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jjj · 06-14-2009, 05:34 PM

Someone please help me. My boyfriend relapsed one month ago from heroin addiction & has been clean since Friday (two days almost.) He is going through severe withdrawal & we're trying to home detox. I have never dealt with anything like this before & am not sure where to turn. He said he can do it but now i'm having my doubts & have no idea what he will do tomorrow when I have to go to work. Please help, I just want to know some remedies if there are any at all to help with the pain. Any help would be greatly appreciated

NeedingHelp7 · 06-14-2009, 08:40 PM

jjj, It would be best that he is in a hospital detox.

Sugah · 06-14-2009, 08:58 PM

The biggest risk for an otherwise healthy person (or as healthy as anyone using heroin on a regular basis can be) is dehydration. Even if it's coming out both ends, gatorade or something else that replaces salts is important.

Other than that, immodium for the diarrhea, advil or tylenol for the body aches, lots of hot showers and/or baths, and a good supply of clean sheets & p.j.s is about all you can do for him or he can do for himself. I don't know how long he was clean before this relapse, but withdrawal tends to get worse each time. On average, 3-5 days gets most folks over the hump, and if he was clean awhile before the relapse and the relapse lasted only a month, that should be long enough to get him out of the woods.

As painful as detox is, the tougher part is staying clean. If he were asking me for suggestions, the best one I would give him would be to get his butt to a meeting as soon as he can keep said butt out of the bathroom for an hour.

Peace & Love,
Sugah

jjj · 06-14-2009, 10:54 PM

he was clean for about 4 years up until this. i was wondering if the fact that he only did it for a month might lessen the number of days that he will be experiencing withdrawal?
we were able to get him 6 methadone pills (10 mg) so he has taken two of those that we hope will kick in soon. otherwise i have been making him drink gatorade.
i know he really wants to stay clean but i definitely will be signing him in to see a therapist once a week as well as getting him to NA meetings.

thankyou so much for your input sugah. i feel very alone in this right now & i greatly appreciate your reply.

Sugah · 06-15-2009, 01:03 PM

The best suggestion I can give to you, jjj, is to spend some time in the Friends & Family forum and learn what you can to keep yourself from suffering from this. You "have been making him" and "will be signing him in" and "getting him to NA" -- and I believe you mean well, but he needs to do these things. If he's going to get and stay clean, it's up to him to find the willingness and motivation to do it. He can't maintain this for you for long.

Peace & Love,
Sugah

Nallabelle · 06-16-2009, 01:38 PM

Google the Thomas Recipe. Good luck

06-14-2009, 05:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjj Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	Help with Home Detox Someone please help me. My boyfriend relapsed one month ago from heroin addiction & has been clean since Friday (two days almost.) He is going through severe withdrawal & we're trying to home detox. I have never dealt with anything like this before & am not sure where to turn. He said he can do it but now i'm having my doubts & have no idea what he will do tomorrow when I have to go to work. Please help, I just want to know some remedies if there are any at all to help with the pain. Any help would be greatly appreciated

06-14-2009, 08:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
NeedingHelp7 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NY Posts: 1,058	jjj, It would be best that he is in a hospital detox. __________________ "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you." (Jerem 29:11-12)

06-14-2009, 08:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sugah Om, Aum, Ohm... Mini Pool 2 Champion! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Punxsutawney/Pittsburgh Posts: 4,597	The biggest risk for an otherwise healthy person (or as healthy as anyone using heroin on a regular basis can be) is dehydration. Even if it's coming out both ends, gatorade or something else that replaces salts is important. Other than that, immodium for the diarrhea, advil or tylenol for the body aches, lots of hot showers and/or baths, and a good supply of clean sheets & p.j.s is about all you can do for him or he can do for himself. I don't know how long he was clean before this relapse, but withdrawal tends to get worse each time. On average, 3-5 days gets most folks over the hump, and if he was clean awhile before the relapse and the relapse lasted only a month, that should be long enough to get him out of the woods. As painful as detox is, the tougher part is staying clean. If he were asking me for suggestions, the best one I would give him would be to get his butt to a meeting as soon as he can keep said butt out of the bathroom for an hour. Peace & Love, Sugah __________________ There's a train leaving nightly called when all is said and done Keep me in your heart for awhile ~WZ ANS 01/29/86 - 08/04/08

06-15-2009, 01:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sugah Om, Aum, Ohm... Mini Pool 2 Champion! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Punxsutawney/Pittsburgh Posts: 4,597	The best suggestion I can give to you, jjj, is to spend some time in the Friends & Family forum and learn what you can to keep yourself from suffering from this. You "have been making him" and "will be signing him in" and "getting him to NA" -- and I believe you mean well, but he needs to do these things. If he's going to get and stay clean, it's up to him to find the willingness and motivation to do it. He can't maintain this for you for long. Peace & Love, Sugah __________________ There's a train leaving nightly called when all is said and done Keep me in your heart for awhile ~WZ ANS 01/29/86 - 08/04/08

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06-14-2009, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
jjj Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	he was clean for about 4 years up until this. i was wondering if the fact that he only did it for a month might lessen the number of days that he will be experiencing withdrawal? we were able to get him 6 methadone pills (10 mg) so he has taken two of those that we hope will kick in soon. otherwise i have been making him drink gatorade. i know he really wants to stay clean but i definitely will be signing him in to see a therapist once a week as well as getting him to NA meetings. thankyou so much for your input sugah. i feel very alone in this right now & i greatly appreciate your reply.

06-16-2009, 01:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nallabelle Go Browns! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 643 Blog Entries: 1	Google the Thomas Recipe. Good luck

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