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Addiction - NEED HELP !!
by radioboy74, Sep 27, 2001 12:00AM
I have become addicted to Pain Medication from Lortab to Vicodin to Percocet. I WANT OFF ! I have no more pain medication, it's all gone. How do I become the person I want to be - PAIN MEDICATION DRUGE FREE. I am dead serious, I need help and don't know what way to turn. If you've been through this give me your insite.
Thank you & God Bless
Thank you & God Bless
hang on kid, it's just the jones that makes you so jumpy. this way
you feel is the price of a "goodtime!" your first 3 days will be
awful' but it levels off after that. snoop around all the past
posting for Thomas's detox recepe. also pill poppa has got a good
zink, magnesium,manganese mix that can make a world of difference
in what is going to happen to you! 3 things to remember:
1) your not alone
2)your are walking a path worn smooth by the feet of a multitude
of junkys who've come before you.
3) there will be many people on this forum who will come forth with
knowledge & faith to help you!
I promise these things will come, and soon!
keep an angel on your shoulder
kip
Yes, my recipe makes it easier to get through the first few days and helps you restore a lot of substances in your brain that have been depleted by the pain pills. That will put you on your feet. All the ingrediants are over the counter except for the valium-family drug which as we all know is usually a ***** to just walk in and get unless you've got a solid relationship with an MD.
If you want it and can't find it, I'll post it or e-mail it directly to you. But if it is your first time, I wonder if it wouldn't be better if you got medically detoxed - preferably in an in-house setting where they can evaluate you, test your blood, liver etc. -- long-time use of these substances can take a toll.
Do you have access to this kind of medical help? If it's you're first time seriously detoxing and you're doing it cold turkey, it's going to be rough. The only savng grace about opiate withdrawal is that, even though you might wish you were dead, you won't die from the experience.
I suggest professional help if available, but I will post my recipe if you want to go that way.
I've been a drug addict for 30 years, so, obviously, I don't have too many words of wisdom for you about living a sober life. But others on this board do. I could "mouth" all the recovery concepts and jargon in the book, but I would be a fraud.
Let me know about the recipe if you want it and can't find it. If you want to e-mail me, you can at
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Thomas
Your forum friend, Milo
I'm in the middle of detoxing myself at home right now and it's day 5. But I've been through this many times during the last thirty years. Nowadays, I can get myself prepared ahead of time and pretty much know what to expect as far as withdrawals. Lucky me,eh? My biggest problem started about Monday with a whole lot of anxiety and feeling chilly(tingling). Luckily I have Xanax for that. Insomnia is another problem but I don't fret over it anymore. I just get out of bed and work crossword puzzles and have a beer(just one)until my mind is at ease.
I've been using Vics and Perks for almost a year and in ever greater numbers. After 5 days without them, I feel better than I have in a long time. The problem is that I feel like something is missing and the craving sets in. That's when you have to fight one minute at a time until you can get focused on something other than killing the urge.
Like Skid said, millions have preceded you and made it. J.B.
Like Skip said, millions have preceded you and made it. J.B.
Paisley
I had some situational traffic going recently and went to a psychiatrist I'd never seen before in my life. And he's the guy who prescribed the Klonopin. Now that my landing gear has just cleared the trees, I'm down to a quarter of a milligram of Klonopin and will drop off completely soon.
But the advice you've been given by the others: get professional help; do this as an inpatient; do the Thomas recipe thing - the rest: do it. It's excellent advice given by people who've been there. And in some cases, by people who are still there.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Francois
I was put on another pain med called Demerol and slept for two days. I'm at a loss, too. Vicodin relieves my pain but sedates me. Percoset is more intense but is more like Vicodin in effect.
I believe that all these opiods that are synthetic compounds are not good for the body. Look at methadone which is totally synthetic and so hard to detox from....takes months. There is nothing in the human body that can relate to some of these chemicals. It's just a theory of mine so take it for what it's worth. J.B.