I just posted this in its own thread in "Need to Talk?" but it is better here
Hi,
New user here! I been floating around the forums for a couple weeks. I felt like I really should post somewhere about this subject. This was a current thread. If this needs to be move I am sure the freindly moderators will help me out.
First of all I just wanted to thank everyone who contributes to these forums, especially in the Opiate Withdrawal tops. I am trying to quit my pain killer habit and it has been really tough.
My history basically consisted of 18-months - 2 years of vicodin (mostly) use. Which ended at about 50-60mgs/day for that two months. I threw in some
morphine and oxy to supplement here and there, or make to the next script.
I weened my self down to about 20mgs/day and stopped on feb 16th. A friend gave me 1 subutex and told me that it was used in Rapid Opioid Withdrawal. I took that about 21 into sesation of the Vics. I didn't relize it was an opiate at the time. Soon my symptons lessened to fairly bareable.
Day 2,3,4 I felt miserable but bareably so, NOt mu RLS, no diahrea, but didn't really sleep much
Day 5 I started feeling the symptoms coming back, less severe, but miserable all the same.
day 5,6,7, = MIserable. The R.L.S being by far the worst sympton, Keeping me up at night. Had diahrea several times a day. I drank gallons of juice and water, Tried to eat regularly (this wasn't to hard). Took baths and baths and baths, even at 3 am. I got some restless sleep each night not but definetly only a few hours here and there.
day 8 i faulter, got 40 of oxy. Snort 25mgs with in seconds of getting it(this embaded the discomfort of course). Spread the remaining 15mg over the next two days (10 and 5) respectively. Surprisingly to me this didn't completely remove my W/D symptoms, lessened them yes. I slept a little better these nights but still not a good nights sleep.
Day 11. I split a 10mg hydro in quarters and had 2.5 in the morning and 5mg in the evening. Still feeling ********py. RLS and diahrea returning but less than day 5-8.
Today (hope i got all the days in there)
R.L.S still bothering me considerably. Took the last 2.5mg of hydro this afternoon. I felt alot better today. But I know I still have some tough days ahead of me.
For the RLS/Sleep I have tried several things, no of which of been all that successful. 25mgs of Trazadone had moderate success in sleep. One night i took a
flexeril, This didn't really help wiht RLS or Sleep but it did relax my aching body. Tonight I am going to try some diphenhydramin and aceto and see if that helps me get to sleep.
I have been smoking a little pot (only two or three puffs through the evening) in the evenings, and this has helped as well.
For those of you that followed all that, thanks for reading and replying if your so inclined. I would love to hear your support, opihions, and advice.
So tomorrow is the next big day. I am planning to just ride out a few tough days cold turkey.. However, I have a couple of
Ultracets and a couple of propox +aceto. Should I use these to just ween down a little more, or should I just go for it at this point? Would they help me ease the withdrawals, or just delay the inevitable?
Again thanks alot to all those poster who have posted ther trials and tribulations to this subject. You have all helped me so much already. To think I was going to stop using them, and didn't know that would be a problem!!!!!!!!!!!