home detox

[gorman]

this is it i'm going to go cold turkey. i'm very scared.If anyone has any tips or ideas please post them. My last pill was lastnight, march 17. I got saome valium and Imodium. I got off of work and my beutiful wife will watch my 2 kids and i'm going to hide in the back bedroom.
Is there anything alse  that can help me?
  I'm just going to lye in bed and try to suck it up. If you can give me any information or tips please do. I'll keep checking this forum. What have other people done to get through this. Wish me luck.

[flmagi]

Yes, now the cravings start. You got thru the withdrawels and now the work starts. This is where support is needed and a plan. You must start to recognise triggers and avoid them if possible or learn to deal with them. I beleive their is a very good post in the health pages about cravings.
The energy may be slow to come back. Eat healthy, get exercise, take your vitamins and amino acids (health pages too).
Remember, just because you're done with withdrawels, does not mean your cured, finished and all better. This is a decease that takes time to heal from. The battle has just begone. This is where you must be strong and seek out support.
Good luck, be strong and keep posting.

[worried878]

The forum is great...just sign on when u crave...we will make u feel so bad u will not cave  LOL...there is also a list of craving interventions that cathy posted...it is in the health pages to the right

[gorman]

im on day 6 with no drugs and i think CT was the only way to do it. Using something else just prolonged it. the WDs are GONE. But i'm tired. I could not have done it without my wife. She ran the house , and cverd me at work. and took care of my kids.
CT works, just take the thomson recipe and coutn down the days, 4 and 5 were bad, but i did it
i do   still have cravings can someone help me with that?
and i need energy. day 6 and i have the bluhhhhhs.
this forum really works. thanks everybody i'll still be posting.

[worried878]

I think he is already weaned down and clean for 6 days...right?  That is wonderful...sometimes it is best to seize the moment when u are really sick/tired and fed up with using and quit...narcotics dont always need to be tapered...benzos do for sure...and trmadol as well.....congrats gormon!

[Indianalady]

Pleaseeeeeeee don't go cold turkey!! I have read up on this stuff and even my Dr.and Pharmacist told me doing so can cause heart attack, stroke and even death!
I'm going thru withdrawls from mscotin (morphine) been on it for 14 months due to rectal cancer. My Dr. is a VERY SMART man, he took 4 yrs of internal medicine even after he got his doctorate degree and he knows what these meds can do.
I was on dilaudid 2mg every two hrs IV Piclined , and morphine 100mg every 8 hrs. I quit the dilaudid almost immediately after coming home from the hospital ( 5weeks total) and am now on 60mg of morphine. Starting tomorrow 3/24/08 he is going to cut me down...60mg in morning and 3- 15's (45mg) at night. I know I'm going to withdrawl from the lower dosage and its not going to be pretty, but its going to take a strong mind, will, to get thru it, but cold turkey is more harmful then anything you can do. Try to get your dr. or someone that can wean you down!
Thanks for listening!!!
Indianalady

[Oxykicker]

Stick at it bud, those restless legs will settle down, I had it real bad, arms too, excersise I found was the best for me, and the hot baths, it will go away, be patient, it's bloody hard I know, but the end result is far better than you can imagine, just keep an eye open for the mental side of things, lots of strange emotions, anger being just one of them, your brain is crying out for the drug, it aint your fault, hang in there and please keep posting.