How do I beat a adiction too the pain killer dilaudid??!


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How do I beat a adiction too the pain killer dilaudid??

I have been taking about 32 to 40 Mg per day for the past year. The longer I go the more I have to take daily. I tryed too quit cold turkey and thought I was gonna die. Please real answers please from those who know as this could be life or death.


Answers:

Bad luck. Dilaudid is not something you can just quit taking. You probably *were* going to die when you quit cold turkey (bad plan). People who quit dilaudid sometimes have seizures and do themselves harm, or even die... Not to say that people who quit morphine find it to be a pleasant experience, but at least it won't kill you.

Somewhere there is a doctor that has prescribed this for you, and he (or some doctor you trust more) should be helping you do this. He will change you to different drugs that are easier to withdraw from.

If you still need pain meds for chronic pain, this is really necessary to carefully change your meds. Make sure your new meds are opiates, because they are within your own control. You can take 'medication breaks' to reduce your dependence on your drug so that you do not have to take ever increasing amounts, and put up with ever increasing side effects.

Expect some misery, this is not free. I quit morphine cold turkey, and it was like one week of the crawling puking flu. Having to step down off something is less intense, but it is longer, and you have the stuff right in your hand to stop feeling miserable.

hang in there




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