Opioids Low dose lengthy use vs. high dose short use W/D's

[Cone]

Okay, so I'm on day 6 of a .2-.3 IV H withdrawal, and I'm feeling relatively normal. The first two days were hell, but now I can say I'm 90%.

This round of usage was about 2 months of continuous .2-.3 (sometimes more, but never less).

Now, compared to the W/D I've experienced when coming off a 5-6 month 40mg oxy/60mg hydro habit, this was a cinch.

So my low dose, long term oxy/hydro addiction was harder to kick than 2 month high(ish) dose H habit.

Maybe I'm just more able to deal with the symptoms... but I suppose this goes to show that length of habit is a greater determining facto

 

[Mass08]

I believe the length of use plays a larger role than amount used when it comes to withdrawal.

 

[Mr.Scagnattie]

Yeah, usually... a longer habit, even if at a lower dose, will lead to a more severe kick. Being on something for so long... your body becomes incredibly used to it, of course making it when you eventually stop, a bigger shock to the system. However, when dose starts coming into play is when time remains constant. For example, 1 year half a gram a day would be much less severe than 1 year of 2 grams a day.

So, what influences withdrawals the most is 1. Length of use, and 2. Dose

Both are large factors.