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Welcome kimmiekim <3 What kind of advice are you looking for so we can point you in the right direction?
 
Thank you so much for the warm welcome, Spork.
Here is my situation. I am a registered nurse who was injured on the job in 1998 by lifting a 350lb. pt. The injuries were primarily to my neck. Before it was all said and done, I had surgery to my neck, and was placed on very heavy narcotics. I've been on what has grown to be 150mcg's of fentanyl q 48 hrs, 6mg of clonopin, 200mg of trazadone, 8 4mg tabs of tizanidine, 4 50mg caps of hydroxizine, 20mg of lexapro, 6caps of 50mg Lyrica, and 4 10/325 hydrocodone.......a day, for close to 11 yrs now!!! Workers Comp is now insisting I be taken off of the fentanyl, clonopin, hydrocodone, and possible the muscle relaxer, tizanidine, almost immediately. I am terrified of the withdrawals and need help knowing how to make them as tolerable as possible. The pain still exists, and I'm also terrified of going back to a life with no pain relief! I hope this info can help you to point me in the right direction. Thank you so very much! <3<3
 
Check out Other Drugs and The Dark Side. Them wanting to take you off of the Klonopin so quickly really concerns me as you're on a pretty high dose and have been for a long time now. That's not a safe decision at all. :(

If there's any other questions you have about Bluelight or need help navigating the board, please let us know. I hope things work out for you. <3
 
Spork, kimmiekim is my mother. I obviously am new here too (but i'm a long time lurker.) We actually joined to try to help Kimmiekim with her situation. I myself have used opiates quite a bit over the years...usually chipping, but i've caught some nasty habits. But i can't imagine what my mother is about to go through. I'm not as concerned about the clonazepam...benzos aren't all that hard to get from family doctors, even in the sticks. But the fent...oh my good lord, the fent. As ive stated, i've done some kicking in my day, including a habit of eating a 100 mcg sandoz every day for a couple of months... but i have a bad feeling that ive never experienced anything close to the magnitude of what she will endure.

I wanted to ask you if you are suggesting that kimmiekim post a thread on "other drugs" or the "dark side," or that she just search for information there. I was hoping that she might find people who have shared her experience, who could give her an idea of what to expect and the best ways to cope. The reason i ask is that i want to protect her feelings...unfortunately, i've had some bad experiences with people on forums like these, bashing "noobs" and such...and she's not gonna like me saying this, but she's NOT the most internet savvy person in the world. (sorry mom;) .) And in her current state of terror, i'm not sure she could handle much of that sort of thing.

Thank you so much for trying to help my mother and greeting her with compassion and respect.<3
 
She can do either/or. I found a few threads in Other Drugs that should have information helpful to your mother and tapering: Tapering Plan Mega Thread, The Opioid Withdrawal Megathread and FAQ, The Pain Management Mega Thread. You can post about this situation in any of those threads or you can also start your own thread since it's pretty specific (we are generally newbie friendly here) or search more to find other relevant threads. Here are some tips for using Bluelight's search engine.

The doctor who is prescribing these medications to your mother should also be a good resource. Let them know what is going on and of your concerns. There should be a caseworker or social worker that you can also refer to regarding the worker's comp case and seeing if there are any options to help your mother get more benefits so she doesn't have to detox from all these drugs so rapidly.

I hope this helps. <3
 
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