What should I buy to help reduce withdrawal symptoms

[butchyboy]

Hi my names Butch I’m 21 years old this is my first time posting on the internet, I’ve been reading the comments on this site for a while now and it has given me the strength to decide to stop cold turkey at home.
I’ve been using Percocet, and Vicodin for about a year taking 5 to 7 10mg pills a day, in the past 3 months I’ve tried quitting by tapering the amount but since I had them on me I took whenever I felt like it. I tried switching to Tramedal for a week so I wouldn’t have to deal with withdrawals but ended up taking all of them in a short period of time and went back to my usual.
Now I know the time of withdraw is upon me, I’m looking for advice on what to buy to help reduce the w/d symptoms, and reassurance that I’m not in any life threatening danger by stopping cold turkey.  Another concern of mine is depression and how bad it hits you when you quit.
I’ve got 5 pills left and counting down.
Thank You everyone in advance for any response.

[nonamegirl194]

Hello. I am among the youngest on this page. I am 15 years old and i have an addiction to pain killers (morphine) and allergy meds. And it has been this way for a year and a half. But 3 days ago i stopped. Cold turkey. My life has been a living hell but I'm fighting it. I'm not going to ruin my life at so young. I'm taking my life back. :) The headache and nausea is killing me but I can make it through it. Thanks for taking the time to read this. It gives me hope when I realize that so many others have made it through the exact situation that i'm in.

[Bootyfluffer]

I did the same thing as katlee123, minus the kratom and added cannabis(high% thc/cbd concentrate) i chose bubba kush but mainly any indica will help.  i made edibles and a week later my main w/d's were over. Ive cut back on cannabis a lot after that week so i can highly attest to it working and not being addictive.

[KatLee123]

I've gone through them twice, the first time sucked but the second time thank god wasn't too bad. The answer is 3 things. Loperamide, Kratom and Self Motivation. The Loperamide not only helps with diarrea, but it also binds to your opiate recepters to make it much easier. You will have to take more than the recommended amount but do not do too much because people have died over dosing on it, trying to get a "high". It will ease your body. Now a big physical and mental helper is Kratom. Green is energizing and Red is sedating/pain relieving. So try Green Meang Da and a red Bali maybe. It does help and you do get a slight Euphoric feeling from it, it's a mood enhancer but is not like opiates. These two made me wonder how my body was withdrawling so easily. However, if you think it's not going to work, it most likely won't. Your mind is a powerful thing. If you think I'm gonna try this, maybe it will actually work, you are giving yourself that chance. But if you say it's not going to then your already choosing to feel lousy through the whole process. With these three things it will be soooo much smoother I promise.

[Larissacst]

I'm on the kratom. I'm down to taking 2 vics every other day. While Kratom is a godsend it's also addictive. I'm flying out of town in June and don't know what I'm going to do. I start to get the same WDs when I don't have the kratom as i would with vics. I don't know if it's allowed on planes and I can't exactly ask my advisor (it's a school trip) to go to the smoke shop.

[Turbo442]

I'm kinda in the same position. I have only 3 pills left and decided to get clean again. I had a 5 year habit taking 200 mg twice a day. 8 months ago I quit cold turkey. About 2 months ago I fell off the wagon and have been high every day since.my habit started at 30 mills once a day but in just 2 months it's up too 100 mils once a day sometimes 150. I have a colostomy bag so luckily for me I don't deal with the diarrhea issue you all have. My biggest fight is rls and extremely weak to get out of bed even to drink water. Im so angry with myself for relapsing. So very disappointing. Just me venting.... detox time round #2 wish me luck. Take care everyone.

[Turbo442]

I'm not sure what's with the l&#39... but I meant to say is I have a colostomy bag so I don't deal with the diarrhea issue

[emmzalee]

Hi turbo442, I had the same kind of addiction..mines was opiates n methadone for 11 year - plz don't listen to the horror stories u heart on here... For the first 6 days I felt so tired and physically and mentally drained, aches, sweats ,yawns stretches and been totally wired from the no sleeping...but after the sixth say u started sleepin I'm now 39 days clean and its the best decision I've ever made...a week at most and you will not regret it... I promise

[Deadcallgirl]

I split my tongue once when dotoxing off a heavy iv heroin habit. That helped a lot cuz I focused on the pain and ignored the withdrawal symptoms. Specially rls which i ******* hate with no end in sight.

[Ivuser]

Did you ever complete your detox?

[TiredinTempe]

It has been exactly 97 hrs for me this time cold turkey. I was taking Perc 10's. Follow the advice of the others, it does help. I noticed today the pain in my hands & wrists is really bad. Guess that the lacs of Percs is the reason. I really wanna give Perc free a chance. You can do this!

[walleyemaster1977]

My name is Brad I've been on opiates for going on 4 years on and off. I have degenerate nerve disease. For the past 6 no. I've been switched to 30 mills of morphine every 6 Hrs.from 30 mills of methadone every six Hrs. I've decided to quit all together and get an epidural injection to kill the pain. The first time I quit cold turkey from hydrocodone it almost killed me! The second time was not so bad. This time I've found that benadryl is the key for me. Its helps with all symptoms of withdrawal. And lots of fruit and hot baths to. If you have twitching in your muscles try cough syrup. For you first timers stick with your choice to be clean and find an alternative way to control your pain.

[sassy1978]

Hello..I'm 33 years old and I had been taking pain pills and xanax since I was 22..Now for the past years I have been on Suboxone..How can I quit that and still have energy???Plus help the withdrawl....Thanks..

[atthebeach]

hello and welcome. this is an old post.if you want answers to your question go to the top of this page. where is says post a question and start there. then you will get the help and answers you need. go to the right side on the top of this page and read the health pages. there is alot of info and help there also.
blessings to you
debbie

[poobear123]

Hey any info would help on this. I have studied medications for 12 yrs and have came up with many ways to help ease w/d's but I am having problems with opana er 30 w/d's any advice would be helpful what should I take supplement wise when I first get up and threw out the day to help keep the w/d at bay > I know that milk thistle is a good liver detox maybe I should get the some am/ad also need that and Delysome or can you get dxtro /dxm is a pill form that would be better? Any help from this help would really be appreciated . these symtom.... are going to start tonight and I will not get any sleep.  Please help I can't handle it like I use to I have a bad liver and so I stay sicker longer than most people so I just need to know what to do . Cause I will get up every morning by 5 am cause of the bathroom problems.. And then I am in mortal Hell the rest of the day and it seems like it goes by so slow. Please any help .. e mail me ***@****

[Godfather7601]

can we talk privately?

[Newlife58]

Love the line about doing nothing now isn't the same as doing nothing before

[speakandspell]

I have really found this forum and the honesty very helpful to me.I too am in the process of detoxing,for the second time around after many years of taking opiates on and off.I have used everything from tramadol aka ultram to methadone.Along this perilous journey of "pill popping" I was priveleged enuff to learn alot of helpful info that i would like to offer in addition to the info from this forum.These toxins build up in our bloodstream and are not properly being filtered from our kidneys.To assist in purifying the bloodstream it would be a good idea to get some chlorophyl(liquid).This definately cleans the bloodstream rapidly,effectively and also helps with fatigue.Aloe juice helps rid the colon of built up toxins also and helps with aches and builds up our immune system that has suffered."Noni Juice" an all natural juice that is carried at Gnc and other stores(see web) has also been tried and proven to help effectively with the pain we encounter during w/d.Everything takes time I too hate this process,but I would rather have a healthier me,than an unhealthy"Not Myself".

[polytox]

Hi Annclean,
i took my last dose Tuesday afternoon.

I already made a detox, but this was a "observed clinical" detox, because i was on Heroin :-(.
Now i was 3 years clean and was talking now Tramaldon -> first it was just a test, but the sweet feeling of coming home overhelmed me instantly.
Now after 3 Months talking "only" this opioid i'm just on cold turkey which is to hold out. But the emotional tile of the W/D-Symptons are pretty the same as the the hard way the last time.
I'm alone at home because i want nobody to know that i have/had a backslide.

What me helps are hot showers, Diazepam, a lot o Vitamins, Neurotop, Music and a little bit grass.
I tell you only what me helps, i don't want you to take any of this things.

And its good to read that somebody has now the same problem as i have......this makes things easier ;-).

Wish u the Best and greetz from Vienna

[Annclean]

Hi my name is Ann I am 27 hours clean i took my last half of pill yesterday morning at 8:30am n i am trying that thomas thing to qiut. I started yesterday afternoon n i did it today n i am doing ok. The worst part is i dont know what to do wit myself now, how dumb right since everyday i would do what im doing now "NOTHING" but now it really feels like nothing. I am so happy i am finally getting clean. I will NEVER pick up a pill again, I NEVER wanna feel this pain again. Anxitity is the worst too. But now i dont have it for the "omg im gonna be out of pills soon" now its the getting over the pills ****. I never thought i would be in this boat n i hate it. But I am strong n i know i can do this. Good Luck all n to me. WE CAN DO

[Princess_80]

My name is Christin and I am 28 yrs old. I am married and have 4 kids. I took my last two pills today. I to am trying to get off pain killers. I am now up to 70 milligrams twice a day and some times 20-30 mg in between. I am so affraid that I am going to hurt myself or my kids while I am on them. I also hate that my days are a fog. I owe my kids and husband a much better life then this. It's so hard though because I have been hiding this from my husband for years now. I feel so alone...I am going to do this I have got myself off before and I just have to keep in mind that I am strong enough to do it. I have read what yall have said to take and I am going out to get it. I hate the leg cramps and the anxiety. I will do this..."What does not kill me will only make me stronger". I also keep telling myself "This to shall pass". Please be praying for me I could use it right now!  

[JDRMinSD]

You're gonna do great.  You stay strong too and keep posting...now you got a bunch of us all here wondering how you're doing!  :)

[butchyboy]

I wish you good luck too. For me tapering was a fool’s run effort, I felt some withdrawals but always ended up back to my usual, So for me going cold turkey was the easer decision, yet I read on this forum a lot of people’s successes with this method, give it a shot it worth trying. BE STRONG.    

[enemy48]

Wise choice to keep this page open.  

I look forward to hearing your progress.

Hope tonight is fun, and maybe you get some!  LOL

[butchyboy]

Thank You all for your comments and encouragement. I went out and bought a huge bag of Epsom salt, vitamins B6, and C, a multi mineral vitamin that has Calcium Iron Lodine Magnesium Zinc Selenium Copper Manganese Chromium Sodium and potassium all in one pill, L-Tyrosine, and L-Theanine. I hope it’s worth its Weight in gold.
I have one pill left I’m going out with some friends which will probably be my last breath of fresh air for a while. I will keep this page open on my computer at all times for support and I’ll keep posting.

[monkeyonmyback68]

Good Luck, I am in the same boat I am too weak to quit cold turkey I am just trying to taper off anf then eventually quit. Maybe I am being foolish but i gotta try it. Good Luck and If you need to talk I am here.

[kneipp22]

Goodluck butch.Ive been there

[JDRMinSD]

Agree:  Thomas Recipe and Amino Acid Protocl at bottom right work.  If you can find a way to spend 3-5 days in a hot bath, do it.  Just leave it to go to the bathroom!

Exercise as soon as you can...it help with the body aches, leg cramps and insomnia.

Congrats on a great decision and good luck!  Keep posting on here to we can keep track of your progress and help you along, if you need it.