Opiate Withdraw/ NEED FRIENDS!

[k_ohiogrl33]

I am tired of spending my last dollar on opiates.  I have been addicted to opiates (vicodin, percocet, oxy) for about 8 years and want to start my withdraw process tomorrow.  The longest I have went without in 8 years is 3 days, and it was pure ****!!  I had leg jumps, nausea, chills, fever,all of it.  I had heard that withdraw symptoms can last for months.  Does anyone know if this is true!  Right now I am not working, so is a good time to allow myself to go through this, but also live with my parents who are going to be wondering what the heck is going on with me.  I just know I will be bedridden for a few days.  All of my friends do pills, and I know I am going to have to give them up.  DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS TO HELP THIS PROCESS GO SMOOTHER?

[scaredmom330]

there is an otc for the restless legs called hylands restful leg also get gatorade or powerade and bananas,. take lots of hot baths with epsom salt. you can do this!

[dominosarah]

Great post worried.  I totally agree.......sara

[worried878]

agree with avisg//fear can paralyze u and keep u in the dark place u r in.//this is really abou mind over matter...u control what u do and to some extent how u feel as well...u can expect the worst//and most likely that is what u will get...expect the best!  let the fear go

most narcotic wd is over in less than a week...i was at100 mg of hydro for 4 yrs and went back to work day 5...no seizures or awful stuff//was like i had the flu...u have been using a long time but in reality a week or less will be the extent of physical wd///we r all different so no one can say for sure...but if u tell urself it will  last months//sweetie ..it will//but this is all in ur mind..take control of this fear..it is ruining ur life

mentally, depression or anxiety, fatigue etc can last a few months...lots of info in the health pages to prepare for this..have u read thru there yet?  u need a plan

Positive thinking is almost number one for most
aftercare such as meetings or counseling can often help the peeps who really want this
supps or RX drugs mentioned in the thomas recipe can help so much during physical and mental wd/if OTC stuff doesnt work...talk to ur dr bout safe drugs to help u thru///avoid relapse at any cost

For the mental aspect,,,meetings, medhelp and Moving helped me...the 3 Ms...exercise relieves so many issues including fatigue, anxiety and depression..it forces the brain to produce the much needed endorphins

Keep us posted...dont expet the worst..there is a book called The Power of Positive Thinking...it is worth checking out

[stilltrying1965]

My name is James i was addicted to heroin for 13 yrs smoking it ( chasing the dragon ) it is an opiate as well just as strong if not stronger than your doc i wont mess about i will tell you the truth and what to expect. I came of cold turkey you will be going to war toe to toe with the devil but you can win if you want it bad enough.First you must stop seeing the friends that take opiates or any other drug. As for the withdrawal they do not last forever physical w/ds will last two weeks tops thats how long it took me but my addiction was real bad i was a heavy heroin use. Usually you will peek after 72 hours although everyone is different but its like a bad flu and thats what you can say to your parents. The restless legs etc and insomnia will be quite bad too. Im not going to lie to you. This is when you need to be at your strongest and resist the temptations of just one pill would be ok as it will just lead you back to where you started. Nothing will make the w/ds smoother but you can try the thomas recipe. Have plenty hot baths, showers. Stock up on vitamins etc and most important keep posting on here as this is how i eventually kicked my habit as i got all the support i needed here. I have been clean of heroin for 193 days. The longest i had went before that was about 2 days. You sound as if you want to stop and you must be mentally prepared to stop or it wont work but i wish you all the best and know you can do this. You can pm me anytime i will help in any way i can. That is the facts and harsh reality of opiate w/ds but i promise you it is well worth a few weeks even to get your whole life back. We will be thinking of you and hope to see you posting to let us know how your getting on or when things get bad there will always be someone here to help you. If my wife hadnt stumbled upon this site by accident wed probably be dead by now as she was also a heroin addict and wev both been clean for 193 days. Good luck James and Kim p.s Check my journals and youll see some of the things we went through although i dont expect yours to be as bad. You can do this /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

[cookiechew]

get the thomas reciepe-- info on this page -- botton right side--- drink lots of water-- eat amino acids-- fish oil-- vit E- etc-- get some exercise-- try a good book-- try to keep yourself busy-- I know I can't stand people around me--- my rage is quick to rise-- I also had my Dr get me tramadol-- Helped me greatly -- I have 120 10/325- pills and have not touched them in 9 days--- don't be afraid --- MAN -- I was always doing that -- counting pills --- planning--wake up in fear--- of how many pills I had left--- did I take too many the day belore-- and regreat it--- trying to not take any --- it goes on and ON--  best of luck-- TIME is our friend--

[avisg]

What are you taking right now and how much a day typically it does not take months to WD .There are some meds that are harder with longer wd methadone suboxone but I dont think you are on either .Remember the fear of wd most of the time is worse then wd itsself also remember your mind is a very powerful thing and if you are expecting and fearing it then its going to be worse let us know how it is going :)