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Withdraw from opiates and how I stopped

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johnny83328
johnny83328

This is my story of tapering off 780mg of morphine after years of being administered. I hope that this story will help everyone who desires to stop. The reason I stopped was to be have my freedoms and abilities of daily life returned. When I started this pain medication was for severe pain. The time on this medication 8 years. There is a difference from dependency and addiction. At the beginning I felt the same pain and withdraw cravings that everyone feels. It is most important to differentiate between dependency and addiction and to understand it. Well it what helped me. At high and low doses my body develops a dependency for the drug. It was not educating myself about this medicine that led me down this dark road. I also able to tapper off in 30 days under a wonderful doctor's care. Everyone of us will go through a different journey. It's most important to follow your doctor's instruction. It was hard and easy for me to quit. I say this because I felt mild physical withdrawal but great mental anguish. At the beginning my body craved and screamed for the drug. I had my medication stolen twice. For me within 12 hours I knew I was in trouble. To run out after using for a long time was a nightmare for me. I ended up at the hospital both times. This itself was another issue and feelings for me. I had to convince my self this was absolutely needed for me to live a longer life. I was taken down in dosage and given the smallest amount possible to deal with my pain. Eventually they had other medications that relieved my pain and I am know free of the drug and living a normal life. I am so paranoid that this could happen to me in the future with any medical know. When starting a medication research it and be 100% honest to your doctor. Your doctor can't help you if he does not know the truth. Do you not feel ashamed to talk with him about this. Stay strong and focus on your journey and I pray that all of you can find a better day. If you have any questions that I can help you with I know there's many many things that that are involved in this process that I have not addressed so please feel free to contact me with your questions. Good luck and God bless

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  • abby80210
    abby80210 johnny83328

    Posted

    Hi,

    What a truely inspirational story.

    May your future path always be filled with happiness.

    Abby

  • borderriever
    borderriever johnny83328

    Posted

    Hello Johnny

    I have been taking Tramadol, various dose levels for over ten years now. In the early days I was under the Pain Clinic and was shown how to vary the medication, dose. So if I was bad I increase then when in a remission type period etc I would lower the dose. Eventually I have managed to control my own condition and I never get any adverse side effects

    Well done on withdrawal, I hope you will manage your pain as required

    BOB

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