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"Withdrawal Ease" Oral medication???

Does anyone have any experience w/this product I continue to see featured in ads on various sites?  I have read all the information on their website & the testimonials - It sounds awesome! But is it really all they say is is?   Personally, I find the cost a bit steep....but if it really does what they say during your 1st fewl WD days.....it would think it might be well worth the $....anyone every used this product? Please share your experience.\

(I am fairly new to this forum so i'm unsure of the policies/rules on listing of/referencing to specific products by name, although I have seen "Imodium" used frequently in many responses. I apologize in advance if i have broken a user agreement by asking for others' personal experiences w/this OTC product & calling it by it's exact trade name.)  
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3141490 tn?1343129677
And about the price, ya it may a bit steep. But to me, i thought it was worth it if i got off the pills I could spend $140 every couple of days. And so far it has been worh it.)
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3141490 tn?1343129677
I did buy with drawal ease. I guess it works to an extent. IM on it now for the 3rd off of vicodins norcos. I have had no diarreha,no vomiting and the aches pains in my view are down to very little. The night time capsules do make me very tired but i still wont sleep do to RLS. Their are things you can do for that like certain stretches and other vitamins. I just didnt go to the store. Im still on crutches so it is more of a pain to go shopping. I did stop cold turkey. I do eat all meals with no problem and drink water and whatever else i feel like. My eyes never did water and my feet and hands do get a little sweaty at times. I keep reading that i should be in my worst stages right now but i feel pretty good. I was actually excited feeling this morning. I cant speak of the anger and fits people have felt because im home alone. no one around to even talk to you so i have no1 to get on my nerves haha! Im not telling you to buy it. Just telling you how im doing on it. Good luck!
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Thank you both so very much for all this invaluable information - i greatly appreciate it! :)  
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Dr. Aharonov is correct, at some point you are going to have to bite the bullet to an extent.  However, we've detoxed hundreds of people from opiates at home.  I can tell you now, there is no single wonder pill.  I have a cell phone that patients can call 24/7 and get ahold of me...we discuss symptoms and then treat the symptoms.  You could meet with your own family physician, explain the situation, what your goal is, and your fears.  There is a fairly routine set of symptoms of withdrawl from opiates.  Anxiety, cramping, twitching, restlessness, diarrhea, insomnia, nausea / vomiting...you know, the usual.  Meet with your physician and discuss using medications to treat each of these symptoms individually.  Often there are medications that will work for more than one symptom.  Your doctor can help with medications they are familiar with using and can give you.  Set up a plan with your physician to give you prescriptions that will allow you to take them combined with a minimum of interaction with each other and in quantities that will only last 3 days if taken at the maximum rate your doctor prescribes.  Call and check in with a progress report and request for refill every 3 days so your doctor can recommend any changes in therapy they feel might be helpful.  I won't candy coat this...it will be uncomfortable if your goal is getting completely detoxed of all opiates at home...think flu times 10 days.  The first few days you will be gobbling comfort meds like they are m&m-s after which you are going to be a bit fatigued for a week.  Once you get clear of the opiates I might concur that Naltrexone would be useful to guard against relapse.  Again, this is a medication your family physician can prescribe.

Suboxone is an alternative therapy.  If you are an addict, you have the "ism".  The disease of addiction really isn't curable.  You can keep it in remission with diet, exercise, a healthy dose of 12 step meetings, and medications.  I often liken it to diabetes.  Addiction like Diabetes is incurable, cravings will go up and down for the addict the same way blood sugars go up and down for the diabetic.  We treat cravings with medication and we treat high blood sugar with medication.  In addicts, my opinion is treat the disease of addiction with a medication that will control cravings and allow people to get back to their normal lives.  Suboxone is designed to do just that.  It has a higher affinity for opiate receptors than full agonist opiates like oxy or hydrocodone, meaning it is stickier to your brain.  Suboxone also doesn't require you to fully detox before you start taking it.  It is what is called a partial agonist opiate that occupies about 40% of any given opiate receptor in your brain...it is an opiate, and many people will say you are just trading one drug for another...duh, that is exactly what you are doing.  Switching to a drug that keeps you from going through withdrawl, a drug that interferes with any other opiate from attaching to receptors so you won't get euphoric (high), a drug that allows you to get back to the person you were before you became ill, a drug that is made extremely difficult to misuse.  Suboxone is designed specifically for the treatment of opiate dependency.  So like that diabetic that will always need a medication to manage their disease, you could stay on Suboxone as long as you need to.  Because Suboxone is an opiate, and given to opiate addicts (a practice very much frowned upon by the DEA except for this medication) it requires a special license from the DEA to prescribe.  If you think you may want to talk to a knowledgeable physician in your area look at a web site called "turntohelp".  You will be able to find a Board Certified doctor specializing in Addiction Medicine locally that can help you identify all of your detox and treatment options so that you can make an informed decision.  Do not rely on what I or any other person posts on a web board as sound advice, especially if they offer a wonder pill or painless detox...everything comes with it's own price.

No matter your decision, when you stop consuming opiates...you will become miserable. How miserable is up to you.  Addiction is a psyco-social-spiritual disease that will require a fair amount of commitment and work from you to keep it in remission.  You will want to have some good friends on speed dial.

I wish you the best,

yer Uncle Pelty
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1684282 tn?1614701284
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You have asked this question in the Addiction Expert Forum, so I can not share any personal experiences with you, may be if you do it on the General Addiction Forum you will get better answers. However, as a physician, I can tell you that there are no magic potions out there for withdrawals, just like there are no magic weight loss pill. Unfortunate as it may sound, one way or another you will go though the process.
There is really no easy way of detoxing from home. I have dealt with hundreds of addicts who have all told me horror stories of doing it by themselves.  I would only guess that if are successful in doing it at home you don't end up in my clinic.
Just in case you are curious, it takes us three to four days to detox a patient and get him/her back home drug free and feeling well on Naltrexone therapy (no opiates).
At home, the basic technique is to space out the pills you take on a consistent manner until you take only one at night, then half at night, than every other night and then none.  See if your doctor can write you a prescription for some Requip for restlessness, Neurontin for anxiety and malaise, some Flexeril or Soma for a few weeks for muscle spasms and maybe some Seroquel low dose, for sleep. It will make your withdrawals easier.  Valerian and Magnesium is sometimes helpful remedies over the counter.
The residual symptoms of insomnia and depression can last another few months. Thus, it is not easy, but it gets better and better over time and you can look forward to a drug free healthy energetic you in the future.
Take a look at my blogs about options for detox and recovery. You may also take a look at my clinic website where I also have my blogs and a lot of other info about drug addiction and recovery. Look especially into the blog and the info on Naltrexone therapy after getting clean. It really improves your chances of staying clean for good by cutting down your physical cravings.
There is a injectable form available now that is covered by all major medical insurances called Vivitrol that you would need to get only once monthly to stay clean. Just keep it in mind for the future. Good luck to you.  
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