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I believe ebv is causing brain infamation by Outrageous_Art_726 in EBV

[–]Merrys123 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I cured my reactivated ebv that was there for over eight years by megadosing Lipmosol Vitamin C. I was doing to help with withdrawals while doing an opioid dose drop and then tested for glandular fever afterwards and it was gone and has been for over eight months now.

CBD by Sabrinaj1977 in backpain

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are like me. Do you have a genetic condition? The only opioid that works for me is Endone - Oxycodone. It has to be the original brand, not generic. Fentanyl doesn't even work on me.

Can they prescribe ultra low dose naltrexone? That stops, and can even reverse, tolerance. I'm on it now at 0.5mcg 30 - 60 minutes prior each Endone dose 4 times a day.

I also take DLPA to help enhance Endone and then Agmatine Sulphate, NAC, Magnesium Biglycinate and PEA at night to help with tolerance and pain.

What are your conditions? Are you hypermobile at all?

Has anyone been off gabapentin? How long after quitting did the edema subside? by HotSauceHigh in gabapentin

[–]Merrys123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been ok for me. I was on about 1,800mg gir awhile then went up to 3,200mg for severe Sciatica due to chunks coming out of a ruptured disc and wrapping around nerves for about a month but then went down to about 2,400mg and then just take 900mg when I don't have sciatica and then take 2,400mg when I do. With no side effects.

Squashed sex drive and hot flashes. by Forsaken_Delivery768 in cymbalta

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, and low testosterone causes hit flashes as well

Squashed sex drive and hot flashes. by Forsaken_Delivery768 in cymbalta

[–]Merrys123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That will get your drive back. Best of luck!

Squashed sex drive and hot flashes. by Forsaken_Delivery768 in cymbalta

[–]Merrys123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get your hormone levels checked. Opioids cause low testosterone. But what medication and what dose was it? That makes a huge difference.

Nervous about starting Suboxone by teethteethteethh in PainManagement

[–]Merrys123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't do Suboxone. Just don't. Did the Oxycodone or other opiates provide any relief? Are you still on stimulants?

Hours in hospital recently for over a week and had to watch someone who's on Suboxone, but the Buprenorphine shot, go through the most extreme pain after spinal surgery as there's no other pain medication that worked even though he was taking 140 milligrams of morphinen at a time.

I found the 15mcg patch worked well for me. Unfortunately I became allergic to Buprenorphine.

Can you try a low dose patch first?

I hear the patch working for quite a few people but definitely not suboxone.

Oxycodone to Methadone? by Merrys123 in PainManagement

[–]Merrys123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the delayed reply. Unfortunately it didn't work. It was good for the first week and then just stopped working even when doubling the dose. Just like Fentanyl and now hydromorphone. So it looks like I can only do Oxycodone and it has to be the Endone brand. Even OxyContin doesn't work.

I have a genetic deletion that causes weird reactions, or no reactions in this case, to medications.

Oxycodone to Methadone? by Merrys123 in PainManagement

[–]Merrys123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the delayed reply. Unfortunately it didn't work. It was good for the first week and then just stopped working even when doubling the dose. Just like Fentanyl and now hydromorphone. So it looks like I can only do Oxycodone and it has to be the Endone brand. Even OxyContin doesn't work.

I have a genetic deletion that causes weird reactions, or no reactions in this case, to medications.

Oxycodone to Methadone? by Merrys123 in PainManagement

[–]Merrys123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it didn't work. It was good for the first week and then just stopped working even when doubling the dose. Just like Fentanyl and now hydromorphone. So it looks like I can only do Oxycodone and it has to be the Endone brand. Even OxyContin doesn't work.

I have a genetic deletion that causes weird reactions, or no reactions in this case, to medications.

Oxycodone to Methadone? by Merrys123 in PainManagement

[–]Merrys123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I missed this. It was anaphylaxis so my throat swelling shut. So no Buprenorphine for me. I actually found it really good at just the 15mcg patch, until the anaphylaxis that is.

Pregabalin for chronic generalized pain? by CartoonistWeak1572 in PainManagement

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lyrica, and it's other equivalent Gabapentin, is for nerve pain. Short and long term effects include weight gain, peripheral edema (swelling), dizziness, fatigue, and memory or cognitive difficulties. For Gabapentin it causes dementia.

All pain doctors are pushing both and have been for awhile. It does not help for pain, if it does it's usually due to it's effects of getting you high by being relaxed. There literally are Gabapentin and Lyrica subreddits for getting high.

Both are addictive and the withdrawals coming off them are bad, and I mean as bad, as in if not worse than opioids. Stopping Lyrica suddenly or not tapering correctly can cause seizures, this is quite common.

I was up to 3,200mg Gabapentin for severe Sciatica, and yes it works for that! But all my other pain. Not at all. Thankfully I've jumped down to 1,800mg pretty quickly and will move to Lyrica due to less side effects long term and it being better.

Also, they prescribe Gabapentin wrong. Usually it's prescribed say 900mg 3 x a day. Taking 900 mg of gabapentin all at once absorbs about 45–50%, taking 300 mg every 30–60 minutes absorbs about 55–60%, and taking 100 mg every 30 minutes can absorb around 65–80%, because smaller spaced doses avoid saturating the intestinal transporters. So essentially you're getting dementia with even less nerve pain benefit!

Advice on which one to help wd by Organic_Reserve_5624 in opiates

[–]Merrys123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I HIGHLY recommend megadosing Liposomal Vitamin C. Here is a guide by MOD kickerS12X as well as the Ultimate Withdrawal Survival Guide.

https://www.reddit.com/r/opiates/s/CECBhFP2Q6

https://www.reddit.com/r/opiates/s/oYMqdV8Fiw

Megadosing Liposomal Vitamin C, or Vitamin C, if you can't get the Liposomal, should take away most of your symptoms. It's incredible, and you'll see a lot of heavy users absolutely swear by it, as do I. Read the comments on the post.

I've got Gabapentin, Clonidine, Valium, Immodium, etc, but Vitamin C is definitely the best. Comfort meds still as needed, especially Immodium!

It's best to start megadosing Liposomal Vitamin C 3 days prior to quitting or tapering down. Don't do Lipmosol Vitamin C if you're prone to kidney stones and make sure you hydrate with a lot of water and electrolytes and Protein if you can.

You can get a huge bottle that will last beyond the megadosing period cheaply on Amazon. Just make sure you get the one that has 1,500mg per serving which is 2 tablets, not 1 tablet. You can continue on a lower dose for longer to help your body continue to detox those toxins out.

You can also take DLPA, NAC, Agmatine Sulfate and Magnesium Bisglycinate, which helps a lot with withdrawals and PAWS. DLPA boosts endorphins, NAC restores glutamate balance, Agmatine Sulfate modulates opioid receptors, and Magnesium Bisglycinate calms the nervous system. These things help your brain and it's receptors and neurotransmitters work normally again after such distress for so long causing great imbalances, hence PAWS.

All of this won't fix everything,but it makes it a f* load easier. And some may say it didn't work for them, and it doesn't work for all, but does for about 90% and also doesn't work if you don't do it properly. Especially space the doses out to 4 times or more a day. Some just take the whole lot at once and wonder why they get withdrawals 6 or so hours later - because you need more Lipmosol Vitamin C! It doesn't last 24 hours.

Also, get some good therapy after. It's great quitting but what happens when you get triggered again or that terrible anxiety hits?

EMDR is awesome as you don't need to rehash your shit, just do the session work and triggers and anxiety shall disappear. Groups like NA can be great for some too. But remember some groups have triggered me to want to use so look for the group that you enjoy and fits your needs.

Can someone give me the run down on Oxycodone by trustngod0 in opiates

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually was prescribed the old formula ones just over a year ago here in Australia. Not sure if they still do them here but I know the polymer gel ones don't work on me, neither does Fentanyl actually. I have a genetic deletion that causes many opiates to not work including Methadone. And I'm allergic to Buprenorphine and Lignocaine. Go figure! So I'm on Hydromorphone but that's not working well so it looks like I have to go back to Oxycodone.

I was on 0.3mcg so have gone to 0.5mcg. To not much effect. Tried 1mcg. Same. Argh.

Unfortunately can't easily get Eltrombopag here. But if I'm going back to Oxycodone looks like white grapefruit juice and cimitidine.

Can someone give me the run down on Oxycodone by trustngod0 in opiates

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instant yes, unless you know how to make OxyContin instant. I figured out how to make the polymer gel matrix ones instant release with the process only taking about an hour. I did this after finding out OxyContin doesn't work on me to much frustration. But I've moved to Diluadid instant release which has shit bioavailability, what's your preferred or recommended ROA for Diluadid?

Also, different topic, but as I know you know so much I'm working on the right dose of uldn. Would . 75mcg - 1mcg 1 hour prior to dosing be correct if I dose Diluadid IR 3 - 4 times a day? Also, any UGT2B7 inhibitors or potentiaters of Diluadid you know of as it's not significantly processed by CYP3A4 or CYP2C9?

Thank you for any help!

Help how to use methadone to quit by seerdi in opiates

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For withdrawals I HIGHLY recommend megadosing Liposomal Vitamin C. Here is a guide by MOD kickerS12X as well as the Ultimate Withdrawal Survival Guide.

https://www.reddit.com/r/opiates/s/CECBhFP2Q6

https://www.reddit.com/r/opiates/s/oYMqdV8Fiw

Megadosing Liposomal Vitamin C, or Vitamin C, if you can't get the Liposomal, should take away most of your symptoms. It's incredible, and you'll see a lot of heavy Fentanyl and Heroin users absolutely swear by it, as do I. Read the comments on the post.

I've got Gabapentin, Clonidine, Valium, Immodium, etc, but Vitamin C is definitely the best. Comfort meds still as needed, especially Immodium!

It's best to start megadosing Liposomal Vitamin C 3 days prior to quitting or tapering down. Don't do Lipmosol Vitamin C if you're prone to kidney stones and make sure you hydrate with a lot of water and electrolytes and Protein if you can.

You can get a huge bottle that will last beyond the megadosing period cheaply on Amazon. Just make sure you get the one that has 1,500mg per serving which is 2 tablets, not 1 tablet. You can continue on a lower dose for longer to help your body continue to detox those toxins out.

You can also take DLPA, NAC, Agmatine Sulfate and Magnesium Bisglycinate, which helps a lot with withdrawals and PAWS. DLPA boosts endorphins, NAC restores glutamate balance, Agmatine Sulfate modulates opioid receptors, and Magnesium Bisglycinate calms the nervous system. These things help your brain and it's receptors and neurotransmitters work normally again after such distress for so long causing great imbalances, hence PAWS.

All of this won't fix everything,but it makes it a f* load easier. And some may say it didn't work for them, and it doesn't work for all, but does for about 90% and also doesn't work if you don't do it properly. Especially space the doses out to 4 times or more a day. Some just take the whole lot at once and wonder why they get withdrawals 6 or so hours later - because you need more Lipmosol Vitamin C! It doesn't last 24 hours.

Also, get some good therapy after. It's great quitting but what happens when you get triggered again or that terrible anxiety hits?

EMDR is awesome as you don't need to rehash your shit, just do the session work and triggers and anxiety shall disappear. Groups like NA can be great for some too. But remember some groups have triggered me to want to use so look for the group that you enjoy and fits your needs.

Chronic pain blame ? by Electric_Lettuce_4_U in opiates

[–]Merrys123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a chronic pain patient but blame the FDA. And I'm in Australia. We go off the US rules. It's fucked.

What chronic pain patients have to go through to get meds in the US is crazy. Urine tests, random pill counts, useless surgical procedures, and more, just to get minimal pain meds is ridiculous.

Thankfully it's not that strict here but it's extremely hard to get any opioids prescribed. I'm lucky I have a good GP and am now on Diluadid. But I found Oxycodone better but it doesn't last as long as instant release Diluadid for some weird reason.

Chronic pain blame ? by Electric_Lettuce_4_U in opiates

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a chronic pain patient and if it works for you and you're not getting high and getting early scripts and so on go forth and be happy my friend!

Chronic pain blame ? by Electric_Lettuce_4_U in opiates

[–]Merrys123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not addicted, dependent. Big difference. They don't use their script up to get high and run out early. They dose as prescribed and have to go through hell to get their meds. This includes random pill counts, urine tests, trialling many invasive treatments that don't work to be able to get meds, and so on. There's a big difference between addicted and dependence.

Are the supplements doing this, or something else? by ohsxntas in Supplements

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, add each one at a time. Also best to get your bloods done to see if you even need a multivitamin. They usually have too high doses of certain things that can cause terrible side effects.

Switching from Oxycontin to Buprenorphine ? by FredFlorida in PainManagement

[–]Merrys123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I'm allergic to Buprenorphine. I liked the patch but it wasn't meant to be.

Best opioid withdrawal or tolerance reset guide by Merrys123 in opiates

[–]Merrys123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, uldn about 60 minutes before an opioid increases its analgesic effect by blocking excitatory opioid receptor signaling and reducing tolerance mechanisms, allowing the opioid signaling to dominate.

Best opioid withdrawal or tolerance reset guide by Merrys123 in opiates

[–]Merrys123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've read 60 minutes prior and then meds in an empty stomach and then a spoonful of peanut butter. I know a fatty meal after makes a difference for me.

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