How to stop the pain of opiate withdrawal?

hopeful 29254563 over a year ago

I'm on day 4 and feel ALOT BETTER! I don't feel like I'm detoxing anymore! my stomach just still feels week and very gassy! God really helped me! that's all I can say! I give Him the credit!

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notgivingup241297 over a year ago

I was going to say the same thing,but you beat me to it. Withdrawals from opiates are not life threatning. If my Dr. told me this, I'd find another one quickly. The only withdrawals that are dangerous are from Alcohol and Benzos. Those have to be done under a clinical setting and not cold turkey.

Opiate withdrawal will make you feel like death,but again, it isn't dangerous.

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notgivingup241297 over a year ago

I am so glad to hear you stayed the course and didn't give in. It may take a week or slightly longer before your stomach returns to normal. In the meantime,stick with plenty of fluids and easily digestive meals. For me, the physical symptom that was the last to go was the sneezing. That lasted about 2 weeks. I attribute that to the nerves in the nasal tract starting to return to normal after being numbed by the opiates for so long.

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Guest over a year ago

My husband is trying to decide while withdrawing from Vicodin if he should do the liquid methadone route or suboxone any suggestions?

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Julz12 over a year ago

I have a relative withdrawing from vicodin and is making a decision to finally quit after two and Half years but doesn't know if he should go to methadone clinic or doctor for suboxone?

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Gavaznha03256092 over a year ago

Getting on methadone and or suboxon is trading one addiction for another. They might be easier/legal to obtain but more difficult to detox. In other words there are no short cuts in detoxing from opiates other than fighting throught it. When I say fight, I literally mean FIGHT of your life, for your life. Take it personal or as challenge to beat this evil addiction that will eventually destroy your life if you don't fight it, even if you relapse, it's part of a battle in a life or death WAR.

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notgivingup241297 over a year ago

No, do not go the methadone or suboxone route. Hydro is a weak opiod with a short half life of 4 hours. Those two have half lifes of 72 hrs and take a long time to withdraw from. Going cold turkey is the best way to detox from Hydrocodone. It's gonna suck,but he'll feel a lot better around 72 hours.

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lorree over a year ago

i am really scared i am getting close to having to get off morphene and i have been on it for like 3 or 4 years i know what the with draw is like only the longest i have been off these pills is five days and i have never been more sick and more in pain i feel so weak i cant move no motivation i dont want to move being awake seems to be a chore i feel loanly depressed down shaky cold hot nautiouse panicy i cant sleep but i want to sleep im scared my doctor left they alwayse do and i am going to be getting a new one and with all the patiants who have become addicted and over used misused i am kinda trippin though i know i should be i am addicted but i am so despratly afraid of the pain the nausia etc i really wish i had help i cant do this

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Ritchie123257936 over a year ago

That long on morphene maybe your Dr will give u something like methadone or suboxin for a while

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Gavaznha03 over a year ago

To be accurate suboxone has a 36 hr half life not 72. Either way, as we discussed before cold turkey is the way to go. One way that I did finally quit was every day I extended the hrs in between sub- intake. I started to take sub- every 24 hrs then every day I added couple of hrs to that, until I was taking 1 mg subx every 48 hrs & the symptoms just went away. Descipline & consistence. It's a war that you have to win.

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lorree over a year ago

I am worried i may not be strong enough to make it through this war though i am not a fighter i never knew this would happen to me i know really really lame huh well its like i have heard that a million times but its weard it actually happens this way i dont really care my point is i dont see my self as a strong person or a fighter i think mabywith alot of help from my doctor and meds i can get through it i know i am going to be so miserable and that is what scares me . i am already on medication for sevear depression when i was already a year into my morphene use they took me off my xanax because they wanted to do away with the most addictive meds they could well i may need to take them again if i plan on getting off the morhphene the xanax wasnt as hard to get off as i thought they would be but they are very much addictive any way i am just trying to get as much information as i can as i am seriously stressing

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Ozmonto over a year ago

Just a wee note to all of you. I'm am currently taking both pethidine and codeine. I actually take them both due to chronic pain and have had to increase my dose recently so have been running out prior to my next refil. I'm going to have a chat to my dr about it, but the best remedy for withdrawal I've found is rescue remedy (Bach flower being the key ingredient). I'm not sure how it affects you, but I get a racing heart, painful and restless legs, sweats and just feel terrible. I find the rescue remedy fantastic!

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Ritchie123257936 over a year ago

Just wondering what the rescue remedy is? Sorry if i am being dingy, i dont know what it is and am open to any.

Thank you

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Don't give in over a year ago

Hi all! I'm currently on day one of stopping Percocet 30s. I smoked weed and drank a few beers before bed to help me sleep. I woke up at 3am restless and uncomfortable. It's now 5:30am and I feel the same. A friend gave me some suboxon to take a couple days ago. They are just as addictive. People take them to wean themselves off of Percocet but it does not help. I feel as though stopping cold turkey is the only way. It's gunna be horrible and I know that but after many times trying to go a day without doing something I find myself doing either a Percocet or a sub. Both suck. Also, I am perscribed adderall, which will make you want a Percocet or something to sleep at night. If you are perscribed adderall or any other stimulant DO NOT TAKE IT DURING THE WITHDRAWAL PERIOD. It will make things 100 times worse. I kept active and busy all day today and was fine until the night. If your in a position where your friends are also addicted GET AWAY FOR A WHILE. Until you feel comfortable enough to be around the drugs and say no you need to be away from all influences. Reading all your posts made me feel better about stopping and I wish I could provide more information to help but we have to take it day by day. If you got through today you can get through tomorrow. Don't give up. Your friends and family are counting on you. Do not waste a precious life, you only get one.

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Guest over a year ago

i have went threw withdrawls several times over the years and these are things that has helped me hot showers or baths even though you dont want to eat try to any way nothing greezy and i went to hospital before also they would give me vitamin B-12 and vit c a muti vit and something called thiamin i think gadeorade is good too if you cant sleep rest if you can get your hands on some altrams those work great promise peanut butter helps with leg cramps

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