Dear Joe,
Just writing to me and pouring your heart out, tells me that you are ready to turn your life around. It takes guts to look at yourself and see what you saw. There are no excuses, just commitment and decisions that must be made. It is very possibly a difference between life and death for you. But here is my advice:
There is really no easy way of detoxing from home. I have dealt with hundreds of addicts who have all told me horror stories of doing it by themselves. I would only guess that if are successful in doing it at home you don't end up in my clinic. Just in case you are curious, it takes us three to four days to detox a patient and get him/her back home drug free and feeling well on Naltrexone therapy (no opiates).
At home, the basic technique is to space out the pills you take on a consistent manner until you take only one at night, then half at night and then none. See if your doctor can write you a prescription for some Requip for restlessness, Neurontin is a great help for anxiety and malaise, some Flexeril or Soma for a few weeks for muscle spasms and maybe some Seroquel low dose for sleep. Clonidine regulates blood pressure, creepy-crawly feeling and will make withdrawals easier. Please don't start taking the opiates again as it will only throw you back into withdrawals once you stop again, or make you relapse. Valerian and Magnesium is sometimes helpful remedies over the counter for mild sedation, sleep and muscle relaxation.
But, seriously, you must be completely committed to the goal of quitting. I have written a blog that has rather detailed information about options for detox. If you click on my name and then click on blogs you will see one under that heading. Take a minute to read it. I hope you will find it helpful.
The main thing of course is the decision that you make and making it a priority in your life, because that will determine what your life will actually be and mean in the end. I don't want to sound preachy but it is not a decision you make one day, it is a decision you will make every day for the rest of your life. Good luck to you and take a look at my blogs and my clinic website for even more info on narcotic detox www.mdsdrugdetox.com
good luck,its not gonna be easy....
I am looking also at your Blog Thank you Dr Julia and also good Luck Joey I am also going to be going through this and i am scarred but also reading all the post i cant wait for my new life! i know its going to be tough But Bring on the rain! Thank you didnt mean to Hijack your thread best of luck to you I am sending you positive thoughts my friend :)
thnk you so much 4 your fast response,i will look at your blog,it was helpfull info,god bless,joe...