How to stop the pain of opiate withdrawal?

Just wanted to let everyone know some things that have helped me detox off of Roxycodone 30mgs. Way lots of chocolate and I mean real chocolate...dark chocolate. It releases dopamine from the brain. As crazy as it sounds, sex or just having orgasims helps too. Take a multi vitamin that includes zinc and vitamin B12. Take ibuprofen and naproxen for aches and muscle tension. Heating pads and hot showers are amazing. Stay active, stretch and exercise a lot. Also, melatonin is a natural sleep aid. If you can't sleep on melatonin in the first couple days, take tylenol pm. The bottom line is you have to stay positive and strong. Getting off opiates will make you happier but it does take time. Remember that it took you a while to get hooked on them and it will take a while to get off them. Good luck!!

ohh hunny methadone withdrawl is terribble. im goin through it now .. im taking suboxone and im still sick ... i have only been cleam while i was pregnant .. and never wet threw withdrawls at all .. ive hid my addiction for years from everybody i knew even the people i used to do drugs with didnt know ... i never thought id get hooked because i used for years and NEVER got sick .. but trust me it will take the god damn life out of you ... i pray for you ///

this is so true to any one who is even thinking about using a opiod for pain or other reasons be aware if it gets a hold of youit will more then likley be your end !!!!! I stated using oxys when I was injured and four years later I do whatever I can to keep them in me I am on the path to quiting , but it isnt easy and I am suffering!!!

thats easy for you to say.i have been a cronic pain patient sence 1993 .back broken i four places neck in two in the hospital nine months devels loure no way Love you toooooo

Trezix. It is prescription but amazing. It's half hydro half caffine and it will wein as well as ease. Gl

I've never heard of that but it sounds amazing. I have been too afraid to tell my doctor about my addiction. Do you have to see a special doctor to get that med?

Mable, May I ask what drug you're addicted too? If it's a weak opiod like Hydrocodone, I highly suggest going cold turkey. Hydro has a short half life of 4 hours. That can be considered both good and bad news. The bad news is withdrawals can start a few hours after the last does and they can also be intense. The good news is they start to subside rather quickly also. Most people start feeling much better approx 72 hours after their last dose. When I went through my detox,the only aid I used was Immodium to control the runs. Starting around day 4, the worst of the physical symptoms are gone and it becomes a mental battle. This is why a support group is highly suggested. Getting clean is the easy part. Staying clean is the real battle. Good luck on your recovery and please tell your doctor. If he is a good one, he will understand.

Thank you so much for your advice. Unfortunatly, I am addicted to oxycontin and have been for a very long time. I have tried to quit cold turkey many times and I think that is why it is so hard for me to try again. I now know what to expect and know how hard it is. However, I do know that its the mental aspect that is the hardest for me. I am so embarrassed that I cannot overcome this. This tiny pill has complete control over me! This forum has been my support group. I appreciate all of you listening to me and offering your advice.

Mable, remember this piece of advice. no one is a failure until they stop trying. There is no need to be embarrassed. We suffer from a disease and not a character weakness. Addiction is hard if not impossible to overcome alone. I highly suggest you seek assistance from a support group like Narcotics anonymous. Having that support group helps us get through the rough stretches and when we are at our weakest. Also remember this, addiction has to be fought one moment at a time. We often fail because we start to think into the future. We can't control the future or change the past,but we can control the present. It's tough,but sometimes you have to say " I will not take this pill right now". If you do, those moments become days,those days become weeks,and those weeks become months. Again, good luck and get ahold of your local NA asap.

Anonymous, you are very kind. Thank you for the valuble advice. You are absolutely right about needing support. I have kept my addiction a secret from everyone in my life and it is the lonliest feeling possible. NA is a very good idea. I have created this double life for myself and that alone is exhausting. What I really need to do is take quitting seriously. I need to decide that I am going to quit and work towards that goal. My recent attempts have been half-hearted. I just can't imagine being able to do anything on my own, without the help of pills. I forget what it is like to be normal. I was capable of living before my addiction, therfore I must be able to without drugs. I have to keep telling myself that. I watch other people and imagine what it is like to be them, to go through life without relying on pills. Sometimes I think I will never get my life back.

Hello all, I hope that I am posting this the right way... For the past 2 years I have found myself hooked on pain pills.. My daughters father killed himself when she was 7 months old.. We had been together for 5 years prior to this.. I started to take pain pills not for the high, not for any real pain but because it was the only thing I found able to get me out of a state to where i was stairing at a wall crying and getting up and taking care of my baby as close to normal as possible.. 2 years later and the only thing that I have left to do to let go of what happened is to quit these damn things.. I have always tried to use some thought as to how much I would allow myself to take in a day.. for the last 6 months or so I have only taken about 1.5-2 10 mg percs a day (granted, it isnt hard to get up to 3 depending on the day).. I have been attempting to tamper down for a long time but the will power I seem to be lacking in.. My daughter will be 3 years old in just a few months, and for most of her life I have been taking these things to carry on through the day.. I am in between jobs right now and will not be starting my next one for another 2 weeks or so, so now is the best time to do it.. But the thought of facing all of those feelings I have been pushing down for the past 2 years in order to get by scares me... I will deal with being sick and I know how awful RLS can be, I am scared of getting down emotionally and not being able to pick myself back up... I know pain pills are not meant for that, but it worked.. or prolonged it anyways...

I have severe arthritis and have taken opiates for the last 20 years. Even with all that experience I will tell you that they control your life like you are a prisoner to them. I have decide to quit for good as well and have done this many times.

The best thing I have found is as follows.


1. Yon need imodiam AD anti-Diarrheal medication first and for most. It stops the diarrhea and horrible stomach cramps, but mostly stops some of the dehydration that makes things so much worse.


2. Take extra strength acetaminophen, 2 at a time every 4 hours for body aches. This seems excessive because of the new liver problem warnings but it is only for 3 to 5 days and then you will be able to back them off.


3. Take Magnesium tablets 500 mg a day. this is amazing for the leg cramps and the restless leg syndrome that will drive you crazy while trying to sleep.


4. stay completely away from caffeine and sugar. Your body is already has the jitters bad enough. The sugar and caffeine will drive you crazy.


5. avoid alcohol unless it is very limited. it may help at first but when it wears off the with drawl from the alcohol will ad to the opiate with drawl 10 fold especially if you drink regularly.


6. Force yourself to take baths or showers everyday. I hate the showers because the water is uncomfortable and it make you more sweaty, but it will take away some of the weakness that you will be feeling all the time.


7. Do positive things. Stay away from stress and avoid people in your life that bring you down and stress you out. You may have to become a recluse for a few weeks.


8. Get out side as much as you can. The fresh air and sun will help amazingly. A plus is that the air will smell better and the outdoors will be brighter as the opiates wear off and you senses turn to normal from being numbed.


9. From a mans perspective even your sexual feeling will be much more sensitive. This will all even out in time.


10. Eat a health diet with plenty of fluids. Lots of water, soup, relaxing teas tomato juice etc. Eating garbage with make you diarrhea much worse and just make you feel much worse.


11. Watching good, motivating movies or reading will help a lot. Try to keep your mind busy so you wont reflect on the misery you are feeling.


12. If you have an amazing, understanding person to help run errands and hang out with you that is a big help. The littlest of things can seem huge and overwhelming. Let someone help out if you can.


13. Keep telling yourself that this is an awakening and will be so cool when you get through it and not that you are being punished and will never make it.


14. When its over, you will have so much more life ambition. Everything will seem brighter and you will be amazed at how focused everything will seem. You will be amazed. You can see better, hear better and really smell better.

i think your looking for kratom.

Kme, I am gonna be quite honest here. If all you are taking is 1.5-2 10mg pills per day,just quit them. Your dose is low enough that a taper schedule isn't required. I also be honest and say you have emotional issues that seem to be worse than your pill addiction.



You are going to have some physical discomfort,but at 20 mg per day,they'll all be gone within 72 hours. The post above gives some great advice to follow. I know it's been said many times,but it's true. Getting clean is the easy part. staying clean and the mental battles are the hardest war to win.

I myself had dealt with the hardcore opioid withdraws. sometimes, for a day, sometimes for a week straight, sometimes longer. It is very, very hard, and of course even harder when you are simply dope sick and not trying to actually kick the addiction. You literally have to actually want to stop in order to get through it whole hardily.

Chocolate is definitely a great thing to have handy. Anti diarrhea is also a life saver but if the withdraws are that bad, they can sometimes not work at all. Taking anything acetaminophen based gave me really bad leg and muscle cramps and spasms. Oddily enough my appetite would be huge and I would eat everything, but the diarrhea was soo bad I would not eat at all. Also, be prepared to be able to sleep because you will do nothing else then want to sleep for hours at a time only to wake up and feel sick again.

After almost 8 years of continuous Opioid drug use, (MS Oxyontin, taking transdermal Fentynyl orally, Hydrocodone, Morphine, Kadian, (I had started when I was 11 years old, and finally decreased to non existent use when I was 19, I am 23 now), I was a scoundrel and a criminal, and would lie cheat and steal just to get the next fix, only to do the same thing over and over again, breaking promises and ruining relationships with people that bend over backwards to help me. After finding the drug Suboxone it saved my life,and I would probably be dead if it weren't for it. i have been on it for 4 years and have transformed my life too being responsible and law abiding citizen. Never been heppier.