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perc addition please help :(
Ok, I'm not real sure how this forum thing works but I don't know what else to do. I am 21 years old and have been doing Percocets for about a year and a half and snorting them for about 9 months. I normally do about 10 a day if not more. I want to stop so bad! I feel like I do not even have a mental desire to snort one anymore but the physical dependence is so awful. I have huge sores in my nose and if I go more than a few hours the pain in my nose and throat is unbearable. I have been tring to cut down a little each day and I have but I cannot completely stop because of those sores and the pain. I spend ridiculous amounts of money on them and I am tired of lying and hiding everything from my husband and family. Is there anything anyone knows to do about this so I can completely quit without having to go to a facility or anything. I feel hopeless and like I am about to lose everything Please Help! Thank You!
Your story is very similiar to mine. I have been taking Vicodin ES for about 3 years, although only dependent on them for about a year. I have days where I have probably taken 20 of them, if not more. My husband knows I take them, but does not know how much, and how much I have put us in debt from taking them. I have been talking to the people in here, trying to get the courage up to tell him. This is a great support and great friends even though you don't even know the. I still take the pills, and am currently looking for a sub. Dr. I didn't even know there was such a medication to help until I got on here.
Everyone in here has been through it or is going through it. It is nice knowing you can get on here and at least have people to relate with you. We can do it. Admitting it is the first step. I know it's going to be probably one of the hardest things, and I know I will get the courage soon.
Good luck to you, please keep us posted.
Everyone in here has been through it or is going through it. It is nice knowing you can get on here and at least have people to relate with you. We can do it. Admitting it is the first step. I know it's going to be probably one of the hardest things, and I know I will get the courage soon.
Good luck to you, please keep us posted.
I have been on painkillers always eating them this time. About 6 years, maybe longer , I would have to ask to see the original records. But now I have 8 days and withdrawal isnt' as bad as I thought. I did get 15 5mg valium told to take every 8 hours even if I didnt think I needed them. I think I took them for 3 days . Now 1/2 and 1/2 ambien to sleep. I did have 2-3 practically sleepless nights the first couple of nights. But I KNOW it is getting way better. It was getting harder to hide my addiction. So today is the first day I havent' felt really cold and have to take several hot baths. I do have the battle of not answering the phone when I know oxy is calling with a good deal, but I made it today and I think I can sleep tonight. Still muscle ache but not chasing the buzz is peaceful.
Did you have to go to a rehab facility or anything or did your specialist help you by supporting your and giving you meds w/o having to go anywhere. I am scared that if I do go to a doctor I will have to go to rehab and the hard thing for me is that I work for a huge health system and am afraid of losing my job if I am sent to rehab. I would love to go to a specialist but have just been afraid of what will happen. My husband has caught me with the pills and my tools to snort them with and told me I had to stop I told him I did and then he found it again, the 3rd time he found them, he left for a while. I told him I quit because at the time I thought I could just do it because I was unaware of the severity of the sores and holes in my nose so I feel like I am alone except for this forum and now you and your advice :) It would be so great if there is a medication and with this support group and I wont have to go to rehab or anything like that and risk losing my job, husband and everything else. If you dont mind me asking you about what happened when you went to your specialist I would love to know so I can ease the anxiety about going! Thank you for your support in this!
You took the first step right here. I am also new to this forum, and I have found this place to be comforting, informational, supportive and inspirational.
Do you have insurance? If you do, find a doctor who specializes in addiction in your area. He/She can help you - and they will be kind and supportive.
There are drugs that can be prescribed to you to help you get off of the percocets without going through withdrawl. That is what I did - am doing actually. I am on day 6 or 7 of taking Subutex. And it has been a blessing.
What is more though is that you will need the support of your husband to do this. It is hard to isolate yourself and do it alone. You will find many people in this forum who have huge hearts and who will listen and give you advice and when you ask questions about everything you will get real answers. Telling my family was the hardest thing to do. Now, even though they don't understand, they support me and they are trying to take care of me in ways they never have before.
Also, telling your family will give you the motivation to actually stick to your plan for quitting.
If you don't have insurance, it would be a good investment to just find a doctor (one I found cost $500.00 for the first three visits and his program - and the 500.00 would be the money you'd be spending on percocets anyway...)
Then - go see a nose/ear/throat doctor to help with the sores....
Take things one day at a time.
We are all here for you when you need us.
Or, if you want to try and do this yourself, check out the profile on Ga Guy - he has some very good advice.
Stay Strong.
Do you have insurance? If you do, find a doctor who specializes in addiction in your area. He/She can help you - and they will be kind and supportive.
There are drugs that can be prescribed to you to help you get off of the percocets without going through withdrawl. That is what I did - am doing actually. I am on day 6 or 7 of taking Subutex. And it has been a blessing.
What is more though is that you will need the support of your husband to do this. It is hard to isolate yourself and do it alone. You will find many people in this forum who have huge hearts and who will listen and give you advice and when you ask questions about everything you will get real answers. Telling my family was the hardest thing to do. Now, even though they don't understand, they support me and they are trying to take care of me in ways they never have before.
Also, telling your family will give you the motivation to actually stick to your plan for quitting.
If you don't have insurance, it would be a good investment to just find a doctor (one I found cost $500.00 for the first three visits and his program - and the 500.00 would be the money you'd be spending on percocets anyway...)
Then - go see a nose/ear/throat doctor to help with the sores....
Take things one day at a time.
We are all here for you when you need us.
Or, if you want to try and do this yourself, check out the profile on Ga Guy - he has some very good advice.
Stay Strong.
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