Withdrawals From Soma, Morphine, Xanax, Oxycodone - Help Please (Page 3)

I have been in pain management for years, lost my doctor along with other patients, and primary won't fill or says she can't and messes up my progress to get in new pain management in time. Now I'm losing Soma, was 3 times a day, now I have 7 tabs left. Was on 45 mg of morphine 3 times, oxycodone 15s and xanax 5 mg 3 times a day. Which she said she can not write for. Why, if she knew or thought this pain clinic was prescribing more than standard, did she never say a word until i had to go to her in desperation for this? Your primary that has to refer you and get info to get into a new pain clinic, I have very serious health issues no one is dealing with, I feel alone and suicidal. I even told my doctor and the old pain clinic staff that left, and not a bit of help, yet they know i have a history of heart failure, bleeds in brain from pain issues. No one cares, our country is falling apart and i asked again today for something for bp and high pulse, got nothing for it but a nurse, they did not send in the info two times that could have had me in pain management by now, and in having the colostomy i had to postpone since I wont do it with out pain mgmt on board.

Today they cut me back more 1 soma for a few days then no more, oxycodone 10mg 3 times to be cut on mon again and morphine cut from 45 3 x to 3o 2 times. All i can do is cry and sleep then cry more then no food, not drinking, feel horrible, and have lost desire to live and fight. These doctors put all on others and not one seems to care or no what to do with all of us real pain patients. I just want to die at this point for i am so tired of suffering and its only going to get worse. I feel so bad for all of the posts i have seen and know im not alone. All i see is the same four walls every day, go no where and before i felt i had some reason to fight and live to fight cancer and even cancer doc can not help get you in pain mang. They said today it will take at least 8 weeks to get in and ill be dead then or out of meds in a stroke etc. That is my biggest fear. Have had 3 bleeds in brain from this and pain is no joke.

The nurse said today we all are paying for those that dr shop and are addicted and i said i thought even addiction is a matter that needs treatment. They counted my tabs. I take drugs panels, did nothing wrong and most of my pain is caused from docs that did botched surgeries and cancer and injury from accident. I dont no what we all can do or if there is hope but it does not do good to ask on this site if someone knows where to get meds. Its not just docs its insurances companies and pharmacies. It's all getting way too much and hard for even a well person to figure out. I am ready to go home to my maker and wish he would take me soon. I am so tired of the lack of proper dr care in our country and its so sad i feel and pray for you all i want to know who is going to be responsible when i die or end up in a stroke due to this. Xanax withdrawals will be the worst too for i had them before for you can not sleep to escape the torture and they only get worse with time unlike opiates most docs dont seem to know this. I guess i have heart rate of 139 now and bp 200 over 133.

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Yes, I take the powder. Be careful when purchasing capsules, and don't buy from a head shop. Your best bet would be to buy the powder and empty capsules and fill them yourself. Also a digital scale. I use the toss and wash method to take mine. You get used to the taste. I was amazed how well kratom works. I had zero withdrawal symptoms!

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SUZYQ: Yes, I am considering taking Kratom, but don't know much about it. I will research it. When I lower my methadone dose, about once every 4 to 6 weeks, I am looking for something to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms. Something that isn't another pharmaceutical.

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I never thought of filling my own capsules, that is a great idea, I have tried mixing the powder with juices like they suggest and I still cannot tolerate the taste and I can tolerate a lot. I bought the first time off of a head shop, never again, Kratom country I believe is where I got my last supply, I just came across my old invoice, I am going to place another order, you think the red strain is best for pain and withdrawals?? I asked them, they tend not to want to give advice, but this stuff has been taken by people for thousand of years, to date, no one has died or overdosed on this stuff. I just got some hope back into my life cause I remember I had it overnighted so I wouldn't go through withdrawals, and it really helped. Thanks

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Yes, I take red vein thai. Eternally Herbal is a very good vendor. I put a small amount of liquid in my mouth then toss the powder in and swallow. Chocolate milk works best. Good luck!

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It's because of the combination of drugs being taken with Soma. I went off my pain meds in order to stay on Soma. Soma was the only script that worked for me anyway. The Drs. are getting grief from the government because Soma is getting out in the streets & want to stop it. But what they don't realize that people are selling them over the Internet anyway. I have been suffering from a bad back including a failed surgery and have never asked for an increase of any meds but I wasn't allowed to get the Soma & pain pills. If your dr. Feels you need all the meds, he can argue for you so the insurance companies pay for it. But it will be very difficult these days. Good luck to all that are suffering with pain issues.

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If you will research kratom, you will be able to just put the methadone down and replace it with kratom. I took 80mg of hydrocodone a day and had zero withdrawal symptoms. You have to take 5-10 grams 2x day. But it works!

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SUZYQ: So then what happens when you stop the Kratom? I am a 30 year+ opioid addict, and am on 85 mgs of methadone. I doubt I will have "zero withdrawal symptoms". And even if what you say is true, this is just switching one drug for another, correct? So what happens when you decide to stop the Kratom?

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SuzyQ. The Kratom is not a drug, it is a natural herb used for thousand of years, there have been no overdoses or deaths due to Kratom, you are going to have to trial and error with strains and dosages

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I have to reply to a few things I read here. I've had back problems for over 20+ yrs, I've tried tramadol, soma, flexeril, Ultram, baclofen, so many things and these don't do jack s***. How can u get addicted to these pills if they aren't narcitics? I took vicodin for over 17 years only 30 pills a month, 5 mg, that's it. My f***ing back still kills me. They don't want to give any opioids out cuz of all the people dying from illicit drug use when they can't get there pills like all of u complaining about it. That's why they are cutting people off. I got cut off, now I'm suffering cuz of people getting all those pills. I get nothing.

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I think u got cut off because 30pills a month wont do much for severe pain, that being said, drs probably figure if u can "make it" on 30vics then u can "make it" WITHOUT 30 vics! Does that make sense?just mt opinion.

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Luke I said I took 80mg of norco for 25 yrs. I had no withdrawal symptoms using kratom to quit. I quit the pills one day and started kratom the next am. No diarrhea, vomiting, nausea. I was surprised needless to say.

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Did you take anything else? Or need anything like immodium? There are posts elsewhere that talked about immodium as being able to prevent/contain wd by preventing much of what causes wd to be worse--specifically immodium because it was created as an opiate. I mean immodium in higher thsn diarehea control doses. I did have it pretty much eliminate my wd when i was out of the country one time & was unable to get back to my dr apt. I couldn't function because of pain but was able to curb my wd for those 2-3 weeks (coming off crazy high amounts of opiate. Anyone else try this?

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No. I have nerve damage and without any pain meds I will throw myself around trying to get away from that horrible feeling. Don't have that symptom taking kratom.

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Omgosh...terrible...my nerve pain isnt comstant...thank goodness. Are u using kratom full-time or as a complement to your mads or in emergency stop gap measure? How did u determine dosage?

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I researched the heck out of it. I take 5 grams 2x day. The effect lasts around 5-6 hrs for me. I still have some pain, but I can live with it.I even quit taking my Topriamate for nerve damage. I've been taking it for 3 months now.

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Incredible! Im going to look into it ! Thanks

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Does anyone know where Dr. Sorenson is? He use to be my pain management doctor and I loved him. He was with Oklahoma Pain Management for a while and all the sudden he wasn't there anymore and I had to start seeing another doctor and they put me on meds that my insurance wouldn't cover. So if anyone knows where he is practicing at in Tulsa I would appreciate the information.

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Dont know but search ur state government licensing board--they will tell u if active & where

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Probably you need to check into a rehab so they can manage your withdrawals so that you won't have a stroke! At least you would be medically monitored while coming off of all that cause there is nobody who's going to prescribe all of those meds anymore. The same thing happened to me and I was left to withdraw alone at home all by myself after taking all of that for years. I ended up laying there having epileptic fits and then had a stroke that left me unable to walk, talk, write! I worked thru it all but it took several years to get back to normal and have not taken any drugs for 3 years.

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SUZYQ: So are you saying you are now a Kratom addict rather than a pharmaceutical opioid addict? And I am not trying to be funny, nor am I belittling you. I genuinely want to know. You say you switched from opioid pills to Kratom. Are you still currently taking the Kratom? And if so, do you plan to stop taking it? Will you go into withdrawals if you do? Thanks in advance for any info.

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