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Opioids Opioid (Fentanyl) withdrawal

Hey Bad, you doing OK? We're all worried about you and what you are going through... Please keep us in touch.
 
Sorry for not posting I started getting very sick, long story short I was placed on 50 mic patch for 9 days then I go to a 25 for 6 days then a12.5 or 12 not sure for 3 days. I have aitivan and clonidine to help. Getting to this point was a mfer and only because i would not leave my doctor alone. I will explain everything i had to do to get the correct help as soon as i get back on my laptop
 
I wanted to also thank you all for the help, checking in and for not giving up. I'm not 100% clean but I'm on my way from the hell of fentanyl.
 
Badback10 said:
I wanted to also thank you all for the help, checking in and for not giving up. I'm not 100% clean but I'm on my way from the hell of fentanyl.
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Bad, THANK YOU for posting. In case you didn't notice, we were worried a teensy bit ;)
Very proud that you demanded help. It still makes me angry you had to go through all that bullshit though.
 
Bad, I'm not sure exactly where, but I think this site has a place for people trying to get off of drugs/meds? Thats 1 of the best thing about this forum... In general, people are supportive of each other either way, no matter what they're trying to do. And people really do try to keep the focus on harm reduction, which means alot to me :)
 
I posted in The Dark Side I was not feeling myself and I needed to a place to speak. I'm feeling much better now mentally but my pain level has increased and so has my desire for more fentanyl, or I just really have become used to being high and escaping the constant pain I'm always in. I don't think once i'm off opioids I can ever go back I know I like them way to much now. My back pain gave me the reason to get them and continue to use them and also allowed me to become addicted and go undetected. I'm thankful for who ever created this site/forum and the beautiful people that have showed concern for me a stranger. I hope once i'm done with my demons I can return the
favor to all of you. On a side note last week was the last time I will be seeing that pain management doctor.

Thank you
Rich aka badback10
 
Badback10 said:
I posted in The Dark Side I was not feeling myself and I needed to a place to speak. I'm feeling much better now mentally but my pain level has increased and so has my desire for more fentanyl, or I just really have become used to being high and escaping the constant pain I'm always in. I don't think once i'm off opioids I can ever go back I know I like them way to much now. My back pain gave me the reason to get them and continue to use them and also allowed me to become addicted and go undetected. I'm thankful for who ever created this site/forum and the beautiful people that have showed concern for me a stranger. I hope once i'm done with my demons I can return the
favor to all of you. On a side note last week was the last time I will be seeing that pain management doctor.

Thank you
Rich aka badback10
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Rich-
Thank you so much for letting us know what's going on. I for one have been very concerned... And as you obviously can't tell, so we're many others :)
Please keep us up to date, we are always here. Just refer back to this thread. I am so proud of the road you are on. I'm sure it was a very hard decision, but you stuck with it through thick and thin ( Also I dare say, mostly thick lol.)
 
You have to be very strong to wear off the fentanyl, while your pain is so high. I'm on 100 every 48hrs, and i remember it was hell to be on 75.. I only can imagine it, i wish you all the good luck and strength Rich, cause you're brave and you deserve it, be safe..:)


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Badback10 said:
The creepy worms are back uncontrollable arm movement sucks
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Bad, I'm so sorry to hear that you are feeling this horribly... just out of curiosity, could you go into more detail about these arm movements? I just wish that I could say/do something to make you feel better :(
you know that we are here to support you, but that only does so much I know. keep on posting, even if you can't manage more than a sentence or two ...isolation will only make things worse emotionally.
thanks for the update. I have been thinking about you although I'm sorry to hear such bad news.
 
Did you ever see a tweeker random arm swings they are uncontrollable thats me my body is week im in lorazepam ativan and valum and its not doing anything i wat to slepp for good this is hafd
 
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Badback10/Rich Please ask your Doctor about Suboxone. It saved my life! It stops all withdraws, it's FDA approved, helps with the pain (or at least in my case it did) Now, please understand, you'll be trading a fentanyl addiction for a buprenorphine addiction but, it's a better path. Suboxone does not get you high! (Taken as directed) You can function normally with it. I was on it for 2 years and slowly lowered my dose until I literally started forgetting to take it. Thank God! Today I'm totally clean and not in fentanyl hell any longer. I was on Suboxone longer than most people, I chose to stay on it because I was so afraid of relapsing.

Thank you so much for keeping us all in touch. God Speed in your recovery!
 
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Bad, my friend-
I can tell just from your last post that you are not doing well at all. didn't you say you were not seeing that jackass doctor anymore? if you have not done so yet, I suggest you get a new 1 as soon as possible. I have never tried/been on Sub so I cannot comment either way ,but our friend Marden may well have a good idea here! Please at least get to a Dr and tell him/her what you are going through, and maybe search online about Suboxone so that if it comes up at your appointment you will have SOME info on the subject.
Have you found a new MD, Bad??
 
You might want to keep your Pristiq doseage low through the worst of this. Alot of the anxiety, sweating, flushing, rls and insomnia come from massive release of norepinephrine - and Pristiq will increase the amount available - will somewhat oppose a WD med like clonidine.

Stuff you can use...thats easy to get from any GP, PA, NP ect
Zanaflex - like clonidine - less fatigue & low BP, need 4-12mg 3x day
Neurontin - up to 3.6g 3-4x day for severe wd
Baclofen - 40-60mg helps quite a bit for the psychological aspects

I've cold turkeyed 3 months of 24mg / transbuccal fent in jail...brutal but its over suprisingly quickly, much faster than a 5\bag day heroin habit. The achyiness and fatigue stuck with me for like 2 months though
 
Hey BadBack,

Please keep us all posted and let us know. As so many have posted here we are all concerned for you and only wish you the best way out of your situation. I did a search for Suboxone Doctors in VA and used the zip of the UVA as a reference figuring that you might be close to there as you wrote that the Nurse told you to call them. There is a Doctor in Fishersville, VA 22952 accepting new patients now. I have no idea if that city is 10 miles or a 100 miles from where you live but I'm serious when I say this... Suboxone saved my life and I'm thinking it would be a blessing to you in your current situation. Unfortunately Suboxone only offers minimal pain relief but to me they are much better than aspirin or nothing at all. As far as withdrawal symptoms, for me Suboxone totally took them all away. I still had some cravings for awhile but by not being sick as a dog I was able to stay clean. If by chance Fishersville is too far for you to travel go to this link and search for a Suboxone Doctor... http://www.suboxone.com/patients/opioid_dependence/find_a_doctor.aspx

Best of luck and wishing you the best! :)





If I have broken any forum rules I so apologize to all Moderators I only wish for this person to find a way out of the Hell they are going through.
 
^You're fine buddy. I just don't think that this guy is trying to get stuck addicted to another opioid like Buprenorphine (Suboxone) even for maintenance. I think he has much better chances staying completely sober and trying to stay that way for as long as possible. Him being labeled as a drug addict when he was just dependent on his prescribed medication will end up very negatively for him in the future should he require pain management care in the future.

Badback, have you read this?
 
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