My Mild Opiate Withdrawal Experience

Okay... so I need someone's help. Long story short, I got clean off of OCs at the end of March and started taking 8 mg/sub a day. I did this until the last weekend of July, so I had only been on it for 3 and a half months. I basically went down to 2 mg/day in 3 weeks and quit cold turkey. The first week wasn't too awful, I had some Tizanidine. Went to the doc after 5 days and she was trying to get me to keep taking the subs and I said NO! I just wanna be done with them! I just want to be done with everything. So she gave me some clonodine and ambien. Well after the first week, I was actually starting to feel kind of worse. So, I read something about people using painkillers during sub detox and as long as you have the willpower to stop, it can really help. So I bought a bunch of percs from a friend and have been taking them for the last 10 days. How come I am now having opiate withdrawal?! Last night I went to bed and didn't take anything and I woke up today super sweaty, super sick. Feels like the first time.... I'm freaked out! I screwed up bad, didn't I? I still have the clonodine and ambien, though. I haven't been sweaty at all since going off the subs and I soaked my bed last night. Did I get my body addicted to the percs? I thought 10 days wouldn't be long enough! AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM ANYONE THAT WHAT I DID WAS STUPID - I GET THAT. And I literally just got 10 days worth, told my friend not to give me anymore, and I actually have been taking them on a schedule and not gobbling them down in one gulp. I have the willpower to be done. I guess today and the rest of the days if my withdrawal is really still that awful I'm just going to have to suck it up. No more using for me!

How many/mg Percs was your"10 days worth" ?? Your withdrawing from the oxycodone yes. But at 10 days your actually probably still withdrawling from Suboxone also. if at this point your only coming off the Percs hard, it SHOULD only last a few days. Hang in there, I am in day 3 of coming off of Suboxone for the past three years. I can't say I'm feeling good....but.......maybe one day soon. You can do it. Jp

im on day three using nothing to relive pain havent slept in to days ive been gettin washed to give my legs peace cant wait to feel normal

I am an addict of 7 years, I started using pills, then my best friend of 14 years was murdered 6 months ago and I started using H. I have gotten up to a gram a day and the past few days have tapered down to about 2 b's a day. I stopped using about 28 hours ago and took 4mg of a sub (just enough to make it so I am not freaking the F out!)  but about 14 hours ago I smoked about a b (b/c my mental state said "you will die if you don't use." I am wondering if I set myself back to where I am going to have to wait to take another sub? Will I go into PRECIP if I take a piece of a sub? I feel like that put me more into withdrawals using. Or...? I HAVE to get clean, I am a mom of a 12 year old and do NOT want to go down this path any longer, I have wasted so much money and have no money now to even use. Please someone help me on what to do..I was thinking about tapering off of subs but I have to attend school and take care of my kid... ANYONE :(

I did the same, went to thailand and detoxed its much much easier when there are exotic sites to see and exploring to do. Obviously its still a matter of suffering and major pain / insomnia, but so much easier than doing it at home. The problem is you will relapse when you get home, so its better to move to another town or state or even to another country, i'm dead seriousl

U were able to drink alcohol w/benzos & suboxene?

iS THERE WAY A TO DETOX, WHEN U TAKE OXYCODONE FOR PAIN..THAT MAY BE REAL OR IMPRINTED ON BRAIN FROM LONG TIME USE..USING SUBOXENE, W/O WITHDRAWEL PAIN..i GOT OFF SLOWLY THE 1ST TIME AFTER A HYSTERECTOMY..THE 2ND TIME WAS ON METHADONE AFTER ENDOMETRIOSIS CAME BACK, IN A HOSPITAL..IT WAS HORRIBLE..COMING OFF SLOWLY WAS MUCH EASIER..NO WITHDRAWEL AT ALL..

This is an old thread but I'm gonna reply anyway lol. I am from the UK and was a Heavy use heroin addict for 15 years up until 2 years ago when i stopped. But I then was stuck on 100 mls of methadone which i gradually reduced over the last two years and I am now taking about 2 mls of methadone and apart from sleepless nights with cold sweats and aches and pains it hasn't been too bad up to now and I know bad because have been prison 11 times with no treatment at all for the first 5. I got on heroin when I was 18 I'm 35 now and did lots of dumb stuff over those years

They used to take me off the streets with an 1/8th of an ounce a day heroin habit and whatever methadone I was on (Co's I used to take both) and they wouldn't give you anything except lofexidine which is **** and that was bad, no sleep for 2 months and the worse detox imaginable. Thankfully since the European court of human rights came about those days are over and my last few sentences I got treatment as in they allowed us to take and prescribed me methadone.

I have since  left the town which was the centre of my addiction for those years and went back to London to stay with my sister. I haven't used heroin since those 2 years past and am hoping to stop using the tiny amount of methadone I am still using but 2 mls is nothing. And hopefully won't go full cold turkey when I stop (fingers crossed)

Your post was interesting I don't know what those drugs are you mentioned but I'm guessing your suboxine is like our subutex? Which I was on also and is a little more easy going than methadone. I believe it's called beuprenorphine. Your stay at the resort sounded like a good place to do a detox and wish i could afford to do my detox that way (beats doing it in jail.lol)

Anyway I hope you managed to stay clean mate and I wish you well for the futre and all that take care

lol the captcha for registering this post was VITAMINS :)

Hello Everyone, I have been sober for the first time in 9 years and even look in the mirror and like what I see these Days ,  You I am an addict and my drug of choice were Prescription Pain Pills. When a person ever tells you one is not enough and 25 will become not enough... So if not for this site not sure what I would have done.. Thank you all...

Listen here are some awesome Detox Options and they worked...my whole drug use was out of fear Detox .... It is Terrible and I went through Hell but in the end it was worth it...

Hello Everyone, I have been sober for the first time in 9 years and even look in the mirror and like what I see these Days ,  You I am an addict and my drug of choice were Prescription Pain Pills. When a person ever tells you one is not enough and 25 will become not enough... So if not for this site not sure what I would have done.. Thank you all...

Listen here are some awesome Detox Options and they worked...my whole drug use was out of fear Detox .... It is Terrible and I went through Hell but in the end it was worth it...

One get to the drug store stock up on Imodium A/D ---  Melatonin (sleep)---- B/12---- flax seed oil ---- fish oil---- St Johns wort ( mood enhancers )Ny Quil----Bendadreil ..( cold and flu )

What a family of f**k ups.

No way to avoid going thru hell in detox. Sleep? forget it, for at least 2 full weeks. Melatonin / Benadryl? worthless. The brain wants the opiates and goes into crisis mode so nothing allows you to sleep. Good luck on that, if your tapering, take meds at night. Its much easier to detox in the day than at night lying in bed tossing and turning.

Hello and congratulations for being on the other side. Sounds like u really did your homework. I was hoping you might share the names of any detox centers in dominican republic or mexico that u would recommend?

apoligis in advance about any spelling errors.. wow u are a real inspiration of determination... i am on day two of no suboxkne and feel fine.. i want to know if this is too good to be true.. ? i really dont feel i need to take mine.. i was not a long term opiate user but got myself addicted to methadkne,quikly got kn top of that but i have been a user of other drugs for 15yrs..weed valium cocodam(opiates im aware) anything that made me feel sleepy floppy n out of it. before that i loved uppers e's speed etc but mainly 15yrs of valium.. exept methadone(programme through doctor) then eventually suboxone.. iv not been on subs that long.. so im thinking ill be ok.. like the post above iv brought myself to sunny spain. i live in scotland and the cold there just makes withdrawjng so much coldet. always tensed ul with cd takes toll in my bo es but this heat is just what i need.. does anyone have any jnput on my situation?? im goin to carry kn suboxone free and keep updating my thoughts and feelings.. journals are good for me. and mind over matter.. its diffrent when uv got nothing but i know my tablets are there for if things get out of hand but im staying very positive and calm.. im with mh mum so couldnt be jn better hands... i read skmeknes post sayjn they were clean 11mnths THEN got ill and depressed.. i have sifferd serious depression in the past but im not niave to the fact that was because all the drugs i was swallowjng.. j really have never felt better. physicly and emotiknally. iv cut myself off frkm all d 'associates' i live a very quiet life im jn employment and have my large family my baby girl workmates and two best friends. nokne is aware of my opiate dependancy exept my drugworker and my mammy.. just how i like it.. that has been a hindrense and time but worked out for tje best nw.. i attend SMART (groul selfhelp management classes) and fjnd alot of mysupport tbere. it lets me say things i wouldnt mayb say to my mum.my poor parents had 15yrs of sh*t and worry with me..now iv never saw them so proud.. they have thier daughter back.. god im emotionsl writjng this.. this is me cutting a long story short.. i now aspire to write a book for other addicts.ex addicts just lettkng people see the journey yoj take.. skme ppl judge us addicts ex addicts but im very proud of the road iv walked jn recovery. it takes stregth and determjnstion.. its easier to carry on uskng.. i just wanted to write all that down mayb somekne can relate.. remember i am only kn day 2 suboxkne free.i possibly may be back later saying sh*t this is baaaad.. doubt it tho... MIND OVER MATTER.. I CAN DO IT... peace and Love to u all xxxxx

Hi I'm on day three without Vicodin and tramadol. I have a nine year old and a 7 month old and I have been in the bed for three days. I've been taking these for about three years now and I want to stop. I'm trying to stop cold Turkey but how long will this last? Someone please help me.