I have never taken it but I had a friend who had severe PTSD from a deployment and it workedd wonderfully. Until they put him on that he was getting maybe 2 hours sleep a night,
Well getting high is a false sense of happiness. It doesn't make you happy it just numbs the pain so that you do not have to deal with it.
Don't beat yourself up. Just because you cannot figure this life out doesn't make you a loser. Even clean a lot of us cannot figure this life out. The addiction causes it's own set of problems and ...
Like Life said...
It would be helpful to give some more info (if in fact you have some more info) relating to how long he had been taking them.
Your son is lucky to have you and you are lucky that he did not push you away as so many addicts usually do.
Have you heard of AA and NA meetings. While he is waiting to be admitted take him to as many of those ...
It is going to take some time for all of this to happen. After being diagnosed as a type one...it took me two years to accept it and be complant with the meds.
How old is she?
I really hope you talk to your dr...
That being said...
The Klonopin will help with the anxiety. If you do decide to take it take it when it is necessary because it acts pretty fast. I would still recommend the Clonidine over the Klonopin because the Clonidine lasts for a pretty long time and it isn't a narcotic.
Klonopin is given a lot in some treatment centers and by some docs as a way to ease with the w/ds. It is not as strong as a xanax and is less addictive but it is still a narcotic and is addictive. Like Vic said talk to your dr about Clonidine. It will help keep your blood pressure in check and it is a very helpful med that is pretty much a standard for eas...
You are showing a lot of symptoms of depression and some anxiety. Concentration and memory take a hit while you are depressed you are not really living life but letting time go by. You have a purpose and you are likely a great person it is just going to take a push.
Sometimes we wait for something to happen. We think "well if I just had a better fa...
Congratulations!!!!
I will always need support. This is not only a great site for assistance and support with w/ds and cravings...
It is also a great fellowship that can help you with stress and anxiety and about anything else life can throw at you. Very bright, spiritual, and strong people :) of course I am a little bias.
AA and NA of course are great ...
My pic is of my two boys :)
Some people are insecure and that is understandable but put your pic up and be proud!!!!
What's going on?
Is there something going on in your life that is making you anxious?
I like to say, and some disagree, that life gets better when you are clean but it doesn't get easier. When I got clean the first time, after a little while, I expected every day to be smooth sailing....unfortunately we become human again.
Did you ever see that ...