Day 5 Cold Turkey

Pain Pills
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Wackyjacky.
I just wanted to say that i appreciate the prayer and I will also pray for everyone this morning as I always do.

Good morning to everyone,

I'm on my 5th day cold turkey from hydros and I feel great except I'm tired from not sleeping much. I finally had to take 1 mg of xanax to get a little sleep. I have never taken more than 2mg of xanax in a 24 hour period and have only been taking them on a regular basis for about 2 months and off and on from 3-5 months. My total amount yesterday was 1.25 so i thought that was good. Any advice would be appreciated and alot of support too. Any suggestions on sleep?
Is tapering off the xanax a doable thing and if anyone can help me with a tapering scheduled that would be great. Have a good day and please post soon.
TH
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Insomnia is one of the most common problems when quitting opiates. I suffered so bad from it, sometimes going 40 hrs without sleep before finding something to help me. I use Trazedone which is a non-narcotic, non addicting sleep aide. You can check with your MD about a prescription for this medication. If this doesn't work there is also a medication called Seraquel that will help, it is also a non-narcotic sleep aide. Not getting enough sleep leads to more depression which can cause a person to relapse.

Good luck and God bless,

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Tryin-quit beating yourself up about the Xanax! A couple of months is not bad. I was on 'em for 7 years. I think it is like 6 weeks max on them before the Doc takes you off. But right now, use the Xanax to get off the Vicodin. And then when you feel well enough, quit the Xanax. And when you do, if you feel "weird", let the Doc know. They have an obligation to help you.
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Also, I used Trazedone when coming off the Xanax..it really works pretty well, and the Doc should have no problem giving it to you.
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Thank you to all of you who responded. I do not feel real bad right now but just a little tired. Went for a two mile bike ride, went lunch and went to the beach so i'm a little drained. Is it a good idea to sleep during the day if i fall asleep on my own? I'm calling my doctor tomorrow for the trazedone and hopefully it will work and at the same time taper my self off the xanax. Do you think any of the over the counter sleep aides work well? again, thatnk you for the advice and i hope ypu all are well.
TH
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Tryin-Sleep when you can. Does it really matter if it is 2:00pm or 2:00am? Actually getting rest is the important thing. Good on the Traz...it does work. I have found Unisom is helpful if I want to sleep. Pretty good OTC. I don't mean to sound like a broken wheel, but quit beating yourself up about the X. It will help you with the hydro w/d. Then, when it's time, quit the X with a Docs care. I was there..yep..it's bad..but the amount of X you are taking, and for that short time, it should be ok...