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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 677569" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Well, if he was using suboxone regularly, and opiates, he was taking huge amounts of opiates to get past the blockading effect of the suboxone.</p><p></p><p>Something is fishy about the doctor, though. I can't understand why they would refuse to help him because he went to the ER, unless they saw that as "drug seeking" behavior.</p><p></p><p>Your son has a rough road ahead of hi, any way you look at it. The fact that the pain is easing up is a sign that the worst of the WDs are passing. If he is able to eat now, he should start trying to eat a healthy, clean diet, take vitamins (Bs especially), and start drinking lots of fluids. Avoid alcohol and any other drugs at this point beyond ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain. Take those in normal doses. He can take loperamide (Immodium) for the diarrhea if that's an issue as it often is in opioid WD.</p><p></p><p>Hot baths/showers will help with the pain and restless legs as well.</p><p></p><p>My heart goes out to you watching him go through this, and he has my best wishes that he make it through WD and be able to stay clean afterwards. He will need ongoing support after WD in order to stay clean.</p><p></p><p>The time after WD is especially dangerous in terms of ODing upon relapse as he will have lost tolerance and the dose that would've been a safe high before could kill him now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 677569, member: 1963"] Well, if he was using suboxone regularly, and opiates, he was taking huge amounts of opiates to get past the blockading effect of the suboxone. Something is fishy about the doctor, though. I can't understand why they would refuse to help him because he went to the ER, unless they saw that as "drug seeking" behavior. Your son has a rough road ahead of hi, any way you look at it. The fact that the pain is easing up is a sign that the worst of the WDs are passing. If he is able to eat now, he should start trying to eat a healthy, clean diet, take vitamins (Bs especially), and start drinking lots of fluids. Avoid alcohol and any other drugs at this point beyond ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain. Take those in normal doses. He can take loperamide (Immodium) for the diarrhea if that's an issue as it often is in opioid WD. Hot baths/showers will help with the pain and restless legs as well. My heart goes out to you watching him go through this, and he has my best wishes that he make it through WD and be able to stay clean afterwards. He will need ongoing support after WD in order to stay clean. The time after WD is especially dangerous in terms of ODing upon relapse as he will have lost tolerance and the dose that would've been a safe high before could kill him now. [/QUOTE]
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