Day 9 no Fentanyl ❤ 56 DAYS Edit: 56 days sober, and still going strong. You can do that shit, never thought I would be able to, and I did it even when I didn't want to! You can get clean....AND be happy❤️💯🤙

@sejibaby3453

Ай бұрын

How are you feeling?

@yingandtheyang924

Ай бұрын

@@sejibaby3453 I'm feeling pretty good, thank you for asking! Noticing the bordum starting to kick in alot more now that my withdrawals are calming down, the whole chaos of that lifestyle keeps you busy and always having something to do/think about. Now I'm just at my aunts waiting for the rehab bed to open up, and no longer have some daily adventure to attain dope that I gotta go on lol. My last couple of family members took my car and kicked me out and that did it for me!

@robertkenney6002

Ай бұрын

I’m on day 7 but I been a HEAVY iv user fet fkr last 7 years and oxy and h 10 years before that. I’m miserable can barely strength tk write this

@jose-qb8tr

Ай бұрын

Hold on there guys I'm also here trying my best

@TheGrimmjow1995

27 күн бұрын

Day 6 no fent blue pills. Was using 4-5 yrs daily. This was the hardest battle I ever experienced but it did so much for me mentally. I’ve always had a addictive personality so with this new start I’m building myself mentally and physically. We got this 🤝

I hate when people say withdrawal is like the flu. Withdrawal brings me to the brink of suicide

@whitemamba0089

Ай бұрын

Facts I made it 5 days locked in a room an decided to try to get on a methadone program I kno I was gonna relapse its miserable

@wievc1942

Ай бұрын

@@whitemamba0089dam foreal bro ?

@wievc1942

Ай бұрын

@@whitemamba0089u still was feeling bad after not using 5 days ?

@whitemamba0089

Ай бұрын

@@wievc1942 it is the worst experience I've ever had, like suicidal type of ideas to escape that an I was a light user I could only imagine a full on "junkie" if the devil is real he's in that drug lol

@Mike_Spor

Ай бұрын

Going through it now. Week 3. Suicide thoughts finally gone. Still an emotional wreck. I’m doing all I can, eating, exercise, win hof, gummies, vitamins, hydration. Still sux.

Amazing how many people commenting on this video are going through it from all walks of life. Just shows what a universal struggle addiction is.

@MfConnor

9 күн бұрын

❤In the same sense, it's amazing to see how many people have tapped into There strength to overcome the hardest thing that they'll ever overcome addiction and change their life around To See another day

It’s like drowning and feeling like you’re fighting for air,, an endless feeling of doom and pain..

Social worker and counsellor here - this was a fantastic video; i wish everyone in health care had this perspective and information.

@Maniagio

Күн бұрын

Hey I am looking to study social work currently in a small community collage What program would you recommend if I want to go into mental health field to become a psychologist

I quit at 21. I’m 32 years old. Anything is possible. ❤

@sharpno2pencil476

20 сағат бұрын

:)

@jigglynorris2559

7 сағат бұрын

That's incredible!!

I am a combat veteran who was on opioids for 5 years due to severe spinal injury and when the doctor said “No more. Deal with it” I went cold turkey. I lived in my bathroom for 3 weeks begging for death. But the absolute torture was severe RLS and emotional instability! And I heard getting off fentanyl is a lot worse. Can’t even imagine anyone wanting to go back to it after they quit once and went thru this hell.

@eustab.anas-mann9510

5 күн бұрын

How do you manage the pain?

@UlfhedinnNorsk

2 күн бұрын

@@eustab.anas-mann9510 Marijuana (I use very little time after time but absolutely hate how I feel) and Kratom. We are all different and what works for me may not work for someone else. I know Kratom is addictive substance as well, but I rather rely on something legal and readily available. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Some of us live day to day and count small victories. I also suggest physical activities. Finding something that hurts the least and do it. Try to trick your body into thinking you’re somewhat healthy and it might help.

@Dave-dh7rt

Күн бұрын

Wtf is wrong with your doctor?

@loudog3998

Күн бұрын

The emotional instability it's terrible I've tried to explain this too it's terrible

@theanimeboy9953

Күн бұрын

how long did you have to deal with the withdrawal symptoms before your body finally adjusted and you were finally able to stop this addiction?

The withdrawal was torturous. The restless legs for 12 hours made me crazy.

@chicagolifetv

17 күн бұрын

Hell yea I feel you. The sleepless nights are horrible

@mikehunt4797

16 күн бұрын

12 hours damn. Mine lasted like 6 days.

@Jakeman205

16 күн бұрын

I’m saying. 12 hours? Mine was like that for probably at least 6-7 days. It got better day by day. I can feel it now just thinking about it. I hated the smell that comes out your body and your pee stinks. Feet are sweating and too lazy and hurting to get a shower.

@shihtzu291

8 күн бұрын

​@@mikehunt4797- Even with huge amounts of Diazepam and Temazepam, Zopiclone and I still couldn't sleep properly or relieve my restless legs and that duvet thing where one minute your cold and then you throw your duvet off because your hot and clamy and you keep repeating that process along with the diarrhoea! This was a Heroin /Methadone withdrawal so I can't say if it is any worse than Fentynal as our Heroin ain't tainted with it but what I will say is thus is Methadone is worse to come off than Heroin. 🇬🇧

@chrism6904

5 күн бұрын

Jesus bro… why didn’t you go to your doctor for medicine? Requip is GREAT for restless legs. It stopped mine completely.

17 year old kid, i've had my issues with blues/fent/wtv you'll call it since i was 12. i just had a slip up and had a week of life that wasn't real. im so horribly dope sick now and feelings the consequences deeply. for all of you out there fighting this disease know you're not alone, you're loved and you matter. you're going to win. and so am i. humans make mistakes and it doesn't change your worth. keep fighting

@richevans609

Ай бұрын

Detox buddy...

@rapwasinventedinthesuburbs3884

Ай бұрын

👊🏾👊🏾🫵🏾✊🏾

@xinneselae4762

Ай бұрын

I've been where you are, entire time I was 16 and 17 I was doing the same shit, im 18 and I still use sometimes, im homeless now though and currently trying to get out, I feel you dude I'm sorry, we'll get better tho yk? love you dude fr.

@danielquintana4963

Ай бұрын

Big ol facts don’t let one slip up throw u into full relapse. We all fuck up just pick up where you left off and take it one day at a time. Learn from you’re mistakes so you don’t keep making the wrong decisions expecting different results that’s insanity.

@dmo848

22 күн бұрын

​@@danielquintana4963took me almost 20 something years to realize I was doing the same thing over and over again really thinking I was going somewhere. 1 step ahead but 2 backwards

I just had 8 years clean off of heroin. I got sober right when fentanyl started hitting the streets of Philly. I got so lucky I missed it cuz all of my friends died from it shortly after

@PraveenSriram

3 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing and wishing you all the best and sorry for the loss of your friends

@galstibilj9913

Күн бұрын

Hope you’re doing well and im sorry for your loss.

If you say "it's like the flu" you've never did a cold turkey withdrawal

@sharpasacueball

8 күн бұрын

For me it was pretty much like a flu, but a reallllllllllly bad flu

@max1point8t

7 күн бұрын

thats a fact, IDK wtf kind of flu these people be getting....

@IanScott-kq5jb

7 күн бұрын

Dude i know right, ill admit herion withdrawl did kinda feel like a really really bad flu, but fentanyl?!?!?! Whole different level.

@bobloblaw9679

4 күн бұрын

ok how about it is like the flu, but for people who did it to themselves and should have known better?

@donpeters9849

4 күн бұрын

@@bobloblaw9679 Your ignorance of substance use is amazing. I can almost see the diarrhea dripping down your chin.

I used heroin for 20 years, started using at 15y.o. Now in rehab for 12 years. All this is true.

@shayharris6544

Ай бұрын

I mean I don't think anyone would lie about being an addict. Congrats tho🎉

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

@steceymorgan814

18 күн бұрын

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU

18 күн бұрын

Yes, dr.sporessss I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

@IkamiLog

18 күн бұрын

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

@steceymorgan814

18 күн бұрын

Is he on instagram?

@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU

18 күн бұрын

Yes he is. dr.sporessss

This is so accurate and great to see! Very well made, as a opioid patient that eventually turned to heroin and then fentanyl over the past 16 years…. And now finally started a methadone treatment program a few months ago…. We need to be talking about this more, especially the societal impact and stigma aspect. It’s already such a big mountain to overcome, the last thing we need is our family and friends treating us like trash, or like we deserve to go through it…simply because we made choices that lead us down this path… which let me tell you, it is a very slippery slope and anyone can find themselves on it in the blink of an eye 🤐🤯. I don’t wish it on my worst enemy, nor would I let anyone go through this struggle for me if I could. No one deserves the feeling of opioid withdrawal symptoms. Unless you’ve gone through it, you don’t truly understand what it’s like, please don’t forget that and try to be compassionate and patient❤.

@dominikkaszuba8420

21 күн бұрын

I'm on methadone for close to a year now! The only thing I can suggest Is get yourself as quickly as you can off of it... Obviously I'm not saying 2 weeks or anything ridiculous like that. But if I knew I would have done my treatment in 6 months all of it instead of coming to a year and still being on it. Considering I went from 60mg down to 18mg now... It is very hard. That's why I'm saying the faster the better as methadone you also get withdrawals from it.. especially when your body gets hooked to it. At the end of the day it's an opiate and people abuse it especially when they haven't tried any drug like that before. But great job! The light gets brighter the more you get closer to recovery. It starts bleak but it is better and better. Also be mindful of "pink cloud turning to gray"! Meaning you will have moments of wanting to use after couple of months! It's normal! Everyone has this. But be strong and don't give in. Start to build your life again around you. Create bonds and relationships where you will not want to use again as you value the things around you. Otherwise your recovery is bleak... If you have nothing to fight for you will give in! But other than that remember you are strong! 90% of people that judge us! Would never ever go through what we went through! Keep strong! And value yourself for who you are! Look In the mirror and see what you have accomplished. As it's an accomplishment! And don't feel regretful, say that I have experienced the thrill and the bad side of this and also I'm alive and well! It's like any relationship in life whether it's a partner or hobby or craft of any kind..it's the same with drugs! It's an relationship that has come to an end! But you can still be friends! No sexual endeavour with her anymore but just talking to eachother. Obviously this is metaphorically speaking. I find it easier that way for me..as the fear of losing something is scary but knowing that she is still there being the drug I'm referring too. It's comforting.

@richardmaier28

20 күн бұрын

How often do you go,most clean people get 28 days now since the V+VX.Thats the USA where they're trying to relax the laws after 50 years "motaA every other country in the world,all Europe, Australia,NZ, much of South America have you call a doctor who prescribes 30 days with 2 refills.

@randallnilsen820

18 күн бұрын

@@richardmaier28 I have to go to the methadone clinic 5 days a week 🤯😑! So frustrating and annoying, but I also understand sort of.

@randallnilsen820

18 күн бұрын

@@dominikkaszuba8420 thank you for your words of kindness and support! They are taken seriously and with a warm heart! You’re words have shown me how much I need to find a support group and system that I can rely on and trust to help support me. Thankfully I do have something to fight for… I found out in Dec. that I will be a father in august, a baby girl. The first for me somehow…🙈! I have lived three lives in one and tattood for the better part of 15 years. The fact I haven’t had a kid yet is mind blowing honestly, but is also all the more reason to finally be done playing with fire 🔥…literally 🤯. Your going to be blown away by this but I’m already at 140mg of methadone and still struggling to stabilize 😶‍🌫️🥵! Having Strength is an understatement to the extent of what I’ve endured over the past few months, to say I’m clean would be a slap in the face to those who are…but I’m doing very well and have a realistic outlook for the time it’ll take to get my life back. I was doing a couple grams of strait fentanyl powder a day, and down to a few points every few days while I’ve been stabilizing onto the methadone. With having days without using at all. My goal is to be completely done supplementing by the beginning of may and on track for that. Thank you again for taking the time to say a few words, it warmed my heart reading it and sounded a lot like something I would have said to someone else going through it 🥰.

The cold sweats were the worst especially during the winter while having a physically laborious job! Forget about it! But recovery is still possible & life is actually good after! Its a tough fight but possible!

@yingandtheyang924

Ай бұрын

My God I know right! Those 10 hour plus days in the rain really bring you to your knees man lol, especially when your bones feel like icicles

@yingandtheyang924

26 күн бұрын

33 days clean today, still going strong ❤️

@shihtzu291

8 күн бұрын

You went to work while rattling? Wow you are one strong hardcore man as I can even drag myself out of bed. 🇬🇧👍

@loudog3998

Күн бұрын

I am suffering from this now I work six days a week and am trying to quit it's hard as fuck man

@dinomorell5163

Күн бұрын

@loudog3998 Gabapentin can also help with withdrawal but you must be careful.It causes drowsiness. I know it works for those times one may get restless leg,arm or whole body syndrome.

It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in the 65 years of my life.

@allahgod298

Ай бұрын

That's heavy 😮

@CindyMabry

26 күн бұрын

Me too. The hardest thing in my 50 years

@eustab.anas-mann9510

5 күн бұрын

Easily the hardest. It's truly a nightmare come to life.

@DominikKoppensteiner

21 сағат бұрын

What would you say, which part did your faith play in your struggle, or was it before you became a Christian?

@koolertrek

20 сағат бұрын

@@DominikKoppensteiner I was on a path of getting rid of ungodly things in my life and this was one of them. The Lord has given me the desire, hope, and most importantly the strength to endure these trials: smoking first, homosexuality second, drug and alcohol abuse next, all kind of abuse. I’m a totally different person now.

This person is smart and articulate. And is able to talk about this difficult subject without moralizing. Well done.

@djquinn11

13 күн бұрын

Yes, an excellent job.

With my addictive personality I’m glad I never tried this poison. Must be a nightmare to get off of, my heart goes out to all of those suffering in the throes of addiction and trying to quit. I hope you all get the help you need.

The worst kick ever. Pure hell. Drenched in sweat while freezing. My hair hurts. Can't ever get comfortable for weeks. No sleep.

@ChicagoGurl

27 күн бұрын

Hey how are you? ❤

@user-yq7yi3dm8m

27 күн бұрын

@@ChicagoGurl I kicked. I'm back to normal now. Took almost 3 weeks but I'm feeling good hitting the gym, working. That was a hard-core withdrawal but I white knuckled it out.

@ChicagoGurl

26 күн бұрын

@@user-yq7yi3dm8m that’s so awesome. Stay strong, 💪 You did it!!!!

@eustab.anas-mann9510

4 күн бұрын

​@@user-yq7yi3dm8mHow are you now?

@larrytate1657

2 күн бұрын

@@user-yq7yi3dm8m remember those feelings if you get a thought to use.

This is SUCH a good video. That animation shown is by far the best visual representation of withdrawal I have ever seen. Dark, dirty, depressing... Excellent work 👏

Day three. So sick 🤢

@Mike_HuntizWet

17 күн бұрын

Keep going!!

@MoAli-wm4of

9 күн бұрын

Day 1 … keep going… we can do this and live our lives to the fullest … wish me luck … but my resolve is the strongest it’s ever been

@NancyLovesJesus

6 күн бұрын

🤗🙏🏼

@emmapeel8163

3 күн бұрын

🙏🏼 try baths. break day into hours. chicken soup or bone broth.

@Mike_HuntizWet

3 күн бұрын

@@emmapeel8163 YES!!! I forgot about that. I took so many showers when I was sick 👍

I have done every drug in excess in every combination, known to man since I was 15. I went by ambulance to detox with a blood pressure of 86/43. Suboxone is working. My last dose was 04/09 at 11pm. I’m never doing it again. My body would not sleep and I thrashed in agony uncontrollably for days.

@eustab.anas-mann9510

4 күн бұрын

Are you still on Subox?

@larrytate1657

2 күн бұрын

Nice, keep going. Even if you need to stay on low dose sub for a while.

The restless legs and arms WHILE AWAKE was enough to make me cry. It really fucking sucks

@Raggandrist

18 сағат бұрын

No words can describe how torturous and relentless the feeling is. Being dog tired but unable to stop moving to try find relief. Praying for sleep to try kill time only for sleep to finally come and you wake up praying hours have passed but it’s only 10 minutes when you check your watch. Knowing you could ring someone at any moment and they can bring relief directly to your door. It’s just mental and physical torture

Restless legs were the worst for me no matter how you lay you can’t get comfortable

@mindaellis5054

24 күн бұрын

Restless body! My entire body, my fucking finger tips, my torso is the WORST! I lay there and flap around stretching like a fish out of water! It's bad. To the point where I gotta get up but I can't even find the strength to get up.

@MiSt3300

22 күн бұрын

@@mindaellis5054 my God... as a person who never did drugs it really sounds like hell. I know it's weird but I am actually physically afraid of drugs, because of the hell they bring. I wish you the strength to pull through this.

@mikehunt4797

19 күн бұрын

@@mindaellis5054 and the mental anxiety is brutal. Trying to sleep is the absolute worst. Ugh.

@matthewstuart2054

18 күн бұрын

Absolutely! It’s maddening. If I had access to a firearm during withdrawal I wouldn’t be here now.

@Anton-je9bc

18 күн бұрын

​@@matthewstuart2054same is Brutal Brutal hellish hell. To be stable is such a beautiful thing. Just to have a normal body. To watch a film or read a book. To Go out for food and be able to eat comfortable and for your skin to feel normal and no hyposensitivity. Hope I can get clean. Starting to think am a lifer.

It feels like like the devil dipped his nails in poison and stuck them in every nerve ending at once.

@naeemtull2026

8 күн бұрын

I could never find the words to describe it, you describe it perfectly.

@LuxuriousLenay

6 күн бұрын

​@@naeemtull2026I know, right? It's so poetic 🥲

@eustab.anas-mann9510

4 күн бұрын

That's a great way to put it. Unfortunately sober people think we are exaggerating for sympathy or to get more drugs. That couldn't be farther from the truth. I _wish_ we were just pretending to go through literal *hell.*

@keeganandersson4281

Күн бұрын

Another misconception is that people start doing opioids just for fun, but half the time it’s literally a prescribed pain med that causes someone to become physically dependent/addicted in the first place

There are humane and effective methods for detoxing individuals in hospitals under medical supervision. However, these crucial services are still only available to those who can afford them, not to everyone who needs them. It’s essential that we work towards making such vital healthcare accessible to all.

@dagfinissocool

3 күн бұрын

Way more profits in turning them on to methadone. Withdrawals from Heroin could take 10 days, withdrawal from Methadone can take several months so once you're hooked on that they have you for life

@vFANGv

2 күн бұрын

Why? They got into it so they can out or die and decrease the addict population.

Day 4 today !!!

@wievc1942

Ай бұрын

how u feeling brother ?

@wievc1942

Ай бұрын

day 1 today

@janycebrown4071

Ай бұрын

Day 10 ! I hope that you are doing well ❤ Suboxone saved my life ❤

@ChicagoGurl

Ай бұрын

How’s everyone’s recovery doing today?

@janycebrown4071

Ай бұрын

I am still doing good 🌝

Thank you for explaining this.

Geeze. This is the best withdrawal video I have ever seen. Explained so well. I just went through precipitated withdrawal 2 days ago from wanting off and taking subs too soon. My god it was so horrible.

Ive been through benzo and alcohol withdrawl. I never did opiods cause it i knew i would like it. Withdrawls are no f-ing joke, its a goddamn nightmare. Huge respect for anyone who quit or is trying to. Its not easy.

Thank you for educating us - this was very informative. Withdrawal sounds absolutely nightmarish. I didn’t know about the whole neurotransmitter aspect.

The one stigma that bothers me the most is that people that have never been through it say it's a choice to live that way. Nope. It may or not have been a choice when starting the drugs but it certainly wasn't part of the plan for anyone I've come into contact w/ that have the goal of being a full blown junky. Sober from opioids since 2004. Life during those several years before that were a living hell.

"I was a heroin addict when I was 18 years old. I went through a bunch of rehabs for 5 years, but none worked, so I did the most insane thing I've ever done: I quit cold turkey after yo-yoing in and out of rehabs. It was a kamikaze move back then. I was going to die anyway, so why not go crazy? It was 2 weeks of hell: vomiting, muscle cramps, feeling freezing even though it was blazing hot outside, insomnia, etc. Believe me, it was hell. And what's worse is the withdrawal. For 3 months, all that was in my mind was drugs. The anxiety was almost unbearable. But after 3.6 months, it got better. I started going to the gym, earning some money, and my life was 1000x better. It was like getting out of jail. And that experience of stopping cold turkey gave me PTSD about drugs. Never again do I want to go through that. No way. Now, I've been sober for 15 years. I go to the gym, work as an Android developer, and work from home, earning a very decent amount of money. Yeah, I rent my dad's home, but it's better than being homeless. Besides, he loves being around his grandkids. 16 years sober. My advice? Don't do what I did. Quitting drugs cold turkey is really hell."

This is an excellent piece.Thank you very much

Smart, learned, well read, and compassionate.

Perfect description! It's rare in the media. I'm clean for 4 years. 17 years of drug use and 3 rehabs.. A long fight....

This is the best video describing opiate withdrawals ever..

Very well done!

I really appreciated watching her talk.. she was very informative and compassionate.. which isn’t something you always get with people talking about addiction

well said, great video

IM GRATEFUL GOING TO PRISON TO GET THE HELP I NEED IT SAVED MY LIFE AND IM GONA STAY CLEAN AND SOBER WORKING ON 2 YEARS CLEAN

@frenchyblackhawk1872

12 күн бұрын

Biker, when I first looked at this video, I was kind of chuckling to myself. There are a lot of guys in prison ‘jonesing’, eventually they get through it. I had never been arrested or in jail, but found myself in a house of correction of the age of 72 due to a false DV charge, I was later exonerated. Congratulations on your victory 🎉

@woutervanlent5181

12 күн бұрын

Your positivism is great ! It looks like you understand that is a fight you have to do on your own . So difficult . I wish you all the good luck !

@BikerB215

12 күн бұрын

@@woutervanlent5181 YES I APPRECIATE IT.. I SEE SO MANY PEOPLE STUCK ON THIS STUFF STILL AND THEY DON'T HAVE A REASONABLE ANSWER TO GET HELP.. ITS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT IT.

What an amazing and compassionate women!

I'm a medical professional. I knew that the withdrawal was fatal. I had no idea how. Thank you for this video. It filled in a lot of knowledge gaps.

Great video! Quito-Ecuador 🇪🇨

In a few days I will be at one year clean from fentaynl. Quit myself which not the best idea but I got thru it and I can't believe I'm a few days from a year. Worst thing to go thru ever but if your determined just make sure you have a support team to encourage you to keep clean. Make a list of things that you enjoy or things you miss about your life prior to this lifestyle.

Shes speaking absolute facts,,,shout out from London

I was prescribed this for a few days following a major back surgery. Its ability to pain manage was far beyond what i thought was possible by medication alone.

I really loved how she explained the concept of survival instincts. That's was very well put. However, as someone who went through the whole suboxone ringer on and off for multiple years without any long term success after getting off (and detoxing off the suboxone for 30 straight days), WHY do doctors not properly explain what an opioid antagonist ACTUALLY is and what it is ACTUALLY doing? Continuing to feed the parts of your brain craving the drug. Literally antagonizing the addiction while also suppressing it. If youkep applying stress and pressure to something as cunning baffling and powerful as addiction, like our human instinct to survive like this video was comparing. My next very serious question as the target of your audience, why do we only talk about the things that are antagonizing and suppressing and yet almost no one knows about vivitrol? They don't know because prescribers don't mention it. You have to be the one to bring it up. But why is that if we are really trying to help people regain their health? It had no physical dependency. It's a once a month injection which provides a massive safety net in times of uncertainty that methadine and suboxone, that are taken daily, do not. It removed the craving for it enough that when I felt like I would have given in the first couple weeks before the vivitrol really started working, I knew I couldn't. Because it was a 1x per month injection. I only had to make the decision 1 day a month. For an addict or alcoholic that daily decision could be the difference between life and death. You also cannot get high off of vivitrol or the daily pill form of vivitrol, neltrexone. I got off fentynal and on Vivitrol and stayed on it for 4 months. I have not gone back since. After about 5 years on opioids/opiates. I have been off for almost 4 months and I don't ever have cravings. I have no desire for them. I'm truly blessed to have gotten away from Percocet, heroin, fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and tons of ecstasy after 16 years of addiction. I maintain with other things that work for me and they are not pills or drugs or anything like that. I connect with like minded people who had a solution that worked for them to offer to me for “fun and for free because someone did it for them,” they say. These questions are not to be attacking or to knock anyone who is staying off the streets by being on these medications. I'm just asking valid questions as someone these medications are targeted for and who has been through them time and time again. I believe the vivitrol worked for me as far as my physical brain goes because I was no longer feeding the addiction while also blocking it from being free to have what it wanted. And I didn't even have intense cravings. I just had to figure out what to do physically with myself instead of sit around anxious until I inevitably went back to the drugs. For me being active helps tremendously. Also magnesium. Please. If you struggle from addiction look uo the benefits of magnesiumand add vitamin D3 once a day to help with depressive symptoms. Essential oils work amazing too for depression and anxiety. Look up which ones are best for your personal needs. I hope this can open room for consideration and for me and anyone reading it to continue to be aware and question what we are told and not told and what other options we have available. Vivitrol is very hard on the liver so check with your doctor of course as I am not one.

.....im about to start voluntarily in the next several days. Late 40's, and i cant remember being this scared...ever.

@Trytostopmeh

20 күн бұрын

Start doing fentanyl voluntarily?

@woutervanlent5181

12 күн бұрын

8 Days further now . How are you ? Your comment impressed me . Good luck !

@nicolasolton

10 күн бұрын

Fear of wds is powerful and is often worse than the actual wds...Best of luck!

As a recovering opiate addict that started snorting dilaudid as a teenager and quickly progressed to IV dilaudid use , years later i got on methadone , and when fentynal started showing up in canada i started smoking and iv use of benzo dope (fentynal/carfentanil mixed with benzos) while also on methadone ) im clean from illicit drugs now but i am still prescribed kadian morphine and methadone together. this lady clearly understands opioid addiction very deeply and her compassionate explanations of what its like are a breath of fresh air from the medical community. Im so scared to one day come off my meds but its something i want to be able to accomplish someday. But even on stable doeses of methadone and kadian for years now the fear of coming off it is too great at this time

This is a great video

Great video, i've learned a lot! The women in this video sounds very eloquent and educated, a pleasant listening experience in my opinion.

@cassondralynch6342

12 күн бұрын

Absolutely. Bless this brilliant gem of a human.

This video is great, i had a motorcycle accident in 2021 left me with severe back injuries I was prescribed strong opioids for the intense backpain pain, in the first couple months I would only use them when absolutely necessary like days that needed to very physical stuff done, the most I did them in a row was 5 days then I stopped. I noticed I wasn't able to sleep at all even though I was tired by the second day i realized i was having withdrawals of the opioid then put it into prospective for me just how strong these things are by the third day it subsided and the 4th day I was able to sleep again. From then on i decided not to take any opioids and deal with the pain since anything over the counter didn't help and after 2 years of raw dogging it the pain is finally subsiding and my quality of life has drastically improved. I'm very glad I stayed away from opioids because I'm almost certain if I hadn't I would've become an addict. I knew id prefer the pain of my injury over the pain of addiction.

Wow! What a very well laid out video. Thank you.

Liked addiction and dependence distinction and how maintaining the dependence while treating addiction is key

Wish everyone would be as knowledgeable, informed, and as empathetic as this. Being a long time recovering addict myself, I know exactly what full withdrawal looks like, and feels like. Not sleeping for 2 and a half weeks and only passing out from pure exhaustion for maybe 30 min here and there is something I would never want to go through again. That doesn't include the pure agony of how you feel physically, emotionally, and mentally.

I think reduction always works, as long as you can stand against the craving. 5% less every day (or 10% less every 2 days) and you are out in about 3 weeks.

Well said lady

i just want my nose and eyes to stop running.

@whitemamba0089

Ай бұрын

Boy those are the easiest parts of withdrawal lol

@jdaman3960

Ай бұрын

@@whitemamba0089lmfaoooo facts , talk to me when you can’t quit movin your legs , can’t find any position that’s even remotely comfortable , or when your shitting urself , I can go on an on, the twitches , the sweats , hot cold . Straight hell

@XstonedmonkeyzX

Ай бұрын

And the worse part is, you know EXACTLY what can instantly cure that horrible feeling 😢🥲

@jdaman3960

Ай бұрын

@@XstonedmonkeyzX I’m right now literally dying dope sick

@XstonedmonkeyzX

Ай бұрын

@@jdaman3960 best way is to taper down. And best way to taper is using nasally. Since you can each time, or day use less and less until you're using a very tiny amount. And its easier to see that you're using less in powder form than anyway else... Before breaking, I was able to make a $5 dollar buy, last me 3 days!!!

😢 this how I feel it’s so hard to fight a battle that your kind of clueless about where to start what to do???? Everyone is in my prayers everyone and your all worthy !!!!!!

I was on fentanyl patch + morphine liquid around the clock for about last 3 months of cancer treatment. I had little difficulty withdrawing off the narcotics.

Iv had a opiode addiction for 25 years off and on! Clean fora few years then slip up fora few. Just hit a year clean again and feel great🎉🎉

very well explained, 4 months clean. life is beautifulll

I'm a substance abuse nurse and your toilet bowl water reference is great!

While I was withdrawing, I went seven days, almost without eating or drinking because I couldn’t bear the thought. I would be nauseated thinking of trying to eat or drink anything. It’s so dangerous, please do it professionally. But do it!

@kirjuschaks

4 күн бұрын

Natural apple juice saved my day in my withdrawal experience. It gives you some energy and won't make you vomit

@user-mg2ip8cr8z

2 күн бұрын

some people need opioids withdrawal is not the answer for everyone, some will be fine on methadone while a small group will need heroin prescription. Consider the hill tribes of Loas whose old people smoke opium as its their cultural right ,the only group of human beings with an international recognized right to use opium .

Withdrawing in jail is even worse especially when you don’t have subboxon

@thebenjamins9

15 күн бұрын

yep i went cold turkey in uk prison ..and it was a nightmare ..but i got over it ...

@nicolasolton

10 күн бұрын

For some people with less self discipline it can be effective sometimes.

Great video she did well, very informative and simpled down for anyone to understand

Currently have my dad at my house trying to get him off that shit he just ruptured his spleen and has cirrhosis. He’s gonna have one hell of a time for a couple days but I know he can do it. Please pray for us y’all. I’m praying for everyone

I was doing fetty, meth, and xanax every day. I got hit by a car and woke up a month later. Another month of learning how to walk and I left that hospital sober. That car running me down in the street was the best thing that ever happened to me. I dont even take perscribed pain killers. I smoke weed for any pain that arises from the accident, and that's it. Being in the hospital for a little over 2 months really sucked but it isn't as bad as kicking fentanyl cold turkey in a jail cell.

Thank you

I can deal with the pure physical symptoms but the anxiety, dysphoria, and malaise are virtually unbearable.

Unimaginable

2:05 This happens with other drugs too, caffeine is a great example. You end up needing to drink more caffeine to keep the effects, but that makes the crash a lot worse.

I went through withdrawal from my antidepressant for just a single day and it was hell. I can't even imagine how much worse fentanyl or drugs like it are to withdraw from. Actually terrifying.

they gave me this in hospital. incredible. the pain turned into heat. i kept asking for more. glad they refused.

Day 10 off my methadone script! Iv been in withdrawal so many times over the years I've lost count. Give me the "flu" like feeling all day... The lack of sleep and all the mental symptoms are what use to make be keep going back. I tapered myself this time thank foook

@pigeonsil240sx

7 күн бұрын

im 5 months off methadone myself, good job!

I suffered for 6 out of 8 years with fentanyl withdrawal every month from changing my patches too early and left one to three days at the end of my script before I could get a refill

This video proved to be thought provoking. On the oposite side of spectrum, my grandmother used to say that she was sore all the time, that it had become the new normal to her, no problem. Same with me and sore muscles, or cold exposure, I kind of block it out. Basically it shifts my happiness curve up. Like first investing, living with pain, and then when it is gone it feels good. Same result as if I first took heroin and felt shitty later, only the other way around. It basically boils down to one's willingness to accept delayed gratification. The main difference between approaches seem to be that one makes you healthier and the other sicker, one enhances your future and the other destroys it, and one is respected by people and the other is despised. The pain therapy!

The worst aspect of opiate withdrawl for me was the restless leg/body. It means you simply wont be able to sleep. For DAYS. And youll feel horribly exhausted like all you want to do is sleep. But no matter how hard you try you simply cant.

Some people need these to treat conditions like RLS and perhaps fibromyalgia.

Withdrawals symptoms of drugs are no joke, I quit Effexor cold turkey because it made me feel detached from the world and other people. I often felt i was on the verge of suicide for two months, not to mention the brain zaps, migraines, constant restlessness and nausea. I forcefully sheltered myself because I couldn't even function properly and I was afraid of what I could do to myself, it was a hellish experience.

I’m 7 days in and i can’t handle it anymore.

@SAM-zg2mw

Ай бұрын

I hear you man. I hear you, but you can. You're almost done. ALMOST DONE! Hardest part is ending. Make it one more minute, it's OK to not handle it anymore. Don't think about the past, don't think about the future, your friends, your family... just the next minute. Almost there dude.

@jose-qb8tr

Ай бұрын

Man just drink a lot water bro. I'm here also trying my best man you can do it man don't give up man

@griffendorff

Ай бұрын

I'm 7 days in too man

@mollyram2997

29 күн бұрын

You're Golden.

@robertkenney6002

29 күн бұрын

Oh hunny.

For me it was the restless muscles i couldn't handle. It was like restless leg syndrome but over your whole body. It's horrible and all you can think about is if you just had this one thing you would feel better. It's a really horrible hopeless feeling

Hey I'm going through it right now. I don't have anything to balance it out with. It feels like it's tearing my hips apart. Is that normal?

@shawnmurphy2047

Ай бұрын

Hang in there you’re almost through the worst part or you are by now it gets better after a week or so

@mollyram2997

29 күн бұрын

yes, that's is normal

I was pissing dirty for fent over 40 days after i stopped using. Took almost 6 months for the gastrointestinal and stomach issues to subside. The illicit fentanyl def has much different pharmacokinetic properties than pharmaceutical-grade fent

@wendidee6192

6 күн бұрын

how did you quit? I'm trying to help my daughter. She's deeply addicted to fent and meth (which she uses for energy to collect cans to recycle for money for the fent and meth). She's a very HEAVY user. She thinks there's no use in trying because it's too painful and won't work. I'm trying to find people who have done it and can show it's possible.

I have never felt any sort of euphoria from my prescription patch of fentanyl. I have a serious chronic pain disorder called RSD or CRPS. It s been over ten years. Is the new rapid change an advisable option for me? TY.

@MrG-xm1up

21 күн бұрын

If you are referring to quitting cold turkey. NO. If you are curious, give it a try but make sure you have your patches on hand for when it gets to rough and you change your mind. Don't just let the prescription lapse or you that will be the worst decision of your life.

So is Benzo withdrawal agony am nearly recovered now still hurts bad in legs

I got hooked at 55. Walked away at 56. It was hell but I did it. If it wasn’t for my family I would be gone by now

I used to do heroin and been on methadone for a few years but fentanyl gives me anxiety. At least what we have here in Baltimore. So I don't like fet. Thank God!!!

Realizing I’ve either been on opiates or suboxone for the last decade straight. Trying to get off suboxone I heard about a sublicaid shot of buprenorphine that goes into your stomach once a month might try that.

@MrG-xm1up

21 күн бұрын

Its the same shit. The rout of administration is the only difference.

@nicolasolton

10 күн бұрын

Take the naltrexone depot instead for a change of pace.

i had precipitated withdrawl from starting suboxone too soon and let me tell you - it is WAY worse than your typical withdrawl symptoms.

I am a recovered opioid dependent person. Withdrawals are like what I imagine being tortured feels like.

My dealer gets up in half hour. I'm so sorry for getting hooked sucks!!

It’s dangerous describing how fentanyl makes you feel: if I was able to realistically describe the feeling almost everyone would run out to find some. 🤐

We should have alternatives to opiods. I hope science & Pharma catch up with the goal.

ANR clinic in Florida. Go through withdrawals In a medically induced coma. It's amazing

I was addicted to opiates post surgery for 3 years.. nothing worked at the “conventional” level for me.. suboxone didn’t work. What worked for me was tapering as low as I could then I jumped to kratom then used cannabis to get off Kratom and it worked perfectly.

When I got clean from carfentanyl, I didn't sleep for over 50 days. I had double vision until I finally slept.

I am going through it now. Just dont want to be alone

Day two just off subs. No flu but my arms are so messed up. Restless arms. No sleep.