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Opioids Has anyone ever had panic attacks caused by opiates...

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chrisalt

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Has anyone ever had panic attacks caused by opiates and be able to over come them? and take the drug?
Im a chronic pain patient and 5 mg of oxy gives me panic attacks, i go to the ER, i end up being fine just havinng a crazy panic session. I then get frustrated because i ACTUALLY need these drugs.

Has this happened to anyone else and have they gotten over it???

btw this happens with ALL opiates.
 
Never a panic attack from any opiate personally, although they do have the propensity to cause mood disturbances such as agitation that I do personally know of. 5 mg of oxycodone is a fairly minute amount of pain killer, just enough to ease pain and not totally block it out (in my case). Have you discussed this issue with your doctor?
 
SumthinSumthin said:
Never a panic attack from any opiate personally, although they do have the propensity to cause mood disturbances such as agitation that I do personally know of. 5 mg of oxycodone is a fairly minute amount of pain killer, just enough to ease pain and not totally block it out (in my case). Have you discussed this issue with your doctor?
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Yeah i have have. 1000 times over and they are at a loss. I have had this problem with 2 docs and they just switch me from oxy to hydromorphone to codiene etc etc with the same results.

Im at a loss of what to do and am taking benzos like skittles to make myself not care. This is so ridiculous. I live in Canada, (toronto with a population of 3,000,000 and another 2,000,000 in the greater toronto area. people im not from not some buck fuck up north hell hole for fuck sake. I should be able to figure out a solution to this problem and i have had this problem for a few years now.
 
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It's never happened to me.. but I have read a few posts recently on BL from people who it does happen to. This is something that really needs to be figured out with your doctor.. If switching you to other opiates didn't do the trick.. than maybe being presecribed a mild benzo to take at certain intervals around your painkiller dosing would help. But again.. that's a conversation for you and your doc.

Have you tried non-narcotic pain medication?
 
chrisalt said:
Has anyone ever had panic attacks caused by opiates and be able to over come them? and take the drug?
Im a chronic pain patient and 5 mg of oxy gives me panic attacks, i go to the ER, i end up being fine just havinng a crazy panic session. I then get frustrated because i ACTUALLY need these drugs.

Has this happened to anyone else and have they gotten over it???

btw this happens with ALL opiates.
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Yes, but I am also diagnosed and treated for panic disorder and other anxiety disorders. Usually only happens when I abuse too much or if I'm dependent and have been getting continuously high nonstop (not just maintenance) for a long period of time.

Also notice a paradoxical antipsychotic/psychosis-inducing effect from opiates.

What happens when you take the lowest dose needed to provide relief? You'd be surprised how little is actually needed for physical pain if you aren't dependent.

Do you abuse your medication?

This is from personal experience so sorry if it seems like I'm projecting: are you sure your anxiety isnt being exacerbated by the fact that you using a highly addictive medication?

edit: how heavily is nausea influencing the experience?
 
yes.

i have experienced a panic attack on oxycodone before - i think that i was sleep deprived before i took it and this added to what caused it.

it happens to a few people, and there are numerous reports from people on bluelight that have experienced the same. i think that its due to the excessive release of dopamine that opiates can produce. oxycodone is the only one that can cause panic attacks in my case though.
 
Nah I never used or abused opiates. my thing was stims benzos pot and booze. Now for my pain I try to take a 5 mg oxy orally and then comes the panic. I do have sever anxiety depression and PTSD tho so I'm sure all that combined with all the MDMA I did from 16-20 probably has something to do with it.
 
Nope, never a panic attack once, in three years of heavy usage. Quite the opposite, actually. The only time I'm fully relaxed and self-actualized as a person is when I'm on Oxycodone. Pity, really.

However, I will say this; I have a very good buddy who becomes a total jackass on Oxycodone. He literally turns into an aggressive, obnoxious oaf. I can't put my finger on it, but in some people, opiates can definitely trigger mood changes.
 
From poppy seed tea I can sometimes get little minor panic attacks while on it. I contribute this to the Thebaine alkaloid (the one that oxycodone and other more stimmy opiates are derived from). They aren't so bad that they ruin the high, but it can be kind of frustrating when you feel edgy and paniccy suddenly when a moment ago you were feeling nice and sedated. A small dose of a benzo solves this problem though I have noticed.

But my experiences with low doses of oxy (5mg-25mg doses) never really had this problem, the poppy tea is the only time I've experienced this. However, from both the oxy and poppy tea I have experienced extreme agitation during the high where the smallest stuff gets me extremely angry lol. Like hearing people talking in another room across the house while you are trying to lay back and enjoy the high has made me extremely short tempered lol. Too the point where I have to punch some shit to just release the building anger :p

Either way, it is nothing nearly as bad as the panic attacks/anxiety that cocaine or methylphenidate can give you, or even other stims like amphetamines, during a comedown or when you have just used to much in a short period of time. Now those are nasty... as they generally stretch for hours and even leave you feeling anxious and paniccy the whole next day sometimes.
 
Oxycodone definitely has a speedy type of effect on a lot of people. It's triggered anxiety in a lot of pain patients as well as addicts. Nothing out of the ordinary. I wouldn't recommend using benzo's along with it to prevent the panic attacks though - that can lead to trouble elsewhere. My trick with dealing with panic attacks, regardless of the origin, is to just understand it's ONLY a panic attack, you'll be ok, and ride it out. It will go away with the right attitude.
 
I've had plenty of panic attacks from opiates/ioids. Especially thebaine derived opiates and even more so with poppy seed tea. As opium mentions, it's temporary and you will not die, 'this too shall pass'. I've had panic attacks last several days in a row and from those experiences i've learned that a panic attack isn't such a big deal. Instead of fearing it, face it head on and embrace it, feel those feelings, let them all out and you will get through it. Look into mindfulness, which basically has the same approach.

Since you're a CPP i'd switch over to morphine/hydromorphone.
 
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I've had plenty of panic attacks from opiates/ioids. Especially thebaine derived opiates and even more so with poppy seed tea. As opium mentions, it's temporary and you will not die, 'this too shall pass'. I've had panic attacks last several days in a row and from those experiences i've learned that a panic attack isn't such a big deal. Instead of fearing it, face it head on and embrace it, feel those feelings, let them all out and you will get through it. Look into mindfulness, which basically has the same approach.

Since you're a CPP i'd switch over to morphine/hydromorphone.
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Thanks for the info. Im sorry to hear this happens to you to but i feels alittle better knowing that im the only one out there.
I did try hydromorphone and had more success/ less panic but it was still there.

With weed and panic attacks its easy to say it wont be a problem and you will be ok and not die. With opiates though you always hear about ODs and even tho thinking you will OD on 5mgs of oxy is irrational thats was panic and anxiety is.
 
You get panic attacks from opiates...thats fucking wierd...you should just not do drugs lool. Opiates r usualy supposed to produce noo anxiety/panic whastoever especially in the dose you just mentioned 5mg...no more drugs for you buddy.
 
How does this manifest? Aggression, uncontrollable shaking, jerking etc? I had something similar recently... Let me know, thanks.
 
For me it will be brief moments of anxiety and aimless worry. But it is mild, and easily manageable .
 
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How does this manifest? Aggression, uncontrollable shaking, jerking etc? I had something similar recently... Let me know, thanks.
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Hey, its starts off with feeling a little light headed, hands go numb, i start breathing slower due to the drug (which is normal of course). When this happens i started to panic and hypeventalate. Then i get really dizzy and a flown blown panic attack ensues.
 
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