So long story short, my opiate/opioid dependency and addiction has landed me into using Loperamide (brand name Imodium) in doses of around 100-125mg, crushed, and dissolved in a citrusy drink (to mask the bitterness).
It feels like an Oxycodone high for the first day (yes, day, I feel it for 18-30 hours) but days 2-3 I feel EXTREMELY groggy. It feels like a dirtied high on day 2 and 3.
This stuff comes out to less than 50 cents for a day's worth of nodding if you know where to look (please dont ask, as despite being OTC I'm sure it still constitutes sourcing).
And if you're in a bind you can find it at any local drugstore or supermarket. If you have 24 hour supermarkets even better. Only issue ends up being lack of money.
Placebo effect or not, I am loving this. My drug of choice was pod tea before. Now its Loperamide due its cheapness, accessibility. I could have a thousand bottles in a bag in my car and have zero worry about getting in trouble with the police (Note I am NOT referring to driving while nodding, and discourage such a practice, I mean transporting it).
I realize there is a lot of stigma and people who insist that NONE of it crosses the blood brain barrier. And I know many medical journals say as much. I am a man of science, but this truly works for me.
Also, if I hit bottom I can easily taper. Each tablet is 2mg. I have the luxury of tapering down by 2mg each dosing when I eventually break my addiction to opioids. Hell, even 1mg as the ones I have are scored and have instructions to cut them in half when administering to young children for diarrhea.
EDIT
Adding some hard data: Miosis (small pupils) lasts through Day 2. Urinary constriction is sometimes an issue but not always. My bowels are not regular but aren't clogged up to unreasonable lengths either. A stool softener and plenty of water counters the prolonged constipation, for me. For severe cases, there are opioid antagonists that only antagonize intestinal receptors, such as Methylnaltrexone -- thereby loosening your bowels without putting you in precipitated withdrawal like Naltrexone for instance.
Note that most generics of Loperamide tablets contain lactose so if you intend to ingest a large amounts of them and are lactose intolerant keep this in mind.
Onset is 2-3 hours when taken as whole tablets. It is 30 minutes on an empty stomach when taken as a finely crushed powder.
It feels like an Oxycodone high for the first day (yes, day, I feel it for 18-30 hours) but days 2-3 I feel EXTREMELY groggy. It feels like a dirtied high on day 2 and 3.
This stuff comes out to less than 50 cents for a day's worth of nodding if you know where to look (please dont ask, as despite being OTC I'm sure it still constitutes sourcing).
And if you're in a bind you can find it at any local drugstore or supermarket. If you have 24 hour supermarkets even better. Only issue ends up being lack of money.
Placebo effect or not, I am loving this. My drug of choice was pod tea before. Now its Loperamide due its cheapness, accessibility. I could have a thousand bottles in a bag in my car and have zero worry about getting in trouble with the police (Note I am NOT referring to driving while nodding, and discourage such a practice, I mean transporting it).
I realize there is a lot of stigma and people who insist that NONE of it crosses the blood brain barrier. And I know many medical journals say as much. I am a man of science, but this truly works for me.
Also, if I hit bottom I can easily taper. Each tablet is 2mg. I have the luxury of tapering down by 2mg each dosing when I eventually break my addiction to opioids. Hell, even 1mg as the ones I have are scored and have instructions to cut them in half when administering to young children for diarrhea.
EDIT
Adding some hard data: Miosis (small pupils) lasts through Day 2. Urinary constriction is sometimes an issue but not always. My bowels are not regular but aren't clogged up to unreasonable lengths either. A stool softener and plenty of water counters the prolonged constipation, for me. For severe cases, there are opioid antagonists that only antagonize intestinal receptors, such as Methylnaltrexone -- thereby loosening your bowels without putting you in precipitated withdrawal like Naltrexone for instance.
Note that most generics of Loperamide tablets contain lactose so if you intend to ingest a large amounts of them and are lactose intolerant keep this in mind.
Onset is 2-3 hours when taken as whole tablets. It is 30 minutes on an empty stomach when taken as a finely crushed powder.
