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I guess I'm hijacking this thread to tell you that, YES, you are in the right place to talk about meds, and Suboxone specifically. As Bmac said, from time to time, we get into fights, and we're actually just having fun with one another-- So don't let that get to you. Most of the "Fighting" is just a release for many of us, and is mostly good natured (even if it doesn't appear that way to a newcomer).
Regarding Suboxone-- It has proven to be an effective alternative to Methadone Maintenance; with the added benefit of your doctor (If he or she has taken the DEA-mandated 8 hour class in prescribing it for addiction) being able to prescribe it in the privacy of his or her office so that you won't have to suffer the "Stigma" of the clinic environment.
I'm sure that many people here can help you regarding your question -- People, Help her out!
Good Luck, Gina-
Jess
i saw your post asking if your were in the right place... bickering happens on boards, it can be uncomfortable for those of us who are new and don't really know what is going on...
i hope you keep posting, and if you are interested in joining another forum that i started a few weeks ago give me a shout: ***@****
even though i have the other board i come here everyday and love it here! i started the other forum b/c it is easier to post a question in it!
peace,
amber
You actually believe that your dead wife is actually just "in the ground"?
Well, I am so sorry that your wife had someone like you to put up with for 33yrs. I BELIEVE IN GOD ALMIGHTY! Your wife's soul is not in the dirt, it's in Heaven or hell.
YOU MAKE ME SICK!
James
Well Lisabet you go girl! Bmac
MrGoat sir, you see you are even runnin' off the women! LOL
Bill
Sweetie i admire you so much for your love for your man.
Keep us posted plz,
Love,
Suzie
Now then.......think it'll rain tomorrow??? :-) Peazella
I'm glad I found your post -- been kind of crowded here lately.
Being the drug addict (and consequently the "hider", not the "finder") of substances, I can only relate to how you're feeling after discovering those pills in the way my wife has to me, several times, over the years. She compared discoveries like yours to the feeling she'd have if she discovered my infidelity with another woman. . .she's even called the various substances (be they alcohol, narcotics, whatever) "the ***** in the Bottle" -- a term I still cringe at, but now, I think, understand a little better as time goes by.
I hope I haven't made this worse, that certainly was not my intent. . .just wanted to present something that may help you identify the awful feeling in your gut you must have had when you made your discovery.
As a former avid pill-hider, though, and just as an aside. . .it doesn't sound to me like your husband was being very careful about hiding his drugs from you. Believe me, when I was an active addict, if I didn't want something to be found, either in my residence or even on my person, it WOULD NOT BE FOUND. Addiction is called cunning for good reason -- the addicted brain becomes VERY adept at concealing evidence of drug use, perhaps frighteningly so. Looking back, I think that the only (few) times my wife ever "found" evidence of my use was when I was very sloppy about concealment. Actually, it wouldn't be much of a stretch at all to say that deep down, I *wanted* to be caught. After my last run, I very consciously wanted either to be caught by the law and punished for what I'd done (as I was) or to just go over my body's threshold and just die. By the end, when I was apprehended, not only did it not matter to me which event happened first, I was almost hoping for death.
Please make sure you care for yourself now. . .as that part of your husband that is now being held captive by his addiction would want you to. I know of groups such as Al-Anon and Nar-Anon that are specifically designed for those in your situation. . .although I've never been directly involved with them myself. My prayers are with you both.
Peace,
Kurt
Deep aches, not leg-jerking. Many of the initial WD symptoms dissipated after the first week. Yet the aches are still about.
I have laid my knees on a (hot) heating pad which alleviates the symptom, but intense heat and a fur blanket (a dog) do not make for a good night's sleep. Neither does the knee ache.
It's not terrible, and given others' probs, it's a minor complaint- when does it go away, if it does?
r-w-c
it will subside! good luck!!!
amber
Also, try to get out and walk if you're in good enough shape. I know you don't feel like doing a thing, but it does make you feel better.
Hot baths are the key. Get in a tub and live there for a while.
Peace,
Methman