Brother going through withdrawals
Hi so my brother is 26 and has been on abusing depressants for a few years now: Xanax, fent, weed are all I know but basically a lot of downers. He decided to quit but didn’t tell us he did it cold turkey which we know is unsafe to do. Since Saturday he’s been confused and delirious, not making coherent statements, watched a show and thought He experienced it himself. Sometimes he’s himself and he recognizes us and then he’s responding to something in his head.
We took him to the emergency room and they let him go only after a 2 hours, gave him something to calm him down, a prescription for Benadryl and another medication to help with nausea and gave rehab places to call.
Me and my mom have been cleaning him, giving him light things to eat and drink, gave him weed after confirming it could help with the tremors and so far it’s been helping. He can keep light food and water down better than before but he’s still confused and hasn’t really been to sleep.
I just got some valerian root for him but is there anything else we can do to help make this withdrawal process easier? When does the confusion fade? Should I take him to another hospital or try a rehab facility? He doesn’t have a primary so I can’t get suboxone but would that help him? This is day 4 if that matters.
Please any and all advice is appreciated!