Serious inquiry...
Someone close to me is tapering off opiates. They are scared of the withdrawals and fear they might relapse. I told them that there are products that might help.
Can you suggest to me some nootropics that would help best to relieve withdrawal symptoms??
there are some misguided people who have a strange idea that there is some nobility in that kind of pain, and that one needs to suffer to get truly sober. Unfortunately, studies show that the more times a person goes through withdrawal, and the more intense that withdrawal is, the MORE likely they are to relapse. So LESSENING the intensity of withdrawal is the best way to raise the likelihood that a person will not relapse. The best way to do that is a slow taper using maintenance opioids.
The goal is to quit using drugs and destroying your life, whatever works for someone is a good thing. I'm a proponent of subutex, as it's been proven to be effective and has helped me and others tremendously. Some of those things could be effective, but probably not in the short term. Calling maintenance therapy pathetic and lazy is pretty ignorant of addiction itself. It's that attitude that keeps American recovery rates so low compared to the 30, 40 percent rates of European countries.
If I had to do it again. I would try to go to a detox with subutex. They didn't have that stuff back then, and only had methadone. Methadone didn't work for me, probably because they would only offer up to a certain dose. I heard miracle things from addicts about subutex that it completely takes away the withdrawls. If I couldn't get into a detox and had to do it again at home, I would try some of these alternative methods at home. I would also have some artane handy for any restelessness, that was the worse for me personally.
If I had to do it again. I would try to go to a detox with subutex. They didn't have that stuff back then, and only had methadone. Methadone didn't work for me, probably because they would only offer up to a certain dose. I heard miracle things from addicts about subutex that it completely takes away the withdrawls. If I couldn't get into a detox and had to do it again at home, I would try some of these alternative methods at home. I would also have some artane handy for any restelessness, that was the worse for me personally.
Here's some homework for you that might help:
Agmatine helps reduce tolerance to many things like opioids and and anything that works on GABA receptors. Amazing stuff!
Bacopa Monnieri and Fasoracetam (in conjunction with a choline source) helps repair receptors after continued use of opioids and GABA receptor inhibitors.
Substitute Kratom for Suboxone, then taper down until low tolerance. You don't even need to stop using Kratom like 1-2x a week is fine, more if you cycle strains and use the four tolerance reducers