Worst kick of my life was going off of dilaudid, 40mgs or higher a day. first 24 hours nothing, then at 36 hours, awake in pure sweat, and like an alarm clock, the sickness hits. 14 hours of the most intense, horrrific cramps, shiting, puking, pissing, vomiting yourself, shaking, sweating, whole body restless leg syndrome, hot and cold alteration. I did this at least 10 times, and it was a nightmare everytime. I was living in the american countryside in Kansas and so no amount of anti-sickness steps could be taken. No methadone or subutex or dope or anything.
several times I drove hours to Wicita to score morphine wen I was puking as I was driving, shivering, shaking, then i would pull up to the dealer's house and put down like 200 bucks and then bang a grain of morphine. last time I kicked it though he wasn't selling anymore, and i called everyone I knew, i didn't get a call back until i had been in withdrawal 14 hours and was through the worst of it. drove to score a 60mg oxy and banged it without restarting my habit, a bit like a reward piece. the next day I quit the stuff for good and haven't been back in 5 years. that being said I take everything orally now and usually weaker medications.