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opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
swim has taken care of most of the symptoms that come with his opioid withdrawal with lots of clonazepam and a little alcohol. the one thing that bothers swim the most is the hot and cold sensations. other than that swim actually feels alright. the only symptom he feels right now is hot and cold flashes. he has taken enough clonazpeam and alcohol to really take away all the other horrible symptoms. if swim coudl get rid of the hot and cold, he would be good. is there any medicines/help, that help out with this particulat symptom? any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
ahh the flushes. sorry SWIM cannot be of help here either. sometimes a snifter of cognac works other times it doesnt. SWIM is experiencing the exact same thing right now as he is doing his yearly cleanout at the moment.
SWIM would be interested in what others have to say regarding the hot / cold flushes thing though
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
SWIM has gone through the same hot/cold sensations several times. For him, they were mostly cold, and the only relief he knew involved hot showers, blankets and beds. As for the hot flushes, SWIM found drinking plenty of ice-cold water to be very helpful. SWIY might be surprised at how effectively the water's cool temperatures spread throughout the body. SWIM knows he was.
Other than that, one can only wait it out, unless something like Suboxone or Methadone is an option, but that's a whole different ball game. Take care. |
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
To genuinely go through opiate withdrawal and come out clean, methadone or suboxone should never be considered to be an option.
SWIM has done this for 20 years without the use of methadone or suboxone (buprenorphine) and it is manageable IF one keeps the will power flowing. Hope this has been of help
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
no doubt.
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
The only relief swim has ever found for this was benzodiazepines,hot showers,and baths.Sorry swim can't be of more help,these are the most troubling symptoms.Swim hates getting under the covers to get warm then noticing he is too hot.Withdrawals just shut swim down.He doesn't care about his appearance,about being around people,about even trying to be civil.Ugly experience all around.
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
agreed dont go down the methadone route.
my mums addicted to methadone from when she was a heroin addict. now shes a methadone addict, and methadone has a longer nastier withdrawel. like months instead of weeks :S some people choose to go back to heroin rather then go onto methadone simply because its easier to get off. and many people do after a while. some dont. swim has seen enough eveidence to say that methadone is a nasty horrible drug that causes mor trouble then good. |
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
Swim has discovered a horrible fact.If swiy goes the methadone route,the suboxone route,the heroin route no matter which one it is swiy is still an addict.Swiy will slip deeper into addiction and remain that way for many years.It reaches the point where swiy's brain loses the abillity to make its natural opiates and no matter if they ween swiy off opiates properly swiy will never feel right again without them.Its pretty grim but swim has reallized it is true.
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
yes...
this is a well known fact.. youve only just realized this? |
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
No its not a well known fact.The concept they push is that one can taper off and then be just fine no matter what the amount of damage.Swim even sees that concept repeated here.It is nice to have hope but the truth is some people won't ever be alright.
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
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It's nearly impossible to not use even if your aspiration is to cut the sh*t out of your life. When you're deep in withdrawals, what do you think to motivate you to not use? Ah, please, gotta make it a few more days to get clean so I can start using again? Please enlighten me here. Please. |
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
Swim will admit swiSamuraigecko does have a pretty mindboggling story and swim had trouble believing it at first himself.However swiSamuraigecko does seem to be both a knowledgeable and honest person and swim sees no reason not to believe him
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Re: opiod withdrawal, mainly hot and cold, mostly cold
What about the hot flushes SWIM gets even while taking the meds? Seems to be worse when she takes anything time-released. SWIM has tried Inderal to help combat it, and she says it helps and she'll be fine a few weeks, then BAM, flushing and sweating again! Happens with fentanyl, oxycontin, opana, avinza, etc. I think she's good about taking her meds the same time most days.
Is there anything OTC that SWIM can get in France or the UK while traveling to help? |
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