My friend stupidly enough found himself stuck in a 24/day GHB habit. I told him to get help on drugs-related forums, but he has no idea how this works. I told him to type me a message, and I would post it for him. Here is what he sent me (text is translated btw):
Quick timeline:
- used phenibut recreationally
- underestimated phenibut and abused it
- suffered from withdrawal
- to fight the withdrawals, used gbl
- got stuck in gbl addiction, switched to ghb
Right now I have used G for 1,5 months, of which 1 month 24/7. I use 8 doses of 8ml a day. Last week tried to stop cold turkey, but suffered from horrible withdrawals (sweats, shaking, heart almost exploded, anxiety, paranoia). Decided to get back on G after 8 hours. This has happened twice. I reached out to professional help but have to wait 2 weeks, possibly longer after the initial meeting. In the mean time, my addiction is getting worse. I want to try and quit this week, but have some questions:
- Should I taper or quit cold turkey with the help of some additional drugs maybe? (I have phenibut, but have a history of daily use in small dosages (~1,5g a day))
- Can I expect withdrawals to get any worse beyond 8 hours, or is that as worse as they get?
- Will the use of phenibut 3g a day help a lot in easing the withdrawals?
- Is going in withdrawal on my own too dangerous and should I wait for professional help, even if my 1 month addiction will be a 2-3 month addiction by the time I will receive treatment?
Any other tips or insights are welcome!