Need Help Quitting Dirty 30's

[lovemissile66]

I need a taper plan or some ideas about comfort meds. I have a history of heroin addiction, back when there was actual heroin and not fentanyl. I've been snorting between 2-3 pills a day, unless fighting with boyfriend, then I may do 5 but that is the exception. I have heard the horror stories about trying to quit fentanyl. Apparently worse than detoxing off junk. I cannot go back to school this Fall with a habit. I've been doing this about a year. Please advise or share your own detox story. Thanks

 

[Robi]

I was on them,did a lot more than you're doing,the idea of WD ,the fear kept me on them,never could find the"time" to quit,but then I just had to.I got strong ones,and I kept ending up on the floor....I over dosed but always snapped awake,regardless the WD was not as bad as all the nightmare stories,but like having the flu for 5 days, a bad cold,the not sleeping was the worst and no hunger,so if you can get some down time,stock on things to help with sleep and keep hydrated.If I knew what I know now,it would have been a little smoother, def wouldn't have gone cold turkey but that was my journey,I needed it to be difficult,no way no how will I ever touch fent,got some good years away from it now.Best of luck,if I can do it,you can.

 

[lovemissile66]

Thank you for responding. I shouldn't listen to the horror stories, and you are right about the fear of WD. That is what essentially kept me in the heroin game, back when there was such a thing as heroin. I start my final semester of school and then I move onto the professional realm. I am kicking myself for even taking that one pill. Having kicked heroin cold turkey, which I think is the best way, I pretty much know what to expect. I will have plenty of Gatorade and some comfort foods. I will force myself to eat because in the past I did not, and I think it makes a difference. I have legitimate scripts for Clonidine and Gabapentin. I have to watch out with the Gaba because I actually experience WD from it. I CAN DO THIS!!
And I will post my journey. I plan to start this weekend.

 

[OpiateKingg]

Thank you for responding. I shouldn't listen to the horror stories, and you are right about the fear of WD. That is what essentially kept me in the heroin game, back when there was such a thing as heroin. I start my final semester of school and then I move onto the professional realm. I am kicking myself for even taking that one pill. Having kicked heroin cold turkey, which I think is the best way, I pretty much know what to expect. I will have plenty of Gatorade and some comfort foods. I will force myself to eat because in the past I did not, and I think it makes a difference. I have legitimate scripts for Clonidine and Gabapentin. I have to watch out with the Gaba because I actually experience WD from it. I CAN DO THIS!!
And I will post my journey. I plan to start this weekend.

Update us please? I recently quit taking dirty 30’s too and am currently withdrawing still so give me some hope!