Can an Additionologist tell your spouse about your addiction?

[curious1998]

I went to this guy yesterday, he told me I had to tell my husband, I have a problem w/ Soma.  I told him I did not want my husband to know.  When I filled out my med. form I put my husbands work number, can he call him and tell him??  He wants to see me tomorrow (11-14) not going back to him, he was not very understanding.  I going to do try and do the tapering system.  Then go to my Doc. for something for depression.  Any thoughts?  Please tell me I have nothing to worry about...you guys are the greatest!

Thanks for any input :) hugs to you all.

curious

[groovygirl]

Hey Christie - I think you can learn all you need to learn about the signs of an addict just by reading this forum.  What exactly is it you want to know?  Obviously it is "that easy" for many to find the drugs.  Then again those with real pain issues have to just about be on their deathbed to get the treatment they need.

Your husband is playing a dangerous game, and you are obviously on to him.  I think you can figure out what he's up to all by yourself.  If you have "hundreds" of pills in the house, I guess he will be all set for awhile.  I don't think anyone is going to tell you all the tricks they've used to score drugs

[curious1998]

Ok guys, I have 30 Soma put back, when I start my tapering, do you think I will be safe??  Thanks for everything!

L,

curious

[nurse12hr]

Ummmm, not trying to be cute or funny, or to disrupt the thread, but I can't seem to find a time that will allow me to post.  I have a question as the wife of someone who is teetering on the edge of abusing Ultram, and would abuse other drugs if he could get them.

How on earth do all of you get the vast numbers/kinds of pills you report taking?  For Gods sake, if I was dying my doctor would MAYBE give me 2 percocets.  My husband has a chronic condition which can be painful, and his doc gave him an open Rx for Ultram, stating it is not addictive.  I know from reading everyones posts that it certainly can be.  I even took one, and got a nice "floaty" feeling, except that for about 4 hours after that I was puking my guts up.  I guess I wouldn't be a good addict.

But my hubby loves them, marks on the calender the earliest date he can refill, refills them even when he doesn't need any, the result being we have hundreds of them in the house "just in case".  I guess in case his doc wises up and stops prescribing them...

I just can't believe that doctors would prescribe the quantities of drugs that people abuse.  Do you call a whole bunch of doctors, and get just a few from them all?   Is it that easy?  I want to be alert for the kinds of stories he might tell his doc to get different drugs.  Thank you for listening.

[groovygirl]

Why haven't you dumped him and found someone else?  Anyone has got to be better than him...that would be first on my agenda.  Just because he doesn't seem concerned about seizures doesn't mean you shouldn't be.

[curious1998]

No I'm from Ohio, I'm a little scared detoxing from this, but he did not seem concerned at all all with the seizure thing.  He just said, "Well if you had a heart attack, would you tell your husband"? blah blah blah, very uncaring.  Please pray for me, even though I don't know you guys, I feel so close to be able to share this deep dark secret with you.

L,

curious

[groovygirl]

He wasn't in the Boston area by any chance?