Benzos/alcohol/gaba a agonists:
I cant take benzos. I am doing a gradual WD. and have reached 15mg valium.
By the time I do my "warm turkey" from 0.5g h/60mg methadone I will be down to 5mg valium Id say.
I might get 10 or 20 1mg xanax or 7.5mg zopiclone but any consistent heavy use will fuck my taper up.
Tianeptine. 3 days of 200-300 mg 3 times a day just enough to stimulate the mu receptors and take the edge off the sudden stop from a moderate dose of a long acting opiate.
Lyrica. When all opioid use ceases (including tianeptine). High dose for the next 4 days follwed by a fast taper over 3 days, as pregabalin will lose its effectiveness rapidly anyway due to rapid tolerance increase and to get that much lyrica is very hard. Great for opioid wds. Really dulls them down. Eliminates mild wds almost completely.
Day 4 450mg
Day 5 600mg
Day 6 700mg
Day 8 800mg
Day 9 600mg
Day 10 400mg
Day 12 200mg
Phenibut. Gaba b agonist and vdcc action. 2-4gs a day no more than three days in a row without taking two days off to avoid addiction/dependence issues as this drug can be very habit forming although I've never experienced it myself thankfully, probably due to having experienced benzo wds and being aware of the horrible nature of a fucked up gaba system!
Loperamide for the shits. Maybe like 10mg a day. Have tried up to 30mg with no tolerance and got no effects so whether or not you can get high on lope I will be just sticking to a normalish dose.
Aquired from doctor or internet. Medicine here is so expensive without prescription and medical card, even if it's otc.
Cannabis. Some hash or some heavy weed. Normally this would make me paranoid but with a good dose of either phenibut or lyrica in me I should be fine to smoke up.
Clonidine. I doubt my own doctor will prescribe this so I will have to source it elsewhere. Never had it but heard it's good for legs and hot and cold flashes. Makes sense as it shuts off noradrenaline release. Tried britlofex in the uk but couldn't tell if it helped much at the doses I was being given.
Might save them for the night time of the first few days with opioids if I can only get a few
To sleep maybe promethazine or diphenhydramine or even mirtazapine or seroquel.
Low dose amphetamine after the first 6 days to a week. Just enough to get a bit more dopamine going around in the brain. Will be my first time trying it. Seems to make sense in theory.
Paracetamol or ibuprofen for aches/pains.
Nutritious food. A good enviroment. Internet, laptop, Netflix or a collection or predownloaded tv series and films, a warm shower or even better a bath. A comfortable bed/sleeping area.
Heavily fucked up for the peak of wds. Watch tv, films, surf internet, listen to audiobooks on youtube. focus on the future and all the good things ahead. Keep positive. A good friends company is always welcome.
After the worst has past force yourself to do things. A walk outside. Try to get back into hobbies. Make up a to do list for the day and stick to it. Be realistic.
If you just get the washing on, change the bedsheets have a shower and the dishes done that's enough until tomorrow. But keep as active as you can. Keep your mind off wds and make a transition back into the real world.
If you really want to stay off opioid you will have to forget about doing them for a long time. (Probably forever). Change your drugs, your "mates", your activities if they are unhealthy. Go back to your true friends or try to make new healthy friendships. Learn to recognise unhealhy people and situations for you.
Take up a new hobby or get back into an old one.
Start to exercise, cardio and weights for men. Pay more attention to what you eat. Learn to treat your body with respect.
Find an outlet for your increased sex drive (
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Relapse is a part of recovery. Don't beat yourself up. As long as you learn something about yourself from the relapse and apply it to your life in a good way you are on the right path.
Don't replace one drug with another. Aim to be as drug free as your mental health allows you to be. Drugs should be rewards for working hard or tools to enhance performance or help you sleel during stressful times. Not to allieviate boredom or to "deal" with issues that you need to deal with yourself and face up to.
Does anyone think my medication/drug regime for wds above is excessive? I don't but would like to hear if anyone thinks different.
