Kicking Opiates to the Curb! Help!!!

[Lewney2n]

I'm about to start my detox and withdrawal journey and I can honestly say that I'm scared to death.  I was doing some research and stumbled on this forum. (I don't believe in coinsidence)  I am/was on alot of stuff for chronic pain for many years and it's time to stop for many reasons.  I was perscribed roxicodone, fentenyl patches, vicodin and soma.  It didn't start this way but this is where it's ending. I've actually tried to get into a detox center and there are no beds available so I've decided to go it alone. Any advice anyone can give would be appreciated.

[sisigraddy]

Thank you for reminding me of my attitude. I have good days and bad days, and sometimes feel sorry for myself days. Reading other peoples pain and problems is such a quick reminder that I am not alone. Thank  you

[Stephen-is-sick]

Oops I mean: It will NOT work with a self-defeating attitude.

[Stephen-is-sick]

Attitude is the most important.  We don't want to defeat ourselves before we start.  Think of all the benefits of stopping.  Try not to concentrate on the downside of quitting.   It will work with a self-defeating attitude.

[sisigraddy]

I TOO WAS ON HEAVY PAIN MEDS, WHICH WAS DILAUDIDS , WHEN  I THOUGHT I DID NOT NEED THEM ANYMORE, AND I COULD TAKE SOMETHING NOT  AS STRONG, I NOW AM IN SEVERE PAIN ALL THE TIME. I  DON'T WANT TO TAKE DILAUDIDS BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE IN EXTREME PAIN.  

[Lewney2n]

appreciate the info. I didn't realize it was seperate. Maybe that was why I had such a reaction. I get to go to a real doc tomorrow.  Now I can feel informed enough to ask the right questions. Thanks again

[gnarly_1]

HI YOU still have some issues the sub will help with the narcotics but it will do nothing for the somas  or the xanex both those meds need to be tapered chances are good one of those gave you the seizures please find a doctor to help you get off the xanex and soma it is beyond the scope of a home detox....I wish you all the luck in the world with this I have detoxed off both these meds .....Gnarly  

[Lewney2n]

Your advice did help, as did alot of what I read on this forum. I think I was a unique case due to the amount of stuff my "doctor" gave me. Seems like every time my tolorence got higher he just increased the dose and over years it just got ridiculous.  Just to give you an example for 1 day my rx was a 100 mg fentanyl patch, 300 mg of roxicodone, 6/10mg vicodin & 5 somas just for pain. Thats not to mention the other stuff like xanax, imitrex and bp meds that apparently didn't work. There was no way I could do that cold turkey!! Hence my trip to the ER.

[trdofbeingtrd]

I am so sorry that happened. I no longer have the right to "give advice" to these matters. However, if you want to talk, I am here or you can message me.

There are people here to give you the proper information regarding this situation, and they will show up :-)

I am here if you need to talk and for support. I let my............anger make posts I had no business making, so, anywho, you can still do this, but you really really need to get information from a good doctor, and from the experienced people on here.

I just wanted you to know I remembered and I do care, even if my idiocy gets in the way sometimes.

[Lewney2n]

Thanks for checking on me. I'm just now able to even turn on the computer. Somewhere around 6am saturday morn I took a serious turn for the worse. My hubby woke up to find me seizing on the sofa and rushed me to the er. I was halusinating and apparently it's a miracle I didn't have a stroke due to my blood pressure. I really don't remember much until yesterday but they let me go and gave me 2 mg of suboxone tablets to take 2x a day. Whatever they did at the hospital and the pills helped a bit, however, due to the amount of stuff that I was on it relief was minimal.  The dr @ the hospital said that they never, ever, ever give suboxone to patients which I think is pretty damn ridiculous if someone is dying in front of you eyes. If I can survive tonight I have a doc to go to now that will give me the amount of suboxone that I need to get through this. I'm now curious if that doesn't defeat the purpose! If there was ever a doubt in my mind I do believe in God as I am here today to thank you all. I really appreciate all of the input and I know I have a long road ahead. Hope you are doing well also.

[trdofbeingtrd]

Just wondering how you have been, I had to dig up your thread. Seeing how it is going, one way or another. I really hope even if you had to take some, that you are ok.

[vicki595]

This is sad to me. You were on a lot of meds of the same variety...now nothing. Write everything down so that if you go to the ER, they'll know what you've been taking.

Again,your B/P is a concern.  I don't know what else to tell you...

Good luck!

[Lewney2n]

thanks for the advise. i've just been laying on the sofa trying to figure out what to do. My husband is home and sleeping, he don't get it.  I feel like i'm about to die and he's sleeping peacefully.  The other dr and others that I tried to go to said that the original dr had me on way to much and they can't give half of what i was taking.  The ironic part is that I was functioning on alot apparently.  They said my tolerence has gone to high and detox would be the thing to do. Nobody offered any meds to transition.

[vicki595]

Okay...I don't know how much Soma you were taking but stopping it cold turkey can lead to seizures. Also,Your B/P is way to high as of your earlier post.

I understand the bathroom issues. You can take Immodium for that. Are you alone?

I don't understand why the second doctor didn't cover you with meds;at least some...

Any sign of dizziness,blurred vision,confusion and off you go to the ER. If this were me,I'd go now before something happened to me.

[Lewney2n]

My doctor who gave the rx for the last many years can't anymore as of 12/31. I went to my other doctor who gives me injections in my neck and back and told him that I didn't want to take the meds anymore tried all week to get me into a detox center because of my bp. It's friday, i'm now out of all meds and they still didn't have a bed available so I have no choice but to do it on my own.  At what point if any do you think I should go to a hospital e.r.  I would really rather suffer in my own home where I can be in my own bathroom. That seems to be important from what I'm reading.

[trdofbeingtrd]

That is what I will be doing tomorrow. I am locking them up tonight and disposing them tomorrow............ok, my wife will be doing this, I don't trust myself.

[Lewney2n]

I just looked it up. Is that what you are doing? It seems to make perfect sense.

[vicki595]

Okay...I read where you posted about your B/P. It's too high. Get that checked ASAP.
The Soma needs to be tapered. Are you taking all these opiates now?  If so,you should really get with your doctor to decide which should go first.

Let us know...

[trdofbeingtrd]

You came to the right place for sure. Have you heard about the Thomas recipe?

[Lewney2n]

Thanks, I was feeling like no one was understanding this hell until I found this site. I appreciate any input that anyone has to help me get through this.  It's been a long time coming and i'm so over it controlling my life.

[trdofbeingtrd]

Hi, we are in the same boat, so to speak. This is my last night without WD's, tomorrow will be no fun. Ummm, these are some heavy things I think, I am ending taking Norcos, but there will be a couple of people or more that will have the answers. If you want to talk to a fellow person going through the withdrawal journey, I am here, you can message me or talk on the forum. They are taking care of me, and I will join them taking care of you.

You should be getting messages soon. I am sensitive and was in a bad way earlier and when no one posted I jumped ahead and assumed no one cared. I was really really wrong. They will help, just sometimes people are busy and sometimes post get lost, I will bump your post if you get no other answers before the night is over.