Narcotic Withdrawal

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  • vermontgirl
    vermontgirl Member Posts: 66
    #22
    familiar road

    My husband had severe withdrawal but like you was determined to get off.  He also decided to cut back too quickly.  He was on fentanyl patches and oxy.  He had flu like symptoms, severe fatigue, depression, trouble sleeping, aches, and lots and lots of sweating.  I called his team and they gave me a protocol.  Cut by half for the first week and religiously take the meds on schedule (every four hours for him), the second week, cut by a half and repeat.  We did that until I literaly could not split the meds any further.  That worked for him....slow and steady.  WHile he was on the meds, he couldnt figure out what the big deal with people abusing them....when he tried to get off, he completely understood.  He took the meds to avoid the crash.

    Good luck.  You can do this.

     

    Kirsten

  • CherieLW
    CherieLW Member Posts: 472
    #23
    T,
    I read a study awhile ago

    T,

    I read a study awhile ago that people who are prescribed pain killers (especially the ones you mentioned) often have a hard time coming off them because something having to do with the brain makes the person feel more pain than there is actually present when they try to come off of them.  Not saying that you don't have pain, I 100 percent believe that anyone would in  your case would and would need to be prescribed pain meds. But does that first sentence make sense at all? The way the article worded it was that you would have an increased sensitivity to pain after being on pain killers for a specific period of time...

    It sucks that you cannot get relief without them, but at the same time you can't be in misery all the time so it is probably best to continue taking what you need!  I hope that these problems and neuropathy (did I spell that right?) goes away... I'm not familiar with a lot regarding your recovery and I know each person is different. I'm praying for you! I know that it can't be easy having everything in your life change after going through this...

    My thoughts are with you!

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