Hi all,
So for the past month, I have slowly been getting clean from an opiate addiction. I have previously been addicted to heroin, but was using Poppy Seed Tea (strong unwashed seeds) for the past several months. At the moment, I am consistently going 4-5 days without using, and then using a small-moderate dose. Each time I have done this, the withdrawals become more and more managable, to the point where now I barely feel a thing between doses. As a result, I will be jumping off completely this week (hopefully!).
Here is the thing; I suffer from mild/moderate depression with some related anxiety, which opiates completely irradicate for me (thus forming the bases for my addiction). Now that I am coming off the opiates, I am feeling a moderate resurrgance in these symptoms, which likely are slightly modulated by post-acute withdrawal symptom as well.
There are two different ideas that I have currently as alternative treatments to the opiates I have abused for relief:
D-Phenylalanine - Supposed to increase the level of endorphins by slowing their degradation within the body (by blocking the enzymes responsable for this). Lots of mixed reports, but seems like a plausible treatment vector.
LDN/ULDN aka. (Ultra) Low Dose Naltrexone - Theoretically could work by blocking the MU Opioid receptors during sleep, and thus creating a rebound effect during the day. Again, sounds plausible, but lots of mixed reports.
I currently take 30mg Vyvanse everyday (which helps my focusing issues greatly without ill effect), and that is it. I have taken both Wellbutrin and Lexapro in the past, but have no interest in any further experimentation with such drugs, as I do not feel like they have significant coorelation to the symptoms which I possess.
What do you all think? I would really appreciate any responses.