@jseabass if your doctor cannot offer you assistance contact a hospital with a psychiatric department for further assistance in finding the right place. Considering that you’ve got dual diagnosis issues there are special treatment centers that deal with this. Specifically detoxification hospitals or u it’s with8n a hospital. They can also treat your depression and anxiety in addition to helping you detox safely.
@jseabass, you have gotten great feedback already from members of the community; @heyjoe415, @frouke, and @jenatsky. Both mental health symptoms and physical withdrawal can lead to periods of distorted thinking. As you move through this, remember to treat yourself with kindness and compassion.
@jseabass if your doctor cannot offer you assistance contact a hospital with a psychiatric department for further assistance in finding the right place. Considering that you’ve got dual diagnosis issues there are special treatment centers that deal with this. Specifically detoxification hospitals or u it’s with8n a hospital. They can also treat your depression and anxiety in addition to helping you detox safely.
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Thank you so much for your time and empathy! Besides several weeks of being sick from morphine withdrawal my depression and anxiety has escalated. Out of desperation I just started TMS treatment for my depression which is being made worse by my acute post op complication pain...And I was told its even harder and longer coming of " extended release morphine "! Even though I'm trying to come of the morphine I still have to continue taking my second opioid oxycodine...
Ughh just wana stop always feeling lifeless, in pain, and wanting to just hide...
Thank you for listening to my long winded ramble....
@jseabass, you have gotten great feedback already from members of the community; @heyjoe415, @frouke, and @jenatsky. Both mental health symptoms and physical withdrawal can lead to periods of distorted thinking. As you move through this, remember to treat yourself with kindness and compassion.
Thanks for this article on tapering off opioids. About 15 years ago, I was prescribed Suboxone to avoid w/d symptoms from oxycodone abuse. It worked.
Unfortunately, it's still working....... Suboxone is itself an opioid, but does not provide the usual opiate "high". Problem is, getting off Suboxone can be just as problematic as stopping opioids and the resultant w/d symptoms.
I take the lowest dose of Suboxone possible. Only once did I stop taking the drug, and on the 3rd day had vicious w/d symptoms. Suboxone has a long half-life, and so stays in your system longer.
My advice to anyone considering using Suboxone to avoid opiate w/d, think through the trade offs.
Yes, Suboxone all bet eliminates the w/d symptoms from opiate abuse.
Second, Suboxone itself is addictive. Suboxone also blocks the pain-relieving effects of opiates. I've had to use Rx NSAIDs
If I could do it over, I'd probably do a supervised opiate detox, inpatient/outpatient.
It takes about one week to get over the physical craving for alcohol and w/d symptoms. The risk of seizure is high and should be treated by a medical professional.
Getting off opiates, from what I have heard over many years in sobriety, is that the first month is hard, sometimes very hard.
I hope this helps someone. Questions are always welcome!
Thanks for this article on tapering off opioids. About 15 years ago, I was prescribed Suboxone to avoid w/d symptoms from oxycodone abuse. It worked.
Unfortunately, it's still working....... Suboxone is itself an opioid, but does not provide the usual opiate "high". Problem is, getting off Suboxone can be just as problematic as stopping opioids and the resultant w/d symptoms.
I take the lowest dose of Suboxone possible. Only once did I stop taking the drug, and on the 3rd day had vicious w/d symptoms. Suboxone has a long half-life, and so stays in your system longer.
My advice to anyone considering using Suboxone to avoid opiate w/d, think through the trade offs.
Yes, Suboxone all bet eliminates the w/d symptoms from opiate abuse.
Second, Suboxone itself is addictive. Suboxone also blocks the pain-relieving effects of opiates. I've had to use Rx NSAIDs
If I could do it over, I'd probably do a supervised opiate detox, inpatient/outpatient.
It takes about one week to get over the physical craving for alcohol and w/d symptoms. The risk of seizure is high and should be treated by a medical professional.
Getting off opiates, from what I have heard over many years in sobriety, is that the first month is hard, sometimes very hard.
I hope this helps someone. Questions are always welcome!
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@jseabass if your doctor cannot offer you assistance contact a hospital with a psychiatric department for further assistance in finding the right place. Considering that you’ve got dual diagnosis issues there are special treatment centers that deal with this. Specifically detoxification hospitals or u it’s with8n a hospital. They can also treat your depression and anxiety in addition to helping you detox safely.
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3 Reactions@jseabass, you have gotten great feedback already from members of the community; @heyjoe415, @frouke, and @jenatsky. Both mental health symptoms and physical withdrawal can lead to periods of distorted thinking. As you move through this, remember to treat yourself with kindness and compassion.
Here is another resource for your toolbox,
Tapering off opioids: When and how - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prescription-drug-abuse/in-depth/tapering-off-opioids-when-and-how/art-20386036
@jseabass, what are some of the ways you are addressing your anxiety and depression symptoms while you are going through this?
@jenatsky
Thank you so much for your time and empathy! Besides several weeks of being sick from morphine withdrawal my depression and anxiety has escalated. Out of desperation I just started TMS treatment for my depression which is being made worse by my acute post op complication pain...And I was told its even harder and longer coming of " extended release morphine "! Even though I'm trying to come of the morphine I still have to continue taking my second opioid oxycodine...
Ughh just wana stop always feeling lifeless, in pain, and wanting to just hide...
Thank you for listening to my long winded ramble....
Hi Kelsey,
Thanks for this article on tapering off opioids. About 15 years ago, I was prescribed Suboxone to avoid w/d symptoms from oxycodone abuse. It worked.
Unfortunately, it's still working....... Suboxone is itself an opioid, but does not provide the usual opiate "high". Problem is, getting off Suboxone can be just as problematic as stopping opioids and the resultant w/d symptoms.
I take the lowest dose of Suboxone possible. Only once did I stop taking the drug, and on the 3rd day had vicious w/d symptoms. Suboxone has a long half-life, and so stays in your system longer.
My advice to anyone considering using Suboxone to avoid opiate w/d, think through the trade offs.
Yes, Suboxone all bet eliminates the w/d symptoms from opiate abuse.
Second, Suboxone itself is addictive. Suboxone also blocks the pain-relieving effects of opiates. I've had to use Rx NSAIDs
If I could do it over, I'd probably do a supervised opiate detox, inpatient/outpatient.
It takes about one week to get over the physical craving for alcohol and w/d symptoms. The risk of seizure is high and should be treated by a medical professional.
Getting off opiates, from what I have heard over many years in sobriety, is that the first month is hard, sometimes very hard.
I hope this helps someone. Questions are always welcome!
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Thank you so much for your thoughts and empathy. On day 22 of withdrawal. Ughh, feel horrible physically and mentally!!!