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My advice to help with opiate withdrawals

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Jayjayaz

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I've been on and off opiates for a while, and would like to share the best ways I've dealt with coming off of them. Short, simple, and quick.
When you decide it's time to quite, the first thing you should do is get into a regular exercise routine, whether it be going in longs walks, hitting the gym or running. Do this as much as possible, preferably 3-5 times a week. Once you have built up your endurance, start to ween yourself off of opiates. For me it was pills. Gradually take less and less everyday. It sounds hard to do but it can be done, and continue to exercise even more as you ween yourself. Get down to a small enough dose until you feel like you are ready to quit. Once you have hit the withdrawals, try doing some exercise, even if it's only a little, and get your hands on some kratom. During this time, I found it important to do things that stimulate the mind, such as things you used to do that you really enjoyed. I got into my car and took a long drive to one of my favorite places and blared one of my favorite CDs and sang at the top of my lungs. If you can't sleep at night, try to get ahold of some benzos. If that is impossible, take some OTC sleeping aids , melatonin and lavender tea. I also found it especially helpful to see a doctor and have prescribed a low dose of an anti depressant. This helped tremendously. Take long hot baths, use a heating pad, meditate, read a book and write into a journal. Drink plenty of fluids. All of these things made withdrawals so much easier. Before you know it, you will be feeling great in no time. You will actually be able to feel again.
 
I agree with so much of what you have said. i would just like to add one thing. If a person does strenuous exercise in acutes they can cause a spike in adrenals. Since an adrenal spike is already likely occurring, this is the reason clonodine is so often taken as it lessens this spike, then I would refrain from strenuous exercise when in the jumping off phase as it can make things much worse.

That being said exercise has been paramount to my recovery, best "drug" on the planet=D
 
Yes. No strenuous in acutes, just minimal things to get the blood flowing. It's amazing at how much better you feel WITHOUT drugs. You think you feel good with them, but it doesn't even compare to how good you feel without. Feeling alive, having energy, having hope! It's never too late to start living!!!
 
Exercise isn't my thing. I haven't really exercised since high school. I used to be very athletic but I started smoking cigs towards the end of my highschool years and now it's like impossible to do anything without gettin tired after 5 minutes especially running and for me that's enough to kill the mood to exercise.

But i agree that going for a nice drive with your favorite music blaring and singing along is a great way to feel better. Driving on its own makes me feel better but blaring my music makes me feel even better and puts me in a good mood. I'm almost 2 months clean and I still use driving and music to make me feel better. Many days I'm depressed and feel like shit so I get in my car and put on some Mudvayne(my favorite band ATM) and I start feeling much better but at the same time I'm just bottling up my emotions and stuff and they eventually break free it's not very pretty.

But other than that, I feel like everything you've said are great ways to get through withdrawals. Idk about Clonodine, I took it in detox and it didn't do anything but make me feel even worse but I hear from a lot of people that it's pretty good
 
I had a tumor in my lung the size of a grapefruit, and had to have a portion of my lung removed because of it AND I still smoke cig ( dumb, trying to quit that habit too) but I still go to the gym, even if I just ride the bicycle and do a little weight training. That surgery is what got me started on pills in the first place. But I can't even put into words how good I feel after a good workout. Sure I'm hacking up a lung after, but it still feels good! I just can't run. I hate running lol. If you've been clean for two months, you are on the right track!! Seriously, riding a bike, hopping on the elliptical, walking on a treadmill is not as bad as it sounds! I PROMISE it will make you feel better. If exercise isn't for you, keep doing those little things that make you feel good inside. If I'm not exercising, I'm playing the drums on rock band and jammin out to tool. Those things keep me going and smiling :) keep your head up!
 
Oh yeah, and I know I said it before, but anti depressants really really help with PAWS.
 
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