Opioids Has anyone ever had panic attacks caused by opiates...

[blight12]

Hey, its starts off with feeling a little light headed, hands go numb, i start breathing slower due to the drug (which is normal of course). When this happens i started to panic and hypeventalate. Then i get really dizzy and a flown blown panic attack ensues.

Ahh ok, its different then, thanks man.

 

[chrisalt]

Ahh ok, its different then, thanks man.

np man

 

[rodneyrdr]

Has anyone ever had panic attacks caused by opiates and be able to over come them? and take the drug?
Im a chronic pain patient and 5 mg of oxy gives me panic attacks, i go to the ER, i end up being fine just havinng a crazy panic session. I then get frustrated because i ACTUALLY need these drugs.

Has this happened to anyone else and have they gotten over it???

This does happen, and it's happened to me a couple of times. Both times I was in a state of withdrawal from Methadone.
It was triggered by anxiety and I would get these hot flashes on my face and surges of adrenaline that made me very dizzy and
basically scared the hell out of me. I couldn't sit still , I had to walk around outside and try to make myself settle down. Finally
it did and when I took my dose of methadone I got back to normal. It took several hours though. It hasn't happened again,
and I hope it never does. I still don't know why it happened but it was definately caused in part by stress.

 

[pbuilder]

Pointless post saying I'm floating from some poppy seed tea right now. Thank you bulk health store for always having such unwashed seeds. 1lb and I get 2 cups of bitter ass tea.

 

[RobotRipping]

^haha that'd be a triggering post for me if i weren't on so much etizolam and codeine.

 

[MidnightKat]

Yes, while goign through WDs I have huge panic/anxiety attacks. Very unpleasant.