Day 21 off fentynal and all opiates

[dackergirl58]

getting better. I will NEVER let any doc give me a script without FULL disclosure of what it can do, and w/d info. NEVER!..still not sleeping more than 1 hour at a strecth, max 4 hrs a nite...burning skin sensation, queasy-ish, and mild feeling, hard to desribe. Ever been startled by someone or something? like somebody jumping out around a corner at you? that shaking hot weird feeling? Yeah, like that. I just want to feel normal again. Hiked down and back up a gorge in Vt, just to see if i could (2 fake hips, one fake knee, and a shot to hell knee). I did, and even made it back to the car before the teens and 20 something with me made it. To some, no big deal, for me, a major accomplishment,but not enough to let me sleep. Accupuncture helped enormously with w/d's..if you can find a community acu in your area, get thee to it. This too shall pass..every day Is bestter. Please don't despair.

[twibby5257]

when coming off opiates it makes your face feel like it's on fire. no clue why. i feel like somebody slapped each side of my face.

[dackergirl58]

I see the doc on wednesday...the only meds i am taking now are warfarin (  i have blood clots due to Lupus), trazadone, doesn't help tho..and a multi. Yeah, the pain is still here..but not to warrant going back on anything stronger than aleve. The  anxiety, physical, not so much mental, is was is getting to me, that and not sleeping more than an hour or two a nite. Still trembling...my teeth chatter in the AM..feel like i am burning with fever still, but my temp has hovered around 97...maybe I shouldn't ask how much longer, could be way too depressing...but I hve to know that these wd's will END... Blessings all today...Cling hard to God...He will get us through.

[IBKleen]

Twibby, Do you know how to start your own post? If so, I suggest that you do it. that way the members here can get to know you and can talk with you and suggest things to you. The two posts you have made could possibly get lost in the threads because they are in someone else's. I don't know if I said that very clear so I hope you understand.

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[twibby5257]

I CAME OFF FENTANYL PATCHES 75 1 YEAR AGO I AM 30 BUT AT 27 I HAD A HEART ATTACK WITH TWO OPEN BONE BIOPSIES AND HAD 7 HEART STENTS PLACED AT 27 AFTER 5 HEART SURGERIES. TYPE 1 DIABETIC ALSO WITH MANY OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEMS. I KNOW THIS IS WEIRD BUT WHAT HELPED ME THE MOST WAS A TANNING BED. IT DRAWS IT OUT OF YOUR SKIN. THEN LOTS OF BATHS. LAY OUTSIDE AND TRY TO SWEAT IT OUT. IT WAS HORRIBLE COLD SWEATS, SHAKING, TWITCHING, THROWING UP, INSOMNIA. BUT YOU WILL HAVE A BETTER LIFE OFF OF THEM. WITHDRAWLS WERE OVER FOR ME IN 2 WEEKS. I KNOW IT'S SLOW BUT WORTH IT. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF YOU. BENADRYL HELPS TOO ALONG WITH XANAX FOR THE ANXIETY. I HAVE BEEN OFF FOR 1 YEAR NOW AND NOW I AM COMING OFF PERCOCET THAT THE DR SWITCHED ME TO. WORSE THAN THE FENTANYL WITHDRAWLS. FINDING A CARING DR IS KEY. MY DR TOLD ME YOU COULD BE ADEDICTED TO AN OPIATE AFTER 3 DAYS. HE JUST TOLD ME A YEAR LATER. SO I WANT MY LIFE BACK. I AM ONLY 30 AND DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST 4 YEARS OF MY LIFE. GOOD LUCK. THE FIRST 5 DAYS ARE THE HARDEST.

[scoenen]

Way to go!!  I also came off Fentanyl (26 days) and it is no picnic. How are you handling your pain?  That is the one thing I am a little worried about but from what others have said- the pain is greatly diminished once off the pain pills.  I was thinking about accupuncture and now that you say it helps I will set up an appt this week.  Thanks for the info.  

I found that the anxiety was the worst for me.  I could deal with the rest of the stuff but that just about did me in. Keep us posted.  I am really proud of you.  Good job getting out and working out.