If you have experience, what did you do? I tried just quitting cold turkey, but it made me sick.

It's killing my relationship with my girlfriend, and some friends and family members.

FP

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That's not the best of ideas if you're admitting you're addicted.

Post edited at 11:27 pm on July 20, 2008 by The Raven

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You should never, EVER try quitting morphine cold turkey. That can kill you, very fucking easily.
I know several people who have tried quitting general morphine sulfate low mg pills they take for pain cold turkey and have nearly killed themselves in the process.

That's not the best of ideas if you're admitting you're addicted.

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I quit cold turkey after being on the highest possible dose for 10 days straight. Considering opiate addiction forms almost immediately, that's pretty decent.

FP

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Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
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Anything you guys do when you feel the need? like, play a video game or squeeze a stress ball? do those help?

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Honestly? I just curled up in my bed and cried.

FP

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Quote: from ShitTheRainbowxdyk3 at 12:34 am on July 21, 2008

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Anything you guys do when you feel the need? like, play a video game or squeeze a stress ball? do those help?

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Honestly? I just curled up in my bed and cried.

FP

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Quote: from ShitTheRainbowxdyk3 at 12:34 am on July 21, 2008

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Anything you guys do when you feel the need? like, play a video game or squeeze a stress ball? do those help?

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Honestly? I just curled up in my bed and cried.

FP

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I luckily stayed away from morphine but have been trying to kick oxycotin and this sounds about right.

Try turning your music up loud.....really reall loud.  That helps some...until the headaches set in.  Then just...don't move a muscle.  Be very very still because everything that touches you is painful.

Sorry.  In reality I would recommend some sort of rehab.  Maybe.  Depends what your situation is.

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if you were doing 450mgs a day you're fucked. that's the same amount of morphine that a hardcore heroin junkie consumes. you need to find your local methadone clinic and start going. you'll get outpatient treatment with a dose of methadone everyday to keep you from being sick. it costs about 10-15 dollars per day with usually an initial intake fee of 40-100 bucks.

i was doing 60mgs of morphine a day and coming off of it made me totally unable to function in life...

the acute withdrawal does go away relatively quickly but for many people there's a strong depression that sets in after you've detoxed. be prepared, that's all i can say... even if you go on methadone and eventually work off when you've gone clean you're going to feel like shit for awhile.

paying the piper sucks balls.

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You should never, EVER try quitting morphine cold turkey. That can kill you, very fucking easily.

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No, it can't.

My advice is to buy a milligram scale and start crushing up all your morphine tablets and keep the powder. From there, construct a regimen whereby you wean yourself down 5-10 mg every day or so. The withdrawal will still be there but it'll be FAR less shitty.

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Quote: from The Raven at 2:26 am on July 21, 2008

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You should never, EVER try quitting morphine cold turkey. That can kill you, very fucking easily.

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No, it can't.

My advice is to buy a milligram scale and start crushing up all your morphine tablets and keep the powder. From there, construct a regimen whereby you wean yourself down 5-10 mg every day or so. The withdrawal will still be there but it'll be FAR less shitty.

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Post edited at 7:58 am on July 23, 2008 by branflakes