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Addiction to pain meds
a little history, i got assaulted in mexico by about 4 guys and got the **** kicked out of me. never went to the doctor, was a tough teenager. now years later i get in a horrible car accident im lucky to survive and my back has never been the same since.
so my doctor's think since im so young (22) that i shouldnt have strong pain killers. i finally got my doc to give me Norco 10/325 (Hydrocodone/apap) and Soma 350mg. this worked ok for a while but now i finish my months supply in 2 weeks so i went to him and asked to be put on something stronger like percocet but he basically laughed and said i was on something plenty strong.
well so i took things into my own hands and now i am on a variety of very strong pain meds unregulated by a doctor. i take OxyContin 80mg, MS Contin 100mg, dilaudid 8 mg, and also get things sent imported to me like pentazocine, codiene phosphate, and morphine. i know i am very addicted now and things have gotten out of control. i mix and match pills for combination reations; i really dont know what to do. i dont shoot up, this all comes from wanting to control my pain but unlimited access to drugs is an easy way for things to go out of control. i really am just venting, i dont want to go on methadone, i just wish my doc would have helped me before i got to this situation. well theres my story.
so my doctor's think since im so young (22) that i shouldnt have strong pain killers. i finally got my doc to give me Norco 10/325 (Hydrocodone/apap) and Soma 350mg. this worked ok for a while but now i finish my months supply in 2 weeks so i went to him and asked to be put on something stronger like percocet but he basically laughed and said i was on something plenty strong.
well so i took things into my own hands and now i am on a variety of very strong pain meds unregulated by a doctor. i take OxyContin 80mg, MS Contin 100mg, dilaudid 8 mg, and also get things sent imported to me like pentazocine, codiene phosphate, and morphine. i know i am very addicted now and things have gotten out of control. i mix and match pills for combination reations; i really dont know what to do. i dont shoot up, this all comes from wanting to control my pain but unlimited access to drugs is an easy way for things to go out of control. i really am just venting, i dont want to go on methadone, i just wish my doc would have helped me before i got to this situation. well theres my story.
Hi all
How would I find a detox doctor or center? I have been taking pain medication (oxy and percocets) for 15 months now. I first started taking them to manage pain associated with the side effect from chemotherapy and radiation. I know I don't need them anymore and would like to stop, but I admit that I cannot do it on my own. My oncologists just keep refilling the prescriptions for me whenever I ask. I think they are just taking the easy way out, which is stupid. But it is just as stupid of me to keep asking for them. Any help would be appreciated. thanks.
How would I find a detox doctor or center? I have been taking pain medication (oxy and percocets) for 15 months now. I first started taking them to manage pain associated with the side effect from chemotherapy and radiation. I know I don't need them anymore and would like to stop, but I admit that I cannot do it on my own. My oncologists just keep refilling the prescriptions for me whenever I ask. I think they are just taking the easy way out, which is stupid. But it is just as stupid of me to keep asking for them. Any help would be appreciated. thanks.
Hi JoeyR!
Sounds to me like you are in active addiction. Anything that makes you sick while not taking is usually an addiction. Addiction differs in many ways. There is pseudo addiction and flamboyant addiction. Taking 12 Darvocets a day is definately abuse of the medication and warrants the necessity to question your motive. Are you taking these meds simply to feel better or are you taking these drugs to "feel good or even normal" -- Just a question as you, yourself know the answer. Be honest with your answer to yourself and seek medical attention to this as addiciton does kill. Go to your PMD and ask his advice as he is the only one who is able to suggest a plan of treatment for you. If he is unable to do so, please ask for a referral of another doctor. There is help out there and is usually not too expensive. Please do this now as it gets much worse and usually doesnt end too quickly unless intervention is accepted! Good luck to you and in all you accomplish! There are several great recovery sources out there that can and will help. Be sure to research ALL of them before making that committment since one size does not fit all. Addiction is a disease that needs medical attention first. Second comes the REASON for the addiction as while counseling, the matter often arises. THANKS!
Sounds to me like you are in active addiction. Anything that makes you sick while not taking is usually an addiction. Addiction differs in many ways. There is pseudo addiction and flamboyant addiction. Taking 12 Darvocets a day is definately abuse of the medication and warrants the necessity to question your motive. Are you taking these meds simply to feel better or are you taking these drugs to "feel good or even normal" -- Just a question as you, yourself know the answer. Be honest with your answer to yourself and seek medical attention to this as addiciton does kill. Go to your PMD and ask his advice as he is the only one who is able to suggest a plan of treatment for you. If he is unable to do so, please ask for a referral of another doctor. There is help out there and is usually not too expensive. Please do this now as it gets much worse and usually doesnt end too quickly unless intervention is accepted! Good luck to you and in all you accomplish! There are several great recovery sources out there that can and will help. Be sure to research ALL of them before making that committment since one size does not fit all. Addiction is a disease that needs medical attention first. Second comes the REASON for the addiction as while counseling, the matter often arises. THANKS!
I should also say that I have been living with clinical depression since I was 16... now 28 and I take wellbutrin twice a day. I also have Ativan which I use to sleep, but unlike the Darvocet, I do not find a "high" in taking the Ativan. I use that for what it helps me with. (Anxiety and sleeping).
After reading some of the warnings that go along with pain killers, it scares the hell out of me to think I am in that situation but just dont realize it I guess. I never in my life thought I would become addicted to "legal" drugs like this. This really sux.
After reading some of the warnings that go along with pain killers, it scares the hell out of me to think I am in that situation but just dont realize it I guess. I never in my life thought I would become addicted to "legal" drugs like this. This really sux.
I would like some information please. I have been taking Darvocet for sometime now... about 8 months and take 12 pills a day...Usually 3 or 4 at a time. How do you know when you are addicted? I dont feel so good if I go without it for more than a day. I get nervous, sweat (god i hate that) and hurt. I am taking them for a sinus problem I have because I cannot afford the surgery to fix the problem. I really want to stop this, but am afraid to. I live in the Chicago area. My name is Joey.
hello, my name is Ava, and i am a maintaining nurse without a
license. after my first 5 years of Stadol NS, for intractable
vascular headaches, i knew i was addicted. i went to a pain clinic where i had injections of botox and a local into my face, head and neck. horrible. i was then put on propoxyphene - darvocet or wygesic. i finally od'd with some barbituates i had
gotten my hands on, because i was in so much physical and emotional pain. i lived because someone came by the house and found me prostrate on the kitchen floor. that was rehab 101.
i got out and found the needle, and why waste good drugs at work?
i found a way to recycle those wastages. i also was introduced to dilaudid off the street. that became my drug of choice. it is
better than pharmacutil dilaudid. the yellow pill disolved in H2O. Now that gave me a rush like nothing i'd ever had. i went to methadone for about 2 years and then detoxed with the help of NA. i stayed clean for 6mo. while in NA. I took a 12hr shift job
at a poor private hospital. i started back using after my i'd been there for about a month or two. i had 2relapses before the
hospital caught on to me. i surrendered my license and have opportunity to get them back. i just do not know if i want to do that right now. My 3rd and final relapse hit me while i was waiting tables. As soon as i could, i ran back to methadone, it saved my life, when my friends were od'ing on oxy's and various
other drugs including dilaudid. i am not putting a time limit on this time around. i get counselling and group therapy at the
methadone clinic. this place does more than take my money and
wham, bam, thank you maam. I hope for recovery one day soon. I am safe now. As for the endorphins and seritonin, i believe they
will replenish themselves. it is the crystal methamphetamine that
does irreparable damage. thanks for posting. yours is a humble
result, and i sure hope to be there one day. Ava
license. after my first 5 years of Stadol NS, for intractable
vascular headaches, i knew i was addicted. i went to a pain clinic where i had injections of botox and a local into my face, head and neck. horrible. i was then put on propoxyphene - darvocet or wygesic. i finally od'd with some barbituates i had
gotten my hands on, because i was in so much physical and emotional pain. i lived because someone came by the house and found me prostrate on the kitchen floor. that was rehab 101.
i got out and found the needle, and why waste good drugs at work?
i found a way to recycle those wastages. i also was introduced to dilaudid off the street. that became my drug of choice. it is
better than pharmacutil dilaudid. the yellow pill disolved in H2O. Now that gave me a rush like nothing i'd ever had. i went to methadone for about 2 years and then detoxed with the help of NA. i stayed clean for 6mo. while in NA. I took a 12hr shift job
at a poor private hospital. i started back using after my i'd been there for about a month or two. i had 2relapses before the
hospital caught on to me. i surrendered my license and have opportunity to get them back. i just do not know if i want to do that right now. My 3rd and final relapse hit me while i was waiting tables. As soon as i could, i ran back to methadone, it saved my life, when my friends were od'ing on oxy's and various
other drugs including dilaudid. i am not putting a time limit on this time around. i get counselling and group therapy at the
methadone clinic. this place does more than take my money and
wham, bam, thank you maam. I hope for recovery one day soon. I am safe now. As for the endorphins and seritonin, i believe they
will replenish themselves. it is the crystal methamphetamine that
does irreparable damage. thanks for posting. yours is a humble
result, and i sure hope to be there one day. Ava
Hi Jess,
Thanks for the reply. I too, know all so well of the likes of ULTRAM... I thought I was onto something while trying the detox dive at home one week and tried the ULTRAM as a substitute for MOTRIN (knowing the opiate receptor's inability to differentiate the Ultram and thinking, ah -- I can at least try it since it isnt a real "narcotic"} ... WELL, little to my surprise, I was onto something alright! It worked confounding for the detox for a while, until I tried to stop taking it... GEEZE, to say the least - I was detoxing AGAIN from the ULTRAM. I think this drug would be widely used as in MAT and would be a wonderful treatment for those of whom cannot go the abstinence route. In all fairness however, it is still an abused drug and really should be reclassified on the schedule list. In time, I am sure it will be. Docs are not prescribing this drug as much anymore since they are now being "more educated" in the areas of addiction to Ultram while the marketing personnel for this drug have been re-educated in their explication to the docs.
For any of you: What is your opinion on "Brain damage as permanent in the opiate/narcotic abuser" -- Just would love to hear some feedback. THANKS! Aimee
Thanks for the reply. I too, know all so well of the likes of ULTRAM... I thought I was onto something while trying the detox dive at home one week and tried the ULTRAM as a substitute for MOTRIN (knowing the opiate receptor's inability to differentiate the Ultram and thinking, ah -- I can at least try it since it isnt a real "narcotic"} ... WELL, little to my surprise, I was onto something alright! It worked confounding for the detox for a while, until I tried to stop taking it... GEEZE, to say the least - I was detoxing AGAIN from the ULTRAM. I think this drug would be widely used as in MAT and would be a wonderful treatment for those of whom cannot go the abstinence route. In all fairness however, it is still an abused drug and really should be reclassified on the schedule list. In time, I am sure it will be. Docs are not prescribing this drug as much anymore since they are now being "more educated" in the areas of addiction to Ultram while the marketing personnel for this drug have been re-educated in their explication to the docs.
For any of you: What is your opinion on "Brain damage as permanent in the opiate/narcotic abuser" -- Just would love to hear some feedback. THANKS! Aimee
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