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Withdrawel
by Broken Bones, Sep 01, 2001 12:00AM
Hell-o, Life is a living hell,years of bad injuries, had to take Lortab,ect. It was so bad I made the mistake of getting on Methadone. Traded one nightmare for one that was much worse. I've gotten off methadone and went right back to Lortab 10/650, about 25 a day.I cut back to 14 a day and really want out of this nightmare but it seems the more times you quit, the harder it gets each time and cold turkey is not an option. A bullet would be better.The lower I get, the harder it is.IF I ever get off, the pain from injuries makes life unbearable. Anyone know if there is any way out? Can't take much more.I almost died from the cold turkey method.Also out of money, job, ect. Also, I wanted to say thanks, BEFORE I CRAWL OUT OF MY SKIN...Broken Bones
earthgirl...your post worried me. Hang in there...the first 3 or 4 days of withdrawal are the hardest, you are almost there!! Post more..tell us what you are going through. It helps. And if you are seriously thinking of hurting yourself..PLEASE tell someone, or go to the ER, talk to someone, as soon as possible.
WW
This stuff is no joke. Please guys, get some help from a detox center. It will change your life. Sometimes we have to admit that we are not strong enough to do it by ourselves. Chad
just wanted to let you know, there is a way thru! i've gone thru
a lot of the same stuff that both of you are feeling right now.
i also agree with Phillychad, you don't have to go thru this stuff
alone! the fact that both of you posted says that you want alter-
natives to the dead end you've found your selves in. please listen
to chad and get your selves into detox or a 72 hour suicide watch!
there are even worse places than here you are now, dead is one of
them. please don't try to do this by yourself anymore!
keep an angel on your shoulder!
kip
I know this might sound Hollywood,butyoga has really helped my pain,infact if I go a couple of days without doing it,the pain comes back.So maybe you could look into that when your feeling better. Good Luck,Love,Bijou....
Broken, Earthgirl, Dream87, we are all with you.
Broken I so agree with Phillyclad, Go to the detox center, But checkout how they detox you first. Make sure it's not meth, Or find a new one if you don't want that hell. One that deals with let's say darvon, you get tappered off of. Again we also know the phy's pain to, maybe other suggestion will help from pain mgmt doc.
Earthgirl, Please, Please don't feel alone enough to do something that drastic, Please. We are all feeling you at this time. Just like katie say's The people here can help with an ear or some advice and they really are special! Don't feel alone. They just helped me out of a bad week by just listing to me and being there, even though I don't know them, they know me, because we all have this bond that ties us, weather it's pain or addiction or depression, we share a common bond that even your best friend may not understand. And the best part is that these beutiful people don't mind being used for something, and that's nonjudgemental compassion. Please don't feel alone, keep yourself busy, start typing it will take your mind off of things.
dream87, we are proud of your great start. Your almost through the 2nd step, the 1st was your deccsion to stop. Stay strong read some of other posts you might find some suggestion that will help with the withdrawls.
My heart is with you all, strength to you !!!
peace
mickytim
Durty
WW, how are you doing girl? I've been thinking about you and wondering how your doing. My boyfriend broke up with me over e-mail last week, so I've been grieving ALOT, wanting to "NUMB" ....is there any way we can talk through regular email? If so, send me something at ***@**** Thanks for all your support...hope your on top of the world!!!!
Hang in there everyone and thanks for being here.....love, kristen
Finally, it occured to me that damnit, If I was going to have any kind of life, I had to have the drugs. The trick was not abusing them. So I didn't. Wasn't easy at first, but over time it became easier and easier. Now I'm on a stable dose, I don't fool around with taking any more than is prescribed and I'm in good shape. I get to have a life relatively free from pain, can got to work and perform like I need to, go fishing on the weekend, and in general have a normal life.
So I gave up trying to get off the drug; accepted that I was one of millions who required it to have a life; accepted that in the War on Drugs, I was not one of the enemy. I'm one of the guys that the medical profession wants to help have a life as long as I'm not playing games always trying to get more drugs just for kicks (I dropped them in the sink; I dropped them overboard; the dog at them; martians landed in my back yard and stole my prescription; the druggist's assistant ate my entire prescription, etc., etc.) I show up on schedule, get my script, take it as prescribed, go about my business having a life. You can do it too.
What you CAN'T do is detox from opiods based on your own solitary will power. Can't be done. And even if you could do it, what would you do about the pain? Endure it until you descended into a chronic pain depression and then seek treatment for that?
WHY BOTHER? Those drugs are there for you use when they're the only way you can have a reasonable expectation of leading a normal life. Go for it. A hundred years ago, you'd just be left for dead. Now you've got a chance for life. Take it.
All this in my humble opinion, of course.
Francois