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BEST otc sleep aid for withdrawl.

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mmmCHRISx

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So last night, i knew what was coming. When i go into withdrawl, it makes my already present restless legs, 10x worse/

I ended up taking 225mg of benadryl, and my measly 5mg od oxy i had left. which didnt do shit exept give me auditory hallucinations, and everytime i turned on my TV cause i couldnt sleep my dad would come in and his voice would be SO LOUD. :X:X

Is there a better solution? I could make it through my withdrawls fine if i could just sleep!
 
mmmCHRISx said:
So last night, i knew what was coming. When i go into withdrawl, it makes my already present restless legs, 10x worse/

I ended up taking 225mg of benadryl, and my measly 5mg od oxy i had left. which didnt do shit exept give me auditory hallucinations, and everytime i turned on my TV cause i couldnt sleep my dad would come in and his voice would be SO LOUD. :X:X

Is there a better solution? I could make it through my withdrawls fine if i could just sleep!
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225mg of diphenhydramine is waaaay too much!

Personally, I would suggest doxylamine succinate. Nothing otc is going to solve your problem immediately, but I think this would help. Its under the brand-name unisom as well.

Good luck
 
Ill try that next time i am in withdrawl, i know it was way too much, but sleeping has always been a prob with me.
 
i prefer diphenhydramine, i take doses up to 350mg to sleep, then theres doxylamine, personally i hate doxylamine, it prevents me from sleeping and makes me go into near psychosis... anyway , you can give it a shot, then theres promethazine and alimenazine, which are both OTC in my country, not sure where you live, i would would take up to 200mg of promethazine or up to 50mg of alimenazine... these are the only decent OTC sleep aids IMO...

good luck getting through your withdrawl!!
 
Doxylamine Succinate is an excellent OTC sleep aid, the best IMO, and can even be helpful for the anxiety associated with WD.
 
take a few valium and a few cans of beer n you will soon fall asleep
lol
 
oh sorry didnt realize u needed over the counter products
i would say a bottle of JD lol
 
Generally this equation worked pretty well for me....

16mg Loperamide (Immodium or other AD generic) + 75mg of diphenhydramine (benadryl) = eased the w/d's to the point where I could swallow a little food and sleep a couple of hours.

It really depends on how long you've used and to what your dosage was as to how the body is going to respond in the withdrawal stage.

I just kinda assumed you were talking about an opiate after reading through your last few posts..
 
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For me diphenhydramine makes my RLS wayy worse in general so watch out with that! But either way, taking a dose that high certainly isn't something I would do during w/d. Or at all haha.

As far as OTC meds during w/d goes, Loperamide is the only one I ever even bother to take and thats usually just because w/d tends to make us desperate. Give Doxylamine Succinate a try, but for me they're all pretty worthless to be honest.

I know you probably can't considering you made this thread, but try to score some benzo's if you want any real sleep at all. Goodluck man.
 
For the first 3 days of Opiates WD, even 7.5mg Imovane couldnt make me sleep. The problems was the resteless legs shit when trying the sleep.

I havent found OTC products (beside Loperamid) that was good for WD. Therefor, last time for the WD, I did GBL the first 3 days, 2.5 ML every 2h - 2h30 at night could make me sleep et during the day I was using Diazepam 20mg.

Benadryl made my RLS worst, also.
 
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u guys in, the states r lucky u cant get anythning like pro methazine over the counter here, here the best u can get is paramol (di-Hydrocodeine) but weak ones nuthin like df118's, do any of you guys no of any other stuff i might find in the uk to help wit withdrawals, am on a 1/2gm heroin habit a day and need to get clean in 2 weeks, have been using for 15 yrs but have gone clean many times, this relapse has only been bout 4-5 months, i have about 300ml of methadone and bout 100 df118's but wanna find sumthing else a bit weaker to cum down off of them, my doc has no confidence in me and wont give me shit else lol
 
Also guys wats Doxylamine Succinate is it sum sort of benedryl thing, never eheard of it how could i get it, wat effects does it have
 
since all the others were said, i thought i'd through in melatonin and Valerian root
 
Bashy im withdrawling from about an 80mg daily OC habit, the withdrawls are fine, its just that i can't sleep!

I like in the states, and im pretty sure promethazine isnt OTC.

I will take all of the over the counter meds listed in here, and go to 7-11 and buy them all next time im out =)

I would usually just go buy suboxone off a fellow friend/bluelighter, but i am pretty fucking broke, and would rather withdrawl for 3 days then not get skate2 when it comes out (:
 
Good luck with the withdrawals. As for the topic: "what's the best OTC sleep aid for withdrawal," I believe it's entirely subjective. There are a few options that come to mind. Doxylamine has always knocked me out, but it's not that much better than diphenhydramine IMHO. Have you tried melatonin? It's a hormonal sleep aid. It doesn't quite knock you out, but it certainly does help you stay asleep. Maybe a combo of 1-3mg of melatonin + an anti-histamine would be enough.
 
thanks sonic, Im going to stock up on melatonin, and unisom. as for right now im high =) But my dad got generics, idk why. =[
 
mmmCHRISx said:
Bashy im withdrawling from about an 80mg daily OC habit, the withdrawls are fine, its just that i can't sleep!

I like in the states, and im pretty sure promethazine isnt OTC.

I will take all of the over the counter meds listed in here, and go to 7-11 and buy them all next time im out =)

I would usually just go buy suboxone off a fellow friend/bluelighter, but i am pretty fucking broke, and would rather withdrawl for 3 days then not get skate2 when it comes out (:
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That's a great idea. When I'm kicking I always treat myself with something other than opiates. Its fucked up how much money you actually have.
 
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