Hello and sorry for my english, this is not my native langage. I am Jerome, from France. I have read many threads from bluelight in the past and found it particulary helpfull.
Since I am young, I have a strong attention deficit disorder and a depressive personality which led me to all sort of excess :
- I have been a benzo addict (2009) taking Bromazepam at nearly 50 mg / day during 3 months (I quit cold turkey, this was excruciating during 5 weeks but I succeeded and fortunately I had no PAWS),
- I had a codeine addiction (in 2011 and in 2013),
- I drank a lot during a short period (2009) (let's say 2 months),
- I took many mild stimulants over years (mainly ephedrine) in order to get concentration during difficult time (for instance my PHD).
- I took Kratom during 3 months.
Luckily, I am afraid of addictions and everytime I developped an addiction I stopped the drug before it is too late. Except the nicotine, I never took an addictive drug for more than 3 months.
After 2013, I was more stable (I have a wife and a son now) and free of addictions except the nicotine. Unfortunatly, I became ill in the end of 2014 because of a medical error (chronic pain since). For my chronic pain I have been recently prescribed Lyrica (Pregabalin). I didn't made research and didn't thought it was that addictive. My doctor told me that I could quit it cold turkey when I want with no problem. I took 2*100 mg a day for 21 days and stopped 5 days ago because it was upsetting my stomach and I got the flu.
Since I stopped I didn't sleep more than 2 hours a day. I have a strong drepression, muscle pain, panic attacks (never been subject to that before), weird dreams when awake, extrem exhaustion and I can't eat. This is really a nightmare. The pain came back since I stopped but this is not my main problem. I know quitting cold turkey is usualy not a good option but this is what I have done everytime in the past with success (codeine, benzos, kratom, ...). Considering that I didn't take heavy dose of Lyrica and during a limited period of time (less than a month), I hope the withdrawal symptoms will fade off soon (no improvements in the past 5 days). Because I am not an expert, I am looking for advices regarding this withdrawal.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english.
Since I am young, I have a strong attention deficit disorder and a depressive personality which led me to all sort of excess :
- I have been a benzo addict (2009) taking Bromazepam at nearly 50 mg / day during 3 months (I quit cold turkey, this was excruciating during 5 weeks but I succeeded and fortunately I had no PAWS),
- I had a codeine addiction (in 2011 and in 2013),
- I drank a lot during a short period (2009) (let's say 2 months),
- I took many mild stimulants over years (mainly ephedrine) in order to get concentration during difficult time (for instance my PHD).
- I took Kratom during 3 months.
Luckily, I am afraid of addictions and everytime I developped an addiction I stopped the drug before it is too late. Except the nicotine, I never took an addictive drug for more than 3 months.
After 2013, I was more stable (I have a wife and a son now) and free of addictions except the nicotine. Unfortunatly, I became ill in the end of 2014 because of a medical error (chronic pain since). For my chronic pain I have been recently prescribed Lyrica (Pregabalin). I didn't made research and didn't thought it was that addictive. My doctor told me that I could quit it cold turkey when I want with no problem. I took 2*100 mg a day for 21 days and stopped 5 days ago because it was upsetting my stomach and I got the flu.
Since I stopped I didn't sleep more than 2 hours a day. I have a strong drepression, muscle pain, panic attacks (never been subject to that before), weird dreams when awake, extrem exhaustion and I can't eat. This is really a nightmare. The pain came back since I stopped but this is not my main problem. I know quitting cold turkey is usualy not a good option but this is what I have done everytime in the past with success (codeine, benzos, kratom, ...). Considering that I didn't take heavy dose of Lyrica and during a limited period of time (less than a month), I hope the withdrawal symptoms will fade off soon (no improvements in the past 5 days). Because I am not an expert, I am looking for advices regarding this withdrawal.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english.
