depresed

[stayingclean]

Iam know six mounths clean of methadone.I still find myself relapsing some times. Do to being depresed. What do I do.

[122 Tactical Fighter Group]

Dude - i started flirting with smack in 1969 at a place called Plieku in the Republic of South Vietnam..... was doing some form of poppy for around 40 years......even pain pills to the tune of 25-60 hydro's a day. Yet I still quit the madness about 2 years ago.

In addittion to the 5-HTP you probably should look at the SaMe (another amino..) to head off the depression. Learn your triggers - - something will remind you that the old buzz was fun .... music (a song?) - maybe a smell - or a sight - something along those lines. Dont try and remember any fun .. take that thought and run with it for a while - you had your fun - now its later - you dont feel well - you dont have any bucks left - you should know the drill.  The old game just isnt worth it. I have been through the clinics, the methadone, and the bupe. You know what I needed to do to quit?  I had to get involved myself and quit looking for easy outs. Cold turkey finally worked. Wasnt fun. Nor easy. But right now I am opiate free and have been for awhile.  If I can do it at almost 60 yrs old after 40 some years - - then you can do it right now also. Use this forum for support and to ask questions.......and just to vent. You dont have to be a clinic slave..................................eagle

[snowflake620]

have you tried any 5-htp it is an amino acid you can get over the counter at CVS or Wal-Mart it really works well and no side effects you also need to try to stay busy as blue says maybe go to some na meetings or try a hobby .congrats on the clean time now try to stay the course
snowflake

[stayingclean]

Yhea I work every day doing drywall. And yes methadone wds suck bad. Befor the clinic I was on What ever I could find. From loratab to fentenal. For 15 years so I have been through alot this year.

[bluespence]

Have you tried an anti-depressant? Do you try to keep yourself busy with activities you enjoy? That is what stinks about these pills, they screw up our bodies but you have to make the effort to get your life back. If you are just sitting around hoping you will just wake up happy one day, then you are fooling yourself. You can do this, you already got off the meth which I have heard is very hard to do (so congrats on that)...now use that strength to get your life back and your happiness.