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zapper · 12-04-2005, 09:46 AM

This is my first post here, been here for a few months.
Your post caught my attention, for I like you want off the drug and cold turkey is the only way for lack of money and I want to use still yet I want to stop. I have been on Percacetes for a year I am now rolling them up in paper and taking a hammer to crush them and sniff them, I just took 3 an hour ago and now I am not high...what a waste and the highs are short lived.
To the point I am on Xanax 1MG 4x/day 10 MG Valium by my shrink, also Prozac and Seroqel 50 MGs for sleep, I read that this drug can help with sleep and anxiety attacks, now that I have this drug I hope it will help me. I slept like a log, has a calming effect, yet everyone if different...I was once on it for sleep but it made me mean, angry, aggressive and I will take that over being freaked out. These drugs I am not addicted to mentally I don't want to get a high and the feeling does not spark me thank God. I hope your the same with the Vailum, yet after being on that drug you will be addicted to it Physically Dependant, you will have to slow detox off this if on not by a doctor. My Doctor (s) don't know of my addiction to pain killers, I don't want them to for they may take me off my medications I do need for a number of mental issues I suffer from.

Here is something I read on Seroquel...
Seroquel Reduces Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms

Reuters Health

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel (quetiapine) during opioid cessation appears to help relieve the symptoms of withdrawal, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Dr. Harold B. Pinkofsky and colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, studied patients undergoing outpatient detoxification from opioids.

The patients were initially given eight 25-mg tablets of Seroquel. They were told to take 1 or 2 tablets every 4 hours as needed for symptoms of withdrawal or craving. Doses were increased if the drug was tolerated and the patient reported a benefit.

A total of 213 patients were treated with Seroquel in the clinic. Of these, 41 percent completed the program, with at least 5 days of abstinence. After some initial success with Seroquel, the patients were asked to complete a medication questionnaire for quality-assurance purposes.

Of the 107 patients who completed the survey, 79 (74 percent) reported that Seroquel helped reduce cravings for opioids and 52 (49 percent) said that it helped reduce withdrawal-associated anxiety. A reduction in pain was reported by 24 patients (22 percent), and 22 patients (21 percent) reported that Seroquel helped alleviate insomnia. Fourteen patients (13 percent) reported an improvement in appetite.

Four subjects said that Seroquel had no benefit. Seven patients were not able to tolerate the drug because of side effects. The patients received an average Seroquel dose of 206 mg/day.

"It appears that (Seroquel) may play a role in opioid detoxification, although the...mode of action is not known," Pinkofsky and colleagues write. "The results of this analysis suggest the need for further investigation."

SOURCE: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, October 2005.

12-04-2005, 09:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
zapper If I only knew what I know now Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lost in Space Posts: 15	This is my first post here, been here for a few months. Your post caught my attention, for I like you want off the drug and cold turkey is the only way for lack of money and I want to use still yet I want to stop. I have been on Percacetes for a year I am now rolling them up in paper and taking a hammer to crush them and sniff them, I just took 3 an hour ago and now I am not high...what a waste and the highs are short lived. To the point I am on Xanax 1MG 4x/day 10 MG Valium by my shrink, also Prozac and Seroqel 50 MGs for sleep, I read that this drug can help with sleep and anxiety attacks, now that I have this drug I hope it will help me. I slept like a log, has a calming effect, yet everyone if different...I was once on it for sleep but it made me mean, angry, aggressive and I will take that over being freaked out. These drugs I am not addicted to mentally I don't want to get a high and the feeling does not spark me thank God. I hope your the same with the Vailum, yet after being on that drug you will be addicted to it Physically Dependant, you will have to slow detox off this if on not by a doctor. My Doctor (s) don't know of my addiction to pain killers, I don't want them to for they may take me off my medications I do need for a number of mental issues I suffer from. Here is something I read on Seroquel... Seroquel Reduces Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms Reuters Health Wednesday, November 23, 2005 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel (quetiapine) during opioid cessation appears to help relieve the symptoms of withdrawal, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Dr. Harold B. Pinkofsky and colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, studied patients undergoing outpatient detoxification from opioids. The patients were initially given eight 25-mg tablets of Seroquel. They were told to take 1 or 2 tablets every 4 hours as needed for symptoms of withdrawal or craving. Doses were increased if the drug was tolerated and the patient reported a benefit. A total of 213 patients were treated with Seroquel in the clinic. Of these, 41 percent completed the program, with at least 5 days of abstinence. After some initial success with Seroquel, the patients were asked to complete a medication questionnaire for quality-assurance purposes. Of the 107 patients who completed the survey, 79 (74 percent) reported that Seroquel helped reduce cravings for opioids and 52 (49 percent) said that it helped reduce withdrawal-associated anxiety. A reduction in pain was reported by 24 patients (22 percent), and 22 patients (21 percent) reported that Seroquel helped alleviate insomnia. Fourteen patients (13 percent) reported an improvement in appetite. Four subjects said that Seroquel had no benefit. Seven patients were not able to tolerate the drug because of side effects. The patients received an average Seroquel dose of 206 mg/day. "It appears that (Seroquel) may play a role in opioid detoxification, although the...mode of action is not known," Pinkofsky and colleagues write. "The results of this analysis suggest the need for further investigation." SOURCE: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, October 2005.