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valerian and sub

OK, so im like 90 something days clean. i'm on a sub program and am rx'd to take 16mg's a day although i only take 4-8mgs a day cause i get horrid headach's from it. I have relapsed a few times and the past few days i've f'd up, well nothing yesterday but fri and sat and today i took a few perc's( OC 80's are my DOC) anyhow it's the depression/anxiety that are getting to me. I have no patience with my kids and my usband and i have been fighting. I thought when i kicked this my "clean friends" would be there but no one is here, my family doesnt even talk to me. they did when i was using and although they knew i was using and urged me to get help they werent positve and that, i think really affects me. I've been on many anti-depressants but get bad side effects so can i take valerian with the sub? I dont wanna go to xanax or anything like that, my dr offerd me xanax and i declined. he said a low mg when needed wouldnt hurt but i know i'll abuse. I just have no support system and I'd love to go to meetings but i'm an at home mom and we have 1 car and my usband works and goes to school at night. I'm home by myself w/ the kids 24/7. I feel like i'm losing it. like i wanna check myself into a mental rehab. seriouslly. Just to relax. what can i do, take(otc?) do with myself? i cry all the time and i feel like i'm burdindning people cause thats how they act if i need to vent or talk, like sigh ok what...that's the response i get. my husband says i do nothing to help myself, i dont try hard enough, i have the poor me syndrome. he's in the same boat as me addiction wise but has no depression. i dont get it. i want to work to get out thinking that will help but i cant get out of bed sometimes, let alone work, my house is a wreck, i mean a mess, school vaca this week an rainy and cold out. what can i do????????? Any advice...words of encouragement, does it get better, is it the sub, sould i stop that???
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Theres no problem with taking valerian root with sub, as far as it having a negative interaction or anything. When I was taking sub I found that the more I layed around thinking the worse I felt. If I could get up and take a walk, get on the computer, excercise, clean something, just anything besides laying around the better I felt. If theres anyway you could find some time to maybe go to some na meetings, even if its just once a week, or once every 2weeks, its a place where you can share your frustrations with people who can relate. I can tell you after I quit sub and made it about 30days without it, I really started to feel better about myself. One key part of my recovery has been excercise, it really is a natural anti-depressant, along with the fact that it really helped me sleep better. For the first few weeks I had to literally force myself to go but as time went on and I started to see some results, my energy and self-esteem really got a boost. Just realize that getting clean is a process, time is the best healer of anything, theres no magic to feeling better besides putting in the work it takes to get your life back. For me things seemed to turn around when I was dependent upon a pill to make it through the day, that included suboxone. I became just as addicted to sub as any other opiate and it took some time before I started to feel normal again. I wish you the best of luck, this forum is a great place for you to share your thoughts and ask any questions you may have. If I can help out in any way feel free to hit me up, take care.
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thanks.....one more question to add to my above rant. how do i stay positive and why do i have to be the one who alway's stays positive, why cant for once i just throw a fit like my 3 yr old. I wanna kick scream and cry and not get looked @ like i'm an idiot or a loser. i feel like thats how my so called loved ones look at me. like i'm a mess, to far gone. i used to be such a stron person, and funny too but the pills took all that away. i feel like nothing good is gonna come back, i have my kids and my husband( barely) but sometimes i just want a friend to talk to, to vent to but my friends all backed away when they found out i had the "problem". why, they were my friends for like 15 years. it makes me so mad. but i just keep proving to people they're right, by relapsing and this overwhelming depression. How do i kick it...............whats the point of not doing pills if the after pill life is so misrible?
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best to talk with ur doctor or pharmacist...but as far as i know there is no reason u cant take valerian root with sub..it is a narcotic and people mix all kinds of stuff with a narcotic..but then they get on sub and suddenly become "worried"  LOL   valerian root is a natural supp...altho most drugs r derived from natural plants etc....in small doses it helps anxiety..in larger doses it helps with sleep..i use it to this day....every night before bed....if it does not have a pungent odor then it is not any good..valerian root has a strong odor...good luck with ur journey and valerian root kicks in my books..no medcine head in the am like melatonin....altho many like melatonin..good luck to u!
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