What can I expect with benzo withdrawal.

April 28, 2019, 04:45 PM

Apphunter

quote:
Originally posted by Haveme1or2:
Fear of what is coming is the reason many never can get off those kinds of drugs.
Start working on becoming courageous.
God, others, whatever it takes to walk through it.
I was hurt bad and I was afraid of what was to come when the drugs were stopped. Friends helped me. And low and behold I didn't need anything stronger than ibuprofen and Tylenol. Soon an occasional ibuprofen was it. 10 years ago.

I'm not afraid of coming off the drugs. I want to be off of them as soon as I can tolerate it. My GP doc asked me if I needed more and i told him no. I just want to be prepared for the discomfort of coming off the drugs.

April 28, 2019, 06:59 PM

Ronin101

quote:
Originally posted by Apphunter:
quote:
Originally posted by Haveme1or2:
Fear of what is coming is the reason many never can get off those kinds of drugs.
Start working on becoming courageous.
God, others, whatever it takes to walk through it.
I was hurt bad and I was afraid of what was to come when the drugs were stopped. Friends helped me. And low and behold I didn't need anything stronger than ibuprofen and Tylenol. Soon an occasional ibuprofen was it. 10 years ago.

I'm not afraid of coming off the drugs. I want to be off of them as soon as I can tolerate it. My GP doc asked me if I needed more and i told him no. I just want to be prepared for the discomfort of coming off the drugs.

do you have an addictive personality? hydrocodone is pretty week as far as pain killers go. My wife doesn't like them and her family has a history of addiction, so she tries to use alive and ibuprofin as much as possible
https://www.practicalpainmanag...-necessary-troubling

April 28, 2019, 09:18 PM

dry-fly

Apphunter... feel free to pm me. I detoxed myself off of a much higher dose of Oxy a year or so ago after a second back fusion. Good luck

quote:
Originally posted by Apphunter:
I messed up my back using improper technique while deadlifting on April 15th. I wasnt lifting too heavy only 205lb. I realized I screwed up as soon as it happened. I ended the workout and thought that with rest and motrin would take care of it.

Fast forward to the April 22nd and I couldn't get off the couch. I had to crawl to my bedroom and have my mom come put me to bed and take care of the dogs. I thought I would go to urgent care in the morning but we decided to go the ER instead. While in the ER I got a morphine shot and a valium. I was still in pain afterwards but less pain.

The doctor prescribed 500mg naproxen twice a day valium 5mg 3 times a day and 5 mg of oxycodone as needed for pain. I have only taken the oxy first thing the morning and right before bed. I have taken the valium as directed.

I saw my primary care doctor on Friday and after the muscles have healed a little he is concerned about nerve damage and prescribed prednisone.

I'm almost out of oxy and valium. I am expecting some withdrawal symptoms any idea of severity.

Also any ideas on how to help heal.

April 28, 2019, 09:46 PM

MikeinNC

Biggest thing you are gonna experience is being backed up.

Drink a lot of water

Take some stool softeners

Prepare for a week of uncomfortable belly issue..
The Valium is an opioid, and that will slow you down

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April 29, 2019, 09:17 AM

tatortodd

quote:
Originally posted by Ronin101:
you will prbably be a little constipated! lol

OP's bowels will wake up in a day or two and he'll drop an 0bama so large that it might clog the toilet.

April 29, 2019, 09:44 AM

thumperfbc

quote:
Originally posted by Apphunter:
I messed up my back using improper technique while deadlifting on April 15th. I wasnt lifting too heavy only 205lb. I realized I screwed up as soon as it happened. I ended the workout and thought that with rest and motrin would take care of it.

Fast forward to the April 22nd and I couldn't get off the couch. I had to crawl to my bedroom and have my mom come put me to bed and take care of the dogs. I thought I would go to urgent care in the morning but we decided to go the ER instead. While in the ER I got a morphine shot and a valium. I was still in pain afterwards but less pain.

The doctor prescribed 500mg naproxen twice a day valium 5mg 3 times a day and 5 mg of oxycodone as needed for pain. I have only taken the oxy first thing the morning and right before bed. I have taken the valium as directed.

I saw my primary care doctor on Friday and after the muscles have healed a little he is concerned about nerve damage and prescribed prednisone.

I'm almost out of oxy and valium. I am expecting some withdrawal symptoms any idea of severity.

Also any ideas on how to help heal.

I’m not a medical professional but I was recently on Valium and Norco 10mg for about 10 days. I had zero issues when I stopped.

For the record, I found the Valium more helpful than the Norco in my specific case.

April 29, 2019, 10:19 AM

FishOn

Should not have any issues after only a week or two. That is exactly what benzos are for. Short term applications. Two months of daily use..then you'll have withdrawals. Long-term daily benzo use is absolutely horrible to quit. Worse than opiates. Takes many months and even up to years for the withdrawal symptoms to completely go away. You should never quit long term benzo use cold turkey. You can die from seizures. Got to taper off.