Opiate Withdrawal - Hello all Day 6 and im feeling Alot better then day 1,2,3 going cold turkey?

Dont take immodium, diaherria is the bodies natural way of getting stuff out you. Im with u bro i quit cold turkey two days ago after a shoulder injury led me to addiction

tomorrow will be day 1 for me again to taper, i did well and then flopped out, and i really am desperated and need to once and for all kick this

My son has been clean 1 month. No more physical symptoms, but he is having a lot of irritability, anxiety and depression. It is called Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome. If you start feeling these things, call your doctor. They will give you some tips for handling it and also may prescribed something for you if it is bad enough. My son has not gotten on any medication for it, but he is having a really hard time. We are gonna check into it. He may need an antidepressant for a little while. I would also recommend attending Narcotics Anonymous in your area. It is full of people going through the same thing or who have been through it and they can help you, even if its just to talk. Bless you and keep up the good work!

It's crazy not to use imodium during opiate detox for diarrhea. You can still dispose of bodily wastes in a normal human fashion without being sick with diarrhea. It dehydrates your body, depletes your body of electrolytes and is NOT good for you. Saying diarrhea is good for you is one of the most foolish things I've ever heard. GEEEESH!!! Is puking good for you too? Give me a break!

No im a rn and thats why you drink many fluids after you deficate, it was just a fact dont get mad but i did it this way and it stops in 4 days , can you handle it ?

I am in complete and total agreement with Robert on this. The stomach has opiate receptors and they become angry and demanding when someone quit s opiates or opiate replacements. This particular withdrawal symptom does not need to be suffered thru. It makes the person feel weak and awful , and simply not necessary. Withdrawal does not stop because you sweated, urinated, diarrheaed out all of the substance you are stopping, wd stops when the natural system in the brain reboots and starts to function again. You metabolize most substances out anyway, not excrete them out. You will excrete some of course, but you metabolize most, so #3 (diarrhea) is almost counter productive.

RN or no RN you don't have to be a martyr to detox. I've worked with addicts in detox for years too and it's inhumane to expect someone to suffer through horrid diarrhea during detox. Totally unnecessary! If they are puking and have diarrhea at the same time would you come to their aid at that point or shut the door on them? We don't just lock people up in padded rooms to suffer it out of them anymore.

Hi Pattishan! Haven't talked with you in a while! Hope all is well. God bless! :)

gosh Robert, thank you, I am sub-free 9 months tomorrow, thanks to you, mpvt, maso, booter 46, and all others who offered support and advice.i did try to pq you and mpvt to say thanks but never heard back, thought y'all were mad at me actually. Can you explain a bit of how to get to you on the forum, maybe list that info first in your profile. I am techno-Gilligan and try to help people find you when they asks, most of us on "the dark side" of the site are just not sure of how to start a thread or work the "light side/forum discussion board" part of the side. I tapered slower than your plan but come off completely withdrawal free and like you, I am trying to help banish the fear and disbelief that people have that they can get off subs safely and comfortably. Thank you and God Bless you and yours. Please tell mpvt thanks for me, his advice to walk while tapering works. And please don't forget to explain a bit about how to do forum, we need help directing people to you.

Robert, the 2 sides of the site must be quite different, we are getting our private questions on this side. I just got hooked back up to the 'net 2 weeks ago, I actually text by phone on this side, I don't think you can text questions or comments by phone on the forum. I am working now, have to go 4 now.

Patti ... You actually can contact the forum by Iphone or text. You just go to "community" on the main page, and click it. There will be a drop down and instead of asking or answering questions you go to the third item down which is the discussion forum. Your screen name, login, everything is the same there and you just go to "todays posts" on the forum and you'll see all the current open threads. Talk later. Don't work too hard. :)

Robert 325 you are alot of help to many people. And patti good job on 9 months you are also very helpfull. You are both great people.

Good to see you booter! You do awesome work here too! It's amazing how many people have hung around to help others over the years. I remember when I got here there were just a handful of people answering questions. Now there is the forum and this side of the site too loaded with good people. Come to the forum sometime and share with the newcomers. We have incredible group of people there, several have been clean for years now since logging on the forum. I even found a girl there that I married ... Melinda. Who would have thought? lol Didn't need match.com, have drugs.com. :) And Melinda has almost 5000 posts now too and three years clean. I've been totally blessed. Come see us sometime!

U have long road ahead of you. Humans cannot control opiates forever!

I hate 2 say this ,cuz it's not good 2 switch from 1 drug 2 another but im on day 2 or it could b 3,i've slept through all my withdrawls,xanax the mother of all withdrawl syptoms and,immodium,I waz up 2 over 800 mill of oxycodone a day,poppin 5 30mill,ya know the little blue ones,every 3 hours,and i was only supposed 2 be takin 5 a day,but I get so happy and excited when i get my script i have 2 hurry up and take them all,I decided last week that was it,I told my husband what i had been doing and why the house was always so clean and all the laundry was always done,well when ur takin as many as i was its like i was wonder woman and thier's nothing in the world i could'nt do,I just noticed your posting was fom 2009 so i guess your withdrawl sympoms are over.

You really have to dig deep and be patient, you can see my story somewhere here. Depends on so many variables, what you were taking, how long and your general health, weight etc. Main thing is to stick with it. It's hell, but worth it.

i felt the same way with the no sleep, i didnt know what to do, i actually looked up smoking weed for withdrawal and it found that it does work a lot of people will say your just landing another habit, but i smoked through my whole withdrawal and now a month off vicodin,i dont need the weed anymore it helped me very much made it way easier i can say.

Hi Im on day 5 of cold turkey Vic & Perc withdrawl... I have been doing 10-15 a day (mix of two) for 3 yrs... I have so much anxiety today that I have tore apart my truck stash box & closet looking for just 1 pill..NONE WAS FOUND..When is this craving ever going to ease!!! Im doing this alone my husband has NEVER take a drug in his life not ever smoked a cig or pot so he just says "IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO YOUR PILLS THEN DO THEM THERES NOTHING I CAN DO ITS YOUR STUPIDY" My 15 yr daughter moved w her dad in Sept due to my anger & mood swings that had become out of control... I FEEL LIKE THE ONLY LADY IN THIS HUGE WORLD W NO-ONE

Hi Coco56,
Just wanted to say congrats, and that is great that u have a great husband that supported u during such a rough time... as far as the 40 remaining pills, in my opinion and if it were me and I went through all the withdrawal etc... I say get them NOW and flush them down the toilet, there is nothing worse then holding onto them for this is just going to tempt u and I would hate to see u relapse after accompishing what u just did, just remember how horrible u felt going through this, do u want 1 pill to start that rollercoaster ride again, I don't think so... FLUSH THEM... angel1662