Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms From Fentanyl (Page 2)

Aloha from Hawaii- this is my 6th week off fentanyl patch 100mg and breakthrough oxy 40mg day for several years. Also was on Valium. So, I went through a medical detox, but still have the following symptoms and I hope they aren't permanent:

- hand tremors
- T.M.J. ( tension in jaws)
- stoned feeling
- electricity - tension running through my body, twitching, spasms
- insomnia

Any body know if I am doomed?

Maui Girl

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YOUR FENTANYL 100 PATCH CONTAINS ONLY 16.5 MGS OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT. DO READ THE NOTE FOR PATIENTS. IT IS NOT 100MGS OF MORPHINE!!!

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All what you are describing is benzo (valuim) withdrawal and opiate withdrawal.The electric symptoms and jaw tension is the valuim.Didn't you taper off Valuim???

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All what you are describing is benzo withdrawal and opiate withdrawal.The electric symptoms are the benzos.Didn't you taper off Valuim???2mg a month is the best and safe way.The cold sweats,nausea cramps is the Fentanyl.....be very careful with the valuim..best wishes John

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Seems you forget that trusting so-called "medical professionals" is what got us in this terrible dilemma. I'm looking forward to the living hell described here, as I'm a 6 yr 50mcg + patient. Rid myself of Ativan and that was 18 days of horror... Doctors can't prescribe what they know so little about, be dismissive of patients who feel the real threat of death in the doctor's hand - either to give or withhold meds.

This s*** sucks, as the best I've done this month is reduce 15 patches a month to 12, and it is going to be terrible - I know - having suffered several nightmarish days when I had to make a 2 day patch last 5 days.

It's almost indescribable, but you end up counting the misery in terms of seconds, not hours or days.

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I'm now on day 29...yesterday I cut 1/3 off a 50mcg mylan matrix patch and have 20 hours left to reach my 48 hrs. on what is essentially a 37.5mcg patch. Feeling a little defeated, but I have to do this for my son. The cure for my misery is just 15 feet away - I have no idea how I will do this as the days wear on. I read about people going through Fentanyl withdrawals for two weeks and I freak.

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Re: Jasmine (# 10)
Just reading time post, obviously I just found out about it. I have leg/muscle tightness at night. It's referred as Restless Leg Syndrome, among other things. I found if I drink a little bit of pickle juice, it takes them away. Hope this helps.

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Re: Maui Girl (# 2)

I was on 125 mcg Fentanyl for 4 years with 10/325 Percocets ( 6 per day )for breakthrough pain ! Went through rapid detox at a cost of $7k ! I'm 7 months after detox and now in the Post acute withdrawal phase , this can last a year or 2 from what the medical field is telling me ! It's been absolute hell , bad insomnia, burning in all my extremities, ringing in my ears , nausea , and just a overall feeling of not being well and the list goes on and on !

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