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Re: hydro withdrawl [Re: potatoboy99]
#140437 - 02/22/04 03:10 AM Edit Reply Quote

potatoboy,

Immodium- how much to take is just a function of your tolerance, I've seen people take a box (24 pills) in one day- and have read posts of people taking more. All they reported were no stomach pain/no bowel movements...didn't minimize w/d otherwise, but they did have a big opiate habit. DO NOT do this if your tolerance doesn't allow- start small, maybe 4-5 pills and see where to go from there. You don't want to overconstipate yourself and end up having to go to the ER, then explain why you had to take so much Immodium. Also stay away from Immodium Advanced, that stuff has the same active ingredient as Gas-X (simethicone), which is also in detergent. All it does is change the size of gas bubbles- it is useless for withdrawal purposes.

Lomotil- depends on how much you can tolerate atropine. Definitely start small (also, 4 pills) and go from there. Atropine is very uncomfortable for some people, easy for others. I just get a headache, though I've never taken as much as I read some people here and on other boards do.

Atropine poisoning is dangerous, so the Lomotil must be taken easier until you know how you react- unlike Immodium, where constipation is the big problem. Please, no one take this as a license to abuse Immodium/Lomotil, know yourself and know your opiate tolerance before messing around.

-yawkaw

Re: hydro withdrawl [Re: ]
#140756 - 02/22/04 11:54 PM Edit Reply Quote

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Lately, the hydro is just not working for me. In fact, it is making feel lousy. At first, it seemed like the majic pill. It gave me energy, took the pain away, etc... seemed like the answer for me at the time. I started taking them last September... I am no longer doing the things I used to do like exercise, enjoy life. I just feel mentally clouded and really feel the need to assess where I am at with all of this.

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You are experiencing what everyone who has been on opiates long-term experiences. It starts out that you think you finally found what you are looking for- the pain is gone, you're peppy, you feel great. And then as time goes by it just doesn't do what is used to- instead of feeling "up," you've just got this feeling of lethargy. It takes more and more just to do the same thing.

If this is the first time you're trying to quit, cold turkey isn't as bad as it will be in the future if you keep up the hydro. But since you have nothing to compare it to, it will still suck. PM me if you want some more personalized advice, but in general, I recommend tapers. That is, if you have the willpower for a taper. IT is very tempting on a taper to just add a couple extra pills and feel good...but doing that negates your progress. So tapers are good if you have the willpower, then again- cold turkey makes the process much quicker- the downside is those 4 days of feeling horrible, and the high relapse rate.

Really, I'd be more than happy to help if you want to send me a PM and give you some options, let me know about your disease, med usage, etc. and I'll do my best to help you- I've written taper schedules for a lot of people here.

Best of luck to you whatever ya decide to do...I know what you are going through and have been in your shoes.

-yawkaw

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Fighting the "DOOM Dealer"

Edited by emtp3 (08/23/04 01:30 PM)