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Pain Killers and addiction
From my experience of people I know who use Hydros and Oxys. There are two separate ways that people handle these drugs. For myself I could never be w/o them in the house. So If I used more one day than I should have... I'd take less the next. I have a valid perscription for 190 a month. Conversely, there is another personality that will have the pills and just keep taking them until they are gone... then Dr. Shop, beg, borrow...and make lotsa phone calls if you get my drift.
I don't think either obsession is better or worse than the other. At this point of detox, I can honestly say after the last two-weeks I never want another hydro...yet I have a full bottle of them here unopened. I wanted to be able to say that I stopped them because I wanted to stop...not because I had to stop. The thoughts of not having them here makes me crazee... CRAZEE... MAYBE I AM...
Am I setting myself up for failure?
Gip
I don't think either obsession is better or worse than the other. At this point of detox, I can honestly say after the last two-weeks I never want another hydro...yet I have a full bottle of them here unopened. I wanted to be able to say that I stopped them because I wanted to stop...not because I had to stop. The thoughts of not having them here makes me crazee... CRAZEE... MAYBE I AM...
Am I setting myself up for failure?
Gip
I have been taking 10 - 12 fioricet everyday and also having to use Imitrex lately everyday....I was waking up with headaches every morning around 3:00 got terrible...my doc put me on prednisone and D.H.E. it didn't help...put me in the hospital for a couple of days...I haven't had any fioricet or Imitrex for 3 days going on 4...I am taking the tapered dose of Prednisone and on a couple preventitives for migraines..also low dose of Klonipin for anxiety....I feel like ####!! I'm depressed, tired, scared and afraid I will never feel like myself again...please help...tell me it will get better....
You sound pretty confident in what you are doing.
Happy New Year Girlfriend.
Thursday will be 2 weeks....
Lemme know how it goes w/Dr.s appt. I would still think twice about handing in those pills...But your level of confidence has to be with the Dr. I suppose. They are from legit Rx's... I don't know why you need to purchase more of them.
Oh well...That baby is due soon....lemme know how you make out at your next appt.
Gip
Happy New Year Girlfriend.
Thursday will be 2 weeks....
Lemme know how it goes w/Dr.s appt. I would still think twice about handing in those pills...But your level of confidence has to be with the Dr. I suppose. They are from legit Rx's... I don't know why you need to purchase more of them.
Oh well...That baby is due soon....lemme know how you make out at your next appt.
Gip
I'm having some very serious issues right now with my Dr.
The Rx I have is for 7.5 x 750 Acet.
*sigh*... I'm wondering what kinda damage I've done to my liver already.
Thankfully, I can really say that the abuse did not set in until about 6 - 8 months ago....I've been using these things since 2001. But I have been abusing them...no doubt in my mind.
The Rx I have is for 7.5 x 750 Acet.
*sigh*... I'm wondering what kinda damage I've done to my liver already.
Thankfully, I can really say that the abuse did not set in until about 6 - 8 months ago....I've been using these things since 2001. But I have been abusing them...no doubt in my mind.
Happy New Year -
First - CONGRATULATIONS on how far you have come. Once again, let me say - you can read the pain in your first posts dated back in mid DEC - and to see how far you have come - it is amazing.
As there is no one way to detox (taper vs. c/t) - you will probably get a lot of different responses to this question. Personally, I think I would want the drugs out of my house. Despite going through the difficult w/d - what happens when the pain does flair up?? I know that will be my quandry.
We suffer from "legitimate pain" - that is why I am entertaining the thought of turning all the meds over to my new doc and "starting over." That way, there is a controlled amount - not the ridiculous 120 pills per month (or in your case 190). Would it make you feel more secure having 30 pills? Or will that still make you feel panicky??
I truly do understand what you are talking about - I packaged the meds to give to my doc - and I got nervous. (for many reasons) - and it goes back to that what if I run out fear.
Gip - I'm sorry I'm not much more help -I guess my answer is I'd want a small, CONTROLLED amount - from a doc who would never prescribe in the amount that I was once prescribed. That way, if there was a true medical need, I had some method of pain relief - but not to the point where I would EVER abuse again. And the painful memories of the detox would resonate louder than me wanting to take more than prescribed!
Love ya girl - take care!
First - CONGRATULATIONS on how far you have come. Once again, let me say - you can read the pain in your first posts dated back in mid DEC - and to see how far you have come - it is amazing.
As there is no one way to detox (taper vs. c/t) - you will probably get a lot of different responses to this question. Personally, I think I would want the drugs out of my house. Despite going through the difficult w/d - what happens when the pain does flair up?? I know that will be my quandry.
We suffer from "legitimate pain" - that is why I am entertaining the thought of turning all the meds over to my new doc and "starting over." That way, there is a controlled amount - not the ridiculous 120 pills per month (or in your case 190). Would it make you feel more secure having 30 pills? Or will that still make you feel panicky??
I truly do understand what you are talking about - I packaged the meds to give to my doc - and I got nervous. (for many reasons) - and it goes back to that what if I run out fear.
Gip - I'm sorry I'm not much more help -I guess my answer is I'd want a small, CONTROLLED amount - from a doc who would never prescribe in the amount that I was once prescribed. That way, if there was a true medical need, I had some method of pain relief - but not to the point where I would EVER abuse again. And the painful memories of the detox would resonate louder than me wanting to take more than prescribed!
Love ya girl - take care!
Well Gipsee, I'll do you a favor and hold those darn things for you :)
(((((sigh)))))
(((((sigh)))))
A Friend ..... thank you so much ..... LOL
Talk to me in a month... Hopefully, I probably won't care...!
Talk to me in a month... Hopefully, I probably won't care...!
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