Comments by "Ida Larsen" (@idalarsen2540) on "House M.D."
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Cold turkey opiate withdrawal (esp in someone with underlying (chronic) pain) would bring even the most mentally and physically strong person to their knees. Easily.
Same with benzodiazepines, those withdrawal symptoms however just takes longer to actually REALLY kick in. It's just as bad, just in an entirely different way.. just as bad though when it does properly kick in (after long term, heavy daily use). That can even be lethal, if not tended to properly medically. Not slowly enough tapering off benzo's can cause serious side effects and complications, such as everything from confusion and hallucinations, losing control of oneself, even seizures and.. fatality. Same goes for alcohol.
I was once in this horrific "treatment" place, but they didn't believe me when I said how much and for how long I had been physically dependent on heroin, benzo's and alcohol. So the only medications I was given was to treat a few of the symptoms, like some paracetamol and ibuprofen for pains and aches (which didn't do ANYTHING obvs), nausia meds, really just BARELY over the counter medications. Nothing at all to help my body ACTUALLY taper off SAFELY. I was in a terrible shape for so long with all the personell just brushing it off, as if I was overreacting, despite my charts (BP, EKG's, abstinence scores, body temp and sweats etc) showing that I wasn't overreacting AT ALL. It ended up with me fully losing it, I was hallucinating, paranoid, my heart struggled a lot, it was both arrythmic and beating too fast, I truly crashed. Thanks to that place practically torturing me, I landed in the ICU for a while.
Mind you, this was just a short summary of what happened to me when I didn't get even remotely close to the proper treatment of someone who washeavily and long term (several years) with an extreme dependency on heroin, all kinds of benzodiazepines and alcohol... a horrificly dangerous combination os stuff to be on to the degree I was, on for how long as welll. The complications from having to quit all of that cold turkey, no tapering off or any substitute/treatment meds caused so much harm for no good reason. The so called treatment I recieved could've easily been the end of me.
Due to the severity end negliegence of that place, they actually got shut down. There had already been SO MANY complaints from other patients, but my case forced them to shut down until they got the proper staff, leadership and such. People had certainly landed up in the ER and hospital, a few others before me who landed in the ICU as well for under a week, but those cases were more due to patient OD's and other complications. My case however were so burtal and negliegent that they were forced to shut down. I should've never been there in the first place, I was far too sick to be there, yet they kept me there regardless, and it took them FAR TOO LONG before they actually got me to a proper hospital. I didn't "just" end up in the ER for a short time, their negliegence alone landed me in the ICU in critical condition for weeks, before they were even able to put me in another wing in the hopsital before I could continue treatment, this time WITH proper medications at a proper rehab this time. It needlessly prolonged my treatment. I was put in real danger that could've so easily ended up fatal for me. Everything of that could've been prevented SO EASILY, but no.. it was entirely cruel, negligent, irresponsible and outright dangerous. My body was so extremely weak and compromised before entering, they only made it worse, it's amazing that my body was able to pull through the entire ordeal and end up on the other side with an actual fighting chance at rehab, seemingly without chronic damage. I can only thank my weak body for being strong enough to manage to pull through, and obiviously be ever so grateful for the ER and hospital and ICU staff. It's easy for people to forget or disregard how lethal it potentially can be to stop using for addicts. It's no joke. It's not only active addiction itself that can cause so many dangerous complications and be lethal, getting healthier can also cause so many complications and even be lethal, if not treated right.
Addiction is SERIOUS, people. You generally can't "just quit", as many say. It's rarely that simple.
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My goodness, that last scene may seem weird, dramatic or counter productive for some, but going through opiod withdrawal even without underlying chronic pain is HELL, but going through withdrawal from opiates WITH underlying pain is even worse hell.. my goodness. Been through both, wouldn't recommend.
Esp cold turkey, my goodness. It feels like you're dying the most horrific death, it's impossible to describe what it's like to someone who's never been through it. For real, going off opiates even WITH the help from lighter opiates or substitute meds like methdone or buprenorphine to lessen the impact is hell. Not as bad of course, but still absolutely vile.
I have definitely also hurt myself on purpose while going through withdrawal from strong opiates (heroin, oxy etc) and/or benzodiazepines to alliviate and distract from all that my body is going through during withdrawal. Having another pain to focus on, such as a broken finger or something, ironically helps. That says a lot.
It's not just physically painful to go through withdrawal, it's a massive mental task along with other symptoms like nausia, cold sweats while being hot, all kinds of stomach and bowel issues, confusion, hallucinations even, throbbing headaches, feeling like your body is trying to rip itself out from the insides all at once and SO MUCH MORE. It's something I NEVER EVER want to go through again.
I would've said I wouldn't wish it on anyone, not even my worst enemy.. but that would be a lie. I know of two, esp one persons who deserves to go through that over and over again due to the extreme amounts of suffering they've caused someone so innocent, someone who they drastically changed the course of their lives of to the worse, with actions so bad they wish they'd just mercy "unalive" them (aka myself..). They ensured that I would never be able to live a "normal" life, they took that away from a once innocent teen, who's only "mistake" was having to choose homelessness due to the lack of anything close to parental care, and then happening to end up being at the wrong place at the wrong time.. searching for help, as neither CPS or police would do anything but let me stay on the street. That person who took advantage of that definitely deserves to go through years of this kind of opiate withdrawal.
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