What can you do to help opiate withdrawals?

Answer 1

I just wanted to share something that has been helpful for me as well as many others who are dealing with PAWS (post acute withdrawal syndrome).

Supplementation with amino acids and vitamins is very helpful in naturally returning your body to its normal state. L-Methionine and L-Glutamine are the building blocks for neurotransmitters, whose receptors are downregulated by opiate use. Serotonin, dopamine, and GABA are among those affected. In addition, adrenal support and vitamins help reduce one's body to normalcy quicker. These are inexpensive, natural remedies that have been proven to be successful.

This information comes from: http://www.managingwithdrawals.com/index5.htm

Peace

Answer 2

Nothing. If your stranded detoxing, take a lot of hot showers and tylenol. Do a fast but strenuous exercise (enough to try and get tired enough to sleep). repeat and repeat. You're better off in a rehab center, these day's they can really help with the misery of this.

Answer 3

Check out a legal herb called kratom. I used it to quit my 240 mg/day oxycodone habit.

If you're not taking kratom, try 800 mg every 8 hours of ibuprofen (and maybe 1000 mg every 6? [not sure look it up] hours of tylenol), 1 mg doses of xanax as needed, lots and lots of immodium, hot baths, and watching stand up comedy. Take a week off work, have someone help you with food and stuff, take a good multivitamin, and look into some L-tyrosine for energy (stop taking it if it makes you jittery).

Fish Oil, omega fatty acids, and 5-HTP might help too.

Answer 4

Unfortunantly, there is NO easy way to come off opiates. Benzodiazepines such as xanax, valium, or klonopin may help with the agitation, restlessness, and sleeplessness. But of course Benzodiazapines are addictive and the withdrawls off of them may kill you so be careful and dont take the Benzo's too long as they ARE addicting as well

Answer 5

Methadone is sometimes used to help people who are withdrawing from opiates.

Yes it does but getting off methadone can be harder and take much longer.

A much improved and almost painless regime of 4-5 drugs take care of the 4 major symptoms of opiate withdrawals, they are;

1. Abdominal spasms - belladona 1.8 grain or dicyclomine 10mg/5 ml. this prevents vomiting of the other medications.

2. Anziety spikes - any of the diazapam drugs. Clonazapam is best as it longest acting.

3. Blood pressure spikes - Clonipine pills or transdermal patch is best.

4. Cravings -this is the kicker drug that makes it work almost painlessly- Darvon 60mg, start with 3-4 every 8hrs reduce by 1 pill every 3 days till gone. Depending on habituation history, duration and amount.

The Darvon is a weak analog of methadone and sits on the opiate nerve receptors an prevents the craving.

Ambein for sleep at night - if needed.

Consult your physician of course to work out the dose and amounts needed. Generally you're looking at working around 1 week of decreasing the Darvon. I have personally done this an it saved my life, digity, job etc.

Answer 6

Kratom is a natural plant that comes in the form of a powder. It is legal and works similar to opiates in your brain. I know first hand it stops withdraw. But be careful if you take it too long the withdraw from the Katom isn't fun either. Take it for a short period of time and gradually ween off it and you will have a much easier time. Trust me.

Answer 7

Kratom, Suboxone, Methadone. Short term use only. 3 to 4 days use only after stopping opiates.

Answer 8

Dolophine and clonidine are drugs that are used for that purpose.

Answer 9

Ultram works well and vistril does too. Both are non narcotic but aleves pain during withdrawals

Answer 10

Methodone is the most common drug for withdrawal.