i need help, and i know it!

[krystle4]

My husband gets prescribed oxycodone and oxycotin.  We both have a huge problem with abusing!  i want to stop!  we have lost everything!  our car, all of our bills are WAY past due, and they are even about to take our furniture!  i mean come on!  right there tells u that we have a problem!  we have a 4 year old son, and i want to be able to take care of him.  that's why we continue to snort the pills!  because we don't want to be sick, we want to be able to care for our son!  my husband can't stop,  he does have severe back pain.  me on the other hand..i have no pain!  i just snort his pills for recreation.  what can i do to stop!  i need to not be sick though!  i have 2 jobs and have to care for my son!  what can i do!?!  please help!

[badsneakers]

just read a post of yours from a while ago, you sound so much better...good work!  Keep it up...what I have noticed around here is what makes this such a good site...those of who are pretty serious are staying on and supporting each other, we begin as infants  (ie...I just don't know where to start or what to do) and after a few days on here, when we start to feel stronger, we begin to mature into our sobriety and offer advice to other infants...I am loving it here!

[kksmama]

Hi there!

So im pretty new here but i feel like as much as everyone here has helped me in my time of need i would like to try to help you.  For soooo long my excuse for continuing my 20 or so ES vicodin per day regimen was because i didnt have time to be ill.  I have a 3 year old daughter who is nothing short of rambuncious!  My husband has been laid of of work for a year and i have been the primary income provider for our family.  HOWEVER, I took a week off of work just to be sick.  Even being at home just taking care of my daughter was gut-wrenching!  BUT as a mother and i know you love your child we do what we need to do for the wellness of our children and even though the pain was excrutiating for a couple of days...i still took care of my daughter by myself!  GOOD LUCK!!  I am now on day 4 and already feel a lot better!  YOU CAN DO IT, when YOU ARE ready!

[kim715]

I didn't work outside the home when I was going through my methadone detox,but there are a lot of people here who had to work while withdrawing from their drug of choice.Some started on a Friday so they would at least have the weekend to try and rest up and prepare themselves.

I can relate to the caring for the little one.My husband and I were raising my stepdaughters 2 little girls,2 and 4,,which is why I wasn't working at the time.It wasn't easy,but it was do-able. Bluespence is right,look at your child as one of your motivating factors.

I don't have any personal knowledge about your doc.I think if you can give a little more info....How long you have been abusing it and how much you use a day,people that do know more about it will be able to be more informative about how you are going to feel and for how long.Keep posting,lots of great people here with a lot of knowledge.All the best...Kim

[bluespence]

I am sorry you are in so deep with your addiction. There is no easy way out of this and unless you use suboxone or methadone, you will have wd's and most likely won't be able to work. But if you are serious about quitting, I think it would be worth it to miss some work to take care of yourself. Maybe you can get someone to watch your son for a week because when you are w/d you won't be able to take care of him. Wd's are horrible, but if you can keep telling yourself they won't last forever and stay focused on the goal, you will be able to succeed. Please don't use your jobs or your son as reasons not to quit, use them for reasons to quit...I hope this helps & good luck to you!