Has anyone taken Stadol Nose Spray for Pain Relief?

[s.mcm]

Has anyone taken Stadol Nose Spray for pain relief?  I used it for 3 years and became totally addicted even though the drug manufacturers claimed (at first) that it was a non addictive drug.  I had to be hospitalized for withdrawal. I was wondering if anyone had any side effects after the use was discontinued.  I find my memory is shot and I am only 45.
thanks

[groovygirl]

oh...duh.  i guess i'm not up on law enforcement lingo.  thank:)

[GOD]

I work in a department that uses abbreviations for EVERYTHING.
With confidence, I can tell you the "SO" = Sheriff's Office

[groovygirl]

what is SO?  it sounds like a pretty tough city that you work in with 3 or 4 homicides (or traffic deaths) every week...i would think that kind of stress would drive many to drinking or drugs.  if you don't mind my asking, where do you live?

[tex3]

Thanks for that post. You're right about everything. When I left the newspaper (I was fulltime but the pay sucked) to work for the police department (PR) I was really bummed. I loved working for the PD but was driving 1 1/2 each way as the traffic SUCKED. I was on call 2 weeks a month and went to crime scenes probably 3-4 times a week -- these were almost always homicides or traffic fatalities, which got to be a real downer. But I thrived on it and I was really good at my job. Extremely high stress though, which probably contributed to my rapid decline with the hydro. For a lot of reasons things got really bad, and I quit to save my marriage and my sanity. I had an offer from the sheriff's office, and the drive was only 10 mins, so I took it. I became the sheriff's right-hand person. I was, however, on call 24-7. Stayed for 2 years, left for many reasons not long after my husband and I seperated. We are back together, but he doesn't want me to ever work with cops again. As I don't want to do PR for a big corporation, my options are limited. We're making it but I hate being broke, and I really need insurance for my kids. Even so, I'm going to work my butt off this summer, freelancing and working on my book, and maybe I will make enough to stay home even after the kids go back to school. We're thinking of moving to a different city, south of here. I have mixed feelings about that, but things in this town got really bad for me when I quit the SO. Long story.
Anyway thanks for the post. I feel for you, working under those conditions at the hospital. I don't think I could do that. I hope you're enjoying the new career. You sound like you will be successful in any venture you choose. tracy

[angst]

once i took a job my ex-husband----let's see we married in 1988 and divorced in 1998----yeah, he was my exhusband, forced me to take.  i would be nursing at a private, poor hospital.  i worked on the oncology and med/surg floor.  i had 7-9 patients for 12 hours, as soon as we had a discharge, another came in and if it was your turn, you got it.  i always tried to take 8 to start with, i had a better chance that way.  the stress of working under doctors who always had to take patients back to surgery for bleeding or infection, stressed me out.  soon the wastages looked too good to flush down the sink.  i was back to using in no time.  take the job your heart and soul tell you to take.  it will keep you safer.
i do not blame my ex for the relapses.  i blame not being able to make na meetings as i was before i started working 12 hour days.  4 on 2 off, 3 on 4 off, but i was so exhausted that i slept for a day then took care of business and cooked for my family.
so i say follow your heart.  you my have to keep freelancing for the paper, but that would leave you time to write the book.  if you do not write the book, you might regret it a lot.

[Witchywoman]

Hi Singer,
I've been in recovery from hydro, clean since last August.  I did it cold turkey, didn't know about bup at the time.

I found out about bup as an alternate pain reliever a while back, and I take it occassionally for pain. I take one sublingual .2mg tab and get decent pain relief for a full day and partially into the next. Maybe I'm just more sensitive than most folks.

It is an opiate, though I never feel a buzz from it, I still use a lot of caution, since I never want to get physically dependant on anything every again. I don't take it very often but when the pain gets too intense it is good to have around.

If you have been on it for a while, I've heard that if you want to get off it is not too hard of a withdrawal, and almost painless if you taper it slowly. There may be others here who can tell you more about it.

nice to meet you and I hope you are doing ok!

WW