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amazed not everyone abuses pills
Just wanna post cause Im so impressed w/my husband.He is dead set against opiates for a few reasons.His step brother OD'ed yrs ago on oxycontin&died(after yrs of SEVERE abuse from what im told).Also of course ME.He has never had pain until2really awful accidents n a month.He was/bitter that he needs them but he really does(his back&knee especially back).Here is the thing because Ive been an addict,pretty much only seen them so when I c a 6'5" 260lb guy wait til he cant take it then take a half(5mg)its shocking n a great way.I cant believe that on hos worst day he took a little over20mg n24hrs.I remember oh pain start w/4-5 10's then it grew rapidly.I am a walking this could happen to u thing for him LOL.Ive also realized Im so lucky I dnt wanna go back there.Hes not listening2his dr who say4a day(40mg thats down from the knee dr who gave him60mg a day).Anyway he will go a day,2even more if he can and waits til its unbearable then a half.I guess this is what a non opiate addict user who is cautious and doesnt want an addiction looks like huh.His mom has tried to get meds from him too(she is active and deep n her addiction if u look@my other posts u know what a mess she is).ALSO SO THRILLED I can be around them and know I dnt want them,Im not him Im an addict.Clean like13-14months&cant go back.Just wanted to share.Oh4those who know my posts about his mom she ALL the sudden has been having him/us meet her out at places and everytime says oh Im n pain dnt have my pills and asks for them from him.He wasnt realizing the1st week&gave them2her.Then I reminded him she ALWAYS has a bottle w/xanax,soma,lortab w/her.Now we ALWAYS say no there at home.She even said oh if u have extras keep em at my house"for safe keeping n case u run out,u know cause u will get a tolerance so quick"I actually busted out laughing n her face.She said well Sabrina doesnt wanna take them so keep em at my housr.YEAH RIGHT.NICE TRY!!!So proud of him.
Im glad to c its not just me.I do have to say my husband DOES have an addictive personality and has been addicted yrs ago to cocaine.He overcame that by sheer will which i am shocked by to this day.Now he is super vigilant especially about opiates.Seen his brother die from pills on of his best friends for30yrs(they were n kindergarden together)OD and die from heroin3yrs ago and me.He knows opiate addiction can jump out at u.I was getting180lortabs a month when we met but only took5-10at the most a month so it was a total non issue.My steady use which quickly led to steady ABUSE happened quickly.I was prescribed them through my pregnancy which was high risk tons of weight(like75lbs)from medical issues(lost over45n3days before I left the hospital).But I took them almost daily not what I was prescribed or even half of that but a couple or I couldnt function by my2nd trimester.After having him my use exploded.O dnt know what happened.I quick before I gave birth(thank goodness I was so serious about doing that at7months I tapered cause I was induced2wks early).I still dnt really understand how it flipped like that I went from having bottles of them,giving them to anyone who asked to being a junkie.Sry getting off topic.I spent my young yrs from12on never seeing people w/self control.Not my mom(she was sick from cancer&the treatments and was prescribed tons of meds,then her bf&brother went2prison and she stayed high all through me being n high school.She doesnt take em anymore though)my sister was sneaking around and a full blown addict by18(and pregnant).My moms"friends"I literally never saw a person take pills as prescribed until I was much older.Sad actually
@Laurel.I dnt think it is passive aggresive as much as aggresive plain and simple lol.Yes Im glad he is saying something about it.
My roommate is the same way! She has had all kinds of problems and never takes anything stronger than Advil! On Christmas Morning, 2010, I woke up to her screaming! She had tripped over the cat and fell and broke her foot! We ended up in the ER and they gave her Lortabs to take home for the pain! She took 1, only 1! She said she didn't like how they made her feel! I had been having problems with my knee and she said, do you want to try them? So, I did! They took away my pain, and made me feel so much better, just generally! That was it! I was well on my way to dependance and addiction that lasted a year and 1/2! I've often wondered why? Why can't I be like her? Why was it so easy and quick for me to get addicted? This is a good post! Take care, Over!
I am/was somewhat like that. I had a c section and refused all pain meds following it. I have never taken medicine for anything. I was prescribed demerol for a bad toothache and I used that prescription for months....taking only one each month on the first day of my period. I was raised in a small Quaker town. Lots of old people....people lived a long time...they didn't smoke or drink. My mother, for example, was almost 100 and never took a pill for anything. Back then, it isn't like it is now...people living in doctors' offices....taking pills constantly. But, it was probably a less stressful life and of course, a more healthy life style. But, I ended up taking hydrocodone for five years....but always, a little nagging in the back of my mind about how bad it was for me. I broke out in a rash and I quit. I didn't have to think about it. I have been off of them more than 60 days now and I seldom think about them any more. Just a fleeting thought when I have pain in my knees but I am not tempted. I am more afraid of side effects than I am of pain. I want to know that it is "me"
and not a pill. One of my friends was complaining about all the pills her doctor prescribed for her. I said, "Well....you don't have to take them." I know some may be necessary but over all...pills are for symptoms and seldom a cure.
and not a pill. One of my friends was complaining about all the pills her doctor prescribed for her. I said, "Well....you don't have to take them." I know some may be necessary but over all...pills are for symptoms and seldom a cure.
I had been prescribed percocet here and there over the years on a short-term basis; after a minor surgery, a herniated disk, etc. Never got that euphoric feeling people talk about.
Five years ago when my real pain story started and I wound up in pain management, they had me on enough meds to kill an elephant. Still, never had the euphoria. I'd fall asleep if I stopped moving and I had terrible memory problems, but never that euphoria and never felt the need to take more.
But I overly worried about addiction and what if I did become addicted. So after a lot of research, I weaned myself off with help from people here. It sucked. Even though I didn't have the mental part of addiction, the physical dependence was the same and I had terrible withdrawals, even with tapering.
For those with addictions who have overcome, them, you have my deepest respect and admiration. For those still battling it, keep trying; it's worth it.
Five years ago when my real pain story started and I wound up in pain management, they had me on enough meds to kill an elephant. Still, never had the euphoria. I'd fall asleep if I stopped moving and I had terrible memory problems, but never that euphoria and never felt the need to take more.
But I overly worried about addiction and what if I did become addicted. So after a lot of research, I weaned myself off with help from people here. It sucked. Even though I didn't have the mental part of addiction, the physical dependence was the same and I had terrible withdrawals, even with tapering.
For those with addictions who have overcome, them, you have my deepest respect and admiration. For those still battling it, keep trying; it's worth it.
My mother is like your husband, she just take them as prescribed if she is in pain and nothing else. They don't feel any different, i know i was hooked the first time i took them, i felt great and my story started... and 15 years lasted !
My kids' "Papa by choice" had open heart surgery. He took extra strength tylenol. My son was given Vicodin cough syrup after not being able to sleep for weeks after a bad upper respiratory infection ... dumped down the drain. He hates opiates as he has seen too many friends mess up with pills and then on to heroin. My 20 year old daughter broke a rib from a respiratory infection and all the coughing. In the ER they gave her IV morphine. On release, they gave her percocet. She took one, dumped the rest. My 13-year old last year had kidney stones (apparently common; I couldn't believe it.) Again, given IV morphine in the hospital. Said the stone got stuck and gave me 15 mg percocet for her for if the pain acted up and then said to bring her back. I was stunned; 90 pounds soaking wet and never had a narcotic. Doc said "she'll need it." Two days later pain starts again. I asked her if she wanted the pain med, and she said, no, give me some Advil. Four Advil and she was good. She had two more bouts before passing the stone. We dumped the percs.
I was in pain management and on just about everything. Never abused them but felt like a cash cow and felt overmedicated and weaned off without the help of the doctor who felt I needed them for life. (Big SHOUT OUT to Vicki who helped me and to Gnarly who, without his posts on methadone, I probably would have let them try that on me.) I still have bad pain and once in a blue moon take something for it but ibuprofen is my best friend, along with some topical gels.
I think my kids stay away from it,in part, because when I was tapering (especially from Fentanyl) they saw how sick I was and I didn't sugarcoat it. I told them every gory detail. I only hope they continue on that path.
God Bless those on this forum who have been in the trenches and managed their sobriety for a long time and stay and help those who need it.
I was in pain management and on just about everything. Never abused them but felt like a cash cow and felt overmedicated and weaned off without the help of the doctor who felt I needed them for life. (Big SHOUT OUT to Vicki who helped me and to Gnarly who, without his posts on methadone, I probably would have let them try that on me.) I still have bad pain and once in a blue moon take something for it but ibuprofen is my best friend, along with some topical gels.
I think my kids stay away from it,in part, because when I was tapering (especially from Fentanyl) they saw how sick I was and I didn't sugarcoat it. I told them every gory detail. I only hope they continue on that path.
God Bless those on this forum who have been in the trenches and managed their sobriety for a long time and stay and help those who need it.
I just say this and wow....you have your hands full with the passive aggressive behavior of your mil! Too funny, I am glad you hubby got clued in. Stay strong and give hubby a hug!
I must have missed it. My wife and her whole family are like that. My 83 year old mother in law broke her hip. Is doing great. Waved away the pain meds and took Motrin! My wife had four impacted wisdom teeth. After one day flushed her vics because she didn't feel like being "loopy". I was using at the time and went into a mild coma after 40 something perfectly good meds went down the drain.
They are out there. It's a beautiful thing.
They are out there. It's a beautiful thing.
Im shocked that no one commented on this.I was sure others have had similar experiences.I just looked at the post and I am surprised.OH WELL maybe its just me
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