In March of 2007 I was put on a narcotic pain medication following a surgery on my back. Now my doctors want me off the medication starting next week. I know how bad it felt when I missed one pill. Is there anything I can do to ease the pain of withdrawl or is it simply go cold turkey and deal with it?
2007-07-19 01:18:34 · 5 answers · asked by sasquatch5170 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I have just gone through pain killer withdrawl again, because of a long hospital stay with Morphine every few hours. So I know excatly what you mean about feeling bad missing just one pill.
I recommend as a nurse and being in your position not to go cold turkey, even though it has only been 3 months. Your body will be craving it and it's not pleasant.
Talk honestly and openly with your Doctor that you want what's best for you with this withdrawl and would like his help with it. Ask that he gives you support and a medication that will allow you to withdrawl slowly, such as a lower dose of what you are currently on, or something to ease withdrawl symptoms.
Being straight with your Doctor really helps.
There are things you can do to help though ease withdrawls if you experience them or decide to go cold turkey.
Such as having many showers to trick your body when going through chills. It also helps ease muscle pain and cramps.
Getting up and walking around to stop the anxiety and cramps again.
Getting a massage, any excuse will do, to ease anxiety, restlessness and pain again.
Then there is Catapres (Clonadine) which eases withdrawl symptoms. And Valium or Serapax for night time to help your body rest and sleep.
The 1st 4 days are the worst honestly. I wish people had been honest the first time I went through this. But after those 4 days you start to feel really good again fairly quickly. 7 or 8 days later you feel so alive. It's a really odd feeling but you will know what I'm talking about in the end of it.
Good luck with it. Message me if you have any questions or need some support.
I hope it goes well for you. Be strong. It's worth it.
2007-07-19 02:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by I do care! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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In March of 2007 I was put on a narcotic pain medication following a surgery on my back. Now my doctors want me off the medication starting next week. I know how bad it felt when I missed one pill. Is there anything I can do to ease the pain of withdrawl or is it simply go cold turkey and deal...
2015-08-19 01:24:04 · answer #2 · answered by Donella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miss, go to the shrink and tell him/her everything that's written above. Go to the doctor too and say the same thing. You need to be tested, but for psychological/emotional issues more than for physical reasons it seems. The mind is very powerful and can cause physical trouble too. You need psychiatric help, and some therapy. Nothing to be ashamed about - you'll be fine. Edit: Like mentioned below, you do fit all of the symptoms of hypocondria, miss.. there is hope and there are treatments for this - it does not make you abnormal or anything - you are only human. Once you have it checked and get some therapy you'll feel much better.
2016-03-22 15:44:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be tappered off these narcotics, I work in a doc office and that is what he does. If you quit all at once you will go through withdraws. Ask your doc if he could write a rx for a tappering dose.
2007-07-19 01:47:32 · answer #4 · answered by magnimpi2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is what I suggest to get you over the worst part of the withdrawals.
To help with the withdrawals take hot bathes with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts and soak for 30 minutes. The skin is the biggest organ of elimination and this will help pull out the drugs. Use a loofa to clean the pores and this will help pull the drugs out even faster.
I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.
I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day and 2c. a day of fresh carrot juice, to flush the medicine out of your liver. Taking 500mg of calcium and magnesium twice a day will help you to relax.
Drink chamomile tea throughout the day and evening to help you stay relaxed.
Use a powdered fiber supplement twice daily to pull the drugs out of your intestines where they can store.
Two of the questionnaires in this forum did follow this program to withdraw from drugs and it did help. I've enclosed a link where you can read their response to this program.
If you have any further questions please let me know,
Billie77
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2007-07-19 03:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a tapering dose of the medicine and do this for ten days. during this, take 50 Mgs benadryl, this will help calm u and may allow u to sleep. take according to the directions on the bottle goodluck;)michele ps be honest with the md regarding the "physical nature" of the addiction so that he does give u enof to taper.maybe you will consider in patient tapering
2007-07-19 06:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by nurseflowergirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest no you can't, of course the only way to quit Is to mentally try.
2007-07-19 01:30:44 · answer #7 · answered by gundame81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋