Sick of being Nausiated!!! Help!!!

[skych]

Hi everyone,

So far the tappering from Methadone has not been that bad. I have not had to experience any diarreah or any of that, probably from being the exact opposite for so long. Every now and then I get the fidgets and anxiety, but the non-narcotic meds my Dr gave me for that usually help. My pain level is great almost no pain at all except the usually nerve regeneration stuff and sorness from PT.
My question is this: Every day I feel nausiated! Sometimes not bad and it will pass. Mostly in the morning and afternoons. But every so often I am just paralized with it! Yesturday I actually got sick. I was on a total of 25Mg's (low dose I think) and I am down to 10 Mg's. Why is it that I am so sick still? My doc and nurse case manager(work comp appointed nurse) and the pharmacist said that as you decrease you should be less symptomatic because your body is already getting aclimated to less!
The nausea causes me to have terrible anxiety and the fidgets bad because I don't feel well and interupts daily activities. Of course I am not working because I am still on workers comp but that does not mean I just sit around.
Anyway I am really sick of this and I am wondering if the medical people are wrong and I am just going to get worse when I go down 5 Mg's next Tues. and then no methadone the next. I am fine to be done with them because I apparently no longer need them.
I am wondering if the nausea does not go away if something else is causing it. I do have thyroid issues and the last doc appointment showed a slight enlargement of the thyroid and possible ultra sound in the future. Any way that is a whole other iussue. Please help to shed some light!!!!!!
Thanks friends.....Chrissy

[mk7657]

Chrissy:

I'm not surprised that you have nausea. Although my drug of choice is different, hydrocodone, I had nausea during and after a hard taper. It eased off about a week after detox.

I drank Kaopectate like soda pop for weeks. My wife had some anti-nuasea suppositories, but I didn't use them. I probably should have.

Good luck and stay strong,

Mike

[skych]

Hello everyone,

Thanks Mike for the input! I might need to ask doc an monday for anti nausea drug.

I just want to clarify that I have never abused any of my pain meds! I always have followed the docs orders!!!

I am not saying that my body is not addicted to the drugs because I am sure it is, but I have never had cravings for them! I hate the way that all pain meds make me feel!
I have been clean and sober for almost 3 years so it has been priority one to follow directions given to me by health care providers.
The detox for me has not involved any sort of craving wich is some blessing for me!! But the w/d symptoms are the same from what I can see from this board with the exception of a craving!!
Anyway thanks again.
Still wonder what to do or try to settel the nausea and get through. I really hate to put some other drug in my body!!
Chrissy

[shay4bliss]

Hey Chrissy...

Sounds like your nausea could be coming from several things. What other kind of meds are you taking? I'm interested for myself and also could they be what's causing the nausea? I know that when I first went on Meth, I was highly nauseated! But I didn't have it coming off. When you said you got sick yesterday, what kinda sick? Throw up or "the other"? There is a med that can help nausea. I think it's probably what Mike is talking about. It's called phenergan. You can get it in pill form instead of suppositories. Maybe ask your doc about it?
Also, and this is what I'm leaning toward more than anything else, you gotta remember that the meth is gonna stay in your system for 109 hours AFTER you completely stop it. (sounds like the nurse needs to do some homework)Are you having cramping? Meth stopped me up big time! It took a good 4-5 days to "go' like normal.
Ya know what? In writing this I'm remembering something. Last weekend I threw up. I quit the meth last Fri. I think I was a little naseaus and I was taking hydro, so I bet that not taking anything else (opiate) surely will cause nasea! Yep, I bet it's the meth.
I would try the Kaopetate that Mike was talking about or maybe the penergan (ask doc). However, you need to know that phenergan makes you real sleepy. Or I wonder about taking one of those OTC meds for sea sickness maybe? I heard it works never tried it.

Hope you get some relief soon!
Shay

[skych]

Hi,

I broke down and called the pain doc, and he did not give me any nausea meds. He just told me to up the dosage of the detox meds he gave.

One is called Clonopine, and it is actually for high Blood pressure! The other is called Baclofen and it is suposed to help with the restless legs and fidgets.

Anyway, I don't know how all that is supposed to help but I will do what he says and if I am not any beter on Monday I will let them know. He said to call then anyway to let him know how I am doing.
He also said that he wants me to stay on the 10 Mg's of Methadone a while longer. On Tuesday I would normally go downanother 5 mg's but he said not to.
I went to a Cocaine Anonymous meeting from 10-11 this morning and wiggled my way through the meeting with only one trip to the bathroom to dry heave!! Yucky!!!
I did some errands after the meeting and felt good enough to eat some soup and now my stomach is really nausiated!! I think I may be close to getting sick as I sit here typing!!!
This sucks, why didn't he give me something to help me relax and something for the nausea!!!
I think I am just going to insist on Monday, because I can't just lock myself in the house and lay here sick, Life must go on!!!
Really I am grateful that I made it through the meeting. I called my sponsor and let her know whats going on as well.
Well what else should I do? Is there anything else that I can do? I am just really frustated and I know that does not help.
Chrissy