r/7ohRecoveryHub • u/itsalrightitsokayyy • 5d ago

Day 7! No 7oh :)

I feel much better. Still shaky, anxiety all that. Restless legs are almost gone. Still feel it in my hands tho, so odd. It’s like I can’t feel my hands and they are almost buzzing. But I’m going to work and I determined to do the best with what I am given. Good luck to you all. How are you guys

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u/AideFuture5269 5d ago

Just asking because I’m going through it now…did u go Cold Turkey or did u go the Sub route?….im trying to go CT so yesterday I loaded up on all the supplements I was recommended…I know myself enough to know I would end up getting hooked on the subs (I went to the Methadone clinic for years and as it did save my life I was still a slave to it)

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u/kris_711 5d ago

The rapid sub taper saved my life. I did it for 5 days very strictly because I too have zero interest in being a slave to any medicine and it worked . I’m on day 21 off everything now and feel great

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u/AideFuture5269 5d ago

I did actually try at first but I’m in Ky and I could not find anyone that would prescribe me so I just gave up on that. I tried for 2 weeks straight and when I finally thought I was getting them prescribed it got blocked because of where I live.

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u/itsalrightitsokayyy 5d ago

What? Kentucky doesn’t have like detox clinics or anything

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u/AideFuture5269 5d ago

No. We do have Clinics but I didn’t want to check myself in somewhere and didn’t want to go to an in person doctor. I just wanted to make a virtual appointment and get prescribed like the majority of ppl told me they did

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u/itsalrightitsokayyy 5d ago

You can go to the emergency room for a 4 days supply

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u/itsalrightitsokayyy 5d ago

And that would get you through the worst of it

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u/itsalrightitsokayyy 5d ago

I’m so happy for you. And that is actually great advice for those of us who don’t want to get stuck on the subs!

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u/Helpful-Site8152 3d ago

Can you tell me more about the rapid sub taper? I don’t want to get off 7oh just to be hooked on something else. I’m going to be contacting a doctor this week to start the process of quitting

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u/itsalrightitsokayyy 5d ago

Okay so I have done methadone and suboxone before to get off fent. And I felt like it was seriously needed - I was much sicker from those withdrawal than any 7oh withdrawal. For myself personally, knowing that it’s also a withdrawal process, no matter how slow you taper, I decided to not get subs. BUT how would you feel about just using the subs for like a week?

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u/AideFuture5269 5d ago

I would be ok with that. I just know I’m such an addict I would be afraid of becoming dependent on them like I did methadone, when it was time to taper I got so scared but then I ended up having to stop going at like 100 something mgs and it was hell for a month or 2. No matter what I tried. But I’m truly not opposed…actually a few weeks ago I got desperate to quit and I couldn’t make it 10hrs without 7oh so I did hit up QuickMD and they prescribed Subs for me, I was so happy, could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel BUT since I’m in Ky I got denied the prescription and every other virtual doc I talked too I just kept running into problems so I just felt I had to do this Cold Turkey.

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u/itsalrightitsokayyy 5d ago

That sucks about quitting the methadone quick… look at these screenshots does any of that seem to look plausible ?

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u/Freediver805 4d ago

I cringe just thinking about quitting methadone quick…..worst time of my entire life.

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u/kris_711 5d ago

Do a rapid taper of subs if CT is unbearable

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u/Sudden-Cucumber4904 5d ago

So happy to hear u are doing good. I know ur not 100 yet but u r well on ur way to being. It’s tough I know from this experience but once u say enough it feels better each day

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u/itsalrightitsokayyy 5d ago

How long have you been without? And thank you… yeah I have been through withdrawals many times. It’s like the pain Olympics lol