How can I keep myself from puking from opiate withdrawal?!
Question: How can I keep myself from puking from opiate withdrawal?
What can help me keep the nausea and puking part out of the wd? I could care less about the other crap, I just would rather die than throw up. I have Phenergan and Compazine suppositories, but I am terriefied they will not work? Has anyone taken these for wd?
Or are there other ideas? Thanks
Answers:
Good tips from Cassy. Phenergan and Compazine both work , I prefer Compazine.If you are having a supervised withdrawal, you need to be checking your vital signs. Most particularly your blood pressure and pulse. Very high or low B/P or irregular pulse require medical attention. In Detox, you may be given Valium if you have no benzo addiction or phenobarbital. Please don't do this alone. 8 10s a day is the general maximum therapeutic dose . You may have only mild withdrawal symptoms. You will likely be light and sound sensitive, and cranky, so warn anybody around you not to take it personally.If you feel barfy, stick to white soda, Saltines, clear chicken broth til you stop feeling quesy.
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I took promethazine for tramadol withdrawal..so that should help you out a lot. it did me. good luck to you
Besides taking nausea-relief drugs... if you feel nauseous, trying drinking ginger ale and/or eating plain salted crackers to calm your stomach. Chewing gum usually helps me too, something about the mint flavor. Lay down, and put a cold cloth on your head, and take deep, slow breaths.
But seriously, maybe you should just let yourself throw up so you can see it's not so bad. I mean, it obviously sucks, and I know someone who like you is terrified of vomiting, but really your body is equipped with that reflex for a reason. If it feels sick, it expels the problem. The process of throwing up is unpleasant, but you will feel better afterwards.
Rather than copy/paste from one of my regular answers on withdrawals, I'll just give you the link:
That's the process I've used for many years, and my opiate levels were significantly higher than yours. Even though you've only been using 10/325's for a few months, you shouldn't be doing it CT anyway, unless you really like being nuts.
If you're curious, my normal prescriptions for 10 years were 2x Duragesic 100's, 120/150 Percocet 10/325's per month (depending on the time of year), Demerol 100's. Of course it took me a lot longer than it will you, and I've had a lot of experience in having to raise and lower my dosage levels, but the process works. If you have any specific questions or concerns, message me.
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