Journal - Here she goes again (Withdrawals)....any thoughts for her?

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Hi sparrowbeans,

I see your from canada, so am I. Welcome to the forum. Since someone whos isn't you said not so much advise, Swim is going to tell swiy a couple things to help her understand why what is happening is.

First of all, the opium. The reason the withdrawal is so bad, well, part of it, is because if swiy is using opium then it is worse then prescription drugs. Because raw opium has a cocktail of opiates in it. To name a few, if swiy is using opium then she is using, morphine, codeine, papaverine, thebaine, noscapine and many more in trace amounts. But they all count in the end. Some are longer acting on the system and some arn't. That is why the withdrawal seems a little worse then prescription drugs. Even things swiy regularly eats can change how some of these alkaloids work. All these active alkaloids have their own properties of withdrawal.

Now for the tylenol 1. Caffeine is a no no when in withdrawal. When in withdrawal, remember, stimulants equal= bad. Caffeine= stimulant.

Here's a few tips



For atleast a week, swiy should avoid all caffeine, chocolate, sugers, pastas, and try to include some vitamins.

Bananas and oranges are very helpfull. Maybe get a bottle of centrum vitamins if swiy is not interested in fruits at this point. Bananas are a good source of potassium.

Pseudoephedrine helps with the constant urge to urinate ( it has also been successful in treating stress incontinence by increasing the pressure (tension) exerted by the muscles of the bladder neck and the urethra, which helps retain the urine within the bladder.) but again be carefully when using the above med.

Antihistamine works great for irritable and restlessness.

try to get out of the house go for a walk. Because exercise is another great weapon in the battle of withdrawal. Your body produces endorphins which is also what the pain meds do to a larger degree. So by producing your own will help your body re balance its self. And if you have access to sauna they are good helps you sweet out alot of the toxins in your body.

over the counter dxm (its in cough syrup) It helps with cravings irritable problems that occur. It also helps with stomach discomfort, there's been investigations that it can help with withdrawal of pain meds. It is NMDA receptor antagonists. So it can be abuse and produce symptoms such as those of a hallucinations.

As said before,Swim cannot express the importance of the vitamins. These should be started immediatly. Swiy should get centrum, if not available, something with Zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, and copper. Also, vitamin b6.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to see a doctor and claim anxiety due to family issues or a breakup(lie) to get benzodiazepine. Normally swim wouldn't condone lieing to a physician, but if swiy doesn't want to be red flagged as a drug abuser, then this is the way to go. Also benzo's arn't always a good idea for everyone because they themselves are or can be addictive for some. But, they have helped swim in the past. Swim didn't lie to his doctor, he told him the truth, the doctor prescribed diazepam, because of its long half-life. So doctors do prescribe these for opiate withdrawal. Also, in canada, the doctor visit is free.

Keep in mind, these ar just a few tips for at home detox. Swim knows how hard it is. Swim always went to a doctor himself because it just makes it so much easier. The restless legs will start to let up after 4 nights. The severe cravings will take a couple weeks. The lesser cravings can and may last for months, years, life. Depends. It will take a week or so for swiy to come around. If swiy has any q"s just pm me. Take care, sorry swiy is sick.

To the rep comment, yes, SOME,of it is, some is the thomas detox, others are basic knowledge, swim was too lazy to type it all out, he remembered this article said everything he needed to say. I didn't know if I should post a link to another site,everything the op needs to know is here anyways. The rest of the article is whining.

Reputation Comments on this post:

	the full article of the quotes you use is from steadyhealth.com, maybe you could suggest this to the OP
	Helpful advice
	Thankyou for reading, it is motivating in itself, and for the advice!