This is my first post purely with the intent to help others get free of their physical and physiological addiction to opiates and is based on my experiences.
I am a working and college student who progressed through an opiate addiction over the course of a year starting with CWE of codeine preparations-->poppy seed tea-->fentanyl and oxycodone (OC's). With a daily habit developing (with the last two over the last 1.5 months) my life was going downhill quickly.
I obtained 4.5mg capsules of naltrexone (strong opiod ANTAgonist with 3-4hr half life) which i planned to use to do the rapid detox by myself at home.
My experience;
Wed night last opoid dose 5pm, then at 10pm take 3mg of melatonin and 50mg of promethazine and pop a 4.5mg of Naltrexone.
One hours sleep then awoke by the WORST precipitated withdrawals i have ever had which comprised INTENSE DISCOMFORT (something only understood by someone who has been through such a process), EXTREME RESTELESS LEGS/"BUGS UNDER THE SKIN", rapidly switching hot and cold chills, etc...in which nothing i could do would provide any relief whatsoever showers, etc. This was utter hell which i would wish on no-one. After 1 hour i popped 10mg valium(which i have no tolerance to AT ALL as i hate the shite) which did nothing, then and 20mg which finally knocked me out after 2.5 hours of this pure torture. The next morning i was physically lethargic and exhausted but essentially NO opiate cravings and withdrawal effects. (In hind-site this was the stupidest thing i could of done taking a strong opiod hours before taking an even stronger opoid anatagonist as you go into immediate precipitated withdrawals.)
On Thursday i had a quite day just getting food and electrolytes back into me and felt okay. Note: your bowels suddenly become unblocked but i was able to control mostly. Too scared to dose naltrexone again this night as i wanted to let my body gain some energy and get some sleep.
Friday. At night i take 2 Valiums(5mg) + promethazine and melatonin beforehand to try and sleep through it because that would be heaven
No, Stupid idea i awoke and after being VERY restless etc like above for 30 min 2 more valiums got to sleep after an hour. But this experience was only a 2/10 compared to the first night.
Sat morn: Feel tired and a bit lethargic but NO opiate cravings. That day i went out with friends around the city and walked like 5km and was able to eat at restaurant with no nausea but general lack of appetite.
That night (last night) i dosed the naltrexone 4.5mg again but only had one 5mg valium and 50mg promethazine before hand and i pretty much sleep throughout the entire opiod blockage awaking for periods of several minutes feeling minor discomfort. This was a 0.1/10 compared to the first experience.
Sunday morn (NOW): I feel like a champ to the extent that i am not sure whether this is normal or whether i am slightly high (but body is still a bit tired, and i am still incredibly unfit from lying around the majority of the time opiated in the previous month). Majority of my apatite is back and i feel like going and cycling and doing some exercises so i can get in shape for skiing next weekend. Mentally this seems to good to be true and have been like this for 6 hrs since i have been awake.
My plan will be taking naltrexone every night from now on as every night gets easier. I have been through this detox process before but only with codeine addiction for detoxing. After about the 4-5 night of taking it you will sleep right through and after 8-9 night your body will be so use to it you would unlikely notice much discomfort even if you were awake during that period.
ANYWAY HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS (knowledgeable persons please correct me if need be):
Over time Opiods agonists down regulate the body's natural endorphin system.
Over time Opiods antagonists up regulate the body's natural endorphin system.
If you take low dose naltrexone (starting at 2mg then working up to 5 to 6mg+) at night you will generally cause an up-regulation of the body's natural endorphins during the daytime, giving antidepressant effects and energy. I have noticed from experimentation 2-3 times before in months apart in addiction cycles/binges if you stick to the say ~4mg a night and dont increase your only a bit higher than baseline for ~2weeks until the body "re-adjusts" to now its tolerance to naltrexone. PM me or post if you want further links to evidence.
MY CONCLUSION:
Every second of that pain was worth how good i feel now (after 4-5days with no desire at all to touch opiates), rather than the usual cold turkey approach where you dont feel your normal self for weeks or months?
I am a working and college student who progressed through an opiate addiction over the course of a year starting with CWE of codeine preparations-->poppy seed tea-->fentanyl and oxycodone (OC's). With a daily habit developing (with the last two over the last 1.5 months) my life was going downhill quickly.
I obtained 4.5mg capsules of naltrexone (strong opiod ANTAgonist with 3-4hr half life) which i planned to use to do the rapid detox by myself at home.
My experience;
Wed night last opoid dose 5pm, then at 10pm take 3mg of melatonin and 50mg of promethazine and pop a 4.5mg of Naltrexone.
One hours sleep then awoke by the WORST precipitated withdrawals i have ever had which comprised INTENSE DISCOMFORT (something only understood by someone who has been through such a process), EXTREME RESTELESS LEGS/"BUGS UNDER THE SKIN", rapidly switching hot and cold chills, etc...in which nothing i could do would provide any relief whatsoever showers, etc. This was utter hell which i would wish on no-one. After 1 hour i popped 10mg valium(which i have no tolerance to AT ALL as i hate the shite) which did nothing, then and 20mg which finally knocked me out after 2.5 hours of this pure torture. The next morning i was physically lethargic and exhausted but essentially NO opiate cravings and withdrawal effects. (In hind-site this was the stupidest thing i could of done taking a strong opiod hours before taking an even stronger opoid anatagonist as you go into immediate precipitated withdrawals.)
On Thursday i had a quite day just getting food and electrolytes back into me and felt okay. Note: your bowels suddenly become unblocked but i was able to control mostly. Too scared to dose naltrexone again this night as i wanted to let my body gain some energy and get some sleep.
Friday. At night i take 2 Valiums(5mg) + promethazine and melatonin beforehand to try and sleep through it because that would be heaven
No, Stupid idea i awoke and after being VERY restless etc like above for 30 min 2 more valiums got to sleep after an hour. But this experience was only a 2/10 compared to the first night.
Sat morn: Feel tired and a bit lethargic but NO opiate cravings. That day i went out with friends around the city and walked like 5km and was able to eat at restaurant with no nausea but general lack of appetite.
That night (last night) i dosed the naltrexone 4.5mg again but only had one 5mg valium and 50mg promethazine before hand and i pretty much sleep throughout the entire opiod blockage awaking for periods of several minutes feeling minor discomfort. This was a 0.1/10 compared to the first experience.
Sunday morn (NOW): I feel like a champ to the extent that i am not sure whether this is normal or whether i am slightly high (but body is still a bit tired, and i am still incredibly unfit from lying around the majority of the time opiated in the previous month). Majority of my apatite is back and i feel like going and cycling and doing some exercises so i can get in shape for skiing next weekend. Mentally this seems to good to be true and have been like this for 6 hrs since i have been awake.
My plan will be taking naltrexone every night from now on as every night gets easier. I have been through this detox process before but only with codeine addiction for detoxing. After about the 4-5 night of taking it you will sleep right through and after 8-9 night your body will be so use to it you would unlikely notice much discomfort even if you were awake during that period.
ANYWAY HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS (knowledgeable persons please correct me if need be):
Over time Opiods agonists down regulate the body's natural endorphin system.
Over time Opiods antagonists up regulate the body's natural endorphin system.
If you take low dose naltrexone (starting at 2mg then working up to 5 to 6mg+) at night you will generally cause an up-regulation of the body's natural endorphins during the daytime, giving antidepressant effects and energy. I have noticed from experimentation 2-3 times before in months apart in addiction cycles/binges if you stick to the say ~4mg a night and dont increase your only a bit higher than baseline for ~2weeks until the body "re-adjusts" to now its tolerance to naltrexone. PM me or post if you want further links to evidence.
MY CONCLUSION:
Every second of that pain was worth how good i feel now (after 4-5days with no desire at all to touch opiates), rather than the usual cold turkey approach where you dont feel your normal self for weeks or months?
