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Getting off of opana once and for all - any ideas are much appreciated

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xanderbar

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Swim has have been in and out of for the past two years, and it has been the most major struggle Swim has ever faced.

-Just recently released from a 90 day program
- Had to fly back home for court issues
- Now Swim's home feeling extremely lonely, and starting to go back to old habits

Before going into rehab -

Swim was prescribed -
Opana 40mg 3x a day snorted
Opana IR 10mg (snorted)
Xanax 2mg 3x daily

SWIM just came across a few
10mg opana ir's that SWIM has been using daily for the past week
a few xanax 2mg bars that SWIM been using daily for the past week at night
and Adderall ir 30mg 2x daily

- SWIM is now feeling a sense of worthlessness of the inability to stay off of Opiates....

SWIM can't afford to go back into rehab so what's the best way for SWIM to taper off of opana completely. Can't afford to become fully addicted again. SWIM's feeling anxious and lonely, and drugs have been the best way to take away all of these emotional problems. SWIM has been going to NA meetings daily, and it hasn't helped. Also met a girl that SWIM fancies, and she is back in the state that SWIM was in rehab, and has been talking to her daily. Do you think it is a good idea to start a new life in a new place to get away from all of the old surroundings, and be connected to the girl. SWIM also has a few other friends that live in the that state. A little background info on her, very successful in her career, never used drugs in her life, and is disapproving of SWIM's continued use. SWIM just doesn't have many friends living near "home", and the sense of loneliness is unbearable.

Any ideas are much appreciated
 
Hey man congrats on wanting to get clean. Don't beat yourself up too bad because you are doing the right thing now. I was a heroin addict from a very young age and now I have 3 years clean. My first advice would be to try to get access to some suboxone or methadone and do a taper using either of those. However, if all you have is a few opanas your probably still going to go through WD. Try to take just enough to keep WD bearable and slowly decrease the dose by a mg or 2 a day until your out. Xanax will help some and you can also go to the drug store and buy loperamide which will help some too. Hope this helps, keep doing the right thing and it will get much easier.
 
First up, SWIMing is something we do in water, not on bluelight.:)

My personal opinion is that you would be unwise to rely on any such move to help deal with your issue. If you want to follow up with the girl doing so from a standpoint of freedom from dependance on opiods is a much better way of doing things.

If you want info about a taper we need more information like how much of the various substances you have, do you have work commitments etc...

I can relate to the feelings of worthlessness you are feeling, this is a normal reaction to have. Try and put those feelings to the side for the moment though because they won't help you, they are valid but you can deal with after you have dealt with the substances. For the moment focus on that drive you have to be clean in a positive manner as much as possible.:)

Also, this is a standard response I give out, but I would advise staying away from methadone.
 
Here is the stock-
Around 70 Xanax 2mg
50 opana ir 10mg
70 adderall ir 30mg
I'm also going to try to get clonidine to help with the taper.
Use is opana ir 10 - 20 mg at night
Xanax 2mg 3x during the evening (Addie comedown)
Adderall 60mg ir during the day. Have been down this road before, and I figure it's best to quit while you're ahead.
 
My plan would be get the clonidine and then just cut off the Opana cold turkey at that level. The adderal is pure psychological addiction so frankly if you're commited to this you could go an flush it all down the toilet right now. Not easy, but you could do it with essentially zero comeback, and if you want to be clean....get it out of the way before dealing with the ones that are going to hurt you physically. That would be my plan.

Standard procedure for benzo detox is to switch to a long acting benzo and taper from there. Have you looked at The Ashton Manual? I don't know whether this would be an option open to you.

If I was in your shoes and had no commitments to make:

1. Amphetamines down the toilet
2. Spend a few days or even weeks adjusting to that, you should be able to shake it off in a few days if you are serious though. It will be nothing more than a few days comedown.
3. Obtain clonidine.
4. Any remaining Opana down the toilet.
5. Use clonidine to deal with the withdrawal, maybe a couple extra xanax to help you out.
6. Deal with the benzos with a taper...which I suspect will be the hard part.

Break things down in to achievable goals as much as possible. I'm sure others might have other ideas you will find more friendly, but that's how I would go about it.
 
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