Opioids Sorry, this is gross..but opiate wd symptoms

[Leslieknox]

Im around day 14 or 15 off a 10 month daily herion/pill binge. I did cold turkey...went through the worst in acute wd. Leg kicks were the hardest this time ( usually its the vomit).... but ibuprofen and a banana before bed helped that.
But now, here it is and im still having diarrhea. ( i know, its so gross..especially for a girl) but, after being clean for 3 years after the first dance with my true love, i dont remember having wd symptoms this far out, other than emotional imbalance and insomnia. Which i am suffering also. But a pm, or a benedryl will cure that.
What do you guys think? Is it still wd?
Or something else. Ive had it EVERYDAY of detox. I drink lots of water everyday( mostly cos its hot here)
Just asking....?!?!

 

[Rabidrabbit]

Have you tried Loperamide/Immodium? It's available over the counter at any pharmacy and is specifically for diarrhea. I know for me the gastrointestinal upset lasts the longest when it comes to withdrawals. Ugh, the absolute worst...

 

[Coraline]

Immodium is a good idea. If you are drinking a lot of water that could cause diarrhea as well because of the water load in your intestants and probably little food. Make sure you take some vitamins along with salt and potassium to help balance your electrolytes from the diarrhea. Drink Gatorade or pedialyte it's more balanced than water alone. Congratulations on getting clean!!! Remember you are that much. Closer to being free from your withdrawals.

Zoey

 

[martin33]

what your goin threw is called Post Acute Withdrawal, its random and can come on over the next month or 2, things like diarrhea, cold sweats, depression, etc.

 

[Uncle Uncle]

FWIW, as far along as you are and if you really are going to quit, immodium and the rest are probably a bad idea. O's cause constipation because your 'smooth' muscles stop working. When you come off, they come back to life but need time to regain the old balance. Drugs that interfere with the process would give temporary relief but make the whole physical recovery take longer.

 

[Coraline]

FWIW, as far along as you are and if you really are going to quit, immodium and the rest are probably a bad idea. O's cause constipation because your 'smooth' muscles stop working. When you come off, they come back to life but need time to regain the old balance. Drugs that interfere with the process would give temporary relief but make the whole physical recovery take longer.

I disagree with Imodium. If you use it as prescribed it will stop the diarrhea and give her relief. It's for long term use but to help for a while as the body heals is a good idea.

When you are resting you your body is healing. This is a good idea as well.

 

[burn out]

Dont worry its not that gross. We've all been there. Anyway, it can take some type for your body to retrurn to normal.

 

[Cupcakees]

Hi there! I'm actually sort of in the same situation as you. I just recently moved and had to go cold turkey off h/op. I actually am having the opposite of what you experienced. I CANNOT go to the bathroom. I took some laxatives. They helped a lot and now just waiting to be regular lol. I'd reccomend eating an anti diarrhea pill. I'm also a girl btw if it makes u feel better . hope this helped a lil.

 

[Uncle Uncle]

I disagree with Imodium.

That's fine - sincere, honest folks can disagree, and this isn't a life and death issue. However, the runs are an inevitable result of WD. They definitely suck, and are definitely gross. Driving to work after finally getting past the acute part and finding yourself sitting on a pantload is about as embarrassing as something can possibly be. But, they really are inevitable. Take drugs to plug it up and you'll have the runs when you stop taking them. If I was a couple of weeks into it I'd pay attention to my guts, never stray too far from the facilities, and be happy in the knowledge that they'll go away by themselves in short order. I'd rather that than postponement, kind of in line with the whole cold turkey thing - concentrated, short-term misery as opposed to stretching it out. By week two she should be down to a mild case of the trots, some leg jerks at odd times, and the big one: inability to sleep. Two more weeks and she will only have sleeping problems, and they will be abating. This is one occasion where the MDs are right: lots of water, regular exercise, eat right, etc. - 'cleaning up', literally, is the best approach, IMO.

 

[BeachBum4u]

By week two she should be down to a mild case of the trots, some leg jerks at odd times, and the big one: inability to sleep. Two more weeks and she will only have sleeping problems, and they will be abating. This is one occasion where the MDs are right: lots of water, regular exercise, eat right, etc. - 'cleaning up', literally, is the best approach, IMO.

She said in her original post that she's into day 14 or 15 now. I can understand the runs in the first week but now, I don't know what's going on. For the record, I have no problem with taking something for them in the short-term. If WD's are causing the runs and you're body recovers from the WD's over a few weeks, you can then stop the AD meds with very little effect. I've done it and had no problem. The bad news comes if someone were to use AD meds for weeks on end. Definitely not a good idea!

Good Luck with stopping the drugs and getting clean. Hopefully the WD's will stop very soon.

 

[tokenname]

I agree with uncle on this one..
if you're two weeks clean..
and intend on staying that way..
you need to let your body heal on it's own..

gatorade!

how's your anxiety? mine causes me immense belly issues..

2 weeks out..probably very little sleep..very little food..
you're body's been thru a trip.

just rest and heal.

~token

 

[Coraline]

The only reason I think it is a good idea is because continual diarrhea throws off the whole body. You lose electrolytes. This can be very dangerous.

Diarrhea can be brought on by the wd, anxiety, and other things.

If you can stop the diarrhea and the electrolytes get back to normal then the anxiety should lessen.

And of course it's not for long term use is not recommended. I wouldn't use it past a few days as directed.

I have had anxiety induced diarrhea before. That sucks. I had it for a week. I did not know about imodium or anything.

Btw, how are you doing Lesli? Has it stopped yet? How are you feeling?

 

[tokenname]

wifey..we'll have to agree to disagree..

acute w/d..absolutely i would say immodium..

post acute..i wouldn't.

after that amount of time..she'll take it for a couple days..
stop..and be right back where she started.
all my opinion, of course.

no offense meant..but her body's been thrown off from heroin/opiates..
what she's going through now is her body trying to regain stability..
and heal..the less chemicals the better..so as not to draw it out even longer..
after i c/t morphine..it was at least 6 months before my belly didn't hate me..
there's always a price to pay when we chemically alter our consciousness..
it is what it is..IMO.

~token

 

[Coraline]

You def have a point. I can see where you are coming from and you have the expierence I do don't. I do agree with you said.

Diarrhea is really bad especially for more than a few days. What do you think would be best in a situation like this to control it? I know banana will stop you up. And to stay away from apple juice.

What's something natural she can do?

 

[rules]

sounds like you might just be dehydrated. i know on day 14 or so of when i went through withdrawals i still wasn't eating or drinking healthily at all so that may be the problem.

 

[tokenname]

What's something natural she can do?

thanks zoey.

organic brown rice..
boiled potatoes..
bananas..like zoey says..they'll help..plus you need the potassium big time..
also helps w/the cramps..
stock up and make sure you're taking essential vitamins..
which are probably completely depleted by now..

some ppl swear by digestive enzyme supplements containing
protease, lipase and amylase.
these are supposed to help with digestion of proteins, fats and carbs.

i also heard slippery elm powder..but have never used it..
mix w/water..sounds horrible to me..
but so is w/d.

op..i do hope you're feeling better soon.
~token

EDIT: Zoey is sooooooo right about the apple juice..altho eating apples is ok..
stay away completely from any citrus anything..
don't forget to take vitamin c tho...your immune system is working overtime..
the last thing you want is to end up sick on top of w/d..
and if you're not drinking enough..make yourself anyway..
if you can quit heroin c/t..you can water down some gatorade and drink up..

 

[Coraline]

thanks zoey.

organic brown rice..
boiled potatoes..
bananas..like zoey says..they'll help..plus you need the potassium big time..
also helps w/the cramps..
stock up and make sure you're taking essential vitamins..
which are probably completely depleted by now..

some ppl swear by digestive enzyme supplements containing
protease, lipase and amylase.
these are supposed to help with digestion of proteins, fats and carbs.

i also heard slippery elm powder..but have never used it..
mix w/water..sounds horrible to me..
but so is w/d.

op..i do hope you're feeling better soon.
~token

EDIT: Zoey is sooooooo right about the apple juice..altho eating apples is ok..
stay away completely from any citrus anything..
don't forget to take vitamin c tho...your immune system is working overtime..
the last thing you want is to end up sick on top of w/d..
and if you're not drinking enough..make yourself anyway..
if you can quit heroin c/t..you can water down some gatorade and drink up..

Oh yeah the BRAT diet
Bananas
Rice
Apple sauce
Toast

That's why your my wifeyyy

 

[DooMMooD]

Heres a question: when was the last time you honestly MADE IT THIS LONG after kicking dope?

If the answer is: never, then its impossible for you to say whether or not you remember the symptoms still persisting to some degree 3 weeks later.

In all honesty I doubt you've ever made it 3 weeks before if your habit was that bad. 3 REAL WEEKS! You said 3 years sober but really? You didnt use 1 drug in all that time? If so the only answer is this time around your addiction was THAT MUCH WORSE, that you're feeling it this much further out.

But, in summation: of course youre gonna feel bad. You just kicked heroin less than 3 weeks ago after using for HOW LONG? A 10 month bender, and how many years in total of abuse?

Imagine eating Eggo waffles every day for however many years, then suddenly you wake up one day and say "Im not gonna eat Eggos forever!" 3 weeks later I bet you still notice you miss eggo waffles.

 

[hamwaggle]

Who's the idiot who said this is PAWS? after 14 days?? lol PAWS usually takes place MONTHS down the road, sometimes even years. He is still just experiencing normal withdrawals. Dude I came off of suboxone 2 months ago and still have really soft shits, it's just your body recovering from the years of pharmaceutical butt plugs. Immodium helps a lot but part of me didn't want to take it because it is an opiate agonist and I just wanted to be completely drug free and let my body recover (and no you can not get high off it, it does not effect your CNS nor cross the blood-brain barrier).

 

[tokenname]

Who's the idiot who said this is PAWS? after 14 days?? lol PAWS usually takes place MONTHS down the road, sometimes even years. He is still just experiencing normal withdrawals. Dude I came off of suboxone 2 months ago and still have really soft shits, it's just your body recovering from the years of pharmaceutical butt plugs. Immodium helps a lot but part of me didn't want to take it because it is an opiate agonist and I just wanted to be completely drug free and let my body recover (and no you can not get high off it, it does not effect your CNS nor cross the blood-brain barrier).

hey you..name caller..

SHE is out of acute w/d now..
paws LASTS for months...

and some ppl do get high from loperamide..

just bc you believe something doesn't make it true.

there's no reason to be calling somebody an idiot..bc they believe differently, either.

Grow up.