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Discussion => Drug safety => Topic started by: saranottegan on March 09, 2012, 11:25 pm

Title: Itching and opiates
Post by: saranottegan on March 09, 2012, 11:25 pm
Anyone have any tips on how to deal with this crazy itching that accompanies my opiate use? I can't stop scratching...
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: funkynuts321 on March 09, 2012, 11:45 pm
It comes with the territory unfortunately. Your nerve endings are fooled when by the derivative of morphine so during the "high" they are temporarily turned off. Ever notice that nice rush of euphoria, etc? Once you begin to come down they will fire back up and your CNS will notice them again which is typically why you start getting that itching feeling. I hate this part as well.
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: saranottegan on March 09, 2012, 11:58 pm
It does suck. I keep using Benadryl "Itch Relief" Spray, but as soon as one spot stops itching, another one starts. I wish I could just bathe in the stuff!
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: bsalt on March 10, 2012, 03:29 am
Itches and opiates are line PB&J hard to separate. They get less noticeable or more normal the more you do them but you will always get them in some degree if you get high enough. What sucks is when your tolerance gets up and you itch but aren't high.
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: tordemon on March 10, 2012, 05:19 am
For whatever reason I've never really ran into any severe itching problems, like it doesn't really bother me, but SCRATCHING FEELS SO GODDAMN GOOD. I just run my fingernails over myself and it feels like ecstasy.
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: Wonderland on March 10, 2012, 06:48 am
I love the itch when I'm home.. especially late at night for some reason.. it's so good! But it can be really annoying sometimes. It sucks though, itching at work, because I don't want people to notice!!  I've discovered that zyrtec really helps. I take 1 10 mg tablet before I do my stuff and it really helps alot for itching... but it makes my eyes red and dry though... benadryll works too but not quite as well. Happy scratching!
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: Addy on March 10, 2012, 04:27 pm
I personally love the itching, as it only comes when I get a good high. One night I itched so much that when I met up with my ladyfriend later, she asked if I had cheated on her because of the red lines down my back.
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: Wonderland on March 10, 2012, 10:14 pm
@ Addy - Hahaha!! My skin gets red like that too! I've also bruised the inside of my thighs for scratching so hard!
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: radium1911 on March 11, 2012, 05:11 am
Opiates cause histamine release.

Take antihistamines like Benadryl/diphenhydramine, zyrtec, allegra, etc.

Fixes the problem and is an opiate potentiator to boot!
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: saranottegan on March 11, 2012, 06:12 pm
I was wondering if it was safe to take benadryl with percocet. Maybe I'll take a little bit of benadryl and see how it does. Thanks for the suggestion.  :)
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: Ungoliant on March 11, 2012, 06:37 pm
It comes with the territory unfortunately. Your nerve endings are fooled when by the derivative of morphine so during the "high" they are temporarily turned off. Ever notice that nice rush of euphoria, etc? Once you begin to come down they will fire back up and your CNS will notice them again which is typically why you start getting that itching feeling. I hate this part as well.

Sorry I don't know of anything to stop the itching. I guess i've never tried antihistamines but it may be a solution as was stated. Itching, hiccups and the inability to piss are just the things you gotta deal with when you're constantly on opiates.
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: saranottegan on March 11, 2012, 07:01 pm

Sorry I don't know of anything to stop the itching. I guess i've never tried antihistamines but it may be a solution as was stated. Itching, hiccups and the inability to piss are just the things you gotta deal with when you're constantly on opiates.
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I had no idea that that's why I was getting hiccups! Wonder why that is! I also have the opposite problem, where I pee a lot, but I think that might be all of the beer or water (depends if I'm at home or work) that I consume all with the opiates.
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: zdish on March 17, 2012, 01:47 am
I get the most intolerable itches when I do H. My whole body itches like crazy, head to toe! Strong opiates release histamines into the body which makes you feel itchy. I take two 10mg generic Claritin about 30 min prior to shooting and it helps a lot. I love the feeling of scratching when I'm itchy and high on H. For some reason it just feels so good, but I will scratch certain places raw -- like behind the knees, at the ankles, and around my shoulders. So I definitely have to take the Claritin.
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: zdish on March 17, 2012, 01:54 am
I had no idea that that's why I was getting hiccups! Wonder why that is! I also have the opposite problem, where I pee a lot, but I think that might be all of the beer or water (depends if I'm at home or work) that I consume all with the opiates.

Haha! These are side effects of opiates too. The peeing and the hiccups. Ugh...the hiccups drive me INSANE sometimes. The hiccups happen because of the muscle relaxing properties of opiates, it affects the diaphragm. And the excessive peeing is because (if I'm not mistaken) opiates will dehydrate you like crazy. Always try to keep hydrated. It's one of the reasons people become constipated as well. Also, another funny side effect related to frequent urination is difficulty urinating. lol sometimes it's really hard to pee when you're high. But for me, this has only happened when I do H, not percocet. Percs aren't strong enough to cause this phenomenon.
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: j0blo on March 17, 2012, 03:03 am
So I can deal with the itching - pop a few Benadryl before, it potentates the high and reduces the itching.

I can deal with the constipation - take a laxative.

I can deal with the peeing - I might have to wait a few minutes but it'll come out eventually (sitting down helps too!)

But GOOD GOD THE HICCUPS!!!!!!!!  Nothing gets rid of them.  I only get them every so often, but when I do it's the most frustrating thing in the world.. and its a dead giveaway to people in the know that I've been using.  Irritating!
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: opi on March 17, 2012, 04:30 am
For whatever reason I've never really ran into any severe itching problems, like it doesn't really bother me, but SCRATCHING FEELS SO GODDAMN GOOD. I just run my fingernails over myself and it feels like ecstasy.

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worst side effect is by far the twitching.. I fucking hate that, but I don't think that its 100% related to my opiate use, as my buddy(who doesn't do opi's, just blazes) gets them too.

Also the slow peeing sucks, it kinda lasted for a month after getting off H, but still on suboxone (I never wanted to stop using, just not dependent).. It finally got better(unzip and let go, rather than unzip, 5 minutes later) but now that I have started using H again the my bladder is acting up again..
Title: Re: Itching and opiates
Post by: zdish on March 17, 2012, 05:28 am
So I can deal with the itching - pop a few Benadryl before, it potentates the high and reduces the itching.

I can deal with the constipation - take a laxative.

I can deal with the peeing - I might have to wait a few minutes but it'll come out eventually (sitting down helps too!)

But GOOD GOD THE HICCUPS!!!!!!!!  Nothing gets rid of them.  I only get them every so often, but when I do it's the most frustrating thing in the world.. and its a dead giveaway to people in the know that I've been using.  Irritating!

Hahahahaha... oh man, so true. Although in my case it isn't a giveaway. None of my friends or family know I use. They all just think that my frequent hiccuping is just a quirk of sorts. lol!

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worst side effect is by far the twitching.. I fucking hate that, but I don't think that its 100% related to my opiate use, as my buddy(who doesn't do opi's, just blazes) gets them too.
When I was doing percs and xanax everyday before I got into H, I would get twitches too. I have no idea why, but it would be embarrassing sometimes!  ;D It doesn't happen for me with the H though