Nuvigil Help / Severe Opiate Addict (Page 2)

I am fresh off a 3 year opiate ride and to be quite honest I am the most weak and tired than I have ever been. The anxiety is killing me. All I want is a couple roxy and some morphine 60's. Before today I was up to about 12 roxy 30's and 10 morph 60's. I am quitting cold turkey and also quiting for the first time. I've heard this will absolutely not work and I will be a junkie again within a day. My friend gave me a handful of xanax, Nuvigil, and Naproxin. If any of you have experiences similar to mine please let me know if I can beat this with what I've been given for help being: Xan, Nuvigil, and Naproxin? I really dont want this life anymore. Everything I get asked to do like go to the movies, go out of state, or just hang for a couple hours all depends on whether or not I have enough pills! It sucks. I'd rather worry about having enough gas instead of how many pills it'll take for me to tolerate my friends, whom I love dearly). Tolerate: meaning fighting the depression of not having drugs and and the almost death that happens to me with every fake hate filled smile I have to give. uhhhggh I just want it to be over. SO I GUESS my question is will the Nuvigil give me the energy and attitude I need for the three days of horrible sickness I am about to go through? I have been off opiates now for 12 hours and I am already terrified. What a great drug for pain but the abuse of it is just a inexcusable insecurity that I would like to abolish asap. I know this isnt the right Blog to write to but all the other blogs just talk about different ways to feel high. I dont need that. Please help if you can, if not I completely understand. Thanks for listening. Good luck to all :)

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The nuvigil is not the same as other stimulants it is not a euphoric high . For me it only turns off the switch that says go to sleep so yes it may help you. Like others have said cold turkey is very hard and if taken right suboxone will help get you clean. Xanax will help with the withdrawal but I would be very careful it is addictive . Hope you kick it.

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You are addicted to opiates and you don't want that life anymore take some Tylenol and ibuprofen you're going to be sick suck it up stop doing the pills

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No no no you will kill yourself, u can not get off of all those pills with out weaning yourself off.

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My feelings exactly word for word. There is no easy way to withdrawal. It's gonna suck no matter what u do. The physical is bad yes, but depending on the person, amount of opiates and the time frame you've been taking it, the physical will (in my personal experience) take anywhere from 2-4 weeks to start feeling better physically. The mental psychological and emotional will last much longer. The xanax will help u sleep for a while but it gets to where u just can't make yourself sleep anymore and your anxiety keeps u up. The pain reliever (did u say naproxen?) that may help a tad with aches but not really and the nuvigil I dont believe will help with withdrawal but will help with your motivation drive and energy level after you have gone thru the physical symptoms. I am only 37 days clean off of opiates and suboxone. I live in Richmond Va but decided to take a bus (not drive cuz didn't want to have transportation) to the mountains to my dads in Bristol TN which is 5 hours away just so I knew my drugs of choice were not easily accessible which actually helped with the withdrawal. Our mind is a powerful thing. When we know we can't get it for some reason the withdrawal is nowhere near as strong as if we know it's right down the road. So I'm just now starting to physically not hurt but am weak and depressed and have to make myself get up and brush my teeth or take a shower much less have conversation with anyone. I'm empty inside except for the constant butterflies in my stomach which is probably drug craving and anxiety. I just started taking the nuvigil today and I feel really good and have energy. Which has always been one of the reasons that I used in the first place...for motivation, energy, the feeling of being productive. It's not supposed to be addictive but we will see...being that I love having energy.

Good luck to you. Make sure u have a good support group and try not to isolate yourself even though u don't want anybody looking at u much less pushing u to get up and take a walk outside or do yoga or meditate! Lol! Which ARE helpful but at this moment it makes u wanna slap the piss out of them. If u are REALLY serious and are sick and tired of being sick and tired you CAN do it!! I CAN too!! We both can do this! I've been to (3) 6 month inpatient programs and relapsed each time but I went because I was forced to or to get out of jail time. But I've heard of a really good one, it's called teen challenge. It's not just for teens though. Check it out online if curious. Ok one more thing and I'll quit rambling. If you faulter don't beat yourself up too much just pick yourself up dust yourself off and try again. We got 2 options...we fight or just give up and die a slow death or if we r lucky it'll take us out quickly.

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Hi might I have been recovered from morphine addiction from past 4years so m living and loving this normal life with xanax 0.5mg and neproxin sodium 500mg daily dosage, anyhow ever one can it is hard to but possible

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Nuvigil was the first drug that relieved depression which has been a lifetime struggle. I stopped abruptly four days ago, due to the high co-pay. Went from 100.00 to 700.00 when I moved from one area back to home. I was placed on adderall 20mg a day and it is still keeping me from the depression that is so painful that death seems like the only way out. Now I am in so much pain exhaustion and read on this site that this is an expected symptom.... I'm 76, can't walk and photograph nature which was also a depression boost. Stopped drinking and taking sporadic drugs in 1986.. diagnosed with bi polar, severe depression, PTSD, anxiety and now ADHD, which the drug company approved so that I could switch to adderall. This site was a godsend since I learned that withdrawal from nuvigil can cause pain but I just can't tolerate any more depression. My experience with xanax was horrendous and the detox in house a nightmare....I do take 2mg ativan, seroquel for sleep and an antidepressant (forgot name). If I had the money I would never have gone off nuvigil. My heart aches for people who have to turn to medication just to get through the day. It's a horrendous disease.

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