Poppy Seed Tea as a temp. hydrocodone replacement?

[jvmarshall]

Really hope someone can give me some insight: I have run out of my hydrocodone RX 2wks early. Usually take
80-90mg of hydrocodone daily, and as a replacement have been using Poppy
Seed Tea (no more than 200grams daily) for the last 3-4 days. My question is if I use PST as a temporary 11-14 day replacement for hydrocodone will I withdrawl from PST when I resume taking hydrocodone and consequently discontinue the PST? Does anyone have experience in using PST short term as a replacement to make it through RX gaps?

 

[T. Calderone]

Homeless ------- > BDD

 

[Bliss26]

I don't use poppy tea for WD but if your tea isn't stronger than your normal hydro dose you shouldn't get WD. If the dose is higher than your hydro dose you may get WD.
Opiates aren't each stand-alone drugs. What I mean is that if you're WD from one. You can sub any other as long as the dose is comparable.

 

[Desarae]

200 grams daily isn't a large dose for PST. 11-14 days is a long enough time to develop physical dependence, definitely, but going back to hydrocodone immediately should head off any withdrawal. I personally switch back and forth every few weeks with no ill effects at all. Hope that helps.

 

[jvmarshall]

Desarae, thank you for the insight. Glad to know I'm not the only one who has used this method to avoid WD, and I must say I was skeptical that it would work at first, but I have had zero WDs while using PST, even at the 200-250gram dose. Thanks again for the reply. Your experience puts me more at ease regarding using this method. Thanks!