opiates paranoia and sleeplessness

[furthurgone]

I don't take opiates often, but I do partake recreationally from time to time. Every know and then when I take them, it keeps me up all night tossing and turning with paranoid thoughts. It's nothing severe and when it happens I don't freak out, I just think, "Oh man this again, I can't wait till I finally fall asleep and this goes away.

If I take a Roxy or a Oxycontin this doesn't normally happen, it mainly happens with hydrocodone 5mgs and hydrocodone syrup. I think this is because there is more acetaminophen and less pure opiate feeling. It's an odd feeling because I'll be paranoid but my body still feels really good, relaxed, and itchy (I like the itchy feeling). Also if I wake up a roommate or just talk to someone else I'm not paranoid anymore and become more like I normally am on opiates (very talkative and giddy).

I was just curious if anyone else ever feels like this when trying to sleep, and if so, what their thoughts are about this.

 

[laCster]

i have never heard this happen to anybody in my life. everyone i know who takes opiates (some daily, some monthly, some multiple times a day, some 3-4 times a week) never gets paranoid and ABSOLUTELY LOVES THEM!! they are the best high... but they are vindictive and fucking seductive.

im jealous that you get paranoid and anxious. your weirdness is saving you a whole lot of trouble. i wish i would get anxious and paranoid because then i would have never became a junkie and shot up opiates daily

 

[furthurgone]

Don't get me wrong, I love opiates, and even when this happens it doesn't start till after many hours of euphoria. However, that's an interesting way to look at it, I'm glad this helps me be less prone to addiction (I have never shot up or even free based). Have you at least had the sleeplessness I was talking about? I think what really happens is my mind is running all day and my body is tired, but my mind keeps going and I jump from one thought to another really quickly. I do have a weird train of thought normally so I just chalk it up to the drug bringing out my weirdness and my creativity. But after a few hours of having a tired body and a restless mind, I get anxious about why I can't sleep, even though I am tired.

This leads to my thoughts jumping to weird thoughts that turn slightly paranoid after awhile, I can normally fix this by just putting on some music and meditating so I don't think too much though. And trust me, the paranoia isn't enough to make me not want to indulge again the next day if I have some. For example, the last time it happened was when I drank I half a bottle of codeine syrup. I woke up the next and was like man that was weird, but then drank the other half of the bottle.