Trying to quit

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medman wrote:

Hi everyone, ive been on these pills for about 2 years and im finally serious about quitting...im tired of my life being controlled over me trying to get a drug..so anyways i wanted to ask anyone who has any good advice for the mental cravings aswell as the physical, im already planning on going to work out and sweat some of the junk out...any advice would be appreciated

painaddik wrote:

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if it were only that easy. opiates are not like alcohol where if you drink too much the night before, you can exercise it out. if your serious about quitting, clear out your schedule for the next week and plan on not leaving the house. when/if you stop using the pills, youll be fine for the first 12 to 18 hrs. withdrawls will set in. running nose, joints ache and HURT, vomiting and runny pooping (in some people), sweating, hot and cold flashes, insomnia, so tired you cant sleep, mood swings which are sometimes drastic and are emotional and mental sometimes. for the lenght of time youve been on the pills, you should probably expect some of what i just mentioned.
find some xanax if possible or benedryl will substitute. lots of powerade, gaterade or water. just keep pumping fluids to replace what youll lose in the trips to the bathroom and sweating. vitamin b-12, vitamin c and a multivitamin if you cant keep a whole lot in your gut. try to keep you mind occupied with things other than what your going thru. try to shower daily. it helps so you dont feel more crappy than you already do.
youll feel the worst for 2-4 days and it gradually gets better. physically anyway. emotionally will be a bit harder. depending how your willpower is and deciding if your an addict or not. so i wont even touch on that yet.
this is just some of what ive been through in the past and how i delt with the withdrawls the best i could. i dont know the frequency of your useage or the amount you were taking/doing or why you were on them in the first place. you just asked for some advice. just remember, quitting is easy, its the staying quit is whats hard. keep posting, its what helps me from time to time.
oh, welcome to topix! you came to a good place with mostly good people. hope this helps and didnt scare you into not quitting. i just let you know what your in for. for me, it was worth going thru all that. anything worth having is suppose to be hard. post ya later.

medman wrote:

Hi everyone, ive been on these pills for about 2 years and im finally serious about quitting...im tired of my life being controlled over me trying to get a drug..so anyways i wanted to ask anyone who has any good advice for the mental cravings aswell as the physical, im already planning on going to work out and sweat some of the junk out...any advice would be appreciated

painaddik wrote:

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if it were only that easy. opiates are not like alcohol where if you drink too much the night before, you can exercise it out. if your serious about quitting, clear out your schedule for the next week and plan on not leaving the house. when/if you stop using the pills, youll be fine for the first 12 to 18 hrs. withdrawls will set in. running nose, joints ache and HURT, vomiting and runny pooping (in some people), sweating, hot and cold flashes, insomnia, so tired you cant sleep, mood swings which are sometimes drastic and are emotional and mental sometimes. for the lenght of time youve been on the pills, you should probably expect some of what i just mentioned.
find some xanax if possible or benedryl will substitute. lots of powerade, gaterade or water. just keep pumping fluids to replace what youll lose in the trips to the bathroom and sweating. vitamin b-12, vitamin c and a multivitamin if you cant keep a whole lot in your gut. try to keep you mind occupied with things other than what your going thru. try to shower daily. it helps so you dont feel more crappy than you already do.
youll feel the worst for 2-4 days and it gradually gets better. physically anyway. emotionally will be a bit harder. depending how your willpower is and deciding if your an addict or not. so i wont even touch on that yet.
this is just some of what ive been through in the past and how i delt with the withdrawls the best i could. i dont know the frequency of your useage or the amount you were taking/doing or why you were on them in the first place. you just asked for some advice. just remember, quitting is easy, its the staying quit is whats hard. keep posting, its what helps me from time to time.
oh, welcome to topix! you came to a good place with mostly good people. hope this helps and didnt scare you into not quitting. i just let you know what your in for. for me, it was worth going thru all that. anything worth having is suppose to be hard. post ya later.

painhurts wrote:

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This is my 1st 'post' online every, but yours prompts 2 questions -#1 - Does that 1 week withdrawal apply to someone who's taken some form of opiate for pain for the past 13 years? I've heard cold-turkey can kill you.#2 - Why is everyone talking aobut quitting if they're prescribed for actual unbearable pain? After reading these posts, I asked my doc about quitting and the response was 'if they're working, why quit?", you'll probably need them for the rest of your life. I had no response.

medman wrote:

Hi everyone, ive been on these pills for about 2 years and im finally serious about quitting...im tired of my life being controlled over me trying to get a drug..so anyways i wanted to ask anyone who has any good advice for the mental cravings aswell as the physical, im already planning on going to work out and sweat some of the junk out...any advice would be appreciated

sobrietysociety wrote:

if you can get help, this is what you need to do! Suboxone will help tremendously. Once stable you need to find atherapist. Together you can figure out an action plan to recovery. This is the route I took and am 8 months sober. I even managed to stop the subs after weening off 2mg at a time. The mental addiction was awful at times yet I was ready because I had a support network in place. You can do this!

HitMe wrote:

I think that is a good basic answer. Definitely lots of details getting to where you got but I agree with your post. People don't realize the mental aspect and the anxiety that hits your body after you quit. You do need the counseling and possible medication to get through it.
HM
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painaddik wrote:

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i can agree with that. im living proof! ive seen people in various lenghts of sobriety and me too. but personally, i dont know anyone whos made it as far as i have. im not trying to brag or anything like that. im just saying i can relate to what their going thru. only up till 15 month though. after that, not a clue. HA HA!
i hope medman comes back. now i know what a hooker feels like. getting a load dumped on ya and no cuddling! HA HA HA HA HA!!!
sorry guys, i havent seen no funnys lately. ill try and come up with cleaner ones. promise.
post ya later.

medman wrote:

haha sorry it toook me so long to get bck, btw thanx for all the great advice everyone, i ended up getting some methadones from a friend but i havent startung taking them yet..to be honest i dont really know anything about methadone so any advice would be appreciated =D

medman wrote:

haha sorry it toook me so long to get bck, btw thanx for all the great advice everyone, i ended up getting some methadones from a friend but i havent startung taking them yet..to be honest i dont really know anything about methadone so any advice would be appreciated =D

Courtneey wrote:

answers to your questions:
#1 Yes, if you have been on an opiate for 13 years you will definately go through withdrawals. No withdrawals alone from am opiate will not kill you, but if you have another condition withdrawals may cause that to kill you. Example..if you already suffer from high blood pressure and you go into withdrawals it may affect your high blood pressure which may in turn cause a fatal stroke.
#2 Not everyone on here is trying to quit. Some people suffer from chronic pain and are here for advice regarding their meds. There are times when most of us take more than prescribed and run short at the end of the month and are looking for ways to potentiate our meds. Then there are a lot of people on here that take them for recreational purposes and have ran out or are trying to quit do they are looking for advice. Others think that if they strop taking them for a while that it will lower their tolerence.
I myself am a chronic pain patient and like you will be on them for life, but there are times that I get tired of being a slave to these things and think I want to stop taking them......then I start hurting and change my mind, hehe So, welcome to our little family, whatever reason that you are here. Stick around, we could use some new blood. You will quickly figure out who is real and worth talking to and who to ignore. There are some good people on here one you week through the riff-raff.

painhurts wrote:

Does anyone know anything about pain medication called Dilaudid? I Googled & it seems to be just another form of morphine, something I prefer to avoid - I think anyway.
1998 rear-end accident permanently damaged most of my spine & pain is severe, never stops and never will.
I'm looking for a life-long plan balancing meds to live my life instead of merely surviving it.
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