I think I am dying!

[CKivlan]

Ok, maybe I am exxagerating but here's my story.  I am a 20 year old female and I have been drinking Heavily since I was 15.  I am Irish and love to drink.  I use to be able to handle my liqour but now it makes me VERY sick... I wake up in the morning and I have to stick my finger down my throat cuz i feel so bad.... My HEART hurts very bad.  Then i start getting serioulsly depressed.  My heart starts racing for no reason and i feel like im going to have a heart attack. I went out last night and between me and my friend we only had 4 pitchers! I only slept 3 hours and i woke up feeling like ****! Right now... my heart is hurting, its extrememly hard to breath and im so tired but i cant sleep... my heart is racing 2 fast.  4 days ago i did alot of cocaine and the same thing happened... i had to go to the ER cuz i thought i was going to die.  They didnt help me ofcourse... I really want to quit drinking but its so hard. Can somebody please tell me why im having the real bad effects? Why is my heart racing so fast 10 hours later? I need advice! i feel like calling an ambulance right now!  But i dont know if i should.  *Cynthia*

[Wizard]

sounds like you should seek some medical help IMMEDIATELY!
If your heart is racing this long after the drinking I would suggest you stop till you find out what is going on. Maybe allergic to alcohol. Don't wait on the Medical exam.....
Doc, any suggestions?
Power & Magick 2U
God's light shine upon you,
Wizard

[cindi]

Cynthia,   I woud do what Wizard suggested....get medical help now...you are only 20 years old and you are not immortal...i am not about to make any type of diagnosis  i am a nurse not a dr..but i can tell you that you need to be checked out by a physician..and you need to be totally honest or they cannot help you the right way...cardiac problems chest pain,  racing heart) etc. espcially 4 days after doing coke is nothing to play around with  do you have a history of cardiac disease?  and by puking like you are you are doing yourself some serious damage..if you don't get the help you need ASAP you may very well be dying...my thoughts are with you           good luck and keep us posted    cindi

[MED HELP INTERNATIONAL]

Call your doctor immediately.  We can't know via the Internet whether your symptoms are life-threatening or not, but they certainly are serious enough to cause us concern.

Don't delay!  Call your doctor now!  If your doctor is not available, go to your nearest Emergency Room!

MED HELP INTERNATIONAL

[CKivlan]

well it's me again..  Im feeling better.  I think what i was experiencing was a panic attack.... my heart is still hurting but it doesnt seem life threating.  I really need help to quit drinking.  I have been drinking almost everyday for YEARS!!! And now it seems impossible to quit.  I am leaving into the NAVY October 23rd, 2001.  I dont want drinking to prevent me from going and to ruin my health.  I am going to start going to AA every now and then and see if that helps any.  Can anybody give me some advice that can help me quit drinking?  I live in Miami Beach, Florida {South Beach} and there is nothing to do here but Party, party, party! im already going through severe depression and shake sometimes from the alcohol. I use to take PAXIL but it made me sick and extremely tired.  I couldnt get up at all out of bed and i would throw up all day.  Is there any other medication that works? that doesnt make you sick? Please respond.... Thank you so Much....
Cynthia ***@****
http://MiStiCiLLuSionZ.tripod.com

[cindi]

South Miami Beach is where my cousins both live and I can tell you I jknow it is one big party....how about an outpatient treatment center?  i'll tell ya what  maybe you can e-mail me ***@****  I have to sleep right now....bad  day...but i'm glad you are feeling better....:) cindi

[jennyfla]

You need to find a good doctor who can help you and offer suggestions on what type of medication will work best for you.
AA is a great start, and go often, and keep on going even if you don't think it will help.  It WILL help, and if you keep going, you will soon realize that it is exactly the kind of support you need.  I think a rehab is definately in order, inpatient, if possible.  If inpatient is not possible, go to outpatient.  I am sure there are tons of good treatment centers down in that area.  I'm up about 100 miles from you, and Florida is big on rehabs.
If you have heart pains, please please stay away from Coke, that's the worst!
Please get help immediately.  See a doctor, you're too young to play around with your life like this.  You're never to young to die.
Good luck and prayers!
Jenny

[spook]

Panick attack makes one feel that they "ARE"!!! dying (VERY SCARY), very, very, unpleasant.
20 is young, so much to do and see and learn and feel.
Choose correct path NOW!!!.
Abort mission.
Choose life.
Seek help, return.
Feel welcome.

[Thomas]

I share your Irish blood and taste for inhebriation in one form or another. But you"re in a position where, if you can find a way to stop now, you've still got some youth left to enjoy!. Try being older and being in your shape. It's not a pretty picture I see every morning while shaving. Most of all, I regret wasting youth on these drugs.

Thomas

[Deja]

The first thing that I thought upon reading the first post in this thread was "PANIC ATTACK"!!  I didn't respond because I am new to speaking out here and heavily relying on this board to help me keep sane this first week of my stopping narcotic use.  

I've had panic attacks since I was in my 20's.  Scary, seems like death is coming soon.  I've had a few, what I call, "mini-panics" since I stopped using.  Today is a panic day.

I saved one 20mg. oxy and two 10mg.  -  I wanted to quit with them right in front of me.  I looked for them today and they are gone.  GONE!  I searched everywhere.  I think my husband took them.   He's stolen drugs from me before and lied about it. Long story - ended up in counseling - I thought that was all behind.  

Why am I so upset that my 3 little pills are gone?

Off topic-  Why can't I remember Friday?  It's as if that day was wiped from my memory totally - like Friday didn't happen. I have no recollection of it at all!  It's scaring me.

I still have Chunga's Revenge-  bowels in an uproar so to speak.  I think I will take a Bentyl.  It helps.  Still can't eat.  My positive post from yesterday -pffft.  I ate dinner last night and threw it up at 2:00am.  Still not sleeping despite Restoril.  Found one Ativan and took it.  Not that I am expecting a miracle out of 1mg.  

WHY is my memory like this? God -  I am sorry for this pathetic missive and for taking up the space on this board.  I am having a hard time remebering what day it is.  
How long is this going to last!??  

Deja

[Wizard]

Deja, first NEVER apologize for posting with a problem! That is what this forum is for. As far as Friday being a blackout, maybe you took those 3 pills yourself and didn't remember? Could be.....How long have you being trying to kick? Just my opinion here but if you are having blackouts and have run out of Ativan AND are not eating I'd suggest you seek some real medical and/or counseling immediately. I say this especially because of the Benzo withdrawals. YOU CAN"T JUST STOP those like the opiates. I think Thomas could attest to that about seizures and all. Above all else don't give up hope! But please get the immediate help you need. YOUR LIFE depends on it....
I'll keep you in my prayers,
Power & Magick 2U,
Peace and Light upon us all,
Wizard

[Brighty]

I feel so helpless to reasure you via this medium...to tell you that things can get better... and I do not want to pretend I have the answers. You have lots of issues and others here will respond better than I... they know the feelings you are having and the depth of your struggle. I would urge you to ask for help... to seek it on your own or to ask a family member to do the footwork... I will send prayers and healing energy. I do wish to tell you about Panic Attacks... my daughter is in recovery and had them profusely througout high school and this was the beginning of her addiction to xanax.. .she had them in all her revcovery programs but not during active heroin addiction... it took some years to control the panic attacks. The most recent psychiatrist told her to go get an ecg of her heart because he was suspecting the panic attacks were due to a heart condition... .it seemed a longshot... it was not.. she has prolapsed mitral valve and panic attacks are a side effect... its purely physiological. She takes a med called Inderall once a day and no longer has this panic attack disorder. The importance of this revelation is that controlling the panic attacks is important to recovery. In the past the panic attacks served as a relapse trigger.
Deja... people care.. they will help... it's good to post here but professional help is the better choice right now.

Love, Maria Seraphina

[Deja]

Thank you for being out there somewhere and caring, honestly.  I didn't take those pills.  I hid them - and they are gone - and I guess whatever happened to them, happened?  I don't know.  Yeah- I did take my last ativan today - I took a blazing hot shower and I feel much better now.  I was saving those pills as a statement, sort of like saying, "I can do this right in YOUR face!"  
Do you really think I am in danger now that I am out of ativan? The amount I was on was so low - 1mg a day.  I also have Restoril which I take for sleep every night. 15mg and I take 2.  They haven't been working.  I normally take Ambien but it stopped working 2 months ago and my doctor switched me to the Restoril.  Since I still have that level of benzo at night - yikes - am I going to be ok?  

My Rheumatologist still has no idea that I stopped my pain meds. I get the pleasure of telling her on Friday.  

What about Soma?  I usually take that 4 times a day for muscle spasms and I am not sure if I should refill that script.  It's not controlled and not addictive right?  The main attraction to it for a while was the buzz from mixing it with a chewed up oxy.  That didn't last long though.  No buzz for a long time.  

The Soma might help me sleep.  Any thoughts out there?

Love,
Deja

[Deja]

Brighty,

It's so good to see your name.  I have been reading your posts for ages and ages.  I don't know if you remember me posting on occasion a long time ago.  It was way back when Vicodingurrl (sp?) was active on this forum.  

I am going to tell my doctor on Friday- everything.  I know I can do this and yes you are right, I do need support right now.  Trying to do this alone is very hard.

Thank you for your kind words here everyday. Your name is one I always look for so I can read what you have to say.  

I just feel so up and down right now.  The one thing I do know however, is I have no craving for pills.  I find that so strange.  I have no desire to use - I just really want to feel better.

Love and Prayers,
Deja

[Brighty]

Yes... I do remember the Vicodengurl days !!! Ah ha !! You have been dealing with this a long time... if indeed I recall correctly... .yes, nothing will make most of us feel better than to hear your plans to get help in the coming days.... you deserve to do this for yourself... it may inspire your husband... I have no idea about so called buddy plans in addictions... I do know there is a whole structure to the husband wife issue and the pros will guide you there. Please keep us posted... so many are willing to help. Love, Maria Seraphina

[Wizard]

I can't diagnose if you are in danger, I am no Doctor. I can tell you DO NOT BE FOOLED about the Soma..example given: My routine was to take evey morning 3 Soma's, 8 Vic's then eachn afternoon 80mg's of Oxy. I did this for several years. At times i took more Somas. Be it Mental or Physical..the high IS there hence the addiction.......doesn't mean I'm right, just means that is how I FEEL......I take none now....and I DO FEEL...
I'm still concerned about your eating habits...ASK your Doctor about the benzo's right away...
Anyone else got any suggestions? I'm not trying to scare you just relaying my experience.
Power & Magick 2U,
Peace & Light upon us all,
Wizard

[Deja]

You are so cool - thank you so much for your perspective.  No Soma!  I am doing fine without it.  I also tapered the benzo and I am feeling fine.  It was a low dose anyway.  1mg a day.

I ate a slice of pizza last night and didn't throw up!  I had a muffin for breakfast and it's still in there too!  

I am tired though.  Lots of thoughts going through my head.  I feel like talking and talking and never shutting up.  My old self emerging?  That heavy blanket falling off my brain?

There was a bear on my deck last night!!  (thought I would throw that in because it scared me and totally freaked out my dog) LOL

Praying that this day is better and tomorrow is better than today.

Love,
Deja

[Wizard]

Way to go Lady! :-) Here's a little secret...shhhhhh.....IT GETS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Day 17 for me here and I'm about ready to bust out of my body with HAPPINESS!  So many years wasted......Now, if I turn it around and take those years of bad expierences and use them to help someone else, then I've come full circle. YOU CAN TOO! Please today, make it a very MAGICAL day. It's easy if you watch the children! They are so full ao magic that they buzz!
Power & Magick 2U,
God bless us all,
Luv,
Wiz

[Francoise]

Deja, are you still hanging out here, and if you are how are you feeling?


I suppose someone has answered this already, but you're not freaking out over three pills, you're freaking out over the betrayal. It could have been one 10 mg pill.

Memory problems are common with getting off opiates. Also with dissociative identity disorders. Do you have any memory of being abused as a child?

Standing By,

Francois

[Thomas]

While you're standing by, how are you, Francois, my good friend? How is your pain treating you. I know you were in a lot of it from some very serious condition(s). I know you finally got onto Methadone, a wonderful painkiller people incorrectly peg as just a withdrawal preventative for heroin addicts. I do hope you are feeling better. God bless you and yours,


your friend,


Thomas

[Angelica]

I was offered 3 drugs: Methadone, MScontin, Oxycontin.  I chose the oxys which my doctor recommended, but he did say that Methadone was a very good painkiller, and good for long term use, and HELL, they're all addictive.  I was thinking about switching to one w/ less media attn??? What do you think?  My local news is airing stories daily, about abuse, and misuse, of Oxycontin.  Pharmacies are pulling it from there shelves, because of break ins????  One news story did state that Oxy was a very good pain killer,,,,usually they won't say that!  Once i find a new doctor (appt. on 7/27!) I will discuss this w/ him.  
I am worried about ONE thing???  If I have to go in for surgery(at any time, emergency or otherwise) I will probably require more/stronger medication post surgery.......And you know what happend after the last one.....They let me suffer for over 4 hours, and gave morphine as a last resort, only to go home: vomit, gag, and nearly pass out for 3 days due to high levels of pain.  This is the only reason I am scared of building a tolerance......stupid doctors!
Anyway......I guess I'm borrowing trouble as usual, and should cross that bridge when I get to it, but the bridges that I cross, tend to be very dilapidated.

[whitedove]

It's me again.  I know what you mean about post-operative pain and waiting it out, with the lack of proper pain-killers.  It can be "paralyzing". A yr. ago, I just wanted to die, because they didn't want to give me what they would normally give to a "non-addictive" personality type.  I PAID for it.  It took much longer to recover.

Well, here I go again. I could stay on this site forever but, I must begin my last day of substitute teaching like I said in my last comment to you (previous posting, different topic).

Take care today.  I'll write more this weekend and tell you about what happened so, you don't end up in the "shoes" I was in for several days.

Fondly,

white dove
Pam
***@****

[Kerrie]

Hi guys. I have been reading the threads tonight trying to get caught up.I wanted to tell you that my daughter finally got a call from her probation officer and she is scared to death. She smoked some pot the first of the week and she has to see her probation officer next Thursday. She's sure they'll do a drug screen test on her and if it shows positive for illegal drugs they will ship her to Gerogia to do her 3 years time.Does 3 years sound extreem to yall for a first offence.She had 10 valliums and 4 xanexs in her purse when they were stopped for a broke windshield in Georgia. She had a letter from a physician about the valliums.But they nearly charged him .That's another story. She was given 3 years probation and 1800 dollar fine.They told her if she paid her fine they would drop the probation.But she does have a drug problem and I look at this as a blessing because she may be scared into getting help. I'm only concerned if she fails the test and she gets sent back to Georgia,I will have to raise her babies for the next 3 years. I love them but my health isn't good enough to be raising kids.
  I was wondering about the pain meds myself Angelica. My pain has been so out of controll this week that I don't know if I should go to something different or let him increase the dosage.I take 1, 7.5 lortab every six hours. I usually take one at 7am,one at 2pm and then one at 8 or 9pm. I could take a fourth one but I try to go the rest of the night without one unless I can't bear it. I have percocet for severe pain. I try not to take these except at night and then only when a lortab is of no effect.But I have been on the same strength for 11 years and most of the time is does help.But I now have sores in my stomache and I wonder if the Lortab might be slightly responsible. Of course the stress from my daughter is a factor I know.
   Wizard,Cindi, I am so thankful for you sharing your detox experience and your trust in God with others.You  are so honest about what you have been through and are going through.My daughter may not come here for help, but others do and I'm thankful they have people like you guys to talk to.
   Brighty,I hpoe your daughter is doing well.
   God Bless you all,
        Kerrie

[cindi]

How often shoudl you take your pain med?  usually it can be 1 0r 2 tabs  every 4 to 6 hours,,,,as needed...maybe if you are in that much pain you should take it,,,don;t be afraid...as far as  your daughter....I don't know how long pot stays in the system....maybe thomas or jb knows...it depends on how much you somke and how often you smoke it....three years wound like a long time...but this is what I keep saying about consequences....it took me awhile for it to sink in but we always end up paying the consequences...once again  Thoms may be able to help you better than me...my pain has been really bad this week also    I am heading to bed now.....I am so tired and I hurt like hell...talk to ya soon   love       cin

[Wizard]

About how long the pot will show up will depend on the type of test they do I believe. If they do blood or urinalysis It MAY be gone. If they take some of her hair I've been told it could show up for months or longer. That info I got from my daughter who had the hair test done for a job. She never used but asked the tech why they were taking some strands of hair and that is what they told her. I hope all is going better for you and I will keep you and your daughter in my thoughts and prayers.
God Bless us all,
Power & Magick 2 U,
Wizard