Quitting opiates, taper or cold turkey?

First, congrats for your decision!
It depends, everyone is different. After you relapse the withdraws tend to be worse. Probably the first 3-4 days will be the worst. After a week it should be totally bearable.

It´ll be good if you could get some medical assistance so you can plan this well and go back to your 'normal' the soonest.
At the end it´s mostly up to you. Draft a plan B for later when you start craving and for the moments you will not be as enthusiastic as you would wish.

You know the drill so be patient if you are still tired and depressed after withdraw and maybe for a couple of months.
I´ve also quit opiates plus benzos almost 6 months ago. I´d been using it for a long time and it took more than a couple of months for me to feel better emotionally. Even in with my worst days, I feel it´s much better than when I was using.

Try to exercise as soon as you become physically okay. It´s a blessing in terms of endorphin recovery. Live in the present. Find something pleasurable to do and remember, it´s just one day at a time. You need to think about your priorities, to keep yourself busy, and get some help from a local doctor if you can. You can do this! :)

You´ve done it before and I believe you can do it again. You will find a lot of help here in BL, so stay tuned and welcome!
Erik
 
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my last cluck went on past 3 weeks I had to go to hospital that was drastic went to nothing a day never again. on another episode I was on high dose methadone I reduced 5ml every 2 weeks and was fine
 
Life can get better. Use the Thomas Recipe... make sure you buy good supplements and if you can ask your doc for 10 5mg tablets of valium for the Thomas recipe that will really help. You only use the valium if you need to for anxiety and sleep the first four days. To get that happy feeling back you must take the L tyrosine which works on your brain to release serotonin. L tyrosine is a natural remedy as well. Look up the Thomas Recipe and let me know what you think. I'm on day 4 and it hasn't been that bad. Last time I went through this I felt like crap for seven days straight but I didn't use the Thomas Recipe either. Good luck.... research L tyrosine.....
 
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