withdrawal help

[thenumber7]

swim has been using opioids specifically percocet,hydromorphone, and hydrocodone and some methadone for the last couple months for about every other day and he has not had any for the last 3 days and its killing him! he just feels like he wants to die or just sleep because being concious hurts to much

is there ANYTHING i can do to help this !?

[MrJim]

It depends on where you live and what your plans are for the future. In many countries if you go into a doctor, tell him you are sick and why, he will help - medications or a phone number. Other than that SWIM is sure you already know what you can do to help - It's been 3 days, wait another coupleof days and you will get better - really better for the long term. Other than that there is the obvious temporary solution which can open a can of worms in the long run.

[mickenator]

I agree with what MrJim says, swiy's ithdrawl should hopefully subside after about a week if swiy can stand it for that long. Try your Dr they may help if not you might be able to get into rehab. Good luck with whatever you decide and try to be strong it will get better.

[DrMuffy]

Also, kratom has been known to help with opiate withdrawels and as an opiate substitute. It can help with both the physical and psycological parts of opiate addiction. It really helped SWIdr out a number of times when he was going through withdrawels. Beware though, sometimes people get addicted to kratom in the process, so be careful if SWIY decides to try it.

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good advice

[ironmics]

Swim was forced to kick a small addiction to hydrocodone cold turkey when he moved home for winter break and did not have access to his doctor. Swim has bad chronic back pain and has anxiety attacks from time to time. The withdrawls triggered more anxiety and with nothing to manage the pain besides aleve, he spent a week of hell laying in bed trying to watch tv to distract himself. When swim got back to college he admitted to his doctor what happened and that he was also boardering on alcoholism. Swim moved to codiene first, but then found out about tramadol and requested it. Swim has been free of all other opiates since. He also gave him some ativan for the anxiety, which helped him kick binge drinking or even getting drunk for that matter. Swim is very careful with the ativan though and absolutely will not let himself become an addict. Sorry I got off track for awhile, the moral of the story is if you try to be strong and tell yourself things will get better, things will get better.

[Laudaphun]

SWIM has generally found that WD from short acting opiates usually peaked somewhere around 72-96 hours and then sort of burns it self out. SWIM always noticed that on the 5th day he would be begin to feel a little better, so if you can just tough it out another day or so, it should be all down hill from there. On the other hand, if you have been using lots of methadone that's a different story. Try to take some immodium, that works wonders for the scoots. Every opiate addict should carry immodium around in his first aid kit in SWIM's opinion.

[Chunkz]

The best way i think, which can still be tough. Is to take little dosses of the opiates to gently wing you off of it. Doing this, you shouldn't have any withdrawl symptoms! But some addicts just want more, so it can also be hard.

[reese1234]

SWIM have gone through that several times. SWIM usely last 72 hours. But SWIM recommends drinking alot of coffee or taking ridalin. When SWIM takes ridalin SWIMs withdraw symptoms disappear

[Nicaine]

Originally Posted by reese1234

SWIM have gone through that several times. SWIM usely last 72 hours. But SWIM recommends drinking alot of coffee or taking ridalin. When SWIM takes ridalin SWIMs withdraw symptoms disappear

Beware though, another case where the 'cure' can be addictive too. Ritalin is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, and although not *highly* addictive, people do get addicted to it.

SWIM is iffy these days about using one addictive substance to help withdraw from another. Sometimes it does work, but it can be a real trap. One can end up addicted to BOTH substances in the end. SWIM does make an exception for light use of benzos and such, but even there a person has to be careful.

[DrMuffy]

^^^^^^^^
That is very true SWInicaine, many people get addicted to the drug they use for withdrawal help. When someone is going through wihdrawal from one drug, they get very suseptable to addiction from the others they use. Also if one is addicted in the first place, that usually means they have an addictive personality, which would make it all the more easier to become addicted to another drug. SWIdr has been there, and experienced this firsthand...