Help!!

[msgg55]

I'm in desperate need of some help and support. I have a severe addiction to pain pills and I'm scared. I want to kick this habit as it's cost me my place, school and almost my job. I don't even get high off them anymore I take them to feel normal and barely trudge through the day. I'm very depressed and the more I think about my situation it just makes me even more depressed and I start this ugly cycle all over. I'm a single mom w no support group who just left an abusive relationship w the father & was using that plus a # of other things as a justification to keep doing them. I've hit rock bottom & I'm ready to quit. Any advice from anyone is welcome as all I get from my family is criticized and ridiculed for something they introduced me to. I feel alone, scared & sick. I just don't know where to go from here...any words of advice?

[challenger10]

Are you out there? Are you getting your pills from a Dr. or on the street? If from a Dr. you can go to them and tell them your problem; they will help you and not turn you over to child services. Maybe they can titrate you off the pills.

[msgg55]

I'm taking oxy's percocet vikodin morphine anything to help numb the emotional pain I deal with everyday, it's gotten to where I'm taking about 10-15 pills a day. I occasionally smoke marijuana to help cope but being a single mom I can't do this anymore. I have no one to help me & financially this has put me in a bad spot. Im afraid to get counseling as my mother makes it seem like that would make me weak & I don't want to lose custody of my son. I feel like I've hit rock bottom. I want my life back!

[paleflower]

Hello sweetie! You have come to the right place. You are not alone! In this forum you will meet a lot of people willing to help you, give you helpful advice and very supporting. You say besides the pills you were using other things. Could you please give us more info so we can help you better. We have all been there so we understand how you feel, once again YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Keep posting...God bless

[CATUF]

you do have a support group . . . here and IRL with NA and or AA.

just google AA or NA and your city, state

CATUF

[Kendraerika]

My advice is to read through these posts, there ste alot if advice, I'm not that great at it right now, very distracted and in alot of pain, but I wanted to reach out to you. It is possible. Look up the thomas recipe, will help with the withdtawals. The best is to talk to your dr, they can give you meds to help. Im 11 days clean, basically care for my daughter by myself, and pregnant, do I couldn't take anything when I went c/t. You can do it, keep posting, good luck.

[littlebit667]

You have come to the right place.  Could you let us know what you were taking, how much and for how long.  This way we can help you better.