@@wievc1942 it is the worst experience I've ever had, like suicidal type of ideas to escape that an I was a light user I could only imagine a full on "junkie" if the devil is real he's in that drug lol
Going through it now. Week 3. Suicide thoughts finally gone. Still an emotional wreck. I’m doing all I can, eating, exercise, win hof, gummies, vitamins, hydration. Still sux.
Nice. I’ve already been to 3 rehabs and it’s only Been 11 years… I can only imagaine how much worse it gets if I don’t stop now. I’ve tried 3-4 times this year and a half anyways!
Quite often ppl fail to mention that withdrawal, so physical pain but also emotional despair is only the beginning of quitting opioids. Real battle with yourself starts when the pain stops and you try to live without the high.
19 years heroin jabbing and smoking along with 10 years mephadrone and meth jabs quit multiple time about 11 rehabs over 6 months leanths....each time... started methadone 2017 and quit methadone cold turkey 2023 it was tha hardest withdrawals ever I couldn't handle it 14 day I was put on beuprinorphine but since I continued smoking H like minimum along with the beuprinorphine.. quit beuprinorphine a month ago continued smoking H quit H 7 days ago started taking Kratom now. After puking all the bile out and restarting my system..... ill be on kratom for a while then quit this too..... the main shit is looking at what I've done to myself my hands, my legs, being at my prime.. just hurts n sucks bad shit to swallow.... I live in india and we still have H here... fk fettys I won't even go close.... But congrats for kicking it off nd more power to you...
I am a combat veteran who was on opioids for 5 years due to severe spinal injury and when the doctor said “No more. Deal with it” I went cold turkey. I lived in my bathroom for 3 weeks begging for death. But the absolute torture was severe RLS and emotional instability! And I heard getting off fentanyl is a lot worse. Can’t even imagine anyone wanting to go back to it after they quit once and went thru this hell.
@@eustab.anas-mann9510 Marijuana (I use very little time after time but absolutely hate how I feel) and Kratom. We are all different and what works for me may not work for someone else. I know Kratom is addictive substance as well, but I rather rely on something legal and readily available. 🤷🏻♂️ Some of us live day to day and count small victories. I also suggest physical activities. Finding something that hurts the least and do it. Try to trick your body into thinking you’re somewhat healthy and it might help.
Amazing video.. It’s crazy how many people go through so much traumas from this abusive drugs. Fentanyl addiction actually destroyed my life, i suffered severe depression and mental disorder, not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.
For anyone that’s wanting/trying to get clean off fent. Try to get some gabbapentin. My mother went to rehab for fent & they gave her gabbapentin & she told me that you don’t feel the symptoms at all. She said she felt completely normal as if she was sober with no symptoms. Hopefully this helps someone. It’s a tough battle but you got this! You’re future self with thank you & love you so much for doing so
Yes this! And pregabalin (Lyrica) was given to me when it was realised Morphine was not suitable for my nerve pain and the withdrawal symptoms were very bad, Pregabalin wiped away the withdrawal within hours and was able to find a lower suitable dose for nerve pain
Gabapentin would take a small edge off of fentanyl withdrawal at best. It helps, but to say you don't feel symptoms at all is just completely untrue unless you were the lightest user EVER
@@jessegruber3650facts. I went to rehab for fent and they gave me gabapentin, clonidine, and ativan. & Still felt some pretty rough symptoms but it was at least bearable. Detoxing off fent by yourself with no medications was impossible for me
I had a heavy IV fentanyl habit and the detox was so terrible that I don't have the words to describe it. I couldn't eat, drink, or sleep.. I was just sweating, hallucinating, and wanting to d i e. The only reason I was able to get through it is because my kids were in foster care with strangers. It was brutal though.. and that is honestly a part of what's kept me from relapsing. Its been 6yrs now.
I got clean for my kid. I was at the court house and just tested positive for fentanyl, my kid was about 1.5 years. They told me they were taking him into care and I lost it. I begged them to give me one last chance and she gave it to me (shockingly). I never fucked up again. Been clean since Jan 2010. CAS case closed since Dec 2010 💪. My son just turned 16, he’s my world ❤
@@missindependent1973 in 2017 DCFS in Cleveland wasn't testing for fentanyl yet...we were coming up clean and had to argue and tell them we were not sober!
I'm got on to a program by the time oxy became a huge problem.I come from the days of H before all this fent......I was wondering if people were shooting fentanyl. Are the blue fent pills something that can be injected IV or is it another form like the powder or rock they got posters about at the VA up here?
❤In the same sense, it's amazing to see how many people have tapped into There strength to overcome the hardest thing that they'll ever overcome addiction and change their life around To See another day
@@Bobby-n2q ah yes thats exactly how you treat it, putting people behind bars for drug posession. Haven't people learned anything from the war on drugs? It doesn't work and it ruins people's lives
@@Bobby-n2q You sound like a really compassionate guy, Bobby! Hopefully you also love paying taxes - the "gubmint" is going to need a *lot* of money to keep a *lot* of people incarcerated "for decades for simple possession."
@@bigredracingteam9642he's right. They are going to overdose eventually so get it over sooner. The drugs will wipe out the customer base. Call it a really late term abortion and libs will hold protests in favor of the cause😅
Lack of compassion for addicts is one of the things I despise the most in society. It demonstrates an enormous lack of knowledge, intelligence AND moral.
In most communities in America drug addicts are getting more recourses and helping hands than struggling families yet still chose to live on the street and use. That why is people are no longer compassionate
I agree on every word. It’s unbeliveable how arrogant and heartless some people are. One day they might find themselves in a situation more miserable than they thought possible
@@JeremyFacerI wouldn’t go as far to say that. There is plenty of help available…if you have private insurance. If you don’t, you’re SOL. I’ll have two years off fentanyl in July, before getting clean I tried for months to find a treatment center that would take me while I was uninsured. All I got was my name put on long waitlists or outright refusals; I had a family member who ended up offering a spare room to me so I could try to do it on my own…the withdrawals were hell on earth but I made it through and am a better person because of it. Treatment in the US needs a complete overhaul, if you aren’t rich you aren’t getting real help other than harm reduction.
17 year old kid, i've had my issues with blues/fent/wtv you'll call it since i was 12. i just had a slip up and had a week of life that wasn't real. im so horribly dope sick now and feelings the consequences deeply. for all of you out there fighting this disease know you're not alone, you're loved and you matter. you're going to win. and so am i. humans make mistakes and it doesn't change your worth. keep fighting
I've been where you are, entire time I was 16 and 17 I was doing the same shit, im 18 and I still use sometimes, im homeless now though and currently trying to get out, I feel you dude I'm sorry, we'll get better tho yk? love you dude fr.
Big ol facts don’t let one slip up throw u into full relapse. We all fuck up just pick up where you left off and take it one day at a time. Learn from you’re mistakes so you don’t keep making the wrong decisions expecting different results that’s insanity.
@@danielquintana4963took me almost 20 something years to realize I was doing the same thing over and over again really thinking I was going somewhere. 1 step ahead but 2 backwards
Hey I am looking to study social work currently in a small community collage What program would you recommend if I want to go into mental health field to become a psychologist
@@Reciteonearth It is strange to be asking for such major, life-changing career advice from a complete stranger on YT. Especially since that person has no idea what courses are offered at your particular community college. You have access to plenty of information and advice at your college. Why not just ask there? One can't even begin to answer such a question without having much more information about what you want and what you can do.
@@Reciteonearth well it sounds like you live in the US. I dont, so i dont really know. But if you want to be a psychologist, why not study paychology? I mean social work is awsome - im all for it, but your question is a bit confusing. I dont want to assume, but it might be good to learn some more about the differences in the practice options for each field. They compliment eachother, but ultimaty have very different scope of practice and knowledge.
I'm currently battling addiction with fentanyl, I want to stop SOOOOO BAD but I don't know where to begin, I have no insurance or Medicaid . I pray God just takes it away from me or send me an angel to help me out . I'm at a cross road and do not know what else to do . I'm scared of dieing , I'm scared of telling my love ones what I do . I just want it all to stop 😢😢😢😢 crying as I write if your seeing this please pray for me
Sending you a hug and please know I don’t know you but I pray you overcome this and have a beautiful life that you deserve and CAN have!!! Much love to you. ❤
Day 9 no Fentanyl ❤ 56 DAYS Edit: 56 days sober, and still going strong. You can do that shit, never thought I would be able to, and I did it even when I didn't want to! You can get clean....AND be happy❤️💯🤙
@@SageSoundz I'm feeling pretty good, thank you for asking! Noticing the bordum starting to kick in alot more now that my withdrawals are calming down, the whole chaos of that lifestyle keeps you busy and always having something to do/think about. Now I'm just at my aunts waiting for the rehab bed to open up, and no longer have some daily adventure to attain dope that I gotta go on lol. My last couple of family members took my car and kicked me out and that did it for me!
Day 6 no fent blue pills. Was using 4-5 yrs daily. This was the hardest battle I ever experienced but it did so much for me mentally. I’ve always had a addictive personality so with this new start I’m building myself mentally and physically. We got this 🤝
brings you to the point that you're literally yelling out at the sky, begging for some relief. by day 3 or 4 you just want to have a break from the monotony of the misery, even if its just 3 minutes of relief
Withdrew thousands of times from heroin, fentynal, alcohol, and xzylazine. The inpending doom feeling is bad. No energy. Restless leg pain. Now im tapering from methadone and sick.
I really appreciate this woman making this video it’s really informative and what she says about addiction and how society views it is so true and it’s good to know their is good ppl out there that try to help addicts. Addicts need love and support too
Thanks for acknowledging to have compassion for addicts, they're struggling and the last thing they need is someone forcing them withdrawals. They can heal if we develop compassion
I’m saying. 12 hours? Mine was like that for probably at least 6-7 days. It got better day by day. I can feel it now just thinking about it. I hated the smell that comes out your body and your pee stinks. Feet are sweating and too lazy and hurting to get a shower.
@@mikehunt4797- Even with huge amounts of Diazepam and Temazepam, Zopiclone and I still couldn't sleep properly or relieve my restless legs and that duvet thing where one minute your cold and then you throw your duvet off because your hot and clamy and you keep repeating that process along with the diarrhoea! This was a Heroin /Methadone withdrawal so I can't say if it is any worse than Fentynal as our Heroin ain't tainted with it but what I will say is thus is Methadone is worse to come off than Heroin. 🇬🇧
ive quit opioids twice now, once back in early 2010s, stayed off till the pandemic. Then during the pandemic i fell back in with the "new" wave of opioids. After a few years on this i realized what a bad idea this was, and i needed to grow up, its been two years now and ill never go back
This world needs more well read, compassionate, and understanding people like this doctor. Truly amazing people like this make real positive changes to our world.
With my addictive personality I’m glad I never tried this poison. Must be a nightmare to get off of, my heart goes out to all of those suffering in the throes of addiction and trying to quit. I hope you all get the help you need.
Im glad i only ever went as far as weed and alcohol. I dont mind being dependant on weed but had to quit drinking as i was beginning to have the shakes in the morning.
Mushrooms made a huge difference in my life. I was diagnosed with CPTSD in my teens and spent years struggling with it, along with severe depression and other mental health issues. Everything changed when my wife recommended psilocybin mushroom treatment. Honestly, it saved my life. I’ve been clean for eight years now. This is something that should be used worldwide to help others facing similar challenges.
Congrats on your recovery! Most people don’t realize that psilocybin can be a life-saving miracle treatment. A few years back, I even wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. Let’s be honest they really pulled you back from the edge, man.
Can you help me find a reliable source? I’m 31 and have struggled for years with addiction, anxiety, and severe PTSD. I managed to get my panic attacks under control a while back, but now they’ve come back stronger than ever. I’m always trying to take deep breaths, but I can never quite get that full, satisfying breath, and it’s really taking a toll on me. I live in Belgium, and I don’t know much about these mushrooms, but I really need a reliable source. Can’t wait to try them
Of course, I totally get it. I’ve been through the same struggles with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction, and mushrooms have played a huge role in why I’m clean today. You can contact him benmycology
I tried shrooms at home last month, and they really opened my eyes to how much trauma alcohol had caused me. I was able to heal from a lot of past mental wounds, forgive, and let go. For me, shrooms are more of a remedy than a vice. The next morning, I even felt refreshed no hangovers, no lingering depression, and no anxiety. Now, I have a much calmer mind.
Gosh, how wonderful to see someone express the understanding, empathy and expertise with such a non-judgemental take on the World as we've evolved to. For better or for worse...
@@DominikKoppensteiner I was on a path of getting rid of ungodly things in my life and this was one of them. The Lord has given me the desire, hope, and most importantly the strength to endure these trials: smoking first, homosexuality second, drug and alcohol abuse next, all kind of abuse. I’m a totally different person now.
This woman is absolutely amazing in her knowledge and compassion for people experiencing fentanyl withdrawal. I have been trying to quit for months now and it's so fing hard. I want to be free but I'm so imprisoned
It’s rough. I got put on fentanyl patches bc of complications from spinal surgery & fibromyalgia but my insurance suddenly stopped paying for it. I didn’t really want to be tied to pain medication & spend the $ so I decided to just quit. What ppl don’t tell you is that after that first hellish 1-2wks, that you just experience a new kind of misery tho not as intense. Like you just feel like sht, & you’re dealing with deep depression. That’s why I rec ppl taper if at all possible. & take your time tapering. Also if you can get into a suboxone program that can help a lot. My ex got hooked on heroin after we broke up & suboxone got him off heroin. I also highly recommend ppl read chasing the scream the last days of the drug war. It goes into way we developed this weird moralization over drugs. It helped my ex to not be so hard on himself for suffering from addiction. Also most ppl who become addicts have a reason they became addicts. As early as the early 1900’s drs knew this. Unfortunately politics and the drug war changed a medical and mental health issue into this harmful moral panic. More likely than not you have something that pushed you to where your at and I hope you can 1, have empathy for yourself, addiction doesn’t make you a bad person, but 2, I hope you can get some help to figure why you felt the need to self medicate. Opiates don’t just help with physical pain, it eases mental pain, and getting out of pain can often be more addictive than the drug itself.
This is stunningly accurate, I’m an addict from Kensington Philadelphia, still struggling with the reality of addiction. I hope this message finds its place…
Never used Meth Heroin Or Fentanly never will. We need more research in drugs despratly. Knowing and educate younger generations is vital to keep our society functional. Edit: much thanks for the video. Very intresting
More people should interact with this video and content like it. This type of education is so important for helping people and destigmatizing addiction and dependence. Withdrawal is super serious and I have unfortunately seen reports of people dying in jail because of it and because the medical people in charge didn’t do their due diligence.
Unfortunately you never know when you will encounter a situation when you need the drugs (getting into accidents, spinal injury, chronic pain) and then get addicted to it. They prescribed my dad oxy for his incredible back pain before his death (even that wasn’t strong enough for the pain). We never thought there would be a day that would happen but it did. He died before being addicted to it due to complications from renal failure but this opened my eyes to how people can get addicted beyond recreational use and that is pretty scary.
Stopped taking fent with no subs, no kratom, no benzos, no immodium n been clean for almost 7 years now. Don't let videos like these put you off. Stay hydrated, try and eat as much as you can, even if it's two bites, and focus on filling that daily void. Start walking, start reading, start painting, do whatever the fuck, just keep yourself busy.
Opiate withdrawal is the worst pain I’ve EVER experienced. I’d rather die than go through it cold turkey. Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl and palms start to sweat.
Going through it right now.i feel like im crawling out of my skin >.< but i tell my Self The punishment After Death is going to Be Much Worst, if i let myself Go
Fentanyl is 40 times stronger than Heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Heroin is only 2-3 times stronger than morphine. Obviously it must be hard enough getting off heroin, imagine getting off something 40 times more potent. Spent some time in hospital recently, was a chronic alcoholic and got acute pancreatitis, the pain was so bad morphine wasn’t working.. The “pain team” came and put me on fentanyl with a machine called a PCA (patient controlled analgesia) so I was in control of how much I was getting with a little button.. I had to wait 3 mins between presses to avoid an overdose but still, that stuff is wild.. Never been a drug user, was the first time even having something like morphine, but fentanyl is mad.. Not promoting it, I was in a safe place being given very safe doses but still, it’s crazy how strong it is.. I fully understand now why people get hooked on opioids, they’re like alcohol on steroids but without the negatives of being “drunk”.. I spent 3-4 days in the clouds before being put into a coma and put on life support for a week.. 4 weeks sober now though, never wanna go through that again, have scared myself straight.. Being in ICU on a ventilator, coming out of a coma, it’s traumatic.
You've been in Rehab for 12 Year's? Why so long and what Rehab would take you for 12 year's? That's a Long time 💯 Even with 20 year's of Use your Brain 🧠 should have BEEN Gotten back to It's regular self a long time ago!!
@@ChicagoGurl I kicked. I'm back to normal now. Took almost 3 weeks but I'm feeling good hitting the gym, working. That was a hard-core withdrawal but I white knuckled it out.
Its time we kill this "2-5 days of withdrawal" myth. I've had serious physical withdrawals well into 20 days or more. And that's just the majority of major physical withdrawals. Then there's the paws (post acute withdrawl) that lasts up the TWO YEARS. This is a (mostly mental) withdrawal that consists of SERIOUS depression, major lack of energy, uncontrollable mood swings, as well as lingering physical withdrawals (SLEEP disturbances, restless leg syndrome, general aches and pains). The " 3-5 days" timeline is a tell tale sign that a person has NEVER went through withdrawal themselves and only have clinical experience in treating (usually short sighted and very limited) opoid withdrawal. Plz make this correction every single time you hear the "3-5 day" joke being made. The faster we kill this myth the better (and sooner) we can start treating opiate withdrawl accordingly.
Hi Russel, thanks for your post. Back in the day ,(70's-to early 90's) medically supervised withdrawl was done in select hospitals using a combination of meds, the first ones were anti anxiety followed by muscle relaxants and finally methadone .was provided 12-18 hours after admission to the ward in dedicated single occupancy rooms (for the first 3 days). after which you moved to a normal shared hospital room on the ward and atended mandatory group meetings while being tapered off. I assure you that 3-5-7 day treatment iwas standard practice. It was hell to be sure but effective.
From my experience it depends solely on what you use, how much you use and how long since your last detox. Withdrawal from using perv 10s everyday for 2 months will be completely different than withdrawal from using powder fent everyday for 2 years.
@@kimberleymansfield1099 we knew less about opiate withdrawl then than we do today, and we continue to know more every day. It may have been "standard treatment", but that doesn't mean it's the most effective or most efficient. What they essentially did, was replace heroin with the methadone, as they occupy the same opiate receptor sites, tell the patient they were through the majority of withdrawals, and then send them home only for the patient to re enter their detox 48 hours later. They basically post poned or prolonged the withdrawl and upon symtoms returning These patients were not re admitted, as they were told they had already received "standard" treatment. The data looked great because patients reported no withdrawl upon leaving the hospital, and due to not being re admitted following "standard" procedure could not dispute this data. This is the same thing "rapid detoxes" do. They usually pump a patient full of buprenorphine, and keep them unconscious for any PRECIPITATED withdrawals they might experience. These patients feel fine upon awakening with the buprenorphine in their system, are told they are "cured" or past the withdrawl ( when being discharged), only to find themselves in the deepest throws of withdrawl as soon as the medication wears off around 24-48 hrs later.. (Although some are given a 30 day supply of buprenorphine). This in the end only prolongs or post pones it.. The protocol for opiate withdrawl decades ago were Probably why the relapse rate for heroin during that time period was estimated to be at around 85% or more. Don't get me wrong, some patients do see a significant reduction in symptoms after the 3 to 5 day mark. And some might even see reductions due to suggestion in a placebo type effect. But for most ppl, it's near impossible to convince a person who is going through hell at day 5 that they aren't experiencing withdrawl symptoms anymore. With methadone, withdrawl often doesn't even start until day 3 and peaks around day 10. Usually lasting around 25 days or more. I'm not disagreeing with you so much as I am trying to share education. I have explored the data from this topic foe 2 decades and have a similar amount of time with FIRSTHAND experience.
@@jordanr9921 yes, what you use and how much, and mostly for how long. Other deciding factors are genetic makeup, existing medical conditions and course of treatment for detoxing.
I replied but those comments disappeared. "Standard treatment " doesn't mean most efficient or effective. We have learned a lot since back in the day and continue to learn more every day.
I was hallucinatiing from fentanyl withdrawal. Plus i felt terrible and was sweating extremely. 439 days clean. I am going to make it this time. This drug killed most of my friends and i have overdosedover 40 times. I hate this substance with everything i have. You can get clean if i did. If you reading this you still have a chance because tomorrow you might not.
@kwader_1404 still clean 551 days clean and going strong💪. Just bought a truck and close to getting my license back. Hope you are doing good in life God bless thank you for checking on how in doing i appreciate it 🙏
Those Agony, Anxiety durations may trigger " SUICIDAL THOUGHTS " very easily But please Be strong as time goes on... Self inner Healings goes on day by day. Each new day with great hope... !!!! God bless you and helps you. 🙏🏻
I almost died coming off fet I was clean for 10 days using Xanax no withdraws at all then I ran out of Xanax and started taking my subs again and instantly I was in precipitated withdrawal I didn’t sleep eat or barely drink anything for the next month I thought I was going to die any day I was hallucinating because lack of sleep i remember it looked like fireworks going off in my room in the dark at night I would try to sleep but never could I could only eat a bite or two a day of food and maybe drink a half a bottle of water a day it’s no joke I wouldn’t wish that on anyone
Main reason I had to travel an hour 5 days a week to a methadone clinic even though there are a dime a dozen sub docs where I live. No matter how long I waited I would go into precipitated. It got to the point where I just got rid of my remaining subs because there was no point in me ever taking another. If a week still threw me into precipitated then there was no point. It still took a month going to the clinic to feel a noticeable difference. This Fent ain't no heroin. It's gotta be the Xylazine having its own withdrawal because it's like a regular withdrawal on steroids. It's hard to put into words.
@ ya the fet stays in your fat cells for a long time my ex gf started subs 4 days in and she was fine but for some unlucky people like us we get the precipitated withdrawals and it’s way worse then regular withdrawals I’ve noticed for myself benzos are the easiest way to get off fet I’ve been clean for about 6 months but had to take xans for a few weeks to get clean now I’m stuck on the xans which sucks to but I’ve been slowly weaning myself off of those but it’s the only thing that worked for me I went to the methadone clinic to and got up to 110 mg and it would only last me a few hours before I felt like shit with the xans I felt zero withdrawls at all I still had diarrhea but that was it so maybe just take some benzos for a week or two max I wouldn’t go any longer then that or you’ll get addicted to them like I did but they worked better for me then the methadone ever did even though there not a opiate for whatever reason they worked great for me I slept ate everything just fine idk if it would work for everyone but it worked for me
@ I’ve also read online that only about 10% of people get precipitated withdrawls we just happen to be in that unlucky group like I said I was clean for 10 days no withdrawls at all using Xans as soon as I took a lil sub I was sicker then I’ve ever been in my life way worse then just quitting cold Turkey
Please stop comparing withdrawals with a “flu”. The only accurate comparison I’ve heard and can tell by experience it’s true, is what terminal cancer patients go through. And it has to be explained better that this pain is 24/7 without a second of relief, and that for some of us it can last for way more than the common 10 to 15 days talked about in almost every text. It can go for weeks or even months, and with long half life opioids or opiates like methadone it can go on for years. It’s different from person to person, and that’s why some can kick this curse and some can’t.
I really loved how she explained the concept of survival instincts. That's was very well put. However, as someone who went through the whole suboxone ringer on and off for multiple years without any long term success after getting off (and detoxing off the suboxone for 30 straight days), WHY do doctors not properly explain what an opioid antagonist ACTUALLY is and what it is ACTUALLY doing? Continuing to feed the parts of your brain craving the drug. Literally antagonizing the addiction while also suppressing it. If youkep applying stress and pressure to something as cunning baffling and powerful as addiction, like our human instinct to survive like this video was comparing. My next very serious question as the target of your audience, why do we only talk about the things that are antagonizing and suppressing and yet almost no one knows about vivitrol? They don't know because prescribers don't mention it. You have to be the one to bring it up. But why is that if we are really trying to help people regain their health? It had no physical dependency. It's a once a month injection which provides a massive safety net in times of uncertainty that methadine and suboxone, that are taken daily, do not. It removed the craving for it enough that when I felt like I would have given in the first couple weeks before the vivitrol really started working, I knew I couldn't. Because it was a 1x per month injection. I only had to make the decision 1 day a month. For an addict or alcoholic that daily decision could be the difference between life and death. You also cannot get high off of vivitrol or the daily pill form of vivitrol, neltrexone. I got off fentynal and on Vivitrol and stayed on it for 4 months. I have not gone back since. After about 5 years on opioids/opiates. I have been off for almost 4 months and I don't ever have cravings. I have no desire for them. I'm truly blessed to have gotten away from Percocet, heroin, fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and tons of ecstasy after 16 years of addiction. I maintain with other things that work for me and they are not pills or drugs or anything like that. I connect with like minded people who had a solution that worked for them to offer to me for “fun and for free because someone did it for them,” they say. These questions are not to be attacking or to knock anyone who is staying off the streets by being on these medications. I'm just asking valid questions as someone these medications are targeted for and who has been through them time and time again. I believe the vivitrol worked for me as far as my physical brain goes because I was no longer feeding the addiction while also blocking it from being free to have what it wanted. And I didn't even have intense cravings. I just had to figure out what to do physically with myself instead of sit around anxious until I inevitably went back to the drugs. For me being active helps tremendously. Also magnesium. Please. If you struggle from addiction look uo the benefits of magnesiumand add vitamin D3 once a day to help with depressive symptoms. Essential oils work amazing too for depression and anxiety. Look up which ones are best for your personal needs. I hope this can open room for consideration and for me and anyone reading it to continue to be aware and question what we are told and not told and what other options we have available. Vivitrol is very hard on the liver so check with your doctor of course as I am not one.
Withdrawal of fentanyl dope and methadone & benzoids is like being tortured alive - ppl who say they feel better after a few days what??? By day 9 I was near death .. couldn’t eat drink or sleep puking violently amongst many other things …. The terror of knowing it’s coming ….
When you’re completely done with some thing you do what you need to do it’s a mindset and usually has something to do with kids you love more than drugs
I hear you man. I hear you, but you can. You're almost done. ALMOST DONE! Hardest part is ending. Make it one more minute, it's OK to not handle it anymore. Don't think about the past, don't think about the future, your friends, your family... just the next minute. Almost there dude.
This woman's speech needs to be watched by ALL THE FAMILIES OF OPIATE ADDICTED PERSONS!!!!!....I'm serious.....She explains it so well!!!....and from the perspective of a non user to uderstand so well is amazing!!!....that you so much for understanding!!!>....this is rare!!....to help non user to understand!!!...THANK YOU!!
I was an addict for 12 years. Opiates around 5 years. Was only using fentanyl in the end. The withdrawal was horrible. I'm glad i found a nurse who helped me get suboxone. I have a great life now. I'm happy and content
so proud of you ! also glad that you are doing well ! i’ve only been using for about 3 months and today is my 3 day cold turkey withdrawal and i wasn’t having it 😔
I'm doing it cold turkey like I did when I was addicted to pain pills,but this is way harder than imagined. The dehydration and exhaustion is excruciating. It's been 3 weeks with one relapse and I still have the extreme diarrhea and dehydration. Anyone that can get proper help like methadone should try. I have no health insurance and no i.d. so I have no choice at the moment but I feel in my soul I'm almost past the worst. I also have my children to give me strength. God bless anyone going through it,I was addicted to it for 2yrs so I can imagine the struggle for many others.
3 weeks is fucking AMAZING!!!!!!! Man, PLEASE keep it up, NO MATTER WHAT!!!!! One thing that helped me was to literally make myself HATE that shit!!!! it keeps my fire burning to this day! clean since Nov 22
You are very brave to do this without medical assistance for your kids! My cousin has been addicted for a while and it breaks my heart for her. Thank you for making the commitment, not only for yourself, but for your children! I am so very proud of you and wish you the best on your healing journey!
do you have a county hospital? They can treat you for free. get that help. you can die from dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. They can help ith the symptoms!!!
14 months clean from a 7 year Heroin addiction! People that have never been through a Heroin or Fetanyl withdrawal will never understand. Its not like the flu! That is easily tolerable! My first attempt at quitting Heroin was cold turkey which i dont recommend. It was literally 10 days of like 10 symptoms all happening at once. I had drug cravings, anxiety, insomnia, vomiting, diaherea, restless legs, loss of appetite, cold sweats, bodyaches, sneezing, watery eyes. Nothing like the flu! I made it through but almost comitted suicide! How intense withdrawal is.
Wow for once I heard “empathy” and “compassion” used in a legitimate way. God bless you and all who have beaten this disease, you are worthy and deserve to live
I've been clean for 6 years. I tried to bare knuckle it a couple times and my god I wanted to kill myself. I'd take a microdose of suboxone for a week and that made the wd tolerable. Then I'd detox from the sub. Euphoria got it it right, depicting what withdrawal feels like. I don't know how my ex did it bare knuckled in kuwait in 110 degree weather. When all feeling came back it was so intense.
I was doing fetty, meth, and xanax every day. I got hit by a car and woke up a month later. Another month of learning how to walk and I left that hospital sober. That car running me down in the street was the best thing that ever happened to me. I dont even take perscribed pain killers. I smoke weed for any pain that arises from the accident, and that's it. Being in the hospital for a little over 2 months really sucked but it isn't as bad as kicking fentanyl cold turkey in a jail cell.
Been sober for 12 yrs now and everything she stated in here is so 100% right I got chills just remembering how my withdrawals were before getting help..she explained it to a T. Just remember you can get through it and you are not alone.
I have a horror story about Fentanyl withdrawal. I can't tell it all here. It lasted years. It has been six years now and I'm still not the same. Never will be. If there is any way to do so I would taper it down slowly if I had to do it over. But Fentanyl withdrawal is a hell unlike any other. I feel for you if you are going through it. Mine is a bad story. Not everyone goes through what I did. So have hope and give yourself a break. It's ok to be sick. You ARE sick. It should not be a source of shame. You are not to blame. You never stood a chance. But please, don't quit now. It WILL get better. I am better. I'm not 100% but I am reasonably ok now. You will be too. ❤😊
I am going into a detox as right now. I love all the positive comments and support on this page. I’ve dealt with anxiety and deep depression since I was a kid and I have been self medicating with fentanyl. My mother has been feeding me these pills for a long time and I finally had enough. I have two children and a baby due any day and I’m vary scared to face this head on. Any tips or tricks would be vary helpful
i could deal with everything else, but the insomnia and endless hours of restlessness, makes me insane. Its a mental battle as much as a physical one, I tried a few times to quit but after a few days with minimal sleep its unbearable
The problem is, at least for me, the physical(let alone mental) symptoms of withdrawal dont just stop after a week or two. The first time i got clean for a relatively long period of time(about 8 months), i was _still_ having withdrawal symptoms, especially the sort of cholinergic symptoms, like watery eyes, running nose, sweating, etc. But the most annoying symptoms were the chills and hot flashes, along with the fact that even after 8 months, i was yawning at least 100 times a day. But as bad as all that can be, its _nothing_ compared to the boredom, depression, anhedonia, etc. The next time getting clean, it took 10 months before i could even begin to look forward to things. And for me at least, the mental and even the physical symptoms never completely stop.
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
I'm so tired of reading this stupid psychedelic spam in every video about addiction. You have been pushing this 10 years straight, give it up and move on to another scam topic. Yeah you're going to cure heroin addiction by eating some mushrooms. I mean that's not only false information, it's borderline retarded.
The reason that heroin and Fentanyl are so popular now is the fact that pain management is almost impossible to find. Even hospitals don't want to prescribe any kind of opioid or morphine. I know 3 people that have died from withdrawal because their doctor quit prescribing. I use Kratom , nothing else. I quit opiates Jan.20th 2009. It almost killed me. I'm 67 now and soon I'll be gone,but I will leave sober.....
This needed to be said. The doctors created the fentanyl epidemic by cutting people off safer opioids. Doctors didn't invent addiction and they didn't make it worse. Heroin addiction was in the hood many years before oxy hit the suburbs.
Ive had trouble focusing lately and Ive never used opioids (just curious what its like).. but Dr Wakeman had me LOCKED IN. What a brilliant communicator and empathetic professional ❤
Very few people get seriously ill from opiate or opioid withdrawal. Yes, it’s extremely uncomfortable, but that’s it. The various drugs, from heroin to methadone to fentanyl all have fairly similar withdrawal syndromes that differ mainly in the length of the process. Even when done outside a hospital, opioid and opiate withdrawal is safe when contrasted to the potentially life-threatening withdrawal seen with alcohol, barbiturates or benzodiazepines.
FACTS. Thank you. And yet, I can get benzos from my doctor but no opioids... addicts are ruining it for themselves and for everyone else, yet we blame the drugs and not the people.
Just came back from Singapore. On decent into the airport, the flight attendant announced,' importing or dealing hard drugs is a MANDATORY deatth sentence '. Result, no drug problem.
As someone who never had substances, even Nicotine and Alcohol, I cannot begin to imagine how people who undergo withdrawals feel like. But it sounds horrible.
I am also very comparable to you in that, never did any of these drugs, no nicotine or alcohol. The thing is, these hard drugs are basically double edged swords. Getting into them is deadly, trying to escape is also deadly.
For me it WAS like having flu for two weeks but I'm a chronic pain patient who never got high on morphine family opioids or fentanyl in 17 years at a pain management clinic the last 11 of which was on a transdermal fentanyl patch. I had no diarrhea. In fact after 17 years of constipation my stool quickly returned to normal. I did have sweats, chills, lacrimation, rhinorrhea, yawning, restless leg, insomnia and of course much higher pain levels. I required prescription ambien for the first 12 days to sleep. This all happened because the opioid crisis forced my pain clinic to go out of business. I blame opioid abusers and their litigious money grubbing for this. I know addiction is a disease and I wish everyone the best but they collectively destroyed my ability to get the only relief my lifetime nerve damaged torture chamber body has ever had. Thanks a bunch.
I feel you. I take opiods for arthritis in my spine. The pain is excruciating and people don't understand. My fear is that if the clinic closes I couldn't live with this pain. It's like I chose to be an addict to have a semblance of a life. it hurts to read about your pain with no relief. I wish you the best whoever you are. 💔
@@cosmosrunner2468 I feel you too. You're not an addict if you dose to pain relief and no higher. Addicts misuse/overuse opioids to get high whether pain patients of not. I hope your clinic does not suffer the fate of mine and wish you the best.
A lot of addicts started by getting prescribed it. If anything they are victims of the opioid crisis as are you by not accessing needed medication. But the addicts didn’t create the drug, introduce it, prescribe it, nor the ones who enforced banning use of opioids as treatment for chronic pain. Blame it on whose actually responsible 🤷♂️
@@RainbowRantz Blaming it on those responsible is exactly what I'm doing. I'm sorry some people suffer from addiction but I don't. I suffer lifetime chronic pain so severe only prescription opioids provide relief and the behavior of addicts, their surviving families and lawyers has denied me that relief. To blame pharmaceutical companies and health care for creating anesthesia and analgesia is the height of insensitivity. Go without the next time you have medical or dental surgery if it bothers you so much.
DO NOT TAKE SUBOXEN FOR FENTANYL LIKE YOU WOULD FOR OTHER OPIATES. WAIT AT LEAST FIVE, AT LEAST FIVE DAYS, OR YOU WILL GO INTO PRECIPITATED WITHDRAWAL.
2:41 When I made my first attempt at sobriety, I went cold turkey. I had been taking about 7 perc 30s a day just to try and function. I ended up experiencing withdrawals for a month straight......7 months later I relapsed because I still didn't feel back to normal. I had become disassociated and felt like I watching my own life not living it. If you are on quite the high dose, don't go cold turkey! Seek professional medical help and taper off! Edit: Further explanation
Over a year. I wouldn't wish the first 6 months on my worst enemy, the first few months were the worst. Sleepless nights and endless pain. I'll do my best to never go back
As someone who is 11 years clean, this might be the best explanation I've come across. More people need to see this to help increase compassion and empathy towards those who are struggling. I was prescribed opiates for a torn ACL and subsequent knee reconstruction. After 6 months of prescribed daily use, I found I couldn't stop without getting severely ill. I feared the risk of losing my job because of the days I'd miss dealing with the initial withdrawal, then the weeks of feeling brutal exhaustion and depression that followed. This is not that you just feel sick. It's as if your soul is being sucked out of you. Unfortunately, for years, the obvious answer was to just take more. It was the biggest decision of my life to quit and probably what I'm most proud of
As a current addict who is ongoing bupe patient ,I wanna say thank God for buprenorphine.I crushed out the stigma long ago.Theres no more shame in my game.I will stay on bupe for tne rest of my life for the reasons she mentioned.Its all about harm reduction and living a better quality of life, without the risk of overdose or accidental opiod poisoning. I gotta say I wasn’t thrilled at first about having to take medicine for the rest of my life but when you’ve been through the throes of hell like I have you warm up to the idea over the years ; it’s FDA approved for a reason. It’s all about harm reduction today, I love this lady and I love this video. God bless her and God bless all of you struggling. Addicts,you got this!
No words can describe how torturous and relentless the feeling is. Being dog tired but unable to stop moving to try find relief. Praying for sleep to try kill time only for sleep to finally come and you wake up praying hours have passed but it’s only 10 minutes when you check your watch. Knowing you could ring someone at any moment and they can bring relief directly to your door. It’s just mental and physical torture
i can appreciate her understanding of what withdrawal is and how it affects your brain. she obviously is not opiate addict and yet she can empathize with somebody that is. and explain why we r the way we r and do the things we sometimes have to do to get relief. every addict should appreciate people like her. they just want to help
Ive never used anything, at one point i drank for maybe 2 years but besides that i have no personal experience with addiction but Im telling you all i feel like i can feel your pain. Nobody goes to career day in elementary school and says i want to be an addict. You dont choose it, it chooses you. I feel like i can almost entirely imagine what some of you all are going through and just know this.. not all people like me look down on you. I think about you all quite a bit. I offer any advice i can, i dont pity you but instead feel compassion for you. This is truly from my heart for all of you having to fight this. People that look down on others because of addiction hold no place in my heart and i judge people like that, just being honest we shouldn't judge but i cant help that when i hear someone making jokes about "addicts" or "drunks" its detestable to me. If youre out there struggling and you see this, know im with you and im rooting for you.
I quit at 21. I’m 32 years old. Anything is possible. ❤
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That's incredible!!
Thank God! Very proud of you!
But you didn't give up papas poopipe 😂
I didn't even know it was a thing that long ago
I hate when people say withdrawal is like the flu. Withdrawal brings me to the brink of suicide
Facts I made it 5 days locked in a room an decided to try to get on a methadone program I kno I was gonna relapse its miserable
@@whitemamba0089dam foreal bro ?
@@whitemamba0089u still was feeling bad after not using 5 days ?
@@wievc1942 it is the worst experience I've ever had, like suicidal type of ideas to escape that an I was a light user I could only imagine a full on "junkie" if the devil is real he's in that drug lol
Going through it now. Week 3. Suicide thoughts finally gone. Still an emotional wreck. I’m doing all I can, eating, exercise, win hof, gummies, vitamins, hydration. Still sux.
1765 days clean and sober no addiction medication.
Im so proud of you and I hope your doing well keep going
@ 1807 days ☺️
@@empale1 Thats so great!!!
@@empale1 . I’m 2 yrs clean and haven’t had to spend even 1 hr in a dingy church basement drinking stale coffee and eating cheap cake. I win.
@ whatever works for you
Perfect description! It's rare in the media.
I'm clean for 4 years. 17 years of drug use and 3 rehabs.. A long fight....
Yet you winning the war keep it up your victory is near , GOD BLESS AND LIVES YOU AND I AND ALL ELSE LOVE YA BRO
CONGRATS, I hope you are loving life bro!
Nice. I’ve already been to 3 rehabs and it’s only
Been 11 years… I can only imagaine how much worse it gets if I don’t stop now. I’ve tried 3-4 times this year and a half anyways!
Quite often ppl fail to mention that withdrawal, so physical pain but also emotional despair is only the beginning of quitting opioids. Real battle with yourself starts when the pain stops and you try to live without the high.
19 years heroin jabbing and smoking along with 10 years mephadrone and meth jabs quit multiple time about 11 rehabs over 6 months leanths....each time... started methadone 2017 and quit methadone cold turkey 2023 it was tha hardest withdrawals ever I couldn't handle it 14 day I was put on beuprinorphine but since I continued smoking H like minimum along with the beuprinorphine.. quit beuprinorphine a month ago continued smoking H quit H 7 days ago started taking Kratom now. After puking all the bile out and restarting my system..... ill be on kratom for a while then quit this too..... the main shit is looking at what I've done to myself my hands, my legs, being at my prime.. just hurts n sucks bad shit to swallow.... I live in india and we still have H here... fk fettys I won't even go close.... But congrats for kicking it off nd more power to you...
I am a combat veteran who was on opioids for 5 years due to severe spinal injury and when the doctor said “No more. Deal with it” I went cold turkey. I lived in my bathroom for 3 weeks begging for death. But the absolute torture was severe RLS and emotional instability! And I heard getting off fentanyl is a lot worse. Can’t even imagine anyone wanting to go back to it after they quit once and went thru this hell.
How do you manage the pain?
@@eustab.anas-mann9510 Marijuana (I use very little time after time but absolutely hate how I feel) and Kratom. We are all different and what works for me may not work for someone else. I know Kratom is addictive substance as well, but I rather rely on something legal and readily available. 🤷🏻♂️ Some of us live day to day and count small victories. I also suggest physical activities. Finding something that hurts the least and do it. Try to trick your body into thinking you’re somewhat healthy and it might help.
Wtf is wrong with your doctor?
The emotional instability it's terrible I've tried to explain this too it's terrible
how long did you have to deal with the withdrawal symptoms before your body finally adjusted and you were finally able to stop this addiction?
Amazing video.. It’s crazy how many people go through so much traumas from this abusive drugs. Fentanyl addiction actually destroyed my life, i suffered severe depression and mental disorder, not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.
Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google
Yes he's Pedroshrooms. I know few friends who no longer suffer ptsd and anxiety with the help of shrooms. Never had to take shrooms after then.
For anyone that’s wanting/trying to get clean off fent. Try to get some gabbapentin. My mother went to rehab for fent & they gave her gabbapentin & she told me that you don’t feel the symptoms at all. She said she felt completely normal as if she was sober with no symptoms. Hopefully this helps someone. It’s a tough battle but you got this! You’re future self with thank you & love you so much for doing so
Yes this! And pregabalin (Lyrica) was given to me when it was realised Morphine was not suitable for my nerve pain and the withdrawal symptoms were very bad, Pregabalin wiped away the withdrawal within hours and was able to find a lower suitable dose for nerve pain
It helps but the withdrawal is still very painful.
Gabapentin would take a small edge off of fentanyl withdrawal at best. It helps, but to say you don't feel symptoms at all is just completely untrue unless you were the lightest user EVER
Research the side effects of Gabapentin they are life altering and not in a good way.
@@jessegruber3650facts. I went to rehab for fent and they gave me gabapentin, clonidine, and ativan. & Still felt some pretty rough symptoms but it was at least bearable. Detoxing off fent by yourself with no medications was impossible for me
This person is smart and articulate. And is able to talk about this difficult subject without moralizing. Well done.
Yes, an excellent job.
i’d argue that she actually moralizes drug addiction and withdrawal with medicinal stats.
@@2tarynnYes she’s amazing 👍
No morals is the root cause😅
@@valvodka Your comment is exactly what she said is counterproductive and harmful. You should rewatch the video.
I am a Federal drug ccounselor..to every one who is admitting ise and ahowing clean... DAMN IM PROUD OF YOU!!!! KEEP GOING YOUR DOING GREAT!
8 yrs clean and sober. I have a great life. Thank God no more withdraws. I had a one step program Jesus Christ 🙏 ❤❤
Don't care.
@tupakkaonhyvaa You are using I take it.
@@tanyapulliamtanya1343 I wanna try it.
@@tanyapulliamtanya1343 I want to try it.
I had a heavy IV fentanyl habit and the detox was so terrible that I don't have the words to describe it. I couldn't eat, drink, or sleep.. I was just sweating, hallucinating, and wanting to d i e. The only reason I was able to get through it is because my kids were in foster care with strangers. It was brutal though.. and that is honestly a part of what's kept me from relapsing. Its been 6yrs now.
I got clean for my kid. I was at the court house and just tested positive for fentanyl, my kid was about 1.5 years. They told me they were taking him into care and I lost it. I begged them to give me one last chance and she gave it to me (shockingly). I never fucked up again. Been clean since Jan 2010. CAS case closed since Dec 2010 💪. My son just turned 16, he’s my world ❤
@@missindependent1973 in 2017 DCFS in Cleveland wasn't testing for fentanyl yet...we were coming up clean and had to argue and tell them we were not sober!
I'm got on to a program by the time oxy became a huge problem.I come from the days of H before all this fent......I was wondering if people were shooting fentanyl.
Are the blue fent pills something that can be injected IV or is it another form like the powder or rock they got posters about at the VA up here?
Just keep remembering how you hung out with the 'Jone's'.6 years clean ? it must have been a bad one. All the best from 'Down Under'
I’m so happy for you just think about this every time you think about relapsing and you’ll be good every time
Amazing how many people commenting on this video are going through it from all walks of life. Just shows what a universal struggle addiction is.
❤In the same sense, it's amazing to see how many people have tapped into There strength to overcome the hardest thing that they'll ever overcome addiction and change their life around To See another day
Should ban narcan and hand out decades for simple possession
@@Bobby-n2q ah yes thats exactly how you treat it, putting people behind bars for drug posession. Haven't people learned anything from the war on drugs? It doesn't work and it ruins people's lives
@@Bobby-n2q You sound like a really compassionate guy, Bobby! Hopefully you also love paying taxes - the "gubmint" is going to need a *lot* of money to keep a *lot* of people incarcerated "for decades for simple possession."
@@bigredracingteam9642he's right. They are going to overdose eventually so get it over sooner. The drugs will wipe out the customer base. Call it a really late term abortion and libs will hold protests in favor of the cause😅
Lack of compassion for addicts is one of the things I despise the most in society. It demonstrates an enormous lack of knowledge, intelligence AND moral.
In most communities in America drug addicts are getting more recourses and helping hands than struggling families yet still chose to live on the street and use. That why is people are no longer compassionate
@@JeremyFacer your comment belies your understanding or lack thereof with regards to the subject at hand.
@@Maxibo234 okay nerd. You’re really putting mommy’s thesaurus to good use aren’t you
I agree on every word. It’s unbeliveable how arrogant and heartless some people are. One day they might find themselves in a situation more miserable than they thought possible
@@JeremyFacerI wouldn’t go as far to say that. There is plenty of help available…if you have private insurance. If you don’t, you’re SOL. I’ll have two years off fentanyl in July, before getting clean I tried for months to find a treatment center that would take me while I was uninsured. All I got was my name put on long waitlists or outright refusals; I had a family member who ended up offering a spare room to me so I could try to do it on my own…the withdrawals were hell on earth but I made it through and am a better person because of it. Treatment in the US needs a complete overhaul, if you aren’t rich you aren’t getting real help other than harm reduction.
17 year old kid, i've had my issues with blues/fent/wtv you'll call it since i was 12. i just had a slip up and had a week of life that wasn't real. im so horribly dope sick now and feelings the consequences deeply. for all of you out there fighting this disease know you're not alone, you're loved and you matter. you're going to win. and so am i. humans make mistakes and it doesn't change your worth. keep fighting
Detox buddy...
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I've been where you are, entire time I was 16 and 17 I was doing the same shit, im 18 and I still use sometimes, im homeless now though and currently trying to get out, I feel you dude I'm sorry, we'll get better tho yk? love you dude fr.
Big ol facts don’t let one slip up throw u into full relapse. We all fuck up just pick up where you left off and take it one day at a time. Learn from you’re mistakes so you don’t keep making the wrong decisions expecting different results that’s insanity.
@@danielquintana4963took me almost 20 something years to realize I was doing the same thing over and over again really thinking I was going somewhere. 1 step ahead but 2 backwards
Social worker and counsellor here - this was a fantastic video; i wish everyone in health care had this perspective and information.
Hey I am looking to study social work currently in a small community collage What program would you recommend if I want to go into mental health field to become a psychologist
@@Reciteonearth It is strange to be asking for such major, life-changing career advice from a complete stranger on YT. Especially since that person has no idea what courses are offered at your particular community college. You have access to plenty of information and advice at your college. Why not just ask there? One can't even begin to answer such a question without having much more information about what you want and what you can do.
@@Reciteonearth well it sounds like you live in the US. I dont, so i dont really know. But if you want to be a psychologist, why not study paychology? I mean social work is awsome - im all for it, but your question is a bit confusing. I dont want to assume, but it might be good to learn some more about the differences in the practice options for each field. They compliment eachother, but ultimaty have very different scope of practice and knowledge.
She dropped a whole lot of good information in just 6 minutes.
Social worker = unemployed with extra steps
I'm currently battling addiction with fentanyl, I want to stop SOOOOO BAD but I don't know where to begin, I have no insurance or Medicaid . I pray God just takes it away from me or send me an angel to help me out . I'm at a cross road and do not know what else to do . I'm scared of dieing , I'm scared of telling my love ones what I do . I just want it all to stop 😢😢😢😢 crying as I write if your seeing this please pray for me
I’m battling too. It’s really hard to find where I live. Hope you get through it
Go to a state run facility -- I been to 2 of them without any insurance and you can stay for 7-21 days and prescribe comfort meds and 3 meals.
Praying for you.
Same boat
Sending you a hug and please know I don’t know you but I pray you overcome this and have a beautiful life that you deserve and CAN have!!! Much love to you. ❤
Day 9 no Fentanyl ❤
56 DAYS
Edit: 56 days sober, and still going strong. You can do that shit, never thought I would be able to, and I did it even when I didn't want to! You can get clean....AND be happy❤️💯🤙
How are you feeling?
@@SageSoundz I'm feeling pretty good, thank you for asking! Noticing the bordum starting to kick in alot more now that my withdrawals are calming down, the whole chaos of that lifestyle keeps you busy and always having something to do/think about. Now I'm just at my aunts waiting for the rehab bed to open up, and no longer have some daily adventure to attain dope that I gotta go on lol. My last couple of family members took my car and kicked me out and that did it for me!
I’m on day 7 but I been a HEAVY iv user fet fkr last 7 years and oxy and h 10 years before that. I’m miserable can barely strength tk write this
Hold on there guys I'm also here trying my best
Day 6 no fent blue pills. Was using 4-5 yrs daily. This was the hardest battle I ever experienced but it did so much for me mentally. I’ve always had a addictive personality so with this new start I’m building myself mentally and physically. We got this 🤝
It’s like drowning and feeling like you’re fighting for air,, an endless feeling of doom and pain..
Thank you for sharing
brings you to the point that you're literally yelling out at the sky, begging for some relief. by day 3 or 4 you just want to have a break from the monotony of the misery, even if its just 3 minutes of relief
Withdrew thousands of times from heroin, fentynal, alcohol, and xzylazine. The inpending doom feeling is bad. No energy. Restless leg pain. Now im tapering from methadone and sick.
@@Afrikanbootiscratcher ur a masochist bro lol
@@AfrikanbootiscratcherI feel that. H, pharma, fent, subs, xan, now I'm on methadone scared to come off..
I really appreciate this woman making this video it’s really informative and what she says about addiction and how society views it is so true and it’s good to know their is good ppl out there that try to help addicts. Addicts need love and support too
Bangness!
She has a biased opinion.
Thanks for acknowledging to have compassion for addicts, they're struggling and the last thing they need is someone forcing them withdrawals. They can heal if we develop compassion
The withdrawal was torturous. The restless legs for 12 hours made me crazy.
Hell yea I feel you. The sleepless nights are horrible
12 hours damn. Mine lasted like 6 days.
I’m saying. 12 hours? Mine was like that for probably at least 6-7 days. It got better day by day. I can feel it now just thinking about it. I hated the smell that comes out your body and your pee stinks. Feet are sweating and too lazy and hurting to get a shower.
@@mikehunt4797- Even with huge amounts of Diazepam and Temazepam, Zopiclone and I still couldn't sleep properly or relieve my restless legs and that duvet thing where one minute your cold and then you throw your duvet off because your hot and clamy and you keep repeating that process along with the diarrhoea! This was a Heroin /Methadone withdrawal so I can't say if it is any worse than Fentynal as our Heroin ain't tainted with it but what I will say is thus is Methadone is worse to come off than Heroin. 🇬🇧
Jesus bro… why didn’t you go to your doctor for medicine? Requip is GREAT for restless legs. It stopped mine completely.
ive quit opioids twice now, once back in early 2010s, stayed off till the pandemic.
Then during the pandemic i fell back in with the "new" wave of opioids. After a few years on this i realized what a bad idea this was, and i needed to grow up, its been two years now and ill never go back
Well done. Don't go back!
Thank you Sackler family
@conspiracytherapist1869 Yeah, they also are responsible for Valium.
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5:55 thank you so much for trying to help people understand that addicts are sick. And just as human as everyone else. 🙏 🖤
This world needs more well read, compassionate, and understanding people like this doctor. Truly amazing people like this make real positive changes to our world.
With my addictive personality I’m glad I never tried this poison. Must be a nightmare to get off of, my heart goes out to all of those suffering in the throes of addiction and trying to quit. I hope you all get the help you need.
Im glad i only ever went as far as weed and alcohol. I dont mind being dependant on weed but had to quit drinking as i was beginning to have the shakes in the morning.
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My buddy's name is addictive personality the one thing is moving on to a new relationship geta rid the previous relationship
Same here.
Mushrooms made a huge difference in my life. I was diagnosed with CPTSD in my teens and spent years struggling with it, along with severe depression and other mental health issues. Everything changed when my wife recommended psilocybin mushroom treatment. Honestly, it saved my life. I’ve been clean for eight years now. This is something that should be used worldwide to help others facing similar challenges.
Congrats on your recovery! Most people don’t realize that psilocybin can be a life-saving miracle treatment. A few years back, I even wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. Let’s be honest they really pulled you back from the edge, man.
Can you help me find a reliable source? I’m 31 and have struggled for years with addiction, anxiety, and severe PTSD. I managed to get my panic attacks under control a while back, but now they’ve come back stronger than ever. I’m always trying to take deep breaths, but I can never quite get that full, satisfying breath, and it’s really taking a toll on me. I live in Belgium, and I don’t know much about these mushrooms, but I really need a reliable source. Can’t wait to try them
Of course, I totally get it. I’ve been through the same struggles with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction, and mushrooms have played a huge role in why I’m clean today. You can contact him benmycology
I tried shrooms at home last month, and they really opened my eyes to how much trauma alcohol had caused me. I was able to heal from a lot of past mental wounds, forgive, and let go. For me, shrooms are more of a remedy than a vice. The next morning, I even felt refreshed no hangovers, no lingering depression, and no anxiety. Now, I have a much calmer mind.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
Gosh, how wonderful to see someone express the understanding, empathy and expertise with such a non-judgemental take on the World as we've evolved to. For better or for worse...
It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in the 65 years of my life.
That's heavy 😮
Me too. The hardest thing in my 50 years
Easily the hardest. It's truly a nightmare come to life.
What would you say, which part did your faith play in your struggle, or was it before you became a Christian?
@@DominikKoppensteiner I was on a path of getting rid of ungodly things in my life and this was one of them. The Lord has given me the desire, hope, and most importantly the strength to endure these trials: smoking first, homosexuality second, drug and alcohol abuse next, all kind of abuse. I’m a totally different person now.
This woman is absolutely amazing in her knowledge and compassion for people experiencing fentanyl withdrawal. I have been trying to quit for months now and it's so fing hard. I want to be free but I'm so imprisoned
ya she is good at the definitive narrative as well as the accuracy of the horrific all consuming brutal process
It’s rough. I got put on fentanyl patches bc of complications from spinal surgery & fibromyalgia but my insurance suddenly stopped paying for it. I didn’t really want to be tied to pain medication & spend the $ so I decided to just quit. What ppl don’t tell you is that after that first hellish 1-2wks, that you just experience a new kind of misery tho not as intense. Like you just feel like sht, & you’re dealing with deep depression. That’s why I rec ppl taper if at all possible. & take your time tapering. Also if you can get into a suboxone program that can help a lot. My ex got hooked on heroin after we broke up & suboxone got him off heroin. I also highly recommend ppl read chasing the scream the last days of the drug war. It goes into way we developed this weird moralization over drugs. It helped my ex to not be so hard on himself for suffering from addiction. Also most ppl who become addicts have a reason they became addicts. As early as the early 1900’s drs knew this. Unfortunately politics and the drug war changed a medical and mental health issue into this harmful moral panic. More likely than not you have something that pushed you to where your at and I hope you can 1, have empathy for yourself, addiction doesn’t make you a bad person, but 2, I hope you can get some help to figure why you felt the need to self medicate. Opiates don’t just help with physical pain, it eases mental pain, and getting out of pain can often be more addictive than the drug itself.
You can do it, man. I will pray for you.
@@danashton5265 thank you for your peace and positivity 👍🏼..all the best to you 💯✌️
I wanna try it. It sounds so good.
This is stunningly accurate, I’m an addict from Kensington Philadelphia, still struggling with the reality of addiction. I hope this message finds its place…
Never used Meth Heroin Or Fentanly never will.
We need more research in drugs despratly. Knowing and educate younger generations is vital to keep our society functional.
Edit: much thanks for the video. Very intresting
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15 months clean. Feel the best I've felt in years
Congratulations! That's huge!
Excellent job, now just stay strong, 8 years clean here.
More people should interact with this video and content like it. This type of education is so important for helping people and destigmatizing addiction and dependence. Withdrawal is super serious and I have unfortunately seen reports of people dying in jail because of it and because the medical people in charge didn’t do their due diligence.
Imagine those people living on the street and going through withdrawal. What a nightmare. Don't do drugs people.
Unfortunately you never know when you will encounter a situation when you need the drugs (getting into accidents, spinal injury, chronic pain) and then get addicted to it. They prescribed my dad oxy for his incredible back pain before his death (even that wasn’t strong enough for the pain). We never thought there would be a day that would happen but it did. He died before being addicted to it due to complications from renal failure but this opened my eyes to how people can get addicted beyond recreational use and that is pretty scary.
I think about that every time
Don't do fentanyl lol
drugs aren't bad, idiotic people abusing them are
@@tylerbarrett2492 this
Stopped taking fent with no subs, no kratom, no benzos, no immodium n been clean for almost 7 years now. Don't let videos like these put you off. Stay hydrated, try and eat as much as you can, even if it's two bites, and focus on filling that daily void. Start walking, start reading, start painting, do whatever the fuck, just keep yourself busy.
Congratulations you are winning a difficult battle. You are strong and worthy.
Why no Imodium tho?
Do not listen to this guy. Go to a hospital or a detox. You need medical supervision. Withdrawal is lethal. Fentanyl is lethal.
@@kazikianit's an opiate
Thanks for the suggestions at the end.
If you say "it's like the flu" you've never did a cold turkey withdrawal
For me it was pretty much like a flu, but a reallllllllllly bad flu
thats a fact, IDK wtf kind of flu these people be getting....
Dude i know right, ill admit herion withdrawl did kinda feel like a really really bad flu, but fentanyl?!?!?! Whole different level.
ok how about it is like the flu, but for people who did it to themselves and should have known better?
@@bobloblaw9679 Your ignorance of substance use is amazing. I can almost see the diarrhea dripping down your chin.
You describe withdrawal all you want....but you'll never understand until you've gone thru it.
This is also true for many of the disorders/disabilities as well. You can never relate to anybody exactly without experiencing it.
Very good job at explaining in detail what withdrawal is really like. Very informative. Good video.
Opiate withdrawal is the worst pain I’ve EVER experienced. I’d rather die than go through it cold turkey. Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl and palms start to sweat.
Going through it right now.i feel like im crawling out of my skin >.< but i tell my Self The punishment After Death is going to Be Much Worst, if i let myself Go
@@RoyalsOGsgood job
I used heroin for 20 years, started using at 15y.o. Now in rehab for 12 years. All this is true.
I mean I don't think anyone would lie about being an addict. Congrats tho🎉
Praying and wishing you all the best during your recovery🤍🙏🏽
Fentanyl is 40 times stronger than Heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Heroin is only 2-3 times stronger than morphine. Obviously it must be hard enough getting off heroin, imagine getting off something 40 times more potent.
Spent some time in hospital recently, was a chronic alcoholic and got acute pancreatitis, the pain was so bad morphine wasn’t working.. The “pain team” came and put me on fentanyl with a machine called a PCA (patient controlled analgesia) so I was in control of how much I was getting with a little button.. I had to wait 3 mins between presses to avoid an overdose but still, that stuff is wild.. Never been a drug user, was the first time even having something like morphine, but fentanyl is mad.. Not promoting it, I was in a safe place being given very safe doses but still, it’s crazy how strong it is.. I fully understand now why people get hooked on opioids, they’re like alcohol on steroids but without the negatives of being “drunk”.. I spent 3-4 days in the clouds before being put into a coma and put on life support for a week.. 4 weeks sober now though, never wanna go through that again, have scared myself straight.. Being in ICU on a ventilator, coming out of a coma, it’s traumatic.
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You've been in Rehab for 12 Year's? Why so long and what Rehab would take you for 12 year's? That's a Long time 💯 Even with 20 year's of Use your Brain 🧠 should have BEEN Gotten back to It's regular self a long time ago!!
WOW did you hit the nail on the head!! Thank you for articulating with precise visceral details what most can’t not fathom!!!!
The worst kick ever. Pure hell. Drenched in sweat while freezing. My hair hurts. Can't ever get comfortable for weeks. No sleep.
Hey how are you? ❤
@@ChicagoGurl I kicked. I'm back to normal now. Took almost 3 weeks but I'm feeling good hitting the gym, working. That was a hard-core withdrawal but I white knuckled it out.
@@user-yq7yi3dm8m that’s so awesome. Stay strong, 💪 You did it!!!!
@@user-yq7yi3dm8mHow are you now?
@@user-yq7yi3dm8m remember those feelings if you get a thought to use.
This video is perfect and so necessary. She explains everything so clearly and with such emotion. I feel like everyone should watch this
Thank you for putting out this video. What a nightmare withdrawel is. God, please help anyone going through this. ❤
Its time we kill this "2-5 days of withdrawal" myth.
I've had serious physical withdrawals well into 20 days or more. And that's just the majority of major physical withdrawals.
Then there's the paws (post acute withdrawl) that lasts up the TWO YEARS. This is a (mostly mental) withdrawal that consists of SERIOUS depression, major lack of energy, uncontrollable mood swings, as well as lingering physical withdrawals (SLEEP disturbances, restless leg syndrome, general aches and pains).
The " 3-5 days" timeline is a tell tale sign that a person has NEVER went through withdrawal themselves and only have clinical experience in treating (usually short sighted and very limited) opoid withdrawal.
Plz make this correction every single time you hear the "3-5 day" joke being made. The faster we kill this myth the better (and sooner) we can start treating opiate withdrawl accordingly.
Hi Russel, thanks for your post. Back in the day ,(70's-to early 90's) medically supervised withdrawl was done in select hospitals using a combination of meds, the first ones were anti anxiety followed by muscle relaxants and finally methadone .was provided 12-18 hours after admission to the ward in dedicated single occupancy rooms (for the first 3 days). after which you moved to a normal shared hospital room on the ward and atended mandatory group meetings while being tapered off. I assure you that 3-5-7 day treatment iwas standard practice. It was hell to be sure but effective.
From my experience it depends solely on what you use, how much you use and how long since your last detox. Withdrawal from using perv 10s everyday for 2 months will be completely different than withdrawal from using powder fent everyday for 2 years.
@@kimberleymansfield1099 we knew less about opiate withdrawl then than we do today, and we continue to know more every day.
It may have been "standard treatment", but that doesn't mean it's the most effective or most efficient. What they essentially did, was replace heroin with the methadone, as they occupy the same opiate receptor sites, tell the patient they were through the majority of withdrawals, and then send them home only for the patient to re enter their detox 48 hours later. They basically post poned or prolonged the withdrawl and upon symtoms returning These patients were not re admitted, as they were told they had already received "standard" treatment. The data looked great because patients reported no withdrawl upon leaving the hospital, and due to not being re admitted following "standard" procedure could not dispute this data. This is the same thing "rapid detoxes" do. They usually pump a patient full of buprenorphine, and keep them unconscious for any PRECIPITATED withdrawals they might experience.
These patients feel fine upon awakening with the buprenorphine in their system, are told they are "cured" or past the withdrawl ( when being discharged), only to find themselves in the deepest throws of withdrawl as soon as the medication wears off around 24-48 hrs later.. (Although some are given a 30 day supply of buprenorphine). This in the end only prolongs or post pones it..
The protocol for opiate withdrawl decades ago were Probably why the relapse rate for heroin during that time period was estimated to be at around 85% or more.
Don't get me wrong, some patients do see a significant reduction in symptoms after the 3 to 5 day mark. And some might even see reductions due to suggestion in a placebo type effect. But for most ppl, it's near impossible to convince a person who is going through hell at day 5 that they aren't experiencing withdrawl symptoms anymore. With methadone, withdrawl often doesn't even start until day 3 and peaks around day 10. Usually lasting around 25 days or more.
I'm not disagreeing with you so much as I am trying to share education. I have explored the data from this topic foe 2 decades and have a similar amount of time with FIRSTHAND experience.
@@jordanr9921 yes, what you use and how much, and mostly for how long. Other deciding factors are genetic makeup, existing medical conditions and course of treatment for detoxing.
I replied but those comments disappeared. "Standard treatment " doesn't mean most efficient or effective. We have learned a lot since back in the day and continue to learn more every day.
I was hallucinatiing from fentanyl withdrawal. Plus i felt terrible and was sweating extremely. 439 days clean. I am going to make it this time. This drug killed most of my friends and i have overdosedover 40 times. I hate this substance with everything i have. You can get clean if i did. If you reading this you still have a chance because tomorrow you might not.
any updates?
@kwader_1404 still clean 551 days clean and going strong💪. Just bought a truck and close to getting my license back. Hope you are doing good in life God bless thank you for checking on how in doing i appreciate it 🙏
@kwader_1404 551 days clean still going strong 💪
Wow, what a eloquent and clear way of communicating
11 years clean of opioids. Withdrawal was absolutely horrible.
11 here too. no opios and not a drop of alcohol may 2013
you will relapse in three days. mark my words.
Thank you for exploring this topic with such deep compassion and understanding.
Those Agony, Anxiety durations may trigger
" SUICIDAL THOUGHTS " very easily But please Be strong as time goes on... Self inner Healings goes on day by day. Each new day with great hope... !!!!
God bless you and helps you.
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No help from any god
I almost died coming off fet I was clean for 10 days using Xanax no withdraws at all then I ran out of Xanax and started taking my subs again and instantly I was in precipitated withdrawal I didn’t sleep eat or barely drink anything for the next month I thought I was going to die any day I was hallucinating because lack of sleep i remember it looked like fireworks going off in my room in the dark at night I would try to sleep but never could I could only eat a bite or two a day of food and maybe drink a half a bottle of water a day it’s no joke I wouldn’t wish that on anyone
Main reason I had to travel an hour 5 days a week to a methadone clinic even though there are a dime a dozen sub docs where I live. No matter how long I waited I would go into precipitated. It got to the point where I just got rid of my remaining subs because there was no point in me ever taking another. If a week still threw me into precipitated then there was no point. It still took a month going to the clinic to feel a noticeable difference. This Fent ain't no heroin. It's gotta be the Xylazine having its own withdrawal because it's like a regular withdrawal on steroids. It's hard to put into words.
@ ya the fet stays in your fat cells for a long time my ex gf started subs 4 days in and she was fine but for some unlucky people like us we get the precipitated withdrawals and it’s way worse then regular withdrawals I’ve noticed for myself benzos are the easiest way to get off fet I’ve been clean for about 6 months but had to take xans for a few weeks to get clean now I’m stuck on the xans which sucks to but I’ve been slowly weaning myself off of those but it’s the only thing that worked for me I went to the methadone clinic to and got up to 110 mg and it would only last me a few hours before I felt like shit with the xans I felt zero withdrawls at all I still had diarrhea but that was it so maybe just take some benzos for a week or two max I wouldn’t go any longer then that or you’ll get addicted to them like I did but they worked better for me then the methadone ever did even though there not a opiate for whatever reason they worked great for me I slept ate everything just fine idk if it would work for everyone but it worked for me
@ I’ve also read online that only about 10% of people get precipitated withdrawls we just happen to be in that unlucky group like I said I was clean for 10 days no withdrawls at all using Xans as soon as I took a lil sub I was sicker then I’ve ever been in my life way worse then just quitting cold Turkey
Please stop comparing withdrawals with a “flu”. The only accurate comparison I’ve heard and can tell by experience it’s true, is what terminal cancer patients go through.
And it has to be explained better that this pain is 24/7 without a second of relief, and that for some of us it can last for way more than the common 10 to 15 days talked about in almost every text. It can go for weeks or even months, and with long half life opioids or opiates like methadone it can go on for years.
It’s different from person to person, and that’s why some can kick this curse and some can’t.
What a very compassionate person who really understands withdrawal and treating people with dignity.
I really loved how she explained the concept of survival instincts. That's was very well put. However, as someone who went through the whole suboxone ringer on and off for multiple years without any long term success after getting off (and detoxing off the suboxone for 30 straight days), WHY do doctors not properly explain what an opioid antagonist ACTUALLY is and what it is ACTUALLY doing? Continuing to feed the parts of your brain craving the drug. Literally antagonizing the addiction while also suppressing it. If youkep applying stress and pressure to something as cunning baffling and powerful as addiction, like our human instinct to survive like this video was comparing. My next very serious question as the target of your audience, why do we only talk about the things that are antagonizing and suppressing and yet almost no one knows about vivitrol? They don't know because prescribers don't mention it. You have to be the one to bring it up. But why is that if we are really trying to help people regain their health? It had no physical dependency. It's a once a month injection which provides a massive safety net in times of uncertainty that methadine and suboxone, that are taken daily, do not. It removed the craving for it enough that when I felt like I would have given in the first couple weeks before the vivitrol really started working, I knew I couldn't. Because it was a 1x per month injection. I only had to make the decision 1 day a month. For an addict or alcoholic that daily decision could be the difference between life and death. You also cannot get high off of vivitrol or the daily pill form of vivitrol, neltrexone. I got off fentynal and on Vivitrol and stayed on it for 4 months. I have not gone back since. After about 5 years on opioids/opiates. I have been off for almost 4 months and I don't ever have cravings. I have no desire for them. I'm truly blessed to have gotten away from Percocet, heroin, fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and tons of ecstasy after 16 years of addiction. I maintain with other things that work for me and they are not pills or drugs or anything like that. I connect with like minded people who had a solution that worked for them to offer to me for “fun and for free because someone did it for them,” they say. These questions are not to be attacking or to knock anyone who is staying off the streets by being on these medications. I'm just asking valid questions as someone these medications are targeted for and who has been through them time and time again. I believe the vivitrol worked for me as far as my physical brain goes because I was no longer feeding the addiction while also blocking it from being free to have what it wanted. And I didn't even have intense cravings. I just had to figure out what to do physically with myself instead of sit around anxious until I inevitably went back to the drugs. For me being active helps tremendously. Also magnesium. Please. If you struggle from addiction look uo the benefits of magnesiumand add vitamin D3 once a day to help with depressive symptoms. Essential oils work amazing too for depression and anxiety. Look up which ones are best for your personal needs.
I hope this can open room for consideration and for me and anyone reading it to continue to be aware and question what we are told and not told and what other options we have available. Vivitrol is very hard on the liver so check with your doctor of course as I am not one.
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Day three. So sick 🤢
Keep going!!
Day 1 … keep going… we can do this and live our lives to the fullest … wish me luck … but my resolve is the strongest it’s ever been
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🙏🏼 try baths. break day into hours. chicken soup or bone broth.
@@emmapeel8163 YES!!! I forgot about that. I took so many showers when I was sick 👍
Well spoken and seems very knowledgeable
Withdrawal of fentanyl dope and methadone & benzoids is like being tortured alive - ppl who say they feel better after a few days what??? By day 9 I was near death .. couldn’t eat drink or sleep puking violently amongst many other things …. The terror of knowing it’s coming ….
When you’re completely done with some thing you do what you need to do it’s a mindset and usually has something to do with kids you love more than drugs
I’m 7 days in and i can’t handle it anymore.
I hear you man. I hear you, but you can. You're almost done. ALMOST DONE! Hardest part is ending. Make it one more minute, it's OK to not handle it anymore. Don't think about the past, don't think about the future, your friends, your family... just the next minute. Almost there dude.
Man just drink a lot water bro. I'm here also trying my best man you can do it man don't give up man
I'm 7 days in too man
You're Golden.
Oh hunny.
This woman's speech needs to be watched by ALL THE FAMILIES OF OPIATE ADDICTED PERSONS!!!!!....I'm serious.....She explains it so well!!!....and from the perspective of a non user to uderstand so well is amazing!!!....that you so much for understanding!!!>....this is rare!!....to help non user to understand!!!...THANK YOU!!
Day 4 today !!!
how u feeling brother ?
day 1 today
Day 10 ! I hope that you are doing well ❤
Suboxone saved my life ❤
How’s everyone’s recovery doing today?
I am still doing good 🌝
I was an addict for 12 years. Opiates around 5 years. Was only using fentanyl in the end. The withdrawal was horrible. I'm glad i found a nurse who helped me get suboxone. I have a great life now. I'm happy and content
so proud of you ! also glad that you are doing well ! i’ve only been using for about 3 months and today is my 3 day cold turkey withdrawal and i wasn’t having it 😔
My father went through the exact same steps, but never made used the suboxone properly and eventually gave up trying.
Informative video & an intelligent lady. Hoping authorities take notice.
I'm doing it cold turkey like I did when I was addicted to pain pills,but this is way harder than imagined. The dehydration and exhaustion is excruciating. It's been 3 weeks with one relapse and I still have the extreme diarrhea and dehydration. Anyone that can get proper help like methadone should try. I have no health insurance and no i.d. so I have no choice at the moment but I feel in my soul I'm almost past the worst. I also have my children to give me strength. God bless anyone going through it,I was addicted to it for 2yrs so I can imagine the struggle for many others.
3 weeks is fucking AMAZING!!!!!!! Man, PLEASE keep it up, NO MATTER WHAT!!!!! One thing that helped me was to literally make myself HATE that shit!!!! it keeps my fire burning to this day! clean since Nov 22
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You are very brave to do this without medical assistance for your kids! My cousin has been addicted for a while and it breaks my heart for her. Thank you for making the commitment, not only for yourself, but for your children! I am so very proud of you and wish you the best on your healing journey!
do you have a county hospital? They can treat you for free. get that help. you can die from dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. They can help ith the symptoms!!!
it's very rare you see something this informative about the suffering addicts endure without villainizing them.
14 months clean from a 7 year Heroin addiction! People that have never been through a Heroin or Fetanyl withdrawal will never understand. Its not like the flu! That is easily tolerable! My first attempt at quitting Heroin was cold turkey which i dont recommend. It was literally 10 days of like 10 symptoms all happening at once. I had drug cravings, anxiety, insomnia, vomiting, diaherea, restless legs, loss of appetite, cold sweats, bodyaches, sneezing, watery eyes. Nothing like the flu! I made it through but almost comitted suicide! How intense withdrawal is.
3 years and 5 months clean off meth and heroine and fentanyl
Wow for once I heard “empathy” and “compassion” used in a legitimate way. God bless you and all who have beaten this disease, you are worthy and deserve to live
I've been clean for 6 years. I tried to bare knuckle it a couple times and my god I wanted to kill myself. I'd take a microdose of suboxone for a week and that made the wd tolerable. Then I'd detox from the sub. Euphoria got it it right, depicting what withdrawal feels like. I don't know how my ex did it bare knuckled in kuwait in 110 degree weather. When all feeling came back it was so intense.
I was doing fetty, meth, and xanax every day. I got hit by a car and woke up a month later. Another month of learning how to walk and I left that hospital sober. That car running me down in the street was the best thing that ever happened to me. I dont even take perscribed pain killers. I smoke weed for any pain that arises from the accident, and that's it. Being in the hospital for a little over 2 months really sucked but it isn't as bad as kicking fentanyl cold turkey in a jail cell.
funny story
Been sober for 12 yrs now and everything she stated in here is so 100% right I got chills just remembering how my withdrawals were before getting help..she explained it to a T. Just remember you can get through it and you are not alone.
Thank you for the clear and compassionate description of the distinction between addiction and dependence.
I have a horror story about Fentanyl withdrawal. I can't tell it all here. It lasted years. It has been six years now and I'm still not the same. Never will be. If there is any way to do so I would taper it down slowly if I had to do it over. But Fentanyl withdrawal is a hell unlike any other. I feel for you if you are going through it. Mine is a bad story. Not everyone goes through what I did. So have hope and give yourself a break. It's ok to be sick. You ARE sick. It should not be a source of shame. You are not to blame. You never stood a chance. But please, don't quit now. It WILL get better. I am better. I'm not 100% but I am reasonably ok now. You will be too. ❤😊
Very good video and information. The difference between addiction and dependence should be better known.
I am going into a detox as right now. I love all the positive comments and support on this page. I’ve dealt with anxiety and deep depression since I was a kid and I have been self medicating with fentanyl. My mother has been feeding me these pills for a long time and I finally had enough. I have two children and a baby due any day and I’m vary scared to face this head on. Any tips or tricks would be vary helpful
I love how realistic and empathetic this is. We would live in a different world if drug addiction was always viewed and treated this way
This is explained so clearly, every young adult should hear this.. the just say no nonsense doesnt work.
i could deal with everything else, but the insomnia and endless hours of restlessness, makes me insane. Its a mental battle as much as a physical one, I tried a few times to quit but after a few days with minimal sleep its unbearable
Good things and love to you.
Weed helps.
Unfortunately most people only learn about something when they go through it themselves
I understand as I am now sober from TikTok,I deleted it and still have compassion for the drug addicts
She seemed actually compassionate and understanding. 🎉❤
The problem is, at least for me, the physical(let alone mental) symptoms of withdrawal dont just stop after a week or two. The first time i got clean for a relatively long period of time(about 8 months), i was _still_ having withdrawal symptoms, especially the sort of cholinergic symptoms, like watery eyes, running nose, sweating, etc. But the most annoying symptoms were the chills and hot flashes, along with the fact that even after 8 months, i was yawning at least 100 times a day.
But as bad as all that can be, its _nothing_ compared to the boredom, depression, anhedonia, etc. The next time getting clean, it took 10 months before i could even begin to look forward to things.
And for me at least, the mental and even the physical symptoms never completely stop.
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Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once.
Breathe. You're strong. You got this Take it day by
day.
Is he on instagram?
Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episode, enough to start working on my mental health.
I'm so tired of reading this stupid psychedelic spam in every video about addiction. You have been pushing this 10 years straight, give it up and move on to another scam topic. Yeah you're going to cure heroin addiction by eating some mushrooms. I mean that's not only false information, it's borderline retarded.
What a brilliant video!
The reason that heroin and Fentanyl are so popular now is the fact that pain management is almost impossible to find. Even hospitals don't want to prescribe any kind of opioid or morphine.
I know 3 people that have died from withdrawal because their doctor quit prescribing.
I use Kratom , nothing else. I quit opiates Jan.20th 2009. It almost killed me.
I'm 67 now and soon I'll be gone,but I will leave sober.....
Sobriety is the best way to live your life.
This needed to be said. The doctors created the fentanyl epidemic by cutting people off safer opioids. Doctors didn't invent addiction and they didn't make it worse. Heroin addiction was in the hood many years before oxy hit the suburbs.
Ive had trouble focusing lately and Ive never used opioids (just curious what its like).. but Dr Wakeman had me LOCKED IN.
What a brilliant communicator and empathetic professional ❤
I’ve been clean fur 5 years. He’s never heard a person describe opiate withdrawal and addiction better than this woman.
Very few people get seriously ill from opiate or opioid withdrawal. Yes, it’s extremely uncomfortable, but that’s it. The various drugs, from heroin to methadone to fentanyl all have fairly similar withdrawal syndromes that differ mainly in the length of the process. Even when done outside a hospital, opioid and opiate withdrawal is safe when contrasted to the potentially life-threatening withdrawal seen with alcohol, barbiturates or benzodiazepines.
I've been through alcohol withdrawal numerous times. Alcohol may be more dangerous but it's nowhere near as uncomfortable during wd
FACTS. Thank you. And yet, I can get benzos from my doctor but no opioids... addicts are ruining it for themselves and for everyone else, yet we blame the drugs and not the people.
Just came back from Singapore.
On decent into the airport, the flight attendant announced,' importing or dealing hard drugs is a MANDATORY deatth sentence '.
Result, no drug problem.
BUllSHIT....just because you don't hear about it doesn't mean it's not there. I assure you....Singapore has plenty of users and addicts.
10 years clean from Heroin. I got clean right before fent hit the streets and im so glad i never touched it.
Wish we had these resources and empathy during the crack epidemic...praying against all addictions
Kan!!
As someone who never had substances, even Nicotine and Alcohol, I cannot begin to imagine how people who undergo withdrawals feel like. But it sounds horrible.
I am also very comparable to you in that, never did any of these drugs, no nicotine or alcohol. The thing is, these hard drugs are basically double edged swords. Getting into them is deadly, trying to escape is also deadly.
For me it WAS like having flu for two weeks but I'm a chronic pain patient who never got high on morphine family opioids or fentanyl in 17 years at a pain management clinic the last 11 of which was on a transdermal fentanyl patch. I had no diarrhea. In fact after 17 years of constipation my stool quickly returned to normal. I did have sweats, chills, lacrimation, rhinorrhea, yawning, restless leg, insomnia and of course much higher pain levels. I required prescription ambien for the first 12 days to sleep. This all happened because the opioid crisis forced my pain clinic to go out of business. I blame opioid abusers and their litigious money grubbing for this. I know addiction is a disease and I wish everyone the best but they collectively destroyed my ability to get the only relief my lifetime nerve damaged torture chamber body has ever had. Thanks a bunch.
I feel you. I take opiods for arthritis in my spine. The pain is excruciating and people don't understand. My fear is that if the clinic closes I couldn't live with this pain. It's like I chose to be an addict to have a semblance of a life. it hurts to read about your pain with no relief. I wish you the best whoever you are. 💔
@@cosmosrunner2468 I feel you too. You're not an addict if you dose to pain relief and no higher. Addicts misuse/overuse opioids to get high whether pain patients of not. I hope your clinic does not suffer the fate of mine and wish you the best.
@@longlakeshore thank you!
A lot of addicts started by getting prescribed it. If anything they are victims of the opioid crisis as are you by not accessing needed medication. But the addicts didn’t create the drug, introduce it, prescribe it, nor the ones who enforced banning use of opioids as treatment for chronic pain. Blame it on whose actually responsible 🤷♂️
@@RainbowRantz Blaming it on those responsible is exactly what I'm doing. I'm sorry some people suffer from addiction but I don't. I suffer lifetime chronic pain so severe only prescription opioids provide relief and the behavior of addicts, their surviving families and lawyers has denied me that relief. To blame pharmaceutical companies and health care for creating anesthesia and analgesia is the height of insensitivity. Go without the next time you have medical or dental surgery if it bothers you so much.
DO NOT TAKE SUBOXEN FOR FENTANYL LIKE YOU WOULD FOR OTHER OPIATES. WAIT AT LEAST FIVE, AT LEAST FIVE DAYS, OR YOU WILL GO INTO PRECIPITATED WITHDRAWAL.
Yeah absolutely, 3 day minimum but definitely wait 5 days if you can
@@johntucci8826 Absolutely not. You don't even understand how buprenorphine works clearly. You're not very bright.
2:41 When I made my first attempt at sobriety, I went cold turkey. I had been taking about 7 perc 30s a day just to try and function. I ended up experiencing withdrawals for a month straight......7 months later I relapsed because I still didn't feel back to normal. I had become disassociated and felt like I watching my own life not living it. If you are on quite the high dose, don't go cold turkey! Seek professional medical help and taper off!
Edit: Further explanation
Over a year. I wouldn't wish the first 6 months on my worst enemy, the first few months were the worst. Sleepless nights and endless pain.
I'll do my best to never go back
As someone who is 11 years clean, this might be the best explanation I've come across. More people need to see this to help increase compassion and empathy towards those who are struggling. I was prescribed opiates for a torn ACL and subsequent knee reconstruction. After 6 months of prescribed daily use, I found I couldn't stop without getting severely ill. I feared the risk of losing my job because of the days I'd miss dealing with the initial withdrawal, then the weeks of feeling brutal exhaustion and depression that followed. This is not that you just feel sick. It's as if your soul is being sucked out of you. Unfortunately, for years, the obvious answer was to just take more. It was the biggest decision of my life to quit and probably what I'm most proud of
Wow, I am so fucking proud of you for being clean for 11 years
As a current addict who is ongoing bupe patient ,I wanna say thank God for buprenorphine.I crushed out the stigma long ago.Theres no more shame in my game.I will stay on bupe for tne rest of my life for the reasons she mentioned.Its all about harm reduction and living a better quality of life, without the risk of overdose or accidental opiod poisoning. I gotta say I wasn’t thrilled at first about having to take medicine for the rest of my life but when you’ve been through the throes of hell like I have you warm up to the idea over the years ; it’s FDA approved for a reason. It’s all about harm reduction today, I love this lady and I love this video. God bless her and God bless all of you struggling. Addicts,you got this!
The restless legs and arms WHILE AWAKE was enough to make me cry. It really fucking sucks
No words can describe how torturous and relentless the feeling is.
Being dog tired but unable to stop moving to try find relief. Praying for sleep to try kill time only for sleep to finally come and you wake up praying hours have passed but it’s only 10 minutes when you check your watch.
Knowing you could ring someone at any moment and they can bring relief directly to your door. It’s just mental and physical torture
It was sheer misery and was only compounded by my girlfriend having to observe it. My heart goes out to anyone in the throes of addiction.
i can appreciate her understanding of what withdrawal is and how it affects your brain. she obviously is not opiate addict and yet she can empathize with somebody that is. and explain why we r the way we r and do the things we sometimes have to do to get relief. every addict should appreciate people like her. they just want to help
Great video, I'm subscribed 👍
Ive never used anything, at one point i drank for maybe 2 years but besides that i have no personal experience with addiction but Im telling you all i feel like i can feel your pain. Nobody goes to career day in elementary school and says i want to be an addict. You dont choose it, it chooses you. I feel like i can almost entirely imagine what some of you all are going through and just know this.. not all people like me look down on you. I think about you all quite a bit. I offer any advice i can, i dont pity you but instead feel compassion for you. This is truly from my heart for all of you having to fight this. People that look down on others because of addiction hold no place in my heart and i judge people like that, just being honest we shouldn't judge but i cant help that when i hear someone making jokes about "addicts" or "drunks" its detestable to me. If youre out there struggling and you see this, know im with you and im rooting for you.
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