Help with mild W/D

[haden]

Not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but I need some help if possible...

Any one know any decent way to combat the chills of opiate withdrawal?
(besides using opiates)

I usually take hot baths but don't have access to that right now....

Any otc meds, herbal supplements, foods, etc...

The chills and goosebumps can be a bitch.

 

[slowdive]

Chills and goosebumps are the worst symptoms you're having? Consider yourself lucky and ride it out.

 

[haden]

Chills and goosebumps are the worst symptoms you're having? Consider yourself lucky and ride it out.

As I titled the thread, I am in mild withdrawal. I use 65mg of methadone no more than once every 5 days, usually 7. However, I experience the chills and they are so overbearing that I quiver and shake from them and it is just a pain. I am not ready to quit opiates yet, so I would like to know if there is a way to combat these chills...

I have gone through severe W/D several times and know that I am lucky to only be experiencing chills. This is why I only dose once every 5-7 days- because I hate severe W/D....

So is there any way to find warmth without opiates.

(Drinking helps, but always feel like shit always the next day)

 

[ro4eva]

Get some Clonidine. That stuff is great for opiate withdrawal. If you are in fact just experiencing mild withdrawal as you say, take 0.1mg of Clonidine 2 times a day. Take some Imodium if you're having the runs. If you can get your hands on a benzo it'll help with the anxiety, insomnia and muscle spasms / jerking. If you can't get a benzo or don't wanna go that route, try Valerian instead. Drinking some Chamomile tea can also help relax you.

The one time I went to a hospital when I was in the middle of opiate withdrawal, they gave me:

0.1mg of Clonidine
50mg of Dimenhydrinate
10mg of Toradol
1000mg of Acetaminophen
1mg of Lorazepam

I felt well enough that I was able to sleep for a good 6 hours.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

OTC- Immodium/Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen/Diphenhydramine
If you can get ahold of some benzos than there you go.