• Hello Graphic
    NEW MEMBER'S GUIDE
    INTRODUCE YOURSELF
    YOUR FAVORITE DRUGS?
    WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

  • NMI Moderators: M!$TER-ED

Trouble getting off opiates

M

Missy2578

Greenlighter
Joined
Mar 2, 2016
Messages
9
I just feel so low I don't feel like I'll ever be able to get off this stuff please help.
 
Hi there and welcome to the site,

I'm sorry to hear your having a problem with getting off opiates but there is always hope :). We have a section on getting and staying sober where you may find a lot of useful information and stories from other people that are going through or have gone through the same problem.

Sober living section here

Good luck

Bearlove
 
Hi I am new as well and would like to say congratulations on realizing you need to stop. That can be the hardest part for some people. But how much of what and how frequently did you use are important factors. I don't know if you have researched Kratom at all, but I Have been through the worst of heroin withdrawals a couple of months ago, and I was still dabbling here and there but I wasnt using anything for more than 2 days.

But it's been 2 weeks since I've used anything and I recently picked up Kratom to help with cravings, and depression. I naturally suffer from depression and periods of high anxiety, so I know how low it can make you feel. But don't give up. It does get better. Kratom is helping my depression so in turn when you don't feel so low, at least for me, it helps with the cravings as well.

You definitely do not want to swap addictions. By that I mean use Kratom sparingly or for the worst part of withdrawals, then make sure you take breaks.

If you aren't using a very potent opiate such as heroin, fentanyl, oxymorphone frequently, you might be better off looking up the Thomas Recipe. Most of it is OTC besides benzos which are optional anyways.

Feel free to PM me and talk to me :) I was using frequently as in at least some heroin or suboxone everyday for the better part of 3 years. I don't know how this compares to you and your habit, but I'm still here if you want to talk to someone.

Regards,

Travis
 
Thanks bear love!!!!

Travis I've been using H for over a year about 200$ habit a day. I've been in detox twice I just can't tolerate the withdrawal I always cave. I tried Kratom and for some reason I can't keep it down during withdrawal I tried it in capsul form even and still vomitted. Subs make me feel even worst. I look at all these people around me and I do not understand how they can walk around like nothing the very next day when they have done more than me when I get sick it lasts well over a week and by the end of the week I cave-in . On top of it I have a job and kids so I can't take the time to be sick it just sucks. I feel so alone I'm not even feeling the drug anymore. It just sucks! Either I'm a baby or the withdrawals for me are just worst than others. Thanks so much for the encouragement
 
Sorry for the late reply, I've been busy with getting a new apartment and trying to find a job. Just recently got internet back.

But I know how it feels. You can't let yourself believe that it's getting worse or won't get any better. I had that mindset as well and your brain is more powerful than you think. You need to tell yourself that it will get better. You didn't become addicted in a day, it will take time to feel back to normal. I am now 3 weeks clean and the only symptoms I have left are depression, anxiety, and massive cravings.

You can definitely do it. The peak of my habit two years ago was me spending at least $1000 a week of east coast. I first convinced myself that I wouldn't withdrawal. Mistake #1. Then, I thought I'd be able to stop without needing or wanting more. Mistake #2. Every time I quit, I would get no sleep and restless legs so bad it hurt. I kept telling myself it was only getting worse and that itd never end. Mistake #3.

You have to realize your subconscious part of your brain is in under control by opiates. You feel as if it's not getting better and only worse because that's how your brain works. When you're at such highs as when on opiates, your brain is "programmed" to want to repeat that action.

Similar to gambling, or food addictions. When you taste something amazing, your brain wants you to keep eating that food. Or when you win big in gambling, you're going to want to keep going to feel that way again.

Well with opiates, you get even higher than when you win or find good food. So your brain is like "damnnnnn that shit is nice give me more" and when it wears off, your brain is even lower than it was before you took it. So naturally, your brain is going to make you think to keep using is your only option.

Having Willpower is an understatement. If we had willpower we wouldn't have become addicted in the first place. But try to distance yourself from friends or people that use. I don't want to sound harsh, but you don't want to quit bad enough if you haven't yet. Sometimes it takes a couple of times of trying to get it. I definitely didn't stop the first time I tried. It took maybe 5-6 times for me to be able to be where I'm at now. Usually by day 3/4 I would be on my way to score

It doesn't get any easier, only worse the more you use. Sorry for the long post. If you want to talk more feel free to PM me :)
 
I not by choice withdrew from oxy and clonzepam in November. Worst 5 days of my life. Vitimans water and alone time It's hard as hell but I lived. Dumb enough to grab my script though:/
 
Hello. I've been dependent on pain meds for 9 years. (Mostly methadone but switched to oxy here and there). I stopped methadone cold turkey 3 yrs ago and it was pure hell...I started taking them again about a year later and have been full blown hooked again ever since. I'd rather go through childbirth again than feel the physical, mental and emotional agony of quitting dones again but I am on day two with nothing but a couple Gabapentins and a little Kratom. I need help... I am raising two kids alone, so I have to be able to function. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks ♡
 
Things will get better. I hate that feeling of depression and uselessness....you just have to remain positive and vigilant!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top