How long?

[twindad]

Hello everyone, yesterday I tookmy last percoset. I was able to sleep OK last night, but I feel no energy this morning. How long will it take before I can wake up? I had been taking the percs for 2 years. I was up as high as 20 a day. I am glad I quit, but feel like ****.

[FesterTool]

Hey everybody. It has been awile hasn't it. Just when my life was getting the best it has in years, (14 days off), it takes a drop into the worst moment of my life. I got the phone call on the 17th, a thursday, at a little after 11:30. I was suprized to hear the sound of my father crying whom I have only heard cry once before in my whole life. He was crying hard while he talked. He told me that mom was gone. I suddenly felt my throat close and the tears come. I gasped out a "What!?!" in between sobs and we both cried together on the phone. I had a flight in the morning. After the funeral, (Still too sad. The doctors said she died of a massive heart attack.) I stayed with dad untill last saturday. I still cant believe she's gone.
Change of subject---

The good news is I am still clean. 25 days. I hope and pray that everyone is ok and doing fine. Bmac? Still running strong? Pixi? How have you been crazy.

Stay cool
festertool

[Sugarbeens]

Nena, you misunderstood what i was saying.  Believe me, I know addiction has no boundaries.  My degrees mean nothing to me, it is my family that is important.  I went into the field because I have always wanted to help people.  Problem is, I never let anyone see who I really am, so someone could help me. Even though I got addicted to painkillers because of pain, my intentions on this earth is to help as many people as I can.  Festertool, if I got that name right, I am so sorry about your mom.  Some people like you, are very lucky to have such wonderful parents.  We are not all so lucky.  Maybe, Nena, I have worked hard to be able to help others, because I can't help myself.  Bless you, and I hope you understand what I mean. Love to all.

[groovygirl]

I like what you said about "addiction knowing no boundaries."  I don't think our educational backgrounds have much to do with our addictions, and I'm not sure why people bring it up.  I never bring up my education unless I'm on an interview.  Someone once said to me that if you are 30+ years old and you continuously bring up which college you went to, how many degrees, etc; then you probably haven't accomplished much since then.  It's more important to hear about what people are doing now...addicts are addicts whether they are doctors, garbage collectors or unemployed.

[kornie]

Hi.  New to this forum.  I have fibromyalgia (is this the correct spelling) and chronic back pain from herniated discs....age...etc.

i've been taking 3 Vicodin a day for about 1 year and 1 Soma a day, sometimes 2.  I am in recovery and have kept very close to my support group, but I want to stop taking the meds now.

Today I took 1/2 Vicodin in the morning, 1/2 SOma about 3, and just now started feeling very dizzy so I took another 1/2 vicodin.  My goal was to take just 1 of each for 3 days. and then stop totally.

What do you think?  Is this a safe way to do it.

At this point I don't care about the pain....it's there whether I take the pills or not.  And I want to be clear of mind...

[kornie]

Can someone please tell me where I can get THomas Recipe.

Thanks

[twindad]

I don't believe that people should be scorned for sharing their station in life. I, myself, and damn proud of the Masters Degree I got. The reason that I choose to share, is because my degree in Counseling has led me to work with numerous people who have shattered lives, and many of them, due to drugs. Therefore, I should have known better than to allow myself to become out of control. Furthermore, I have done a great deal with my life since I finished my education. My education has taught me to continue to set goals and work towards achieveing those. If you don't want to share your education, that is up to you. However, if I can find kinship on this forum, then I may be better served talking with someone with a similar background.