Immodium - long term use & Withdrawal symptoms

Maybe do some more research before you start taking down to other people about what they are obviously suffering with. First of all loperamide was first marketed as an opiate pain killer, second of all it was at one point a scheduled narcotic, and third it is now being used in some treatment facilities as a detox treatment for patients with opioid dependence. So all this being said, U ABSOLUTELY CAN BECOME DEPENDENT!! In small doses the amount of loperamide that DOES cross the blood brain barrier is kicked back out and does not affect the central nervous system, however in larger, more than the recommended dose,it does cross the bbb and in fact does affect the cns. Either way, loperamide can and will be physically addictive if taken any length of time. I'm so sorry for any of u that have to suffer through this. I'm a recovering opiate addict who has been off all types of.poison for almost 10 years. And it makes me sick when people have a holier than thou attitude and attack others for not knowing what they're talking about when come to find out they haven't the slightest idea and put people down in doing so

Immodium is an opiate though most of it doesn't cross blood brain barrier it WILL lead to withdrawl when stopped suddenly after long term use...I know this from research after my own experience. Even at 4 pills a day for 2 weeks I felt opiate withdrawl symptoms (exactly what she describes in the question) for a few days...taper slowly my friends! Immodium withdrawl IS REAL

You said EXACTLY what I was thinking, wish the good doctor would take 16mg of immodium for a month then stop cold turkey so I could tell her "oh what you are feeling is either in your head or you have abused the medicine somehow!" Soooo annoying!

Could not have said it better myself. I was taking over 20 pills everyday for over 7 years for IBS. I ended up in critical intensive care for over a week and my heart stopped twice and had to be jumped back. The doctors could not find a cause of this other tham these pills. I was going through terrible withdrawal and an addition doctor finally prescribed my medicine. It has been 14 minths now and I am healthy but still on the withdrawal medicine. My doc is going to start tapering the med in the next couple of months. I have never done any drugs. These withdrawal symptoms are REAL and they are the worst. If anyone is still taking these pills you must stop immediately.

I personally have exceeded 48 im/day. My high, a few years ago, was around 100 in a row.

I switched to Walgreens when im became unavailable for some time.

With my IBS symptoms improving, I'm going through withdrawal now. Two weeks ago I was over 200 pills for the week. Last week 162. This week 57 so far, and it's Thu evening. It's crazy to root for diarhhea, right? But it would mean a need for im (Walgreens in my case), and the withdrawal is really unpleasant.

My loperamide use is for IBS-D symptoms. I am not (otherwise?) a substance abuser.

You are very correct. Kratom is the way to go. Immodium withdrawal is nothing to mess with.

I come off of Oxy Lor. And Dill. using Imodium I've taken 25 every day for year and a week and I can tell you that the with drawl symptoms are exactly like opiates because it works like an opiate on your body it doesn't pass your BBC but will kill all withdrawal symptoms. Therefore trying to suddenly stop will cause them.... and they are severe

Your mom needs a Gastroenterologist (GI Doctor)

I don't care what major you are, loperamide IS addictive and causes terrible withdrawal when stopped abruptly. It does not cross the blood/brain barrier so there is no high from it unless taken in extreme amounts but that does not mean your body can't get used to it. Getting high is not the litmus test of whether or not a substance is addictive, it's whether your body goes through withdrawal symptoms, and it certainly does with loperamide. The withdrawal is identical and sometimes even worse than with opiates. If you've never experienced it firsthand then don't vomit stuff you've learned in a book as fact. I have lived this and it is most definitely addictive.

I have to agree I myself have been threw this and most are unaware of the affects the medical practice I went to when on my road to recovery were astonished to find the affects as such. It is a synthetic Opiate and will come up as feyntinal on a drug test until the advanced specimens examined and further tested, if taken for a long period of time you will suffer similar affects as methidone withdrawal and can last for months. I have to say living it first hand is more informative than any book will will ever educate you, after all heroin was a medication at one point until they realized the affects and soon enough loperamide will be in the same situation as there has already been deaths due to excessive use. Clearly our education system leaves us with little to no hope. I think you my friend should do a little research project of your own just to get the full spectrum cause you sound like a complete f*****g ass to all of us who have lived it.

MY GRANDSON HAD SEIZURES FROM STOPPING IT. ON MEDICATION FOR
THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

THIS NEEDS TO BE PUT BEHIND THE COUNTER AND SIGNED FOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS EASILY AVAILABLE.

Most of us Live at varying doc offices trying to find answers. The thousands in medical bills after the milluon scopes and tests they run are for more expensive than 15 bucks a bottle to at least make it through work Especially when every answer is I don't know. Be glad your insides have not rebelled against you! Be glad every day;)

Well my lope addiction was up to 300 per day, this is the second time I have stopped cold turkey and so far I am 6 days into it and at least I can move around a little and don't have the cold sweats and the sh**s, my mind still don't want to accomplish anything but my body is feeling a whole lot better. Stick it out people you have to let it run its coarse.

Yes it does Cross the blood brain barrier, it takes very large doses to do so. I've been using approximately 100 of the 2mg pills every 3 days, as the half life is extremely long! Intake it for maintenance mainly, as I've screwed up my endocrine system from Having many concessions and being on opiates for years because I have a horrible back that's non operable. I would rather take these for the pain relief than the 100mg fentanyl patches I was prescribed, I begged for 6 months to change the prescription, he finally did to instant release morphine which did absolutely nothing no matter how much I took. Lopermide provides pain relief and helps relieve the burnt out opiate receptors, not much of any euphoria, believe me though, take enough and you'll be very high. Not the best high, 2nd classish, but better than detox. I have to get testosterone shots once a week and the immodium does the rest. Unless you've actually taken said drug in the amount needed to feel something, ease don't quote from a book. I've helped many people get off hardcore heroin addictions with immodium, take 5 less pills every time until you are off them, may have a few days after where you can take a small amount every 5 days just to really slowly taper off. The paperwork in the box the bottle of immediately states, has been to cause morphine withdrawal in monkeys! Believe me, don't believe me, just want to share a real world experience, not something a teacher or text book says. Do you really think they wouldn't lie about the blood brain barrier? Come on, they'd never been put on the shelves.