Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
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This is a joke right?
I think opiate withdrawal vs. alcohol withdrawal would be a much better topic........obviously opiate withdrawals are much worse and harsh than your typical alcohol hangover.
^nothing will compare to withdrawals from opiates/benzos/alcohol until you have experienced it. Food poisoning can be very uncomfortable, but it usually passes after several hours and does not produce the horrible pain all over/mental anguish that you would get from withdrawals from the mentioned above.
I think he was more getting at the "alcohol hangover" part...I'd certainly rather have one than food poisoning. I likened the opiates to period cramps although all of these are very different, they are on some sort of spectrum with the same type of symptoms, but varying degrees. I'm also guessing he just means the physical wd part since an alcohol hangover doesn't include the mental feelings after the physical stuff subsides.
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From the way people describe opiate withdrawal I'd say the closest symptoms I've ever experienced to it are from food poisoning - you know it's not going to kill you but you half wish it would it feels so terrible.
Food poisoning is indeed a nightmare. Got it one time from some bad shrimp. But as bad as it is, it pales in comparison to an Oxy. WD.
The intense food poisoning symptoms will be over in 5-6 hrs., while opiate WDs will just be warming up. I almost shiver just think about WDs. Shit.
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I'd imagine one of the worst thing about opiate withdrawals is knowing there's a simple means to make them go away - that has to add a layer of mental anguish which isn't present with the flu, alcohol poisoning, food poisoning etc (all of which you just pretty much have to ride out).
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From the way people describe opiate withdrawal I'd say the closest symptoms I've ever experienced to it are from food poisoning - you know it's not going to kill you but you half wish it would it feels so terrible.