Is there any home or herbal remedies for withdrawal symptopms from this drug? My friend is addicted to them and she takes 1 5/500 pill per day. She wants to quit but is afraid of the withdrawal symptoms/
2006-10-03 16:42:43 · 2 answers · asked by Saffie 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
She has been taking them for over a year and she says that when she tries to quit she gets shaky and very tired and emotional.
2006-10-04 19:23:05 · update #1
Everyone is different and while one pill a day should not cause withdrawal it is possible.
Besides physical withdrawal there is an emotional withdrawal as well.
The best way is to wean off slowly by cutting the pills in half for a few days anf then going to a half every other day for about a week.
Or she could safly just stop and the symptoms she is having should be gone in 3 days.
Drinking a lot of water,rest and added vitamins will also aide in stopping the pills.
2006-10-05 00:45:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She won't have any withdrawal symptoms from that low a dose. If she is really concerned, she can try cutting them in half for a while and taking just half of one a day, then stopping them, but one 5/500 is an extremely low dose and will not lead to any withdrawal symptoms.
I take 4 to 6 10/500 a day and run out three weeks into the month and have no withdrawal symptoms at THAT level of use.
2006-10-03 16:46:27 · answer #2 · answered by j3nny3lf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she only takes one a day? i wouldn't really call that an addiction unless she doesn't need them at all. there probably won't be any bad withdrawal symptoms if any. If so , they will be able to be controlled by tylenol or motrin. Best of luck to you!! And be proud of her for realizing she needs to quit!!! i am
2006-10-03 16:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by nascar_cr8zy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to take 30 times that much for pain. A normal prescription is 4 times that. Tell her not to worry. That will be easier to quit than chocolate would be.
2006-10-03 16:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from ONE pill a day? Highly unlikely.
2006-10-03 16:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋