How to tell when you have a problem - Darvocet

[JoeyR]

I would like some information please. I have been taking Darvocet for sometime now... about 8 months and take 12 pills a day...Usually 3 or 4 at a time. How do you know when you are addicted? I dont feel so good if I go without it for more than a day. I get nervous, sweat (god i hate that) and hurt. I am taking them for a sinus problem I have because I cannot afford the surgery to fix the problem. I really want to stop this, but am afraid to. I live in the Chicago area. My name is Joey.

I should also say that I have been living with clinical depression since I was 16... now 28 and I take wellbutrin twice a day. I also have Ativan which I use to sleep, but unlike the Darvocet, I do not find a "high" in taking the Ativan. I use that for what it helps me with. (Anxiety and sleeping).

After reading some of the warnings that go along with pain killers, it scares the hell out of me to think I am in that situation but just dont realize it I guess. I never in my life thought I would become addicted to "legal" drugs like this. This really sux

[OxyDout]

I'm sure some of your comments were pertaining to me as well as others, but I want you to know I'm here to help, well, to the best of my knowledge anyway.  confused.grl, I'm not sure what your question or addiction is, but ask some questions, I promise I will respond.  

Groovy, enough of the chit-chat, how are you doing? seriously, i haven't heard from you in a long time, how is the family, are you cutting back on the bup? I hope your feeling ok.

GWH

[groovygirl]

hi - that suicide thing was a  bunch of b.s., so don't feel too sorry.

i wish you didn't feel so left out, but i know what you mean.  it has become rather high school-like in that certain people seem to "hang" with only other certain people.  don't let it bother you...don't take it personally. it didn't used to be like this. now this board seems to be like a chat room...less addiction information...more chit-chat....sorry.

did you have a particular topic you needed help with?  i don't read or post here that often anymore, so i may have missed it. i hope you post again.

[tex3]

Hi guys, thanks for writing, and damn Row you just made me really hungry! Have to break out those chips I bought yesterday...
Saturday night sucked, hence the self-pity. Went out to dinner with the family and as we were leaving my youngest said, "Look, there's Kelsey's mommy! And Regan's mommy!" Well I'll be damned if it wasn't my three best buds, or I should say former. We used to all go out for "girls' night" and have a few drinks, gossip. Been that way for almost 15 years. Then when all my **** went down and my husband and I seperated, they dropped me like sh**. I went over and said hi, chatted for a sec. Then realized how awkward it was for them, since I had so obviously not been invited. We never had a falling out and still talk occasionally, but there's a huge distance. I went home and cried like a baby; stupid, really, but it was the culmination of everything that's happened the past year.
This was actually a good thing because I realized, finally, that there's nothing holding me here and I'm ready for the move on Friday. Can't wait. I'll have my family nearby and am sure will make new friends. It's just that I would never, ever dump a buddy like that, especially when they're in need. I'm as loyal as a damn dog. And I expected the same. They weren't just my friends; we'd been pregnant together and our kids are even best friends. Our husbands are best friends. But life moves on.
Physically and mentally, I'm great. I feel totally normal, finally! But better, because things are so much more clear. I still have "issues" but I feel confident I can deal with them. Haven't been around here much as we've been so busy packing and I was out of town for a week, but I plan to stick around and want to give back, as I don't think I could have made it without you guys. Thank you for that; this place has been so good to me.

[confused.grl]

I was reading about your husbands suicide, I'm so sorry I came to this site hoping to get someone to talk to about my struggles, but every time i posted i would be lucky if mor than one person responded. Although nobody had anything bad to sy it seemed like people only respond to certain other poeple on thei site. After a very bad time i posted begging for somebody to talk to me all i got was somebody else breakin the thread and talking about how her house was broken into, strangely enough about 10 different poeple responded to her, it is very depressing.   If you need to talk my e-mail is ***@****.
                        good luck
                         debra.

[hippy]

good to see ya posting, how ya been hven't seen ya for a week.
i hope you and the kids are well. always nice to see tour post.
so how are things going for you.
my life is going real good, just re-uped on the vitamins.
me and my wife just bought a house out side of phillyy in warrington .pa. i must say it's very exciting, at first i was
a little down on moving from the house we live in now, since
i have been here for 17 years, the longest place i ever lived.
but since we found such a nice house in this super high housing market we are now in , around this area. everything around tis area has gone up 50,000 in the last year and a half,
well good news is always nice , just like any positive steps in the recovery process no matter how small are alway's  welcome.

agian hope your weeek end  is going well,always nice to see your post, we all nee each other to make this fourm work for the newcomer as well as those of us who have been here a while.

[rowanshyne]

Awww, and was it a nice party? lol!  I can say that, I'm whining to all my critters again today.  Damn beasts, they just wanna know when I'm going to give them treats! No compassion, whatsoever.
And OMG, I'm eating!  All of the best stuff, too - sour cream and onion potato chips, apple turnovers, Coke, frozen grapes.  I can avoid feeling guilty about it, because I know that later this week, when I finally finish the taper and am off of everything, I won't have *any* appetite for weeks.
You're moving now?  I know one should try to stay busy when coming off this nasty stuff, but girl, you've just been running since day one!  You and Angst are inspirations to us hermits.

Blessings on you all,
Wren