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Oxide
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It's a lot harder to taper down with your drug of choice. You will be severely tempted to slip up when things start getting a little rough.
I'd recommend tapering down to a lower dose of your drug of choice, then switch to something less tempting. I'm not sure what you have available, but look into it and feel free to bring any questions back to this forum if you like. Of course this switch will be uncomfortable, but that is the name of the game, isn't it? Loperamide should be able to get you through the transition.
I would also recommend visiting The Dark Side if you could use a little support. Plenty of great people there willing to listen and offer advice.
Best of luck man.
I'd recommend tapering down to a lower dose of your drug of choice, then switch to something less tempting. I'm not sure what you have available, but look into it and feel free to bring any questions back to this forum if you like. Of course this switch will be uncomfortable, but that is the name of the game, isn't it? Loperamide should be able to get you through the transition.
I would also recommend visiting The Dark Side if you could use a little support. Plenty of great people there willing to listen and offer advice.
Best of luck man.
Oxide's right..
Some people go cold turkey but many people switch to buprenorphine (suboxone/subutex) or methadone to stabilise and/or taper.
There are a lot of threads on suboxone and methadone in the Other Drugs directory, and as Oxide says, there is also a lot of support to be had in TDS - there are useful threads in the directory (link in my sig) or you are free to start your own. Lots of people have been through a similar thing and can offer advice and help.
Good luck, and congrats on deciding to come off the h
Some people go cold turkey but many people switch to buprenorphine (suboxone/subutex) or methadone to stabilise and/or taper.
There are a lot of threads on suboxone and methadone in the Other Drugs directory, and as Oxide says, there is also a lot of support to be had in TDS - there are useful threads in the directory (link in my sig) or you are free to start your own. Lots of people have been through a similar thing and can offer advice and help.
Good luck, and congrats on deciding to come off the h
How long have you been doing it? Impossible to tell without knowing that. If you get down to 1 bag a day I'd try to get even further..like half a bag a day then maybe save a couple bags (if you have the will power) then wait as long as possible and until youre sick then do 1/4 of a bag..wait till sick then 1/4 of a bag. Then just drop off. You should be fine.
What I personally do since I have a script for subutex is after my binders I'll take 8mg 1st day then 4mg days 2-3 and 2mg days 4-5 then 1mg day 6 and .5mg day 7 then just stop..just a 7 day detox. You can do it a little faster (5 days) I just choose to make it more comfortable.
I would really suggest you try one of those two methods before methadone. I'd look at that as a last resort.
What I personally do since I have a script for subutex is after my binders I'll take 8mg 1st day then 4mg days 2-3 and 2mg days 4-5 then 1mg day 6 and .5mg day 7 then just stop..just a 7 day detox. You can do it a little faster (5 days) I just choose to make it more comfortable.
I would really suggest you try one of those two methods before methadone. I'd look at that as a last resort.
Twisted247
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What I personally do since I have a script for subutex is after my binders I'll take 8mg 1st day then 4mg days 2-3 and 2mg days 4-5 then 1mg day 6 and .5mg day 7 then just stop..just a 7 day detox. You can do it a little faster (5 days) I just choose to make it more comfortable.
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How has that method worked for you... It is very similar to the methods they use around here for detox centers where your in and out in a week.... What are WD symptoms like after day 7..also how is the transition from cuttin your first dose In Half which is the biggest jump?
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How has that method worked for you... It is very similar to the methods they use around here for detox centers where your in and out in a week.... What are WD symptoms like after day 7..also how is the transition from cuttin your first dose In Half which is the biggest jump?
d3Xo-fan
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I find benzos mask withdrawals and cravings. Couldn't care less about heroin since I started eating nitrazepam/bromazepam, even if I don't really get high. I know this is not a plausible solution since they are addictive themselves, but since you are not addicted to them at the moment you could perhaps use them to reduce and eventually kick the heroin in a manner that doesn't get you hooked on benzos instead.
Oxide
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^Benzos do help with the withdrawals, but they need to be used sparingly as you can easily replace one addiction with another. The minimal effective dose should be used in the largest intervals possible.