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Detoxing alone from pain meds

I went from 3 200 mg MS Contin/day and 2 10 mg perc I could take 4 times a day. This was all due to injuries of spine. My pms closed his practice and I got no records. Found a doc and he said I was on dangerous amount but wouldn't help wean me. So I did it alone. Ended with 15mg short acting morphine one time on Satuedsy. Climed walls rubbed skin off tossing and turning very emotional and anxious with no energy. I have two kids. Have a bupe patch 5 mg lasts week. Two. I was off and I meds for 8 years. When will my withdrawl (withdrawal) start to get better? I see no light. Doing vitamin walking a bit ASAP and Imodium (immodium) ad. Help

2014-12-05 04:31:48

Amy

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Not only is the action of smoking itself is detrimental to the health of the baby but we do not know how cannabis intake can affect the developing brain. Some pregnant women have hyperemesis gravidarum a condition that causes excessive nausea and vomiting during early stages of pregnancy. There are other medications that are proven safer during pregnancy that are effective for nausea that your OB can prescribe for you. If you do have this condition and your OB is aware of your issue they will be happy to address it. You want to eat right and stay away from all unneeded drugs and alcohol while you are pregnant and nursing or mothering young children. Please take good care of yourself and that way you can be sure you are taking the best care of your child! 16:32:08 olive 2014/12/5 16:32:08 There is really no easy way of detoxing from home. I have dealt with hundreds of addicts who have all told me horror stories of doing it by themselves. I would only guess that if are successful in doing it at home you don't end up in my clinic. Just in case you are curious it takes us three to four days to detox a patient and get him/her back home drug free and feeling well on Naltrexone therapy (no opiates). Tapering down slowly is the best way but you may still experience withdrawals. Tapering means gradually increasing time periods between doses and also decreasing the dose itself in a consistent manner. See if your doctor can write you a prescription for some Requip for restlessness Neurontin for anxiety and malaise some Flexeril or Soma for a few weeks for muscle spasms and maybe some Seroquel low dose for sleep. and Clonidine for the creepy-crawly feeling and control of blood pressure variations. It will make your withdrawals easier. Valerian and Magnesium is sometimes helpful remedies over the counter. The residual symptoms of insomnia and depression can last another few months. Thus it is not easy but it gets better and better over time and you can look forward to a drug free healthy energetic you in the future. When you take opiates for a long time like you have your body's physiology has been altered. Your central nervous system has created a multitude of opioid receptors that all are screaming for endorphins (opiates) to fill them but your body has now forgotten how to make them by itself. It will take time - two to four weeks at least for your receptors to down-regulate (for the brain begin to heal) and to start making its own endorphins. Brain heals pretty slowly so it may take you as long as a couple of months to get rid of feelings of sluggishness restlessness and depression. The best thing you can do is take good care of yourself eat healthy food stay hydrated keep active and busy. Stay away from sugar soda and simple carbs. Do not consume caffeine at least 6 hours prior to bedtime. Take a look at my blogs about options for detox and recovery. You may also take a look at my clinic website where I also have my blogs and a lot of other info about drug addiction and recovery. Look especially into the blog and the info on Naltrexone therapy after getting clean. It really improves your chances of staying clean for good by cutting down your physical cravings. Look into my clinic website as well. All this can be done by clicking on my name in blue. There is a injectable form available now that is covered by all major medical insurances called Vivitrol that you would need to get only once monthly to stay clean. Just keep it in mind for the future. As to whether opiates will kill you in the future once you get off of them no they will not. However you will need to be very careful not to get addicted again since you know that you have that predisposition which is likely genetic. Good luck to you and my best wishes.

2014-12-05 04:32:50

Ben