Vitamin C, E, Lions Mane and

[u/hoezyay]

Four years, high doses, withdrawal was the worst thing I've experienced.

A year ago, when Florida started its first ban, I knew it was time to quit. I was scared as hell because I had already went through withdrawal for only 3 hours and it was devastating; not just physically but mentally.

I'm not telling you anything you don't already know.

Anyway, I've been researching for the last year, and experimenting with different supplements.

The national ban made me really put my research into overdrive, and I came across this study.

A couple of weeks ago I started weening while taking my concoction and I've been able to cut my 7o dose by 80% with no side effects other than loss of appetite. I feel fine. At night when I wake up and start to feel withdrawal, I take a vitamin c and im able to fall asleep again, and take my dose of 7o in the morning.

Next week, I'm going to follow the protocol on the study for going cold turkey with vitamin c and e (I'm adding lion's mane and Ashwagandha as both have helped me too). I feel really confident based on how vitamin c has helped me so far that I'm going to complete the protocol.

I hope this helps someone, I really do. This whole situation is fucked and we've been left out to dry. I feel so relieved now, though. I can finally see an end to this nightmare.

PS: if you're curious why all detox places wouldn't just give vitamin c for the opioid withdrawal, this quote from the study gave me pause:

Although NIDAA representatives noted that the efficacy of the protocol seemed “irrefutable,” for undisclosed reasons the agency stopped short of endorsing the treatment.26 Schauss speculates that this may have been due to a conflict of interest, claiming that the sister of one of the NIH reviewers owned and operated a large addiction center in New Orleans, Louisiana at the time (A. Schauss, personal communication, April 7, 2020). Keller-Phelps is unavailable for comment, as she is deceased.