strangelemon
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2022
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Hey Hylite, thanks for joining us!
Well It sounds as if you found a system that works for you.
Were the side effects of hydrocodone getting to be too much, hence the taper/microdoses?
Ah yes, unfortunatley it sounds as if you, like many and myself included, stumbled upon the benzos dilemma.
The way folks take opioids here for pain, I once was prescribed klonopin (same class of drug as xanax- benzodiazepines)- for extreme and life affecting levels of trauma induced anxiety, relating to complex ptsd.
Unfortunately the complex ptsd diagnosis came much later in life, so I thought I was just a fuck up who failed at life, and couldn't keep it together.
Klonopin opened up my world. For the first time, at 33 years old, I felt "normal".
I could read, and retain material. Looked up and noticed my surroundings for once instead of walking with eyes perpetually to the ground.
Could focus and concentrate to a degree and handle it when people were shitty to me at work ( all day every day).
Just life changing.
But then I became chemically addicted and would have serious wd's when trying to stop.
My doctor "tapered" me off of 2 years of klonopin use in 3 weeks. Dizzy spells, time lapses, skin crawling anxiety, and intense insomnia.
So I returned to drinking.
The rest is a long story but I have not had a drink or a benzo in years. If I do I will have life threatening wd's.
Those are drugs best avoided, tbh.
Hylite, is there any particular reason you cannot just stay on a low dose maintenance schedule with your opioid?
Well It sounds as if you found a system that works for you.
Were the side effects of hydrocodone getting to be too much, hence the taper/microdoses?
Ah yes, unfortunatley it sounds as if you, like many and myself included, stumbled upon the benzos dilemma.
The way folks take opioids here for pain, I once was prescribed klonopin (same class of drug as xanax- benzodiazepines)- for extreme and life affecting levels of trauma induced anxiety, relating to complex ptsd.
Unfortunately the complex ptsd diagnosis came much later in life, so I thought I was just a fuck up who failed at life, and couldn't keep it together.
Klonopin opened up my world. For the first time, at 33 years old, I felt "normal".
I could read, and retain material. Looked up and noticed my surroundings for once instead of walking with eyes perpetually to the ground.
Could focus and concentrate to a degree and handle it when people were shitty to me at work ( all day every day).
Just life changing.
But then I became chemically addicted and would have serious wd's when trying to stop.
My doctor "tapered" me off of 2 years of klonopin use in 3 weeks. Dizzy spells, time lapses, skin crawling anxiety, and intense insomnia.
So I returned to drinking.
The rest is a long story but I have not had a drink or a benzo in years. If I do I will have life threatening wd's.
Those are drugs best avoided, tbh.
Hylite, is there any particular reason you cannot just stay on a low dose maintenance schedule with your opioid?