Home Remedies For Opiate Withdrawals

well, its been 25 days without any meds, bar hemp oil.. shes allot better.. still all the same withdraws symtoms , just mentally starting to hande them better, . she been getting a few hours sleep in maybe 2 different times.. we started talikng the supplies we got from ancient purity.. namely vit d3, iodine,fulvic minerals, melatonin before bed (does nothing to help her sleep) bee pollen, but have found something which seems to give a little pick me up..niacin vit b3, we been taking 100mg at meal times.. the first time only i really flushed with it, was like instant sun burn for an hour.. strange not really unpleasant.. elaine seems to be lifted when on oil and niacin? happy days.. still not tried kratom.. seems the only place to buy in uk is from head shops online , im researching now.. thanks for the advice..

This post might have just completely saved my life and given me the hope and strength to win this battle with opiate addiction that I'm struggling so greatly with. I feel blessed to have even stumbled upon this forum and this post. May god bless you! And thank you for showing me the way to getting my life back.

I'm on my 38th day of being clean after a one and a half year addiction to roxy 30s. As bad as it may seem, there really is a light at the end of the tunnel. I went cold turkey, and I don't recommend it unless you absolutely have the will power to do it. First 4 days are hell, and you should definitely keep yourself occupied. Comedies did the trick for me, just watching movies all day. Once you get passed the physical symptoms, you'll start to feel awesome as you start remembering what it feels like to be normal...it's really great; at some point though, that'll even out and you won't have that same aura anymore - this is where you're most prone to relapse. Exercise is key, and support like these forums always help me when I have cravings, to remind me of the struggle I had to go through and to relish in the reward of not being dependent on that pill. Where there is a will, there is a way - I'm living proof it can be done.

absolutely not true. tramadol is an easy one. lortab is a monster. i tried to quit cold-turkey and even contemplated suicide. then i tried cutting back which works, but i have real back pain from an injury so i am not to the point of being able to go without. trust me though-Lortab is hard to quit.

Everyone's body IS different. I can tell you this is my THIRD, YES THIRD DETOX, I MUST LOVE TORTURE, LOL, any ways, First one was Tramadol, I had No idea what was happening to me, my DR put me on it for Fibro. and I took it as prescribed, everyday, never had any weird feelings, or good feelings, it just seemed to take the pain away, he said it was NON HABIT FORMING, so I head to Raleigh one day (hubby was deployed) to pick up furniture, with a flat bed trailer attached to our Silverado Pick up, it over heated, WHO THE HELL KNOWS WHY, Maybe Divine INTERVENTION TO STOP WHAT WAS HAPPENING, anyways....after about 3 hrs on side of the road waiting for the Wrecker he was busy I guess, I looked at my friend Sarah and I said I feel weird, she said are you ok?You look gray, I said no, Im cold sweaty and I feel like an elephant is sitting on my chest...and Holy Hell the Nightmare was on from then on.....I had NO idea what was going on (for those who say withdrawal is in your head from stuff you read) NOT TRUE, although I think some posts can scare you everyone is different. Any ways.....that day turned into Night,I went to take my Tramadol....I was out Pharmacy closed HOLY c**p BALLS.....it was one of the longest scariest nights of my life...as if someone had attached the electric wires to my spinal cord and legs and the electric shocks went through my body all night long, I took everything I had to get me to sleep NOTHING WORKED (BY THE WAY I STILL HAD NO CLUE IT WAS TRAMADOL WITHDRAWALS) Next day, Im so hungover from all of the pills for sleep, my friend and hubby show up to help with truck, My friend gave me some Reiki, and then I said oh c**p, I need to go to Pharmacy to get meds, CLOSED IT WAS SUNDAY AND AFTER 6....OK, Still didnt know, any ways..LONG NIght, next day got my meds..took 2 pills SURPRISE IT ALL WENT AWAY....thats when I started doing Research, and I found out through thousands and thousands of posts of everyone who was going through the same thing, I knew I was getting off of this sh*t, so I gave my bottle to my friend she lives an hour away, and I kept 5 to wean,DIDNT WORK, I drove all the way to her house to get my meds, and I weaned over a month..tiny bit bu tiny bit, and even though the withdrawal was bad, the RLS was so sickening( I had potassium prescribed IT HELPED TONS) It wasnt as bad as the first time, The worst is the depression, Because it is a low low dose of an Opiate,Plus SSRI, so you have double the anxiety, and Double the depression, I went on Wellbutrin, It helped with some energy, and I cried a LOT, It was NO FUN, Ive also Detoxed off Oxycontin and Percocet (prescribed) and it was hellish....BUT NOT AS BAD AS Tramadol, because you didnt have the lingering Depression for months, Its a hollow feeling almost. and GUESS WHAT???HERE I AM DETOXING AGAIN 10TH DAY OFF OXY AND ROXIES (PRESCRIBED) I HAVE LUPUS, CHRONIC KIDNEY STONES, DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, RUPTURED DISCS ARTHRITIS, but each time, It takes, MORE AND MORE AND MORE, and there is never enough...I CANT DO THIS AGAIN.10 days ago my home was burglarized, I believe the pills has made us a target as I have 2 teenage Daughters and they have friends who know, so it was the perfect time for me to do it, what ive done the last 10 days. Day one 3 10 mg tabs,Day 2,8, 7.5 tabs,Day 3 same amount, day 4 same, I was extremely Sick to my stomach the entire time, irregular body temp. very little diarrhea,deression horrible,Day 5 asked for medical detox in hospital,little did I know I was checking into Rehab,Let me just tell anyone who considers this (check the place out before you sign anything) what a DUMP, They warned my Husband I would call and he wouldnt come get me,they MADE ME TAKE 13 pills that NIGHt I tried refusing that was NOT an option,I ended up getting a room mate after I was told I wouldnt, as I type this tears stream down my cheeks,MY GAWD so many people suffering in this cold crazy world,and we put our lives in the hands of DRUG DEALERS AKA our DR. She was a Cutter, She showed me and My Lord Jesus in heaven she was slashed to pieces, I immediatley threw up and cried, and hugged her, and told her I was a Reiki Practitoner and I would help her(weird I know) I help all kinds of people JUST NOT ME! Im learning....anyways woke up the next day, Knew I had to get the hell out of there..No meds,Full withdrawal, 2 hours from home, they wouldnt call my Husband (said they didnt have time) and asked is this because you want to use...OMG..UHM NO I chose this.....so I put my shoes on jacket on, they would not give me my cell phone or belongings and I LEFT!!!!!I walked 3 MILES in Full blown Withdrawals....Man you think you have NO STRENGTH YOU FIND IT!!!!!I got to a phone called my Daughter and said PLEASE come get me, it was one of the longest days of my life, BUT being so busy with that Drama, my day went by fast, I slept almost the whole way home, crawled in bed with my dogs, my 1000 thread count sheets, my down comforter, and slept all day, I took half a xanax Wednesday Night slept mostly through the night, Thursday (yesterday) sever nausea,weakness, diarhea, but was prescribed a B12 Shot by my DR I told her what I was doing, and she also called in Zofran...OMG It was Night and day, had my Daughter give me the Prescribed B12 Injection, took 3 Zofran, ate 2 bananas, a fruit bar, was craving Potatoes, which tells me my Potassium is low,so I ate some last night, had a little worse RLS, but took a Motion Sickness Pill, more Zofran, Immodium,and half a .5 xanax...slept pretty good, today, still weak but NO vomiting, I got some Vitamins C powder packets, drank that with some orange juice, and drink gatorade all day,made some homemade chicken stew,showered, even blew dry my hair (Important for a hairstylist) put a little makeup on, cleaned my fridge,walked the dogs. Im coming out of it now..I would whole heartedly take Tab withdrawal over Tramadol, IF YOU DO USE TRAMADOL USE IT ONLY THE VERY FIRST 3 DAYS, NO MORE BECAUSE IT STARTS TO MESS WITH BRAIN CHEMICALS, AND YOU DONT WANT SEVERE REBOUND DEPRESSION....AND IM TALKING GET MAYBE 6 50 MG PILLS, USE 2 THE FIRST DAY CUT THEM IN HALF,2 THE SECOND AND MAYBE HALF THE THIRD DAY. AND YOU SHOULD START TO FEEL BETTER THE 4TH DAY. Remember we ALL HAVE DIFFERENT DNA, different chemicals we are all different.But i can tell you this the weakness is made worse by loss of body fluids, you are peeing all of that c**p out,plus the other stomach issues, so its so important to get Vitamins to help,so tell your DR what your doing they are usually really supportive, Get a script for B12 (INJECTION),Pottasium,Zofran,Duexis,maybe 6 xanax, for sleep and anxiety,5 or 6 tramadol (if you think youll need it but NO MORE than that),and if you can get Phenergan it Really helps because it is also an Antihistamine (helps with runny nose and sneezing),plus it helps with your tummy, and sleep.My Dr wouldnt give me any. Its all good. Today was SO MUCH BETTER.....hang in there, Im telling you NO ONE CAN SYMPATHIZE IF THEYVE NEVER BEEN THROUGH IT, MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN A JACKASS, TRY GOING THROUGH THIS AND SOMEONE IN THE KITCHEN CALLING YOU A JUNKIE AND PILL HEAD, IT HAS MADE ME REALIZE IVE NUMBED MYSELF TO HIS ABUSE AND NOT JUST NUMBED MY PHYSICAL PAIN....YOU ANY OF YOU CAN DO IT,BE PROUD OF YOUR LITTLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EVEN IF ITS A TRIP TO THE BATHROOM, OR BEING ABLE TO SIT ON THE COUCH, WRITE EVERY SINGLE DAY ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE AND WHEN YOU CRAVE GRAB IT AND READ IT,ASK YOURSELF IS IT WORTH IT?????I DONT WANT TO BE A SLAVE TO PILLS ANYMORE, AND MY DAUGHTER DESERVES FOR ME TO STAND UP FOR HER AND I WITH A CLEAR HEAD, IVE SELF MEDICATED THE LAST 8 MONTHS WHILE SHE'S DEALT CLEAR HEADED WITH MY HUSBANDS ACTIONS AND VERBAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE OF ME.....SORRY FOR THE RAMBLE, BUT ALL OF YOU SNATCH YOUR LIFE BACK TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!BY THE WAY MY SCREEN NAME IS serenity4374,I t was just quicker to do this..Much LOVE,Positive Energy and Healing Light to all Of you on this Journey, For its out of Severe Trauma and Conflict comes some of the most Amazing Insights and Blessings.XOXOXO

AWESOME JOB!!!!!It is that FEELING OF EMPTINESS, and HOLLOWNESS that your ADDICTED BRAIN tricks you with. Ive done this 3 times, I have legitimate pain, I convince myself, I can handle the pills, I wont take more...SUCH A LIE!!!!!!!PROUD OF YOU.....

mate 3 tramadol a day for a year , shouldnt be hard to come off. i just been through 30 days with my partner , she been on tramadol 2*100mg 5 times a day for 12 years , plus the same co codomol , plus others .. shes in loads less pain now! hope this helps

Just wanted to throw my $0.02 cents in as for my personal experience thus far. As of today I'm 1 week and 1 day off opiates. I didn't have an RX for them but took them to deal with the passing of family members and friends. I've recently just decided to get off of them altogether. What helped me is surrounding myself with better people that radiate positive energy and also rely on my own intuition to make wise decisions. Knowing that I had to eliminate certain people from my life was a tough decision but once it was made, it's such a free feeling to not have to associate with people that can't even carry on an intellectual conversation rather the only common ground was pills! BLAH! So I made decisions to just not deal with those people and surround myself with positive people and it's helped 100%.

As for physical and psychological symptoms, I had not as many symptoms physically as I thought I would. I did have some pain in my arms and legs and definitely a hard time sleeping. Last night was the first night I actually got nearly 8 hours. SCORE! For me, it's been more of a psychological roller coaster of emotions (suppressed emotions from doing pills and being numb) and responsibilities that I chose not to address rather I did pills to "tune out."

I'm starting a vitamin regiment with B-Complex, Muiti and Vitamin C w/ Rose Hips. For mental mood, I'm taking 5-HTP up to 3 pills a day spread out. The 5-HTP seems to be helping with my mood. I compound this with a little bit of high-grade marijuana and that allows my mind to relax and focus on the tasks at hand. (I'm an enhancement smoker so it makes things better and clearer :)> So far with a little exercise, I'm not feeling too bad and my outlook is much brighter than a week ago.

Hang in there comrades, it gets better and I think the mental craving is the hardest part to overcome but with good people and a support system, it can be done. Best of luck.

 

regards,

 

rast4man

 

"Many are called, few are chosen. You've got to be aware of wolves in sheep's clothing" -Rita Marley

 

Hi everyne, been reading this forum ALL day long. I think reading has helped. I'm in hr 36 since last dose of 30mg of oxy. Just like many here, I have real pain, ( hip, feet and back)but my scripts have never lasted till end of month. I've been doing 100 mgs oxy and 1-200 mgs of morph for abt 4 years. It started wwith 20 mgs a day, doc uped me to 90 mgs a day, but find myslf driving to bad parts of townetc. I've never tried H, it was offered today, but that's a line I haven't crossed. Finally came somewhat clean with my hubby abt my addiction. He just has no idea the $$$ I've spent. You all know the symptoms. Just kinda want to know how long till the rls goes away. I go see doc on wed, but always afraid she won't be there.

Mine lasted about 5 days, before it became bearable. B vitamins, fruit juice , hot showers and any kind of exercise that you cam manage will help. The Kratom will also stop the rls. Hang in there!

Thanks Georgia, you seem to be a real lifesaver here, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH. I have a heating pad on right now, going to try to convince myself to sleep haha funny right. Called in sick today, with new boss, but off for next two. I knew Id be out, so I made the sched. I went to get my somas refilled, but 3 days too early, I was going. To try a soma coma per se. I haven't puked yet is that a good sign. Or will tht hit at abt 48 hrs. Tried hylands cramps for legs but no help, prob cuz I'm 37 hrs into full detox. Sat went bought 10 15 mgs of oxy, took all but 2 of them and still didn't sleep sat night. Took last 2 at 9am Sunday. Copped 2 xanax from street, didn't help at all. But thank you, I think you and this forum has been a gosend.

48 hrs in amodiam ad has been great, very weak, shaky, cold. Chills. Still no vomiting. Last time I was in full projectile vomitting by this time, but I was also coming off somas as well, maybe that's why. But I WANT MORPHINE!!! Ok, ok,ok, ok, ok, calm, breath 2 songs come to mind NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN AND I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS

I hear you Serenity, my husband of 20 years, whom I finally confided in, says the same. Well he didn't this time, but I'm on 49 hours in. He's an alcoholic as well, used too drink 24/7. I've been many trips to the er with him, seizures, rehab after rehab. Now he drinks only fri night proud of him for that. But having said that, he knows what I'm going thru and I NEVER yelled at him when he was detoxing. I didn't understand addiction at the time, like why can't he just stay sober. I get it now, but it doesn't make it any better, being called a junkie, just go take another pill, downer queen, pillpopping bi**ch. But I guess that's his addiction. I don't know. But damn I need his support. I did tell him Sunday not to be mean, and when I went to the street for xnax, not to judge me. He actually went with me, not to enable, but to see who I was dealin with I guess. Or maybe cuz I was 24 hrs in driving. Not good, not good. And then the sh** didn't work.. also, I only have my smart phone, and I had a hard time finding this forum after last night. Had to find right thread but then had to scroll thru 47 pages. Does anyone have an idea how to just pop in. This forum has helped me thru this bout of wd's. Not thru the woods yet tho. Once again thanks Georgia, Purpllpill and Serenity, you will never know how you helped me.

Hi guestaz, this forum helped me as well, and I am glad it is helping you. Any way for you to get some kratom? That is what really helped me make it over the hump, not kidding when I say it stops the opiate WD's, it really does.
Not having someone to support you makes it really hard, the first couple of times I tried to stop, I did not either, I tried to hide what I was going through, guess thats why I failed...
Last time I let my wife know, and she was a big help, and one of the reasons I have stayed off the pills so long now.

Keep your mind as active as you can, read, listen to music, watch TV, anything to help the time pass, before you know it, the WD's will ease, but keep an eye out for PAWS (depression) that hit me about 12 days after, and was a B!^ch!

Hang in there!

I think I'm going to make some coffee, its not like I'm sleeping anyways. And I like iced coffee. I have a headache. But 55 hrs in and no vomiting. Just blah, forcing myself to do piddly stuff around the house. I have to go back to work Thur. Don't think they'd believe the flu lasts this long.