A Spike in Anxiety

[Logan1996]

For the past 4 months I've been abusing Suboxone, I have severe depression and anxiety, and after attempting suicide for the 3rd time I was sick of going to doctors and getting perscribed medication after medication that just didnt work, and already having a history of abusing pain medication, I decided to start taking suboxone because I already knew how it affected me, it takes my depression completely away and my anxiety. However, 5 days ago I decided to quit, school's starting soon and there's no way you can maintain a healthy GPA when you're strung out. So Im feeling all of the classic symptoms of detox, sweats, chills, insomnia, nausea, diahrea, etc. however I am having symptoms that concern me. Ive been inside my house for a straight 5 days, and the past couple days Ive been noticing that I am extremely figety, I cant control my legs and feet, they move and stretch and figet, I would explain more but its a really difficult symptom to explain..it seems to happen more the more my anxiety goes up. Whenever I think about having nothing to do day in and day out, and when I think to myself about how Im gonna be just sitting around in the same spot with absolutely nothing interesting to do I collapse under anxiety, even to the point of crying and begging for it to stop...I feel like theres nothing fun to do, like Im trapped in nothingness, and Im wondering, could I be Stir Crazy? Its commonly associated with prisoners but anyone in the same confined space long enough can have it, and it seems I have all of the symptoms..figeting, irritibility, claustrophobia, anxiety, restlesness...etc. This isnt the first time Ive been in withdrawal, its happened dozens of times with dozens of opiates. I guess someday Ill learn to just stop...

[SarahD8709]

Hi Logan,

I just want to let you know that this "figity" feeling is sometimes described as a form of Resltess Leg Syndrome (RLS) that can be common in Opiate Withdrawel. If you research the "Thomas Recipe" you will find some OTC supplements that, for some people, really go a long way to reduce the uncomfortable symptoms.

One note that I want to make: On some sites the recipe calls for a Benzodiazapine such as Xanax or Valium to help you sleep for the first couple of days.. substituting this for something like Tylenol PM has been found effective, and where you are already combating substance abuse, benzo's are not a good idea.

I'd like to encourage you to seek treatment and support for your depression/anxiety once you've gotten over the hump of withdrawel. There is help out there, and there is no reason for you to have to suffer the way you have been. My heart goes out to you Logan. Please keep us posted.

[innerchild09]

I dont really know why you are having problems I am not a doctor. In my opinion it might be from getting off the meds but I dont know for sure. I get stirr crazy. Actually I live it daily. My legs and stuff dont go crazy and stuff though. I do get irratable depressed and sometimes when its really bad I get this urge to just want to flee, but I cant no where to go. Sometimes I feel like the windows and doors have bars like prison doors. Of course I have been having to deal with long term stir crazy. Anyway I hope that you are doing ok now since its been awhile since you made this post.