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Addicted To Taking Spasmo Proxyvon. Unable To Digest Food, No Appetite, Weight Loss, Depression If Stopped. Help In Quitting The Same
i! I am 27 years old male and I have been taking Spasmo Proxyvon for about 6 yrs now. I take min 6 to max 8 tabs a day. I m really badly addicted to it. But I really wanna quit taking it and I have tried to but I just can t. I have started to have really scary weird side effects, symptoms. If I don t take it, I can t sleep at night, I don t feel like doing any thing, my stomach hurts, i can t digest heavy foods/ diets , I don t feel like having foods, I have lost my appetite and i have started to lose my weight, I feel so lonely and depressed when ever I don t take it. Now I m really really scared about my health.now i m very slim . every body said me what wrong with you . please help me quit taking SP.
Mon, 24 Jun 2013
hi.
spasmoproxyvon is a brand of medicine containing dicyclomine hydrochloride, acetaminophen and propoxyphene napsylate. the last one is an opioid, with an abuse potential.
now the problem with opioids is that they have significant physical withdrawal symptoms like agitation, increased tears, salivation, reduced sleep, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting; to name a few. this provides a significant hindrance to quitting opioids when the person wants to.
i would suggest you to contact a qualified psychiatrist and discuss the matter with him. under proper medical supervision, now it is possible to wean a patient off opioids, safely and effectively. you would also need a few therapies like Motivation Enhancement therapy and Relapse prevention therapy to help you stay away from the substance once you have quit them successfully.
hope you have a healthy future ahead
Dr. A. Rao Kavoor
spasmoproxyvon is a brand of medicine containing dicyclomine hydrochloride, acetaminophen and propoxyphene napsylate. the last one is an opioid, with an abuse potential.
now the problem with opioids is that they have significant physical withdrawal symptoms like agitation, increased tears, salivation, reduced sleep, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting; to name a few. this provides a significant hindrance to quitting opioids when the person wants to.
i would suggest you to contact a qualified psychiatrist and discuss the matter with him. under proper medical supervision, now it is possible to wean a patient off opioids, safely and effectively. you would also need a few therapies like Motivation Enhancement therapy and Relapse prevention therapy to help you stay away from the substance once you have quit them successfully.
hope you have a healthy future ahead
Dr. A. Rao Kavoor
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