Opiate Withdrawal Day 2 Part 3 Getting Off Painkillers

[kasey8807]

Keep your head up man.One day at a time

[Clu925]

My son & his wife are coming off pain pills (roxicet), somas and xanax and going through pure hell. I've been searching the internet to find out how to help them. Your videos have made me understand more about what they're going through and my heart breaks for them (and you). You give me hope for them though and I thank you for that.

[ToolAdjacents]

blah sick myself here... been throwing up since 5 this morning... that doesnt count how many times i've woken up just to try to get some sleep. I normally take Klonazepam because alpralozam(Xanax) makes me black out. but i have not been taking anything, so u could imagine the restlessness. The only thing keeping me going is a hit of weed ever 5 minutes. It's been helping me sleep also. this shit sucks hard.

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Yeah it's hard. I took quite a few 1 mg's Xanax's before I went to bed everynight and just prayed I would get atleast 4 hours of sleep lol. The weed does help. When I was withdrawaling I was hitting that pipe every hour all day just to get some relief. I also had a bottle of Jack by my bedside and whenever I would wake up I'd take a few big slugs of that and lay back down. It numbed the pain a little bit and helped with the sleep. Good luck to you, I'll be praying for you.

[gladden16]

Omg, this guy is going through everything I am getting ready to do. I always tell myself I am gonna start my withdrawls the next day, but damn, the sickness is so horrible I would rather someone just kill me. I dont know how many times I have heard someone say that an addicts addiction " is all in their head" These people dont understand the sickness at all. I have been on painkillers about 9 years now, and it has taken over my life. Never have a dollar to my name..want my life back.

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Yeah I hated that when people that have never been on painkillers etc. say it's all in their head. I feel like smacking those people. They have know idea that after a period of time your body physically needs this stuff just to function and feel normal.

[Az11021083]

You guys just have to have faith in god he only kmows why he do things for good my doctor call and tell me that i need find some body else cuz i dint made it to my appt i dont made it cuz. I still had 15 pills of 2mgs i went to the farmacy to get those refill and some how they give me 15 pills of the 8 mgs and i was taken 2mgs day so that give time to cut down alot

[MrSaturdayNight7]

I have a lot of faith in the Lord but it didnt help the sickness. A lot of people say "Oh it's all in your head" no, no, & NO. Your body after an extended time of using your body HAS to have the opiate/painkiller or you're whole system will go into haywire. It has some mental issues but the Physical part is the WORSE thing ever.

[Az11021083]

Mrsaturdaynigth7 i just want it said thank u for taking ur time to help alot people god bless u i was on methadone for almost 2 years and on sub 8 months this is day 6 with out sub and id getting better and better id been hard but i made my self run 20 minutes at nigth and take a cold shower i been sleepn good the bad thing about sub

Is that i dont feel the wds till 3 days after i stop but today i feel good still depress but i feel good cuz i kmow is only going get better ever day

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Thanks a lot Bro. I appreciate it. Yeah each day will get better. Not 100% better but a little better each day. If you have a doctor try and get some Anti-Deppresants prescribed to you. I was on Celexa and it wasnt working at all. I'm now on 150mg's of Zoloft and I've never felt better. I feel like I'm high but I'm not. It's like a natural high. I walk around all day smiling which I would have never done the past 7-8 years.

[cameron91101]

BENZOS r worse of addiction than opiates so now u have 2 look forward to quiting those GOOD LUCK man hang in there it sux but it can b done

[kyjellytime]

ya know?

[MrSaturdayNight7]

haha. Did you write that one? :P

[Blazen1212]

hey man i dont know if my first messege went through so i wanted to write another. I have been taking about 40-100 mgs of OC a day for the last 2 years. I have to quit for so many reasons and need any advice or help i can get. I wanted to know how i can quit without going to a clinic. Please just let me know what to expect. I am scared to death because i know my withdrawel is going to be bad. With that doseage how bad would u expect it to be and how long. Anyway i hope to hear from u soon.Thanks

[MrSaturdayNight7]

I apoligize for the late response, I havent been keeping up on my responses like I should. If you can I would try and get some Xanax, Librium, Valium etc. & it makes the withdrawals a lot better because they calm you down and you don't have the freak out "I'm gonna die panics" The pain is actually a lot more tolerable imo. than having you're heart beating out of you're chest thinking your going to die. I hope this helps. I was lucky enough to have my doctor prescribe 90 1mg Xanax pills.

[IronChariots]

The physical stuff is horrible but the worst is the psychological. The depression/mood swings and inability to concentrate mostly. Also small things, like you said getting songs stuck in your head. Not even songs but just little bits of them that loop over and over and over for ages.

[glensmalll]

Suboxone is a good thing to use to get off opiates. Regardless of what anybody says about it good or bad, you never know unless you try it. When you start taking it, it takes about 2-4 days to feel completely normal. Ive taken it for about a yr, and I can say it has changed my life, I started out at 16mgs and now I am down to 1mg, and each time I would taper I felt very little if any w/d, litterally none. I think people that complain about it, in my opinion they didn't taper properly

[glensmalll]

I know how you feel, when you have kids it makes it really hard, cause you have all you can do to take care of yourself let alone your children. When I went threw wd I would have songs going threw my head exactly like your saying, and my view on life was so messed up, but thankfully it does go away

[NitaBMe]

Oh Shit

Took the last of little bit I had today

been planning this detox for a while now

I will make it through the night Ok

but the withdrawals will just start sometime tomorrow and then it's gonna be the sweats and the crawling things on my arms and the shits and that overwhelming anxiety, you all know what I'm talkin about

like all the feelings you been keeping numb all come back at once

How does it feel after a full week?

I've never made it that far, but I WILL this time

[muttilo]

Did you make it ?

[windowlicker1]

fuck man i remember coming off just 120mg oxycontin a day habit it was HELL. worst part was i did it in the cold season. nothing worse than feeling cold when you're detoxing. the insomnia lasted almost 2 weeks man every inch of my body hurt. to top it off i relapsed after 3 months of being clean and feeling great and i have to do it all over again :(

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Yeah the cold chills suck, and the insomnia sucks too. When it was night time I remember just laying there watching the clock and getting so pissed off because I couldnt sleep. Don't feel bad about relapsing man. I did it a couple times. Each time I did it I would get so pissed off at myself because I had it beat, only to have to beat it again. Hang in there bro you can do it.

[billysmomabby]

this truly is the hardest thing to do. I am 7 days in to quitting.... I was taking oxy's for a year and a half.... I did it cold turkey, decided on sunday that I couldnt be like this anymore, so I stopped. It was hell, but Im doing it... I feel better already. I took some time off work (I work full time, have a baby, and a husband to take care of) and told them im sick, and just locked myself in my house. With the help of family and friends, somehow im doing it. You give me hope! proud of you!

[MrSaturdayNight7]

It is one of the hardest things to do. That's what a lot of people don't understand that have never been addicted to this crap. I'd say the vast majority of people that use these want to quit and truly believe "This is the last time" but when the withdrawls kick in you go and take more medicine. It's horrible. That's great your on day 7!! That's awesome!! I'm glad I gave you hope. I'll be praying for you! Hang in there the worst part is over.

[foreverthreepwood]

I feel your pain bro. went from 300+ mgs methadone daily to ZERO during hurricane katrina. I won't even get into what it felt cuz it truly can't be described but it lasted for about 3 months. been clean ever since tho I do have to occasionally take small doses of suboxone (2-4mgs tops) which I personally don't call that "using" as it's never given me any kind of a "high" whatsoever. just makes the flames a little less hot i guess. oh and yes, be greatfull you ve never snorted or shot up... O.-

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Oh damn. That must have sucked to go through that. Especially through Hurricane Katrina. That must have been hell. Good job on staying clean!! Keep it up. It's a hard thing to do.

[capone7182]

sometimes i just wanna stay up for about 3 days and make myself real tired and then take all 14 bottles at once and fall asleep cause it feels like i will never be free from this shit if it wasn't for my kids i would have been gone years ago only way i could do it is with about 5 thousand dallors to pay up my bills food for my 3 kids and just go to a controled detox place for about 2 months but i cant do it living day to day i have 400 dollar electric bill now so no time for a break ya know

[MrSaturdayNight7]

It's def. hard especially when you have kids and a job. The only way I was able to go Cold Turkey about 6 months ago is because I took vacation time. This last time I could only do it by weening down because I still have to work.

[capone7182]

man bro i feel for ya i have always snorted oc's i quitonce before just to relapse and become 20 times worse i was on any opioid i could find sometimes icouldnt find any for days at a time feels like bugs crawling on my forearms and had the shit like a bitch and aug. 8 was my forth year on 160mg of methadone and i am sick to death of it the constipation weight gain always tired and having to trust myself with 2 weaks take home is all just getting really old bro now my withdrawl is way worse

[mikeandcooper]

have u ever stabilized on methadone? like a dose between 60 and 100mg. and just taken that. nothing else. jsut the done? you dont crave pills and all the bullshit that comes with it. stay on it for a year or year and half and taper slowly and get off it. it aint hard.

[MrSaturdayNight7]

I'm actually off all painkillers now. I havent taken an Opiate in 6 days. I was taking any Opiate I could get ahold of and I tapered myself down using Methadone over a months time. I would subtract a half, or sometimes just a 1/4 of a 10mg Methadone pill every 4-5 days. I was taking 600mg of Morphine a day, & when I didnt have Morphine I took around 300-400mg's of Oxycontin. When I decided to quit 70mg's of Methadone would get me through the day. And then I tapered down from there.

[buhbuhBrandon]

Day three myself. The unending spasms in my back and the continued need to like flex my legs. You get it? I will see my doctor Monday if things don't settle down. I find myself listening to meditation music, and continually trying to control my thoughts. Good luck to you

[MrSaturdayNight7]

I know exactly what you mean about the spasms. I get them in my legs but more so in my upper arms. The constant need to move or flex drives you crazy! I hate it!

[misterkleen]

what are u coming off of dude?

[MrSaturdayNight7]

A little bit of everything. Morphine, Oxycontin, Percocet, Methadone. I'm just glad I never snorted or shot up. Beating that has got to be freakin hard.

[misterkleen]

stay strong man, i know it sounds lame but i'm tapering poppy tea right now. it can be a pretty brutal w/d. as it's pretty much moprphine.

[sleepinglion01]

o man.

i know exactly what your talking about bro I would abuse tramadol 50mg every day i would take about 8-10 tabs. i quit tho. but ill tell you those two weeks when i ran out. i will never forget. it was hell i was so close to suicide or checking into rehab.

im very glad i got through it if i could anyone can im only 18years old.

[MrSaturdayNight7]

I'm glad you got off them man. It's a very hard thing to do. I tell myself all the time. If you can beat Opiate addiction you can beat ANYTHING. Yeah the first few days are horrible. What people dont understand that havent been through this, is how bad the agony and panics are. I thought about suicide often just so the pain and agony would go away. Thats how bad it is. Thanks for posting man. Keep up the great work!

[lushys]

I'm in the middle of tapering down as well, I'm doing 150-200mg a day

Just started today actually.

Stay away from methadone, its harder to quite then heroin or oxyconntin, they have actually gotten people off oxy with methadone, then gotten them back on oxy to get off the methadone! Crazy and stupid shit. Its evil, and pure garbage. If anything try to get suboxen

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Yeah Methadone sticks to your bones. Thats what I'm tapering myself down with. I've tried to get Suboxone but I havent had any luck. I have a doctors Appointment this next week and I'm probably gonna get Clonadine along with some other medications. Not sure what though yet.

[terifg]

I've been on 60mg daily & quit cold turkey Sunday. Been on about 2 years straight. It's day 6 & I've been through the depression, anger & cold symptoms. Yesterday was a good day, today I feel sick, is this almost over or is the worst yet to come?

[MrSaturdayNight7]

You are doing great if you're on day 6. The worst is def. over. You're not going to feel "Good" probably for another 5 or 6 days. But the "think your going to die panics" should be gone by now. Each day will get a little better. I was on day 9 without any opiate and I was starting to feel great. The next day my mom had to be air lifted to a hospital, she was put in ICU and I was ignorant and relapsed. That was 4 or 5 months ago. Hang in there terifg you're doing great. If you need to talk msg me

[terifg]

The think I'm gonna die panics started this evening. All of a fuckin' sudden I felt dizzy, nauseous, & almost started to see things funny. So I took 5mgs of Valium, smoked a little weed & it disappeared, for now. The fucked up part is I pick up another 120 pills wednesday. But, you know what, if I decide to go back on I can go back to my regular dose, or am I kndding myself? What am I in for tonight w/this misery?

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Me being an addict . It is hard to just use them as prescribed but if you have enough will power you can do it. Keep smoking the weed and if you have the Valium take those to calm you down. I'm taking both Xanax and Librium and it's helping me a lot. I also smoke weed at night too. The weed helps a lot and so does the pills. The nervousness I've heard stays there for awhile but eventually goes away.

[zOMGLaserGunzPewPew]

I'm a heroin addict, I've gone through detox at home a few times in the past, and will have to do it again soon. I don't learn very easily you see.. What helps me is drinking lots of vitamin water, warm bathes (don't stay in too long or it will drain all your energy and make you feel worse) eating lots of blueberries, (good detox fruit).  Taking a short walk in the morning and evening (Just gotta force yourself to do). NA and AA will help immensely for those that like it, some don't. good luck.

[MrSaturdayNight7]

I'm right there with you man. I've gone through it a couple times too and I've f*cked up and got back on the stuff. I hate it when Friends & Family say just quit. Damn does that piss me off they have no idea how brutal the withdrawls are. A lot of people don't know that most people that use want to quit but when you wake up in the morning shaking like a leaf and sick as hell because you havent had you're fix you just want to feel normal so you use again. It's a constant nightmare.

[zOMGLaserGunzPewPew]

It's not even the physical that is unbearable to me, it's the "life-in-danger-anxiety" you feel, the soul-crushing depression, and insomnia. Those are the worst for me, though the cold sweats and shaking are up there. So what day are you on?

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Yeah the Anxiety is horrible. I'm so glad I have Xanax and Librium or I'd be really freaking out. I'm back to day 2 again. I took a few 5mg percocets the other night just to get some sleep. I feel guilty for taking them but anything is so easy to find I could have got higher mg's but I didnt want that. So I'm on day 2 again without any Opiate. I wish I could fast forward time. The days go by so damn slow.

[zOMGLaserGunzPewPew]

Next time you are at that point and the insomnia is making you crazy, you should drink some Nyquil, that will knock you out and take care of the runny nose, and aches. Cuz if you take more opiates during detox, it will just makes the withdrawals a little longer/worse.

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Def. agree with you there. I had someone pick up some Nyquil for me today and will use it tonight. How close are you to quiting? A few days? Thanks for your msg's I appreciate it a lot. They are helping.

[zOMGLaserGunzPewPew]

I tried to quit yesterday, but last night around 5 A.M. I broke down, the physical withdrawal symptoms felt like they were almost peaking and it had only been 6 hours since my last use. I panicked cuz I know it would get worse. I'm told that when you get clean and start using again your old receptors wake up, and new ones are formed too. So each time you quit and start again you get more receptors and that means worse withdrawal. I dunno what I'll do, maybe suboxone??? Not sure. What do u think?

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Really? I never heard that before about the receptors but it def. makes sense. Sorry about last night for you man. It's hard to quit. I've heard mixed things about the Suboxone but I think it can be good. If you're doctor tells you to take say 20mg's of the stuff a day try only taking 10mg. I heard the trick to it is to only use it when you can't handle the withdrawls anymore. Don't take it like the bottle tells you too. I've called 2 places about Suboxone and they werent willing to help me out

[MrSaturdayNight7]

But I think I may have found a doctor that is gonna help me out. He dosent believe in brutal detox, but sometimes getting a little taste of it will scare you enough not to use again. I would try the Suboxone man. Have you tried Methadone?

[toribugz]

My dad went out to Ca to detox from Heroin and they pushed liquids, vitamins, saunas, and cal-mag (calcium magnesium) and it worked for him.

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Did they treat him with Methadone? Or no? I'm taking vitamins and they are def. giving me strength. I think I'm going to sit in the hot tub tonight. I'll have to have someone pick me up some of that cal-mag. Nourishing you're body helpsa lot

[mc0198]

Hey, I've went through w/ds in the last three years. I know you dont feel like it's even close to possible right now but heres how i speed up the process, Get in the bath tub (hot water) Dump In A bag of epsom salt soak for a half hour. Heres the kicker... When you get out throw on a sweat suit go out the front door and just jog.

[MrSaturdayNight7]

I'll have to try that. It helps with the muscle cramps/spasms I'm guessing? How long did you usually run for?

[MrSaturdayNight7]

IDK what the hell happened to the end of the video. It just shut off for some reason but you guys didnt miss much. I was just saying what symptons I had and then I cut it off. IF ANYONE IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING PLEASE POST YOU'RE COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT HELPS YOU. & FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ADDICTION BEAT TELL US HOW IT WAS AND WHAT'S KEEPING YOU CLEAN.