Help with Withdrawal Symptoms

[Marmaset]

Withdrawal symptoms are soul destroying and make you feel as if you are going mad. I had horrendous problems withdrawing from an opioid, but I did some research and found a local Drug Clinic. They were marvellous in their support. I won't pretend it was easy but with their help I did come off the opiod, albeit it took a number of weeks. Don't be put off using a Drug Clinic, they are there to help anyone who has become addicted. I can't offer any better advice than that.

[Joolsg]

Glad they helped you. I wish there had been somewhere I could go when getting off Ropinirole.

[Marmaset in reply to Joolsg]

Thank you, Joolsg. Surgeries should notify Patients of where to get help. I left a number of leaflets at my Surgery of where to get help, but I never saw them on the Notice Board.

[Joolsg in reply to Marmaset]

Ha ha - my GP smirked when I said I couldn't cope with the withdrawal from Ropinirole. She said ' just drink some milk. We all need extra calcium as we get older. And aches and pains'. I nearly headbutted her! I changed surgeries and my new GP is much better but admits she knows nothing about RLS or Dopamine agonists.

I suspect most GPs don't even realise that getting off DAs is more difficult than getting off heroin or crack cocsine and would NEVER think to suggest their elderly patients attend a rehab clinic. But it's actually a very, very good idea.

Where can we get leaflets?

[Marmaset in reply to Joolsg]

I got the leaflets from the Clinic I attended. I didn't keep any, I gave them all to the Surgery. I don't know what area you are in, but you could use Google to find a Clinic near you. Good Luck.

[Joolsg in reply to Marmaset]

Thanks. Will do.

[Madlegs1]

Delighted for you.When I was trying to get off Fentanyl, I got absolutely no help from anywhere (Ireland)

I had to research the whole internet , even all the blue light sites- where I got the best advice and support.

Still had to do it myself- my family suffered my moods and temper for a year and half.

At least my GP gave me the drugs to get through the last week's,. - after my demanding them with a threat of suicide.

It is criminal how patients have to suffer through medical misfeasance.

Bah humbug.

🦍

[Marmaset in reply to Madlegs1]

I agree with you Madlegs1. There is no advice in Surgeries on where to get help. I was on Tramadol for a very long time, but was never monitored by my GP, I just kept getting prescriptions. At the beginning I didn't know how addictive Tramadol were, but over time I soon found out. I told my Dr I found myself taking more and more of the Tramadol, and all he did was give me less of them, which didn't address the problem, just made me feel so desperate I felt I didn't want to go on. I don't think people realise how strong and addictive prescription drugs are. I was told that Tramadol was harder to come off than Heroin. I worry about people who are on such drugs, not realising just how harmful they are.