Thomas's DeTox Reciepe

[DocHolliday]

Would anyone know where I can find his formula. Also, thanks for the replies. For the last two full weeks I have reduced the "doses" I take per day. Going from at least 5 and usually 7-8 per day, I am now just "needing" to have some in the morning, afternoon and before bed. I also have reduced the amount per dose by a few pills. I have been reading alot of info on some Narcotics Detoxification Under Anesthesia clinic. Seems to me in a nut shell, they put you under for a few hours, and prescribe a drug such as Naltrexone for a week or two and thats it? Well, thanks for listening. P.S. Wiz, thanks for the support...Peace Out...Doc

[skipper]

hey your still with us!
good!
how many days have you gone?
try to think of self detoxing as "pulling rug out from under one'e self." This is vastly superior to having some one else do it.

**** i've been on and off more times than a flashing neon sign!
after 3-4 days you will begin to see light again. when your
appetite returns you'll know you've gotten free. thats when this forum will be your lifeline.

wish there was more i could do for you man, but this is just one
death valley we all walk across alone. just keep moving toward
the light!

remeber: nothing new ever happens in drug land. all junkys have
the same old tired lines and i've heard them all, cause i've said
them all. You and the world will be new again, once you get your
hand clean of dope!

keep an angel on your shoulder
kip

[Kristen]

I am on my second week of being off of large amounts of Lorcet and Soma....I am not necessarily feeling bad....but all of the sudden since yesterday, I am feeling so tired, fatigued and have a slight headache.  Maybe the lack of sleep is catching up to me, or is this something else.  Now all I want to do is sleep.....any ideas besides large amounts of coffee that I'm trying to keep down so I can go on with my daily routine....thanks for all your input...and if anyone has any ideas from their experiences....please share....thanks...kristen

[GJ]

Hey Kristen!

Today is my 5th day of WD from Percocet, Lortab and Soma. Last night was about the WORST night of WD in my life! I'd taken 2 Trazadone in the course of the day, but they didn't do a damn thing besides make me really tired/disoriented, but of course my muscular aches, heart-pounding and especially those g-d HEADACHES prevented me from getting any form of sleep, these headaches have been hitting me hard since Saturday, getting progressively worse.

So last night at about 10:00, when I couldn't stand it any longer, I took a Valium (which I'd been quite determined NOT to take) and slept for almost 10 hours. Today, the heart-racing is nearly gone and besides a few aches & pains in the muscles, I'm doing OK (despite the residual hangover of course). The headaches have subsided a bit too, but I know what you mean. Mine are these really sharp/shooting pains at different places on my head that come and go, but never fully subside. The only thing that kept me comfortable last night was laying on my left side in this odd position, giving me maybe 5-10 minutes relief, but my heart was pounding so hard/fast that I knew it'd either be another sleepless night or I'd have to just bite the bullet and take the V.

But with headaches, caffeine actually will HELP, so if you're used to drinking your coffee, keep doing it, because I can almost guarantee you that if you stop, those headaches will get much worse. It sounds like the lack of sleep is catching up to you a bit too, but I don't know exactly what will help with that except SLEEP.

Either way, keep it up and I'm sure you'll get through this just fine, as I'm sure the worst is already behind you. Try and get as much sleep as you can be allowed because that is the ONE thing that helps the body to regenerate itself during a WD.

Good luck, hope this helps somewhat ;-)

-GJ

[Kristen]

Thank so much for replying GJ...I'm amazed at how many people in this world are going through this same hell as I am.  I did take a xanax last night to help sleep and slept a bit, and maybe that is also the reason for my feeling tired/lethargic (sp?).  At this time, I just DONT feel like doing anything, except watching TV and I have so much to do being a single mom with 2 kids.  Its HELL trying to force myself to try and live a normal life.  I think at my 5th day I was still having chills and sweats that finally subsided after a week.  

You keep up the good work and any time you need to get something off your chest, just shoot....I've gone through this detoxing dozens and dozens of times, only to start again on pain meds....so hopefully this time will be the last.  I think this is the first time I've gone 10 days in the 10 years of abusing pain meds....

Thanks for your encouragement and if anyone has any other words of advice, I would love to hear.  Thanks~
-kristen

[Kristen]

I have been sitting here at the computer reading this forum and I am feeling for you....When you mentioned the leg shaking thing, I knew exactly what you meant.  I was a heavy opiate user (up to 30 10s a day) and would just lay in bed and kick and shake and kick...it was miserable.  Hang in there, this wont last forever....life is so much better without all that s@$%t in your body.  I pray your withdrawals subside soon....hopefully by tomorrow your feeling better....hang in there...kristen

[GJ]

OHHHH that leg-kicking thing!!! I really despise that. It's strange because sometimes when I'm laying down I feel I HAVE to move my legs, it occupies my mind or something. I just can't sit still at all, and today I've been moving and moving around because it takes the focus off of my headaches, and now that I'm sitting down and typing this, the headache is BACK! Ugh.

Anyway, that's a really noble thing you're doing Kristen, you have my upmost respect for tending to 2 children alone while coming off of all those meds, which is a lot more then I was taking. I was in the 6-8 range with percs for the most part, with 1-2 lortab (10s) and 2 somas a day, at one time it was also capped off with a nightly Valium and Xanax combo, but I stopped that weeks ago and had one hellacious night of coming off those. Stay with it, there's just no reason for this NOT to be your last withdrawal, because eventually the drugs have got to stop, right? ;o)

Schlub, here's lookin' at you kid! I'm sure you're having minute-to-minute thoughts of throwing in the towel, but remember that you won't die from this, and despite going through many days of dreadful discomfort, the rewards are SOOOOOOOO much more when you find homeostasis again, it may SEEM like a long time (hint: AVOID ANY NEARBY CLOCKS!!!) but it's better than doing it more and more only to find yourself further down the same bad road you were heading down. I'll send some serious positive vibes over your way (I've got reserves)!

-GJ