Ativans and am saving them up for the Big Day. Every week I get a few more and am actually surprised I havent taken them just for the buzz. A month ago I would of eaten them as soon as I got them. Guess I want out of this nightmare BAD.. Im also slowly collecting up the Thomas Recipie stuff.

Im currently on Duragesic 100mg patches and plan on switching to oral morphine, tapering over a couple weeks till Im down to about 25 mg morphine/day, then going CT

My question is this: What dosages of these (klonopine etc) are recommended? The _last_ thing I want is to wind up addicted to something else so I figure 5 or 6 days tops taking the other meds.

When tapering Ive heard that you should take as much as makes you comfortable (...riiiiight...) but I doubt that would work for me. I plan on doing this over a couple weeks at most. I should save the Klonopine till after Ive taken my last morphine? Anyone else gone this route?

Thanks for any help.

DM

[CinCee]

How much does it cost you?

[groovygirl]

i'm so glad you have found relief with bup, however, you can experience VERY severe withdrawal from it...i know first hand.  i have been taking bup for over six months now, and i have tried and tried to get off it to no avail.  even tho more doesn't mean better with bup, it still feel the need to take more...the addict in me tells me to.  it will become a schedule 2 drug once it is available in the u.s. for detox.  in europe, since it is readily available, they are finding more and more people becoming addicted to it.  it is even being sold on the street for $18/amp!

so, don't believe everything you here about it...it is nothing to mess around with.

i do agree with everything you said about how it makes you feel...i feel absolutely wonderful as well.

[CinCee]

I am dissapointed to hear this.  I am doing great clean for 7 days, but I am looking for a viable plan for what came become debilatating pain.  This is how I always relapse and get stuck again.

[Wardman]

Klonopin is a great drug for anxiety.  I have never had an affinity for Benzos, I was always able to take prescribed dose and not take more.  I took one a night for quite a few months and I never experienced any WD when I stopped.  However, I was on xanax for a while.  I only took that as wellone or 2 a night almost every night for 8 months.  When I stopped taking that drug, I thought I was going to go out of my mind.  It was brutal.  I had never abused it and it never really did anything for me.
   In summary, if you are going to use a Benzo for WD, I definitely recommend klonopin over xanax.  However, be reallt careful and use only as needed.
   I am getting ready to go through WD again I think starting Monday.  I hate the way I feel on pills and I hate the way I feel without them.  I am currently taking about 80mgs of hydrocodone a day.  I can't wait to have a month behind me. I ALWAYS feel much better when I am not using and I look foward again to a drug free life. I have never tried hard drugs, I don't drink. it's just these damn pills.  I have seen my life change on them.  I am antisocial, I do not go out with my friends ever anymore.  I feel awful, especially when I wake up.  I feel so unhealthy.   The major problem I get with WD is that awful dread feeling and the " I am useless" feeling.  The physical stuff I will suffer through,  it's the mind symptoms I hate.

[60rambler]

my boyfriend is 7 days clean and not feeling any better after cold turkey. using heroin 2 times a day, smoking for 3 months.
he is not using any support drugs, just stopped. when will he feel better? i keep urging liquids but he has no appetite and is eating poorly. he also is working while doing this so he is run
down. i know he is working to keep his mind off of it, but is this good? I am sober so I dont know - can anyone help me, what can I do to help him?  PS He detoxed before on the klonodine
method and vows never to do it again (2 yrs ago)

[athena]

We will be here for you come monday.Its not easy but with someone to help you, you'll make it through the w/d.The mental S*** takes a little longer but a positive attitude and people who understand what your going through,you'll make it.The hardest part for me was the decision to quit.It's day 8 for me and those hydros are still calling my name.

pixi