my boyfriend is addicted to oxy cottons, doesn't want to take methadone any suggestions ?

Question

anyone know of any herbal remedies ?

Answer 1

If he is ready you can try going cold turkey but make sure he takes plenty of vitamin C and Chocolate. They help slightly but you still have the insomnia, cold & hot sweats, nasuea, dry heaves and a whole laundry list of withdrawl symptons.

The one thing about methadone is that it stays in your systems for a long time and interacts with stuff like valium, xanax ... etc.

Good Luck - Takes about two - three week still he will feel human.

Answer 2

He needs professional help. It is hard to come off oxycontin. I would suggest buprenorphine which most of these people seem to know as subutex and suboxone.They are brand names. Subutex is a buprenorphine monotherapy drug and suboxone is a buprenorphine/naloxone combination drug. The naloxone is an antagonist and makes you sick like withdrawal if you take an opiate besides the bupe. I would not listen to the woman who sounds like she's prescribing medication on answers. I found this unbelievable. What if you were to have an allergy to one of the benzos she's telling people to try. She should be careful telling people to take things. Besides that I would not listen to anyone who marries after knowing someone for 82 days.Unbelievable! I took part in the clinical trials for buprenorpine 3x and I think he will be happy with the results if quitting is what he really wants. I am also a chronic pain patient of 30 years and have seen quite a bit . My spine disease will put me in a chair before long and I am on methadone for chronic pain and it works very well for me where oyxcontin,fentanyl and morphine did not. If he were to use methadone to get off the oxy's then he will be addicted to that. I used to have breaks of a few months in between when my disease started 30 years ago and have gotten clean from the pain drugs many times. 3x I used the bupe clinic and a few times I did it myself but you have to be really strong. I have come off the 3 mentioned above and methadone and found the methadone the toughest. It is no worry any more as I get no more reprieves from the pain and will be on it for life. Good Luck! Try the bupe.Also benzos can make your heart go into an arythmia that it may not come out of and thus you can die.

Answer 3

I suggest that he talk to his doctor and do whatever the doctor says. Period. Be really careful with this one. Sometimes when someone has an addiction and says they do not want to take a certain medication to fix it, what they REALLY mean is that they do not really want to get off the addiction at all. Getting clean is really hard. The very best thing you can do is find out what the doctor recommends and do whatever you can to make your boyfriend comply. Herbal remedies are not likely going to help. They might even make the problem worse. It is a rough spot to be in. I wish you the best of luck!

Answer 4

I've heard of a new drug approved from the FDA called suboxone http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/subutex_suboxone/subutex-qa.htm

Another way is to try treatment, a rehab. Make sure that they have a detox. Tell him that it will work, either method. Most people don't think it will work because they tried to get off the drugs them self before, and it resulted in a horrible bout of withdrawls. Support is also very well. Don't let him use you as a scapegoat. If he starts getting angry with you for no reason, or when you are trying to help, then he is using you as a scapegoat, and that's not why you are here. If it gets that far, you might either have to leave, or even have him arrested. They will parole him to rehab. These are only opinions. Hope for the best, andrew.

Answer 5

When you say he doesn't want to take methadone, do you mean he doesn't want to quit or he doesn't want to quit using methadone?
If he really wants to quit using methadone is probably one of his best options. There is no herbal remedy that is going to put a dent in the cravings he's going to get once he stops using.
If he wants to do this, he needs to talk to his doctor or get in a program.

Answer 6

Methodone is no longer the best option. A newer drug now available in the US called Suboxone or Subutex will allow him to get off the Oxy's with little to no withdrawal symptoms. There are a limited number of doctors who prescribe this medication. Find one in your area and you'll be set. This is the best drug ever for opiate dependence. Unlike Methodone, with Subutex a person can then wean off of it and be totally opiate free.

Answer 7

One way is to taper the dose down slowly until he's not taking any at all. If he doesn't want to take Methadone, he could try Suboxone or Subutex. Doctors have to be certified to dispense it and can only have a certain number of patients at a time. He could try seeing an addictionologist, who can help him get clean. If he doesn't want to go to a doctor, he could also try an at-home detox using the Thomas Recipe. Herbal remedies are not going to work; OxyContin withdrawals are as bad as heroin withdrawals and depending on how long and what dosage he's been on he could die from them. The most important thing is he has to want to quit, otherwise nothing is going to work. When he's ready, the Thomas Recipe is below.

For the Recipe, You'll need:

1. Valium (or another benzodiazepine such as Klonopin, Librium, Ativan or Xanax). Of these, Valium and Klonopin are best suited for tapering since they come in tablet form. Librium is also an excellent detox benzo, but comes in capsules, making it hard to taper the dose. Ativan or Xanax should only be used if you can't get one of the others.

2. Imodium (over the counter, any drug or grocery store).

3. L-Tyrosine (500 mg caps) from the health food store.

4. Strong wide-spectrum mineral supplement with at least 100% RDA of Zinc, Phosphorus, Copper and Magnesium.

5. Vitamin B6 caps.

6. Access to hot baths or a Jacuzzi (or hot showers if that's all that's available).

How to use the recipe:

Begin your detox with regular doses of Valium (or alternate benzo). Start with a dose high enough to produce sleep. Before you use any benzo, make sure you're aware of how often it can be safely taken. Different benzos have different dosing schedules. Taper your Valium dosage down after each day. The goal is to get through day 4, after which the worst WD symptoms will subside. You shouldn't need the Valium after day 4 or 5.

During detox, hit the hot bath or Jacuzzi as often as you need to for muscle aches. Don't underestimate the effectiveness of hot soaks. Spend the entire time, if necessary, in a hot bath. This simple method will alleviate what is for many the worst opiate WD symptom.

Use the Imodium aggressively to stop the runs. Take as much as you need, as often as you need it. Don't take it, however, if you don't need it.

At the end of the fourth day, you should be waking up from the Valium and experiencing the beginnings of the opiate WD malaise. Upon rising (empty stomach), take the L-Tyrosine. Try 2000 mgs, and scale up or down, depending on how you feel. You can take up to 4,000 mgs. Take the L-Tyrosine with B6 to help absorption. Wait about one hour before eating breakfast. The L-Tyrosine will give you a surge of physical and mental energy that will help counteract the malaise. You may continue to take it each morning for as long as it helps. If you find it gives you the "coffee jitters," consider lowering the dosage or discontinuing it altogether. Occasionally, L-Tyrosine can cause the runs. Unlike the runs from opiate WD, however, this effect of L-Tyrosine is mild and normally does not return after the first hour. Lowering the dosage may help.

With breakfast, take the mineral supplement.

As soon as you can force yourself to, get some mild exercise such as walking, cycling, swimming, etc. This will be hard at first, but will make you feel considerably better.

Answer 8

Oxycontin is very addictive and easilly abused. It will destroy you financially if it doesn't kill you first. Your boyfriend is an addict, that means that if he's going to quit, he has to do it for himself.......If he is serious about getting treatment for his addiction, he will need to go to a rehab and detox. The medical staff will decide whether or not to prescribe him anything to make his withdrawals less troubling. There are non-narcotic medications, like sylvoxin that will help him. Remember though, there is nothing that you can say or do to make him quit...he has to make this decision for himself. You can leave him however, and refuse to enable someone to be an addict. This might make him realize how bad he's gotten. Don't be surprised though if he picks the drug over you.

Answer 9

Oxycottons

Answer 10

Dear Ms Enabler,
He doesn't want to quit. Have fun on the roller coaster of drug co-dependancy.
Why do you want a boyfriend who puts you at risk for AIDS, arrest, financial stress (once he starts ripping you off for his high). You need to go to Al anon.

Been there done that sista