thats great guest , I am trying to ween off Morphine sulfate , I take 60 mgs 3 times a day , but some days I take just 2 , , But I am on hydromorphone also , 4 mg -3 times a day , plus I just went thru a withdraw from Cymbalta 60 mg , now I am down 2 , the lowest 20 mg , 1 a day , I started to take less of the Morphine sulfate , cutting out 15 mg every week , So far no problem doing this . Just keep taking less , I go to pain management and my meds get delivered to me , I pray to God that ,I can get off all this stuff, I started 6 years ago , when I had my first back surgery , I had and still suffer sever Sciatica pain , But not as bad as before .
I'm sorry man ;(. I'm a college student going through the same sh*t. All my friends want to go out to drink and I'm pent up feeling like sh*t. If I have the goods Im mixing alcohol and feeling like even worse sh*t the next day. I'm sick of it. Spring break is next week and I'm using it to go cold turkey so I'm not an absolute f*****g zombie when I need to come back to school. Give it a week tho homie you'll be feeling better. Just postpone that rager haha Peace and love
GI have been on perks for a few years now and this is my first serious withdrawal . Yesterday was horrible . I was baby sitting my sister and couldn't get myself up to play or anything with here, that is what woke me up. I went to my doctor and told them to put it in my file to Never give me pain mess again. I have endometriosis and I go through a lot of pain but I couldn't get myself to quit when the pain was gone. I've doctor shopped, and recently had multiple surgeries. anyways the doctor gave me klonipen for the anxiety and today I could almost live a normal day. Felt like sh*t all day but the pain wasn't to bad. Anyways I just want to say this forum is what really helped me get through this. My parents are both addicted, so this is very hard for me to not go ask for a few pIlls. Today is day 3 and the insomnia is still here. My feet are freezing and sweating. i am without a good support system because like I said my parents are sucked into this dark places also. This forum really helps. I've lost friends to heroin, and I'm greatful I never made it to that road. It is so sad that something like this can take you over. When I was without them I couldn't do anything. It's helpful to read this all and know I'm not alone. for that I thank all of you!
Also, I am 21 years old and in the past year I have known 5 people who have died in my home town from ODing , I really hope we all can keep the strength and stick through this. ive seen so many lives ruined because of this. It is an epidemic. If you have kids, it really messes them up and chances are they will fallow in your foot steps. We have to do this not only for our selfs, but for our family! It's 4 am and I can't sleep I just wish I had someone to talk and relate with. Anyways, thanks again for all of your stories! It helps .
Since the website cannot be listed, please tell me how to get this info. I know this post is 3 years old, but so is my problem. Thank you.
I have been on 120mg oxycodone/day for the past 2 years. Before the oxy, I was getting scripts for 8 vicodin (10/325) per day. I am on day 10 since my last dose of oxy. I did not taper. I got upset with my life and quit cold turkey. 72 hours after my last dose, I felt fine. It was about 4 days in for me when the symptoms of withdrawal really hit. I went 80 hours with no sleep (and I mean NO sleep). I missed 2 days of work. Now I realize why sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture. I felt like complete sh*t. I was getting stressed because my doc called and said my oxy script was ready for pick-up (it's like hes pushing the stuff on me). I stayed strong and told him to tear it up. I want to tell you what worked for me to cope with the withdrawal. Go to the doc. Tell him your situation. Ask for a script of Baclofen, it is a muscle relaxer with antidepressant properties (research has been done on Baclofen with patients suffering from opiate withdrawal with amazing results). You can look it up easy enough. I took 30mg baclofen and 1mg klonopin before bed. I slept for 12 hours. I felt like a million bucks when I woke up. Since then, I have tapered down to 10mg baclofen and 1mg klonopin and I feel amazing (to the point where I have been lifting weights (light, high reps) every day for the past 4 days. I still feel a little jittery, but after 2 years on oxy, I would say I am doing amazing. Now, I used the klonopin because I had some, but I really don't feel it is necessary. I am telling you, Baclofen will help you. Google the research done on Baclofen w/opiate withdrawal, print it out, and bring it with you to the doc. I am not a medical professional, but it worked wonders for me. Hopefully this helps someone.
i would talk to your dr but i had to go on the methadone program cuz opiate withdrwl will almost surely hurt or even kill your baby, not to scare you but please talk to your m.d good luck
Wow....this same thing happened to me.... i was in a car accident 6 years ago, and have been addicted to Percocet for two years now.... i was also diagnosed with MS 3 months after the accident, so i don't know what to do! i need to get away from these pills. But i have to work, too, so it's hard to work in pain. Catch 22... between the pain and depression, I'm at a loss...
Hi, i know its been three years since your post. Im also a mom with 2kids. I was wondering have you stayed clean??? Are you happier? I just need a little support, Im quitting also but i have no one to talk to because no one knows that i even take them. I hope your still on here.
Hi, i know its been three years since your post. Im also a mom with 2kids. I was wondering have you stayed clean??? Are you happier? I just need a little support, Im quitting also but i have no one to talk to because no one knows that i even take them. I hope your still on here.
Anytine KayMarie , I am also on Klonopin for my anxiety attacks , Tomorow I go to Pain Management , I go once a Month , I have to give you credit for making it to day 3 , And it sad that you parents are addicts also or are addicted to this horrible life , My Mom passed away in January , and she always wanted me to get off the Pain meds , I would Love to do it for her , she would be so proud of me , I never Doctor shopped , I never intended to get addicted to this stuff, I was in so much Pain before my back surgery and after the back surgery , Thats when they had me on 100 mgs a day of Ms contin , plus the hydromorphone 12 mgs a day , And the Cymbalta 60 mgs , I am down to the 60 mgs of the ms contin and 6 mgs of the hydromorphone , I am this Month working on getting down to the 30 mg tablets and see how that goes , I don't think I could do cold turkey , infact I know I can't , I tryed and had to go to the Emergency room , The doctors in there said never to attempt that again , You will have seizures, People don't realize how serious this addiction is , I like this site also , You feel you are not alone , and you learn so much stuff .
Has anyone tried the amino acid treatment recommended by Dr. Charles Gant? He says any addiction is a chemical imbalance in the brain, which makes sense to me but I wonder if anyone has tried it successfully or not. Thanks.
tramadol is my miracle med for my heroin addiction. i find if i have 4 50mg tabs a day, i can go to work and function throughout the entire day and not constantly obsess about finding some dope. i was using dope for about 3 years, shooting for 1 of those. throughout the dragon chase, tramadol saved me from withdrawals for entire days, but i was taking way too many during this time to consider it a "safe substitute," trying to catch a buzz off them. NOW,i quit dope after i had overdosed on it 4 days ago and every morning around 1-4am, i take 2 50mg trams and within the next few hours i feel almost blissful. i know it does not feel like the bliss from catching the dragon for a moment, but next to withdrawals, just 2 tabs of trams makes me feel so comfortable laying in bed that i can spend the rest of the night laying there without even sleeping and hardly any worry or anxiety. a few friends of mine find this hard to believe, as tramadol is to heroin like seal team 6 is to the girl scouts (reference archer).
but yes. tramadol rocks for me during those immense opiate cravings and horrible opiate withdrawals. take 2, wait 2 hours. they work better after the body has processed an initial dose, so after 2 hours try 2 more and if you are anything like me you will feel nearly wonderful when compared to how you feel without anything.