Mental Health Constant thoughts of suicide taking venlafaxine

Nicocastillo7

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Hello everyone, I have posted here before, now with a different question.
I have stopped taking opiates many times and have relapsed after a while, the last time I took an opiate it was 2 weeks ago, my last dose of methadone (I had relapsed on oxy, morphine and tramadol after 2 weeks clean, long history) and my Doctor gave me methadone for a little over a month, after that he decided to add Venlafaxine, carisoprodol (today was my last dose, this was only temporary) I think I will be fine, I not feel the withdrawal that I felt the first week that I left methadone I just have cravings, I want to take morphine or codeine (tramadol would be a bad idea) but I don't want to go back.
Now i have a new problem, after 2 weeks since I started taking venlafaxine, i don't know if it is really working, lately I feel emotionally "neutral", but with many suicidal thoughts, I've thought of thousands of ways to kill myself, I've been smoking weed to distract me, even so, I feel that at some point I will end my life, because everything is becoming increasingly difficult to bear, I have a son (I am 21 years old) and I worried that these thoughts will come true, I was thinking of speaking with my doctor about this, because I literally see only 2 options, either commit suicide or relapse so as not to commit suicide, I am scared, very scared ..
Has anyone had a similar experience? Do you think I shouldn't keep taking that?


sorry for my bad english
 
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Nico thanks for talking about this, if you truly think your going to hurt yourself you should call your doc and someone close to you to let them know how you feel and take this hours and days at a time.

The urge is real I have my story but believe me you h are a child and it gets easier. All this damn down time is tempting everyone. You can PM me for my phone # if you need to talk to some who has been where you are.
 
Nico thanks for talking about this, if you truly think your going to hurt yourself you should call your doc and someone close to you to let them know how you feel and take this hours and days at a time.

The urge is real I have my story but believe me you h are a child and it gets easier. All this damn down time is tempting everyone. You can PM me for my phone # if you need to talk to some who has been where you are.

Thanks, tomorrow I'm going to talk to my doctor, the safest thing would be for me to stop taking venlafaxine, in a quick google search I found that it is common for it to happen, especially in young people ... maybe my doctor can help me with this, the next week I start to see a psychologist, at the moment I am fine, I have not bought drugs, I am just trying to stay stable, thanks for the support

I am from Argentina and I will not be able to communicate by phone, but I will be writing here
 
Great to hear that your on top of it. I understand the thoughts try to replace those thoughts until you can stop the Venlafaxine and get to the doctor.
 
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