Hello friends.
As many of u know I am long-term heavy opioid and benzodiazepine addict.
I made the decission of really quitting by choosing one opioid - dihydrocoide to taper quite rapidly and i also quit 10mg alprazolam daily.
My psych prescribed me in my opinion very subtle and the most expensive benzo in my country - 10mg diazepam pills.
Usually i could take 200mg diazepam and feel less anxiety, comparable to 7-8mg alprazolam.
But now, in this ugly situation of fast taper and also switch from superior benzo to low-potency one i realised that even after big DHC reduction and no more alprazolam, this diazepam calms me much more than ever before. Like it cover the absence of alprazolam and also reduce my body temperature, muscle pain. But for Insomnia and panic attacts it's like placebo pill. Strange.
But i was also prescribed promethazine 25mg/1pill , take 1-2 as needed for vomiting and to help me sleep. This old antihistamine with anticholinergic and D2 mild antagonistic effects somehow Made low doses of DHC + low doses of diazepam so much more tolerable ( for beginner it would be potentiation ).
I don't understand why this one, promethazine, made my symptoms noticably less severe while my mirtazapine 15mg - also very strong antihistamine just not only doesn't calm me down. It even boosts my energy after waking up in the morning.
Only other meds i take are vortioxetine which Is my savior in treating depression, low mood, cognitive fog and loperamide low dose ( 4mg once daily ), metamizole ( good for pain ), caffeine and now also little bit of very pure ice ( it always helped me for wds and it makes me able to take care of my baby cat, my dog, basically it wakes me up. Won't use longer than for next 2-3 days. Because it Is like borrowing energy which u don't have but soon it want all it gave to return
So, why Is diazepam and also dihydrocodeine suddenly much, different or more noticable now ? Is it because of promethazine and if yes, why ?
Thanks for advice and answers to my question.
As many of u know I am long-term heavy opioid and benzodiazepine addict.
I made the decission of really quitting by choosing one opioid - dihydrocoide to taper quite rapidly and i also quit 10mg alprazolam daily.
My psych prescribed me in my opinion very subtle and the most expensive benzo in my country - 10mg diazepam pills.
Usually i could take 200mg diazepam and feel less anxiety, comparable to 7-8mg alprazolam.
But now, in this ugly situation of fast taper and also switch from superior benzo to low-potency one i realised that even after big DHC reduction and no more alprazolam, this diazepam calms me much more than ever before. Like it cover the absence of alprazolam and also reduce my body temperature, muscle pain. But for Insomnia and panic attacts it's like placebo pill. Strange.
But i was also prescribed promethazine 25mg/1pill , take 1-2 as needed for vomiting and to help me sleep. This old antihistamine with anticholinergic and D2 mild antagonistic effects somehow Made low doses of DHC + low doses of diazepam so much more tolerable ( for beginner it would be potentiation ).
I don't understand why this one, promethazine, made my symptoms noticably less severe while my mirtazapine 15mg - also very strong antihistamine just not only doesn't calm me down. It even boosts my energy after waking up in the morning.
Only other meds i take are vortioxetine which Is my savior in treating depression, low mood, cognitive fog and loperamide low dose ( 4mg once daily ), metamizole ( good for pain ), caffeine and now also little bit of very pure ice ( it always helped me for wds and it makes me able to take care of my baby cat, my dog, basically it wakes me up. Won't use longer than for next 2-3 days. Because it Is like borrowing energy which u don't have but soon it want all it gave to return
So, why Is diazepam and also dihydrocodeine suddenly much, different or more noticable now ? Is it because of promethazine and if yes, why ?
Thanks for advice and answers to my question.
