Aloha All,
I'm hoping to get some feedback from folks that have done sedated rapid opiate detox. Especially if anyone has gone to the ANR clinic in Tampa, FL.
Most of the research paints it to be risky and controversial and say it's not any more successful than tapering. But my theory is that the whole idea of rapid detox is probably the most attractive method for addicts that want a quick easy fix and maybe don't have any experience in recovery; hence they may be more likely to think that they can just have a completely normal life once they're detoxed.
Personally I've been in recovery for almost 20 years and in that time I have relapsed countless times, but I've also made progress after each relapse. But the point in sharing that is that I have worked the 12 steps so I do understand that rapid detox won't cure my addiction and the real work will start after detox.
My challenge is that I'm deathly afraid of withdrawals. I've tapered off suboxone in inpatient detoxes and rehabs many times, and no matter how slow I ween or how low of a dose I drop to, it doesn't seem to make any difference. I experience symptoms just as bad coming off of .25mg of suboxone as I do coming off of any dose of anything else.
Because of this, I've been on suboxone for the last 10 years, and every day I try to plan how I can ween down to basically nothing and I tried to convince myself that if I go slow enough there must be a way to at least minimize symptoms. I've even used butrans patches and gotten down to the 5 microgram dose but I have finally accepted that it's just not going to work. So I am strongly considering doing a rapid detox, where they sedate you for like a day and detox you. Supposedly you experience minor withdrawals, maybe comparable to the first day or 2 of detoxing. And if that's the case then I would be very willing to pay the $20,000 it costs to do it.
But I don't like relying on doctors opinions, researchers, and google reviews. I'm really hoping to hear from anyone that has actually done this before. What was it like? How sick did you get? Was there anything unique about it, besides the obvious?
Thank you all so much for taking the time to read my long post. I know I'm long winded. I am incredibly grateful to anyone that can share their experience, and hopefully this is the last time I need to go through the dreaded opiate detox!
Mahalo from Maui, Hawaii!
I'm hoping to get some feedback from folks that have done sedated rapid opiate detox. Especially if anyone has gone to the ANR clinic in Tampa, FL.
Most of the research paints it to be risky and controversial and say it's not any more successful than tapering. But my theory is that the whole idea of rapid detox is probably the most attractive method for addicts that want a quick easy fix and maybe don't have any experience in recovery; hence they may be more likely to think that they can just have a completely normal life once they're detoxed.
Personally I've been in recovery for almost 20 years and in that time I have relapsed countless times, but I've also made progress after each relapse. But the point in sharing that is that I have worked the 12 steps so I do understand that rapid detox won't cure my addiction and the real work will start after detox.
My challenge is that I'm deathly afraid of withdrawals. I've tapered off suboxone in inpatient detoxes and rehabs many times, and no matter how slow I ween or how low of a dose I drop to, it doesn't seem to make any difference. I experience symptoms just as bad coming off of .25mg of suboxone as I do coming off of any dose of anything else.
Because of this, I've been on suboxone for the last 10 years, and every day I try to plan how I can ween down to basically nothing and I tried to convince myself that if I go slow enough there must be a way to at least minimize symptoms. I've even used butrans patches and gotten down to the 5 microgram dose but I have finally accepted that it's just not going to work. So I am strongly considering doing a rapid detox, where they sedate you for like a day and detox you. Supposedly you experience minor withdrawals, maybe comparable to the first day or 2 of detoxing. And if that's the case then I would be very willing to pay the $20,000 it costs to do it.
But I don't like relying on doctors opinions, researchers, and google reviews. I'm really hoping to hear from anyone that has actually done this before. What was it like? How sick did you get? Was there anything unique about it, besides the obvious?
Thank you all so much for taking the time to read my long post. I know I'm long winded. I am incredibly grateful to anyone that can share their experience, and hopefully this is the last time I need to go through the dreaded opiate detox!
Mahalo from Maui, Hawaii!