is there anything to help the depression of opiate wd,s

[Gabriel27]

What,if anything can get me out of this feeling of impending doom,and that spaced out,bug eyed,not being able to talk,or stop shaking mode,from opiate wd,s?I have klonopin,l trlosine,but nothings working.thanx for any advice given.GABRIEL27

[Gabriel27]

Thanks for the advise about the st.johns,I,ll try to get it in the morning,if I can get out of this prison called my bed.

[ImDONENoMore]

No - I don't think there's any shame in taking prescription or "natural" anti-depressants to help us through this process.  I mean, I have NEVER thought about taking a handful of st. john's wort and I don't think any of us feel that way about an anti-depressant either right?  So if it ain't broke - don't fix it!!  :)

[BlueOpiate]

Is it not a good thing to take prescription anti-depressants during detox and the subsequent PAWS?  Or is it just seem not to work well during this time?  I always wondered about that.

[ImDONENoMore]

Have you tried st. john's wort?  That was HUGE in my recovery - never experienced the depression - maybe an overall kind of "sadness" from grieving the loss of my then best friend (pills) - but no real depression.  As long as there's no interaction risk with any other drugs you might be taking, it's probably worth a shot?  :)

[Gabriel27]

Thanks for the information.i,m new to asking for help.i googled a question and ended up here.most of the questions I have,I know the answers,but sometimes talking about them openly makes it a bit better.thanx,and I hope u feel better.

[kimrenee]

I feel for you,  I have been off lortab for 58 days, and am having the same feelings. I posted a post asking kind of the same thing.  I have ativan, but use it sparingly, as it is also addictive.   I am trying to patient, but is hard for all of us going thru this.  Different ones tell me time, time, and time, The tremors are hard to deal with i KNOW.  Just know we are all in this together, and are praying for all.

From my experience the spaced out feeling is kind of depersonalization.  I have that also.  It makes you crazy, but you should stop doing that with time also

God Bless, and keep, keeping on.

[Gabriel27]

Last night.but I,ve unsuccessfully tried to detox for over 5yrs now.i can never get past 2months,without still having that shaky feeling.

[vicki595]

Hi!  When did you last take anything?  L-tryrosine can sometimes make you jittery...and if you're early in the process,depression is not uncommon.