Understanding and Preparing for Life After Opiate Withdrawal
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Was on 260mg of methadone a day. Spent 7 years on methadone and I'm only 27 . I've been clean for almost 8 months now. Its absolutely amazing
Can you please explain to me how u got off? I have been searching and searching for awhile, but no one has Accurately told me how to kick it..
Mike Arakelyan once I fessed up to my mom, (I-94 pileup-we survived but I was thrashed)she brought me to her Dr. Who gave me an oxy taper. Here's the kicker: you CANNOT have them in your possesion. Trusted family member should hold them, know the doc's plan & dole them. Hang onto them yourself, you'll take em all. At 20 mg, I cold-quit. I took klonopin to prevent seizures (it happened before) & xanax for the sheer terror I felt. Kratom helps a LOT!! I was able to take benzos because after 20 yrs of panic disorder, by some miracle I just don't addict to them.
Lots of pain and suffering man... Did you think it would be easy and quick?
commander5779 you ain't making sense 're write your ducking message
@@commander5779 First off, CONGRATULATIONS!!!☺. Second of all, I was just wondering what kinds of things can happen if you withdraw from xzanex? I'm afraid of getting a habit so I'll take one 1 mg xzanex 3 nights in a row and I actually get to sleep. On the fpurth day I don't take it but sometimes I'll still sleep a little bit but the next 2 nights I won't sleep at all because I'm soo afraid of getting a habit that I take 3 days in a row then not take them for 3 nights.....rinse and repeat and so far so good but not sleeping for 2 days straight is really messing with my other medical problems. SMH I just feel lost.
I'm so disappointed that I never had the chance to make contact with Ryan; actually, the weird thing is that I e-mailed Ryan the week he died, so while I was awaiting a response I found out he had passed away. However, his videos are still available; and even though he isn't available to chat or give me personal guidance I still feel blessed to be able to come in for a cuppa and learn from the plethora of videos and stories that are available.
Me too man , he helped me so much I didn't know he passed until recently So sad
Damn he’s dead ? Had no idea. Use to watch these videos when I was tryna get clean. How did he pass?
I’m trying to get clean right now I’m going to start watching from his first vid. As an opiate addict I feel I’ve lost so so so much and I’m only 27, do you mind sharing your success story briefly?
Im starting my journey in 2 days as well
restless legs and the no sleep is certainly the worst......
Clonidine and ropinirole is good for both
Agreed lol
I watched your videos a year ago, unable to quit. Today I am a clean man and have been for over 8 months. Its unreal how glad i am that i woke up from that shitty doped out reality. Life only gets better guys i promise!
Indeed
Your memory will live on Ryan. I live in the UK and you’ve helped me so much xxx Love to your family xxxx
Steve B yeah he died over a year ago from blood clots. But he beat it. He never used again for the rest of his life. Sucks he’s gone but he did it.
Is he he dead?
I've been treating people with chemical dependency issues for 20'years and this is the best site I've found on you tube.And yes you can do it remember it all stop when you stop and that a promise
Ryan you have changed my life for the better! You have helped me get threw my addiction. Watching your videos saved my life and I’m so grateful for that! Really sucks that your not with us anymore.. you passing really hit me hard.. felt like my best friend died.. R.I.P Ryan you have changed so many peoples lives!
I'm so glad I came across this video. I've been clean since Tuesday. Felt like I was hit by a train. Last night I was finally able to eat a good meal and got a little sleep. I can tell staying clean is going to be the hard part and take time. The voice is there, like you said. I do feel better today still fatigued, worn out, and my brain feels scrambled,lol... I will try out the online support. Thanks Ryan
I just want to say bro you saved my life .. I've watched almost all your videos .. I mean I know I owe it all to me.. but when I needed help you were there..so thank you so much
The videos help alot man, glad your still doing well, been about 1.5 -2 years since I found your vids and I'm finally at the point where I fully want to get sober so I'm glad I've got this resource. I'm also happy I Sub'd and saved the link.. your rehab/detox factory story reminded me so much of the book "a milllion little pieces" by James Frey. keep up the good work!
Miss your videos. Well you being able to make new content. Your videos helped me through a lot during that time. I've been sober for several years now and it's thanks to you.
Thank you Ryan for making this video addressing this issue.
thanku ryan, you have really pushed me thru we all deserve a beautiful life
God bless your sweet strong soul Ryan!!! You have helped me so much while I’m quitting. I’m 17 days in.. in witch you have been such a help over these 17 last days!!! God bless your soul and Rest In Peace!! You have helped so many people, and you still are!!!!!
Yeah his helped lots of people even me. Did you stick with it? It would be arould 1 year sober right? if u don’t mind me asking.
@@shroome8080 did you?
Oh my god u are the first resource ive come across that has talked about the mood swings DURING withdrawal - AND ANXIETY - soo important to know that - Endep is another non benzo non opiate prescription med that helped me REST durribg detox
Helped so many. passed away too soon. rest in peace buddy. hope your peaceful and beyond happy. much love and respect.
your vids were a source of knowledge and inspiration for me as I detoxed..I would whip out my phone and watch your vids when I needed some help...thanks...
Thanks Ryan. Your videos do help. I've been struggling to get clean after a relapse on Rx pain meds. I'm trying to maintain a job and pretend everything is ok while attempting to taper. Been down the suboxone and methadone route and don't wanna do that again.. Tough times.
Thanks again for the encouragement! Your advice is very helpful :-)
Thanks Ryan.....you just helped this recovering oxy fan more than you know !!
Great advice. I see alot of info on the net about kicking opiates, but little about after. I myself have had an off and on (mostly on) habit for 20 years. After kicking dope the depression and my inability to handle it in a healthy manner was invariably the trigger for my relapses. Hopefully next time I'll deal with it better. Thx for the video.
life gets so much better im on day 6 just woke up from an 8 hr sleep my family is so happy with my decision to get clean from h and i honestly am very happy being sober
Good for you g, did you stick with it if u don’t mind?
i have been working again now.. playing basketball again. going out, im more social and i look better. if the world is as beautiful now... i cant imagine how great i will be in 4 months etc... im so serious about being sober its crazy... and people like this make things possible...
THE NIGHT IS ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE THE DAWN
hey, thank you for this video. Was curious if you are still clean? Congrats on beating opiods. It gives me hope.
i am keeping myself busy.... and my soberity is now my most serious thing..
First, I love you for all the help you've given me and others. Second, I think you have Manic/Mania confused with Anxiety. Mania is when you are extremely euphoric and have no idea that you can hurt yourself. Such as going on huge spending sprees, doing dangerous stunts, etc.
*_Miss you so much Ryan.. Thinking of you today.._* 😞
What happened to him
Ridley Mike he passed :( blood clot.. so sad
Anna lexi, how long have you been clean
Love the information you bring out to the community. I've been on Oxy cotton And Hydro morphine for the past 7 years and Last year of October I went through a the talk program and was out and 7 days. But just the last month and a 1/2 I start feeling that I can't sleep restless leg and that I feel so weak why is that happening to me?
Thank you Ryan 😇
I'd trade WDs for the flu any day of the week. Just found you channel and starting from vlog 1. I've been on Mdone for over 30yrs. Current dose 4 weeks ago was 150ml per day. I rapid decreased, against the clinics knowledge (i'm in the UK). Went from 150 to 100, 7 days, to 80, 7 days to 50, 4 days to 30, and slow drop to now - 16ml. Yes i've been quite rough each day , with little sleep of the 4 weeks, but not full turkey. If the spiders in the legs started, i took 5ml, and it stopped. You'll be surprised what an initial big drop can do. OBS, i'm not a doctor, and each case is individual. I'm sending huge love to all who are facing this x
EDIT - Oh lord, i just read he passed away. What an amazing man to leave support material all across the web RIP bro.
Thanks , Your advice helps.
Your videoes are great along with one other.
I am day 4 off of 14 yrs of morphine 120mg extended release. Took them for crushed L4-L5 discs after a bad fall. Also had spinal stenosis - degenerationdiscs and arthritis.
Peri osteoporosis. Tried cold turkey twice but no go. Doc said bad idea anyway. So I tapered started on my own. 60mg ×2 day.
So I took reg dose then next day 1 pill. Felt tired & little achy but soon just on 60 a day.
Told doc so he then did 30mg ×2. In two weeks just 30mg ×1. Little sneezing and gut issues but short lived. 30-15mg easy.
Last Thurs evening took last pill. Fri just couldn't take the pill. Pharmacist said to get 15mg rapid release so I can cut in half. I thought why bother. Can't be to hard going off 15mg. Sat felt why I was taking them. Ached, pain couldn't get comfortable. Bearable. Took hot baths. Husband said take pill why suffer. I knew it was the pill not my spine. Insomnia kicked it and that was the worse. Finally sleep came in 2 hr stints. Sunday pain gone but hit the gut. No explanation needed here lol.
Sneezing and dry cough. Slept 5 hrs.
Today Monday. Some sneezing, little earache, tired and little shaky but otherwise feeling great. Found surgeon in Fla who can fix my back but he said may want to think about it at my age. You see I am 60. I am a Christian woman of faith. 14 yrs. 120mg morphine ers.
Off in 4 days detoxing at home. Couldn't get meds in Fla long term due to new drug laws.
Affects everyone even cancer patients. So I am determined. Your videoes really helped. Sorry for length. Tonight I may sleep the best I have in a long time. Drug free!!!!
i was in detox for 7 days.. and on day 6 they didnt give me any more clonodine and wanted to make sure i would be okay.i am writing a book on my journey... called SOMEDAY SOMEWAY SOMEHOW
I just came across your videos tonight as I was searching on how to hide the fact you are detoxing at home. I have to much to loose if people knew what is truely going on. Going off that im sure you can understand I dont want to post to more public but seeing you looking so happy/Healthy knowing you were once in the same struggle made we want to reach out. How does someone get clean when you cant admit to anyone around you that your back on drugs? Any advice?
Donna Brennan Hi Donna. Simply put you can't. You have to confess your addiction to God and others. God will place peolpe in your life to help you through this process but you have to be honest with yourself and others. Your story will be a testimony for others that will go through this. It is the shame and guilt of the secret that will continue to effect you and bring you back to your addictions. Just pray and will be praying for you!!!
thank you brother.
Took me 5 days to kick methadone. I did it all at work. My line of work is walking,walking,walking. I seriously think i sweat the withdrawls away. But staying in bed made it worse. Dont get me wrong i felt like hell i mean hell but it goes away. Drank alot of fluids and ate fiber and fruit. No meat nthing to solid. I ate even when i couldn't. I did all this in the winter too so think of chills times 1000
dude.... that sounds like the worst thing in the entire world right now, you my friend are s warrior.
Thank you.
Hey Ryan. I don't mean to sound rude, I really enjoy watching your vids and your helping me get ready to kick this brutal habit of mine. I'm just wondering though, why you always do your videos like your hiding from someone. Doors closed and ducking down? Let me know thanks
I am 2 months sober from a 4 year suboxone treatment. I never expected to be able to educate myself so much and preparing mentally, only to be surprised with my inner demons. I am emotionally not in a good place because I don't know my underlying causes of why I even took pills to begin with. I don't have support, even though I've made myself vulnerable to my family, they can't wrap their brain around the concept of post withdraw. They think because I physically no longer have the substance in my body that withdraws are done. I've been going to therapy since I was 7. Probably shouldn't of quit going but I did.
RIP my man. you did alot for people all over the world probably saved alot of lives. i hope youre in heaven if it exists! ;)
yupp alot of ppl dought you soooo badd iys a good thing cause thats wat Fires you up to quit and show them your strong!!
Love your videos! You look like a young David Grohl
Thanks for watching. LOL I have never heard that I look like him.
over 6 months clean and feel like a million bucks! half a gram to a gram a day sniffed for 2 to 3 years. real sickness up to six days. by day 15 the knot in my lower back disappeared. better sleep by week 2 as well. did great for 2 months and then PAWS set in. two months blah then gradually better. nowi am fuckin awesome. flat broke and unemployed but never better. i am 46. PAWS done right becomes spiritual awakening.💖🙏👂✌⭐
I got to day 4 today and couldn't do anymore and taken a tablet (subutex) I will try again next week, I have done a detox from heroin at least 10 times, it's hell living with this addiction. The last time I got clean was about 10 months ago in Thailand at a place called thambrabok, I hope to be clean again soon, thanks for the video
Thanks
Idea please for future video.
one of my biggest fears is how to deal with pain w/out opiates. Is the pain I feel while taking opiates legit or exaggerated? I suffer from a myriad of back issues as well as a neck surgery. Holistic approaches don't seem to give me the relief as opiates hence making my recovery more threatened.
If you have any suggestions as to pain relief w/out opiates I'd be forever grateful.
Peace
ive been trying to quit over and over again. I want to quit. 3 weeks ago I went 8 days. not trying to make excuses but it was the lack of sleep and anxiety that made me relapse. the pain was gone, but the insomnia was driving me nuts and I told myself "just gonna do one so I can get a good sleep" I did that and the next day I didnt use, but I bought another the day after and im actively using for over 3 weeks now
Thank you for you tips and informations. I wish i had seen this video before, cause i thought that once the acute withdrawal ends (which by the way was a journey to hell that lasted 3 weeks). I thought after that i would go on with my life like nothing happened, hell i was wrong. Right after the acute physical withdrawal from Subutex, i started to crave my initial drug badly, i relapsed once. But now, i know i can't just turn the page like nothing happened, i think i have to deal with the truth, i messed up withmy brain, i have a quite long journey to heal. THANKS for your advices.
I just went through five days of withdrawal of perks, plus drinking. The drinking part was easy.. However. I became sick with a bladder infection and today, 1/12/17, one of many dealers I know, came by. I intended to tell her off and get rid of her, but I became very weak and allowed her to give me nine Loracets 7.5. Then, I took three. I feel like a failure!!! On top on this, my prescription for 120 perk 10's is due, and I'm very scared that I will go get it! I feel like a fool and I'm scared to death! Any advice anyone. I'm feeling hopeless and I still have the other six pills. I want to flush them!!! I feel sick and very confused. Why did I give in like that? I need you people for advice. God bless you all!
Rian,
I would like your opinion on something, if you don't mind. Since the 37 line novel I wrote 4 months ago, I have had X-Rays and an M.R.I. done on my lower lumbar spine. This of course being the 'other' reason I take painkillers (Bad Back). Turns out it's even worse then I thought. four different professionals say I have to have surgery. apparently I have herniated discs, spinal protrusions into the L4-L5 nerve roots, also at least one bone chip loose in the same area. oh yeah..almost forgot the arthritis of the lower spine.
Long story short, I guess what I wanted your opinion on is, with a condition like mine and the upcoming surgery, do you think it's possible to get through this without painkillers? ... I mean without eating a bullet! The reason for this question is, I think they may have cut me off.
One more question, do you think it advisable to go through such a surgery while going Cold Turkey from such a powerfull and long term used drug such as Hydrocodone 10/325?
Thanks Rian
Your definitely going to save some lives. What was your first sense that came back during detox?
Hello Chris I will answer this. The first thing that comes back is normal bowel function.
Oh true, I know all about it. I have a son as well, he is two years and three months old. Thanks for the quick reply. I might shoot you an email sometime if that's cool?
I’ve been on like one pill 10mg hydrocodone for like 3 years. I’m shaking this shit I’m so sick of being on the pill chain. How long will my symptoms be is my question?
never happy so soon for being clear now...because there is a long way still a head of you are facing in the future....everyday is challenge for people just had got out it.....it is easy to take the wrong step again....have to control your self really really tight....so good lucks to people who are just got clear......
i was taking 260 mg of methadone a day... for 2 years.. i began detoxing myself down and finally after 2 years i got down to 30 mg.
Gabapentin and Lyrica addict here. Has been hell for me and also have relapsed. From what I hear its kinda the same as alcohol. I know it is utter hell.
We lost him _ or did we ? ❤ appreciate you. May God Have mercy on your soul.
Ryan....maybe ive missed it but I would love to see you do a video regarding HOW a person who has lived a reclusive life in a relationship with their drug(s) of choice.....who have had their emotions virtually eradicated by painkillers....HOW does that person, once through the Withdrawal phase.....What suggestions you might have for that person to reintegrate back into society and relationships and re-energizing their creative process. Thanks bro!
great question! I'd like to know that answer also
Dennis Mackey maybe getting back to your roots, like; what you enjoy doing with your time and going at it full force. That's a great way to meet like minded people aswell as practice the basics like getting used to holding a conversation and even deciding who to talk to in the first place. I'm a super awkward person most the time and also an opiate addict, when I last got clean for 4-5 months 2 years ago I spent the whole time readjusting by slowly taking on a new responsibility every few days or week, like forcing. Myself to meet 2 friends each week atleast for coffee or to smoke a doobie and game. I know it's super tough getting back to your version of "normal" but trust me when I say after you've been sober a few months you'll get your personality and emotions back enough to lose the worry that their gone for good, and that To will get better with time I've heard. best of luck with your recovery
Dennis Mackey 12 step program. AA or na helps a lot. just a bunch of people in pain who are there for each other and help you get through the guilt and the unforgiveness that keeps people going back also. I personally just use God and the Bible now
Keeping your mind busy if absolutely a win
I received cervical osteomyelitis in the operating room. Think of this infection like MRSA of your spine. I have a lot of pain. They had to cut away a lot of the muscles that support my head and parts of my cervical spine. My wound from the debridement on the back of my neck was 2 inches long and one inch wide, down to my spine. I am not going to state my actual dose but I am high dose opiates. I am told the disease (the infection) will be with me the rest of my life, some days good others bad. Now how my story relates to getting my opiate dose down. First work on the immediate release meds. It took me 3 months to work off over 100mg immediate release. Then start working on the extended release. I do not know if I ever will be able not to take any pain meds but the idea is to suck up the pain for a short period of time, just to give your body a rest. The pain from just missing a dose is tremendous. I also have pancreatitis (with a 50mm mass on my pancreous) so I have G.I. (gastrointestinal) pain anyway but since the first thing opiates shut down is your G.I tract this is the first this that starts giving you pain. There will be vomiting and the runs, you will not feel good (to say the least). For those that are hooked because they used these drugs to "party' remember that it is much easier to get off these drugs on your own schedule than it is on someone else's schedule. If you are hooked now start tapering today., Do it on your own schedule, in your own house a place where you can come and go at will, a place where you feel safe and a place where you can have support around you. I am lucky to have a Doctor that works with me in regards to my every 4 months taper down. I go through pain to taper then I see how long I can stay down. For me it is not like it is in the cards to stop totally because my issue is medical. My Doctor tells me that God comes for me "sooner rather than latter". These drugs are intended for "end of life" use, not to have a good time with.
I have wondered what recommended alternatives, to deal with the PAIN that got you on the oxy to start with. pain is still there. need natural alternatives for pain and mobility. Peace!
my names jesse usong my daughters fathers phone I went fron 16 to 8 in 1 day wasnt bad just tired. its going to be at least 4 days on 8 then 4 days on 7 etc... while I do this I want to get my body ready for war dont have a car to get to meetings and starting a new job. the job is needed. lost my Insurance tryibg to get state ibsurance but I do think that wilm help me tamper I havenrbheard back is rhis for opiates oe subs?
Your support videos are very inspiring! I was using all sorts of pills until approximately a year ago when I was introduced to suboxone by a friend. That friend has just stopped receiving the script and therefore I am out. I had been cutting the film into 16ths of squares and taking one, maybe two a day. My body is still going through significant withdrawl. I am NOT going back!! I am done with opiates!! I am free! Finally! Probably the last 6 years have been clouded by one shape way or form. I am beginning to feel "normal" again. Opiates are nothing but evil. BY ALL MEANS, DO NOT EVER START TAKING ANY OPIATES FOR RECREATION. Even on that note, if a doctor prescribes them, try to speak to them about a low dose so they don't create a habit for you.
Went through Something similar recently and I have to say, I never thought weed would help me
So much. I very frequently felt like I was going to have panic attacks and some weed just made it go away. There's tons and tons of meds that help with withdraw, they'll make those 3-5 days way easier.
Could you list some please?
i don't know if this is right for everyone but i drank for about 5 days when i was quitting then stopped drinking after that im sure drug counselors are gonna tell you not to do this but i don't think going through the physical stuff is necessary
My mom is on 75mcg of fentanyl every 72 hours for multiple sclerosis pain I'm so sad...
LOL....The look of exhaustion on your face explains why you had to make this video....LOL....God Bless you brother....
Hardest thing for me has been the insomnia factor, I'm going to gut it out regardless but I wish I knew or had a rough timeline to go by for when I could expect some relief. I took 4 10/350 hydrocodone yellows daily for 4yrs. First year I thought I found the maracale drug, second year I felt I needed it to bet self or that it made me a better person while on it than off it. Third year I had to have it throughout the day or I'd feel like shit, get very irritable, no longer enjoyed a high/euphoric feeling. And this last year just had to finally stops king excuses for myself and do it. Today I'm 35 days clean but still only getting maybe 3/4 hours of sleep a night. How much longer if you had to guess..??
Personally, it took me a little over three months to finally start feeling like I was getting restful sleep. I'd also recommend doing breathing exercises/meditating as you go to sleep at night, that helped me a lot. They key is to breathe in through your nose real slow and breathe out through your mouth for the same amount of time that you breathed in; and try to make each breath a little longer each time.
I was shot up for 3 years straight everyday 24 7 doing gram shots everytime towards the end. I had such a high tolerance about 2 months before I quit. I did a shot, blew down and entire opana 40 and then did another shot and was still sick. I never went to rehab once, never did suboxone. quit cold turkey and never relapsed once. hardest thing I ever went through in my life. I was sicker than iv ever been for about 15 days. vitamin c and b vitamins helped a little. I used to watch all this guy's videos when I was sick
damn you did have a high tolerance!! im trying to quit oxy and opana. i snort 40-60mgs a day or a couple opana 10s,man if u did it I'm sure i can. thanks for sharing your story
u can definitely do it. quitting is hard. but the benefits of being sober living a normal life and not having to be sick anymore is such a rewarding feeling. u just have to have strong will and set short term goals for yourself. take it one day at a time. I got clean without ever stepping foot into a rehab, a meeting, and never took suboxone once. best decision I ever made. I had to make myself deal with the withdrawl so I would never want to experience it again. before I quit I also spent about 2 weeks weaning down because I was doing such large amounts. do not give up tho. I find more support in the videos and comments on UA-cam way better than NA meetings
26 years old, 4 years using opiate. really want to stop from this nightmare,try everything,keep having nightmare and total darkness on day 3 without any drugs,the pain is like hell. help me..
this year will be 5 year,feel like imprisoning myself inside me.
I am about 8 weeks clean from heroin after a 23 year habit but I live in a small community with not much to do and I find it hard to mix with people who are not addicts as for all them years they are who I no . I find it hard to talk to normal folk as I don't no what to talk about I've done fuck all with my life.I'm bored and constantly lonely and scared of re lapse.I attend turning point regular but after the meetings I'm still not clear on what to do now I'm heroin free.
Trigger Roddy I hope you are doing ok. thinking about you bro
Can I take a sleeping aid perscribed by my Doctor to aid with insomnia?
How about couples going through it together?
how can you heal you viens after shooting up for ten years
how about the use of cannabis, ive been back and forth off and on with opiates. just got to using cannabis. i was amazed when i went to my first dispensary. the different strains of sativa allows me get relief from pain and still function. sour diesel is my daily go to .😆
Rest In Peace Ryan.
Can you help me
I was only taking oxycodone 15mg 2 to 3 times a day. Ive relapsed prob 15 times amd everytime i tell myself i wont do this to myself again. Some months when i run out i only go through withdraw for 1 or 2 days then some months its 10+ days. I dont know what to do today is my first day (again) off of them due to running out. Really dont know what to do. Im tired of doing this to myself and my family. I just dont know how to feel about this. I stop and i have horrible mood swings and when im on them i feel great. I want to get back to before i started doing this 3 years ago. I started becuase my wife and child almost died during child birth. I still dont know why i started but i thought it helped me through the situation....
bladegriffith You aren't giving yourself enough time to recover. It's generally thought that it takes up to 32 WEEKS after quitting for your brain to fully stabilize and your PAWS symptoms to go away. So the next time you're lucky enough to make it 10 days into withdrawal and past the physical withdrawal symptoms, as you've apparently done before, you simply MUST resist the urge to use again if you want your brain to recover. It's just not going to happen if you keep using. It takes a long time for the brain to recover.
100-200mg was a long time ago for me. I average 580mg Oxy a day for about a year now. I don't see myself as an abuser and while I really hate being on these (as well as the 25mg diazapam & 30ml Oramorph daily) I know i'm on these for the rest of my life. I have whats called Invisible Chronic Pain, it comes from having osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, shoulder impingement, raynauds disease and tennis elbow in both arms. I have been as low as 20mg oxy a day in the hope of switching to something more helpful, no idea what, but while the withdrawals are a nightmare, i just can't cope with the level of pain i'm constantly in without the meds. The bigger down side for me is that while i have to take my meds at 9am and 9pm, if i oversleep because I had a rough night, just missing my medication time by as little as 3 hours will put me in withdrawal. Your blog and the support systems you mention will be useful for me if and when the time comes there is something less aggressive and addictive, until then, i'll be on them for some time yet. Oh and a good description of what withdrawal is like - a really bad case of food poisoning mixed with flu. Congrats on beating the oxy !
580mg is absurd. I've had over 500 broken bones and an inoperable compression of my brainstem, completely wheelchair bound and was never put on above 75. Tapering down. You're absolutely abusing at those doses
THANK YOU 3 to 5 days avg. now "you" know 👍
as anyone noticed alcohol doesnt work after being on opiates for a few months? its been 7 months since i took opiates and i still CANT get a buzz from alcohol, anyone know why? anyone else experienced this? thanks
newdawnnation i mean like its been 11 months clean off opiates and yet i still get any effects from alcohol, no buzz, nothing. i can drink until im sick and still feel nothing, do you get that? its like opiates have damaged my brain permanently
IF i took a roxy 30.. 2 days into withdrawals....have i completely screwed up the process ?
***** thanks man...im just wondering if it set me all the way back to the beggining ?? im hoping not ! i was 2 days in ...but trying to work 12 hour days man....can i still consider myself in the midst of detoxing and getting off ??? or did i just start myself all over ??? whatcha think ?
Good video-thanks. Don't go Cold Turkey. Use 15 mg's of Trazadone + 100 mg's of Tramadol, + 1 vodka shot every 4 hours to ease the pain. Forget about cold turkey as yoou are asking for defeat.
TRAMADOL IS AN ADDICTIVE DRUG FFS
Yea tramadol and alcohol is a super smart idea.... >< DUMB.... you realize tramadol is a opioid analgesic rite?...
Not great advice. I got into a drinking problem coming off Suboxone to deal with the anxiety & lack of sleep.
what are your thoughts on synthetic drugs like mephedrone and other alkaloid based derivatives which sometimes are called ethnobotanycs. Let me describe withdrawal symptoms real quick: irritability, numbness of the skin, hot/ cold sweats, extreme mood swings, impossibility to concentrate, surroundings awareness to about 50 percent, irregular bowl movements, shot term memory to about 10 percent maybe 15, massive panic attacks, total helplessness. I am going through this without any treatment because I leave in an area where drug use is so little or soo poorly treated that the only thing that my srink could give me is the stuff you guys take in the states to quit smoking tobacco something called bupropione clorhydrate 150 mg. Not working help.
it took me 45 minutes to write this and although English isn't my native language I still ave a masters' in it. You do the math it is bad.
newdawnnation a little too late, I know now to stay away. I am alone in my battle needed a firned. Sorry guess I had the wrong address...
I take 60mg Oxy a day but I snort it most times because I’m an idiot but I broke my back in 6 places & the doc effed my spine up for life unless surgery progresses over the years!
Just ran out because I’m an idiot my mom has been in & out of the hospital & it’s also been rough her appendix perforated & now her gallbladder might be going so I’ve been doing everything in the house & taking care of her & it’s been a living Hell for my anxiety & my back pain plus I have a hernia I need to get fixed but can’t at the moment cuz it’s just my mom & me!
I kinda weened my self down I didn’t really just run out but still have to go a few days before my next pain management appointment I’ve been smoking weed to cope for the withdrawal but still rough cuz of my pain & all wish me luck!
I wish I could break free from these invisible handcuffs but the pain will always be there! 😕😡😩
I wish someone would help me
Would it hurt to take a Xanax??
I been taking hydrocodone since 2013 I use to take up to 7 10s a day I ended up getting cut so started slowing down till I only took 4 a day then went down to 3-2 then 1 then stopped for a few days then take it now I’m at the point where I take em when I wanna feel good but it’s very hard for me to feel any joy in the daily life routine I feel like I don’t produce any natural dopamine because I feel shitty depressed not even sick anymore or restless just upset all the time then when I take one I’ll be happy and I can go like this for a long time I’ll have 4 in one day then go a few weeks without it
Yo how are you doing man? Are you on that same routine?
@@drewstoica3537 dude I’m very happy and proud to say I’m clean it’s been 2 1/2 years now that I decided to sober, things got really bad and dark around the time I posted this comment, and I had a incident that basically just gave me the balls to stop, no od or anything like that just a life lesson that made me wake up. But my life has been pretty sweet I moved to Seattle and started a new life here with my family, the only thing I struggle with is I would say depression, because of allot reasons, as soon as I got sober my dad died, he was an alcoholic and allot didn’t get patched up, but one day when I die I’ll see him and I’ll tell him how I loved my family and how I stopped what I was doing because I loved them and because I remembered how life was with you and I wanted nothing like it for my kids, and I bought them toys and took them out and spent time with them, I didn’t put my problems before them.
@@Rickyrockredcorn209 I’m glad to hear this brotha and you will absolutely see your dad again. And you will see him in a better world of no suffering! Thank you for this response, I’m on day 10 of hydrocodone and the withdrawals are gone but I just have this ridiculous anxiety and no motivation for anything in life. I was wondering if what you were doing would help, taking 1 like once a week. Or if it’s just better to let my brain heal. How long til you felt any kind of breakthrough with feeling happiness? I have my gf from Germany coming to travel with me in 2 months and I’m a mess! Thank you for any help bro, and best wishes to you and your family.
I want to quit before I lost everything I need help
To anyone watching in 2020, how long did until you started getting passion back in your life? I'm a week clean, 95% through withdrawal, but it's like a new low just walking around like a zombie, looking at the things I was previously stoked about, and having no interest.
I know I’m a little late but how are you doing bro?
@@drewstoica3537 Only stayed clean for about 6 weeks or so, pain became too much of a bear. I'm on methadone now and have a really good rapport with the clinic, they can see where the doctors failed me and they're doing all they can.
Life's pretty good, usual life-like grind, appreciate you asking bro. Hope you're doing well :)
Methadone saved my life brother hope it did yours
if you are kicking methadone though, the half life is I believe 3 times longer than your average opiate. So where kicking oxy or heroin would take 1-2 weeks of physical withdrawal, methadone would take up to 1-2 months. And for those kicking right now, I kicked opiates and methadone and its much much worse and longer kicking methadone and the depression that comes with it is no wonder why relapse rates are so high. If you're thinking about joining the methadone program or even getting a suboxone prescription think twice because its much worse and harder getting of those than anything from my experience.
I went to a detox... and they gave me Clonodine.. and visteral. dont get me wrong i went through hell to get to heaven. EVERY day is getting better.
Tramadol/Ultram 600mg Soma 1400mg a day over a year
I have been clean 3 days. First two days where hell no sleep, cramps , diarrhea, cold sweets , felt like I had worms crawling up my skin, I have the nose of a bloodhound everything turns my stomach and I'm hungry all day no matter how much I eat and I have my injury pain in top of that. The "cure" is worst than the problem.
RIP my brother
detoxed off heroin and oxy both different times, heroin is def longer than 3-5 days, oxy as well, the intense physical stuff for both is a minimum of 7-10 days, at least 2 weeks for the mental stuff sometimes longer
no worries man, just thought I'd state my experience for others to hear. Just wondering though as you have stated in some of your previous videos you went to an inner city (some sort of public rehab?) jw why that was? did you not have any other options? Being from the suburbs which you stated I assume you were middle to upper class, so I was just curious thanks! keep on keeping on!
Man i got tramadol and suboxobe and they dont do shit smh
I can't sleep please help me!
I thought this guy was Hugh Laurie when I clicked on the thumnail lol
Ryan I beg you to help me. If you don't understand then nobody would, I give up. The buck stops with you. Litelly
Man Methadone withdrawl is no piknik!!!
post op w/d is killing meh i shook the shit but like dating some crazy chick ive been clean months i think... Done maintanance is my route fuckkkkkkkkkkk.
I've been clean for 4yrs now & looking back I see my mistakes. Getting on Methadone to "get clean" was the worst mistake ever. I was still slave to a substance, I still had to take it daily & coming off of it was 10x worse than going cold turkey from the oxys. It took 3 weeks to feel like a human again... Methadone stays in your system 10xs longer than the opiate you're quitting. trust me, it's gonna be one of the most difficult things to do & our brain has a sneaky way of tricking us. Just remember you don't ever have to do it again. Keep your eye on the ball & remember how much better you feel in the long run - Hope this helps someone