Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Most importantly SLEEP is very important with withdrawl, depending on how much of the drug you took and how it affected your sleep, some prescription drugs disrupt your sleep, i know vicodin makes it hard for me to fall asleep and stay asleep... if this happen to you sleep is very important, your body must have a few " sleep make up sessions " and your body will make you do it lol. Other things that help with cleansing/withdrawl are lots and lots of water and/or lemon water, a good multi vitamin, and for the emotional ups and downs, this is the tough one... it basicly has to run it's course.... usually when i have stopped my meds (because i wanted to cleanse and give the liver a brake lol) the emotional ups and downs last about 4 days, usually the 5th day i am back to normal. I have been taking vicodin hp for a year and half now and i make myself do a cleanse about once a month, although it is hard because i am in pain, i do it because the vicodin makes me brake out and it gives my face a rough appearence, so u do a cleanse now and then to help clear this up, however i will not stop taking my meds because i need them, if i want a normal life LOL i need to have the pain relief. You may want to ask your doc for anti depressents if he is on board with the " cleansing process. " Anyway, hope this helps a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Nanci, I am not a doctor and can't give you any kind of expert advice, but I think it's probably a misconception that withdrawal can be sped up by somehow " cleansing " your body of a drug. The problem is that taking the drug has made temporary changes to your body (specifically your brain) that take time to reverse on their own. Your body basically gets used to the drug being present, so if you stop it suddenly you may have problems. In other words, speeding up the removal of the drug is probably just what you *don't* want to do. Many drugs have this property, known as " physical dependence " . Opioids are famous for it, but some other examples include steroids like cortisone, beta blockers for high blood pressure, and many if not most antidepressants (probably including Effexor). Talk to your doctor about your symptoms. He will probably suggest that you gradually decrease the dose instead of stopping suddenly. If you follow his instructions, you'll probably be fine. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Hi Nanci I used milk thistle to clean out the liver. It comes in caps form or tea. Go to the health food store like GNC and ask the manager how to detoxify your body from the toxins of the medication. Each time I take a chemical medication I take along with it, the milk thistle. You are going to go to washroom alot...which is good sign b/c it is getting rid of the heavy metals in your body. let me know how you are doing. God Speed Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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