Opiate Addiction
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Nikolai Shevchuk (Kindle Edition) Kindle Direct Publishing 2010-01-02
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I recently detoxed myself of a 4 yr opiate addiction. Although the hard parts over im still having trouble with RLS, Insomnia, and major anxiety. Any HERBAL-Safe-Non Addictive remedies?
Valerian for anxiety. Also GABA for anxiety. Drink tons of chamomile tea. Always have some with you either hot or cold. Try Benedryl for sleep.
Good luck!
I know everyone is different, it has been 7 weeks since my husband cold turkey put down pain killers, is addiction was only 4 months in duration, but he can not regain energy. We have tried B complex and flax seed, suggested by the Dr. Also the energy vitamin packs at GNC for men. I don't want him to become addicted to Mt Dew and Red Bull, or other energy drinks. I just ordered Maca today, a chinese organic product. He wants to stay O-natural! Any suggestions?
the thing is that opiates flood the body with enorphins. when addiction starts the body no longer produces enophins because the drug did it for them.
but after detoxing it usualy takes a month or two for the body to get back into the swing of things. he NEEDS to excersize. its the best but also the most uncomfortable for someone in his condition. it will be painful and he realy wont like it but eventualy the endophins start flowing and he exersizing will be easy
I've been on Methadone for a month now and I went on it for Heroin addiction. It is working well as far as I'm not sick or craving. It is hard on my body though. I've had 3 periods since I've been on it in one month and I'm always very regular. I would like to go on suboxone but I heard you have to be going through withdrawl before going on it. I hear Suboxone isn't quite as harsh as Methadone and not so bad detoxing off of when you are ready. How many days would I have to go without taking my Methadone to try it? Are there meds. that would help the withdrawl in the meantime? Has suboxone worked for you or the person you know that's tried it? I also take Xanax which is prescribed and I heard that it is dangerous to take withi Suboxone but I heard the same thing about Methadone and so far, I've been okay except for 'nodding off' a bit especially around bedtime. Any info. appreciaited.
Many narcotic addicts have started turning to Suboxone (Buprenorphine) instead of Methadone for one basic reason - Methadone creates the very withdrawal symptoms you are trying to avoid when stopped cold-turkey.
Suboxone works by binding to the mu-receptors in the brain...the same receptors opiods bind to. This causes the brain to see Buprenorphine as it would opiates. This nervous system process immediately halts the symptoms of withdrawal mere seconds after administration. You can see why recovering opiate-addicted patients have turned to Sub-X over Methadone.
What you've read/heard is correct. In order to start taking Sub-X, you need to be suffering from severe opiate withdrawals. If you are not experiencing withdrawal and you are given Sub-X, it will do the complete opposite and initialize withdawal symptoms. I highly doubt you want that considering you are contemplating it because of the withdrawals suffered when stopping Methadone cold-turkey.
Withdrawal is very hard, both on the mind and the body. There is no single medication (other then opiates themselves or, ofcourse, Suboxone) that will do much to ease withdrawal. Many people have found that a combination of OTC pain relievers, Immodium (for diarrhea), OTC sleep medications, baths and muscle relaxers help, but very mildly.
All this is why narcotic medication and opiate street drugs are so hard to come off of. Most addicts fear the withdrawal so much that they obtain opiates through any method available. It's horrible but it is true.
Suboxone has made so many lives worth living again. I have read SO MANY positive stories regarding addiction and Suboxone. I would definitely look into this as a way to discontinue the vicious cycle you are caught in. It's time for you to take your life back. Visit the official Sub-X website (link provided in "source" section).
Good luck and take care!!
S.C.
I kind of regret going on methadone. It is more addictive than heroin or any painkiller! I would recommend anyone that is addicted to opiates to try everything else to quit first. I couldn't quit drugs cold turkey so I went on methadone. You have to take it every day and if you miss a day, it's hell. The best advice I can give is to not do opiates in the first place and if you need painkillers, only use them for severe pain. Anyone have any advice on getting off methadone without alot of withdrawl???????
no honey you just gotta deal with it.... that stuff is the devil....
bWithdrawal/b Symptoms From bOpiate Addiction/b Can Be Very Severe
There are medical risks associated with the withdrawal from opiate type drugs up to and including death dependant on a variety of health related circumstances. This is why a medical professional should always play a major role in the sudden withdrawal from opiates, especially when large quantities are used frequently. Opiate withdrawal symptoms will occur if opiate use is abruptly discontinued because opiates are physically addicting. As it happens in any addiction, the body will simply adapt to the presence of the opiate.
Not in itself a treatment for addiction, detoxification is a useful step only when it leads into long-term treatment that is either drug-free (residential or outpatient) or uses medications as part of the treatment. The best documented drug-free treatments are the therapeutic community residential programs lasting 3 to 6 months. No matter how you got addicted, once dependant, you need to endure the pains of opiate detox. Few people have the strength to go it alone, and when the pains get bad and pills can be bought at the nearest pharmacy, it’s hard to maintain resolve.
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Swapping Politics for Science on Drug PolicyThe Nation. - Dec 21, 2009
When the drug was approved by the FDA in 2002, it became the only opiate addiction treatment that may be prescribed outside of the tightly policedTMZ.com (blog) - Dec 23, 2009
((it has to disolve)) was addicting! its an opiate withdrawal. it does help with the withdrawals but trying to get off of these devils is PURE HELL . and morenbsp;raquo;PR Web (press release) - Jan 02, 2010
see it more as an addiction because the condition shares so many characteristics with drug and alcohol dependence, including tolerance and withdrawal. and morenbsp;raquo;The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) - Dec 28, 2009
By Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II Over the past twenty seven years I have worked with many people taking opiate medications who develop a and morenbsp;raquo;Melodika.net - Jan 04, 2010
The opiate antagonists Nalmefene and Naltrexone, medications used to treat substance additions, have been shown to help treat pathological gambling. and morenbsp;raquo;Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec 24, 2009
She had snorted at first but switched to injecting to save money - $20 to $30 a day, instead of $60 to $70, as the opiate went more efficiently into the and morenbsp;raquo;PR Newswire (press release) - Dec 23, 2009
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