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I'm new to Bluelight and I apologize beforehand if i'm posting in the wrong section.

I've been using opiates for almost a year now. At first it was a pill every few days, then it turned into a couple pills every few days and now it's a 3 or 4 pills every day addiction. The past two months I have been unknowingly tapering(I'm low on money, unemployed - working part-time, so I make due with what I can get to be functional). I'm so tired of waking up everyday feeling like i've been hit by a car. My body hurts and i'm sick of it. Now that I don't take the usual 3 or 4 pills a day i've noticed my body still aches every morning. I don't have anyone to talk to about my vices. My family say "It's all in your head" and "If you quit smoking marijuana you can quit opiates". Yeah, right. :| I have no one to encourage me. No one to tell me "You can do it" or "Tomorrow will be better". Is that wrong for me to say? This being my addiction and not someone elses? Should I get through this by myself? I take a daily multi-vitamin and i've started drinking 100% juices and water rather than soda. Maybe those changes will help with wd's. How long will wd's last? Days or weeks? I know my recreational dose is low so I hope the wd's will be short and fast. Any advice to help me get through this?
 
Hi. Welcome to bluelight!

You are absolutely not wrong in wanting support! I am sorry you feel you cannot get it from your family, but we are here and you will find a ton of support here. Also, have you ever checked out any support groups, like 12 step meetings? They aren't for everyone but I believe they do help me.

I'm a heroin addict, so I do know what it's like to wake up feeling that way.

W/d time is usually variable, and depends on the substance used, among other things.

There is a ton of helpful info on this forum.. And I can't link because I'm posting from my phone on my lunch break, but maybe someone else will post some links (neversickanymore :))) ) or you could try search engine.

I really wish you the best.. And sending good vibes your way ❤️
 
I would stop taking opiates and try using some Tylenol to address the minor aches and pains that this would present.
Tapering off a few Hydrocodone pills a day is easy to do it take about a week or two.
And of course, you've got this! =D
 
Thanks for the welcome! Yeah, I wish I had just a little support. I guess "you can't always get what you want" though. No I haven't looked into 12 step meetings. I don't think meetings would be for me. I'll definitely take a look around the forum! Thanks for the vibes! I appreciate it! :)
 
Space Firebird, Thanks for your advice! I'll add that to my wd's help list! I'm going to continue to taper and hopefully be done tapering within the next month or so.
 
I say keep the weed that was my savior through my week of hell! Also stock up on toilet paper, Gatorade, Advil, crackers and everything! And get more that a weeks worth of everything!!
 
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Also stock up on toilet paper
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This...is a must haha its a shitty, no pun intended, symptom of withdrawal but it eventually goes away. Eat regularly, I know for lots of ppl coming off opiates that you don't wanna eat or drink or do anything but it'll help. Imodium will help too. For me that symptom lasted around 5 days, it creeps back up on me every now and then(bein on my 7th day) but for the most part it's gone. I've done nothing but eat durring my withdrawals.

But I was like you, on a low dose. I was taking 15-30mg(oxycodone, the ones without the aspirin, if I was doing percs or hydros than I would've been on a way higher dose, 30mg of hydro or perc wouldn't do hardly anything for me) a day, but not every day. Some times there would be 2 or 3 days each week that I wouldn't have anything cuz I didn't have money. So I've experice a withdrawals almost every week for almost 5 years, it sucked and I was sick of it. I can't tell you anything definite but withdrawals will probably last a little over a week but don't take my word for it. I'm on day 7 and i still have some symptoms, insomnia and RLS and they're the worst and most annoying for me I hate having my legs ache and tingling and kickin around all night. I'm not on ANY meds for withdrawal, I'm doing it cold turkey with only the support of my family and everyone here on Bluelight.

Everyone here is very supportive, I'm sure it sucks having no support from your family. They don't know what your going through. IMO kicking weed doesn't even come close to even trying to kick opiates. I stopped smoking with ease but that's only cuz I traded weed for oxycodone and heroin. My fiancé didn't wanna smoke, she used to before we started pills but the pills took over and that's all she wanted and I "had" to follow, it was her money so I couldn't make her buy weed if she didn't want to. Some times I talked her into getting some if it was her last $10. But weed can help for withdrawals, for it never took any symptoms away except insomnia but it took my mind off them. I can't smoke now due to DSS but i would if I could.
 
deltakappamu said:
Hi. Welcome to bluelight!

You are absolutely not wrong in wanting support! I am sorry you feel you cannot get it from your family, but we are here and you will find a ton of support here. Also, have you ever checked out any support groups, like 12 step meetings? They aren't for everyone but I believe they do help me.

I'm a heroin addict, so I do know what it's like to wake up feeling that way.

W/d time is usually variable, and depends on the substance used, among other things.

There is a ton of helpful info on this forum.. And I can't link because I'm posting from my phone on my lunch break, but maybe someone else will post some links (neversickanymore :))) ) or you could try search engine.

I really wish you the best.. And sending good vibes your way ❤️
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There you are! It's great to see you posting again! :)

NSA might not be posting a whole lot for a few days - I've got him covered though. =D

Originally posted by Neversickanymore
The medications I would explore the use of for detox would be:
>Clonidine< DOSED EVER FOUR HOURS..

one of either
>NEURONTIN< >HERE< >HERE<
OR >Lyrica<
OR >phenibut<

>A BENZO BUT JUST AT NIGHT<
>a nsaid<
>melatonin<
tylenol

(Opi Withdrawal) what is the best comfort meds for opiate w/d?

Your Personal Opiate Withdrawal Arsenal

As far as filling your tiime once tha acutes are over.. I would use some of this time to address and heal from your addiction. Here are some options you may want to look at for doing this.
Twelve-Step Addiction Recovery Support Groups
SMART Recovery (Support Group information and discussion)
Varied Approaches to Addiction Recovery

Most people focus on the acutes.. and these can be rough.. but for many people the real battle lies in the PAWS and Addiction.
PAWS LINKS
Why We Don’t Get Better Immediately: Post-acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)
Post Acute Withdrawal (PAW) Excerpted From “Staying Sober” By: Terence T. Gorski
Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome Wiki

Chemicals and supplements to recover from opiate addiction
Managing depressive thinking

it is a powerful thing to keep our thoughts possitive and here are some threads many of us use to help us do this.
Good things about being off drugs/getting sober
Share something POSITIVE from your day!
Today I Am Thankful For... Ver. 3: Earth, Wind and Fire!
Here is the mindfulness thread.


So I would look through the options out there for support with addiction. I would join a gym and make regular exercise a part of your recovery plan.. it is really an amazing tool in so many recovering peoples lives as it relives stress, helps us sleep, makes us high, and really just has so many benefits.

Exercise and Mood
Exercise 4 Health, Mental Health, and Addiction vs. I worked all that out


So I know there are allot of links there and a bunch of information. But it all has been really helpful to me in my recovery and seems to have helped quite a few other people to help themselves.

You are going to do this!! It only takes a few days to wander out of the tunnel.. and then if you plan and implement a strong recovery plan you will never have to do this again. Should find some good suport here on Bluelight as well
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And as fa as support goes feel free to continue talking to us, we'd love for you to keep us updated! You are strong and you can beat this thing, but you don't have to do it alone! In fact, it will undoubtably be way easier with the support of others - particularly others who know how you feel! If your family and friends aren't supportive I'd strongly suggest some sort of support group like LifeRing, Smart Recovery, AA/NA, etc. It really helps to talk to others who know about what you are going through from first hand experience. And I think I speak for everyone when I say don't be afraid to PM me or someone else who posts in SL regularly, we are here to help! :)
 
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Thanks everyone for your advice I really appreciate it all! Your advice and encouragement has helped me feel so much better! I don't know what's going on with me but the last 2 days i've been going to bed 1-2 hrs earlier and waking up earlier feeling very rested (no body aches) and having no withdrawal symptoms! :D Maybe it was all in my head? I actually have 1 norco that i've saved and I don't even know if I want to take it! That's how good I feel!
 
threecats said:
Well, i'm back to where I started at. :( I gave in to my cravings.
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Don't fret too much, many ppl give in when trying to get clean. When I first tried a couple years ago I went to detox for 5 days and relapsed the day I got out:/ IMO it's all part of the process. Many ppl give in multiple times before they can actually stop for good. Find something to motivate you. My motivation is my fiancé and daughter. My daughter had been taken away from me, temporarily, because of my use. So I use that as my motivation to get clean and stay clean. Shit only gets worse everyday you use and becomes harder to stop as the days, months, years pass and as time goes by it gets harder and harder to let go. I don't have the link but go to "the dark side" forum and read some of the success stories, they can be very motivating.
 
It's okay. I kind of *poofed* for a while. I decided to log in to Bluelight. Might as well since i'm reading an old thread anyways. :\ To answer your question, there was more and has been more since.
 
This makes me feel better. Thank you for the encouragement. It means a lot to me. :) I'm very sorry to hear that. You'll be in my thoughts! I don't believe in god therefore no prayers from me but definitely thoughts and well wishes. I heard that when trying to DT the first 1-2 days are a breeze and that it's the 3rd day that's the toughest. I really want to make it a week sober. It's just so easy available. Just a phone call away. :( I think it was the 2nd day after I posted this thread that I woke up feeling amazing. I had not taken anything then and was feeling normal that morning. I really don't know what's keeping me from quitting. Of course I always think "You can take just 1 more today and quit tomorrow.". That is normal, right? LOL! 8( I feel like shit most of the time and the high isn't even that great anymore yet I continue using. It's a never ending vicious cycle of hell.
 
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