Prescription drug abuse

[ReedFrog]

I think a friend of mine might be addicted to prescription drugs. How can I confront him with my concerns without ticking him off. What if I am wrong? Can anyone tell me what signs to look for to make sure?

[blondie129]

sorry to break the thread...but does anyone know if the L-Tyrosine will work without the b-6?

[theGolden1]

They do make a pill that causes happiness. It's called prozac.
It's been around a long time. Depression is the most "untreated" undiagnoed illness in our society. If you do a search on prozac, they have a little check list for depression. Alot of people use painpills as antidepressants. Check this out .... it could be a wonderful life .. Goldie

[cannedheels]

Goldie, thank you for responding to me.I have been on practically every antidepressant (over the last 18 years along with serious therapy)......currently Lexapro and Wellbutrin,it's true that some people simply do not respond well to these medications.

But, I'm torturing myself over this man, a man who I would do anything for because I love him so much......but, the last time he asked me for pills I told him I didn't have them and I know he didn't believe me because he has stopped talking to me. And ignores me when he sees me.

[minime]

What happened to me here could easily happen to you.  Thomas first insulted me when I was trying to help Freezing.  He apparently cannot tolerate someone knowing more than him about a subject.  I have watched him scare people off this board for a long, long time.

I was helping someone, and he came up insulting me - do I not have the right to defend myself to the Great Thomas?  He has no life and spends an unreal amount of time here telling everyone what he knows about the subject of addiction.  Then when someone else with an opinion comes along, he throws them a dig.  Since he's the one here all the time, people jump to his defense.  It's sickening, and it has scared off a lot of good people.

Thomas you are obviously a "dry" addict...filled with anger toward the world for your lot in life.  Do yourself a favor, and just jump off a bridge and get it over with.

[momonhydros]

hi everyone havent posted lately, just been reading everyones post. cannedheels i can totally relate to the way you feel the hydros gave me that feel good feeling also about people and life that i never felt before, but now that feelings gone after using for 3 years. and i feel numb and miserable again. i also suffer from depression and panic attacks not to many antidepessents seem to work either. i dont know what to tell you about your boyfriend seems maybe his drugging has takin over his life also, you know the pills come before anything else when your addicted.anyways hang in there your not the only one with this shitty addiction. good luck!

[vettezr1]

Hey guys I am very new here and I am thankfull to all of you, it gave me an outlet I trully needed and it helped a lot.
minime I don't know you or Thomas but guys aren't we here to help each other. Thomas you were one of the firsts to asnswear my post and I thank you, minime I thank you as well.
Email and post are very hard to determin someones intent, my sense of humor has often been mistaken for an insult when I meant none. minime I hope you don't let this upset you just a thought,, not an attack, but maybe you over read thomas, YES I did not read all your posts and don't know everything but at this point I do not think I would have made it if someone wanted to pick a fight with me (not saying you or thomas did that)
But it would be ashame if you let it effect you. There seems to be an overwheling amount of pain here nothing in my small world prepared me for ,so my heart goes out to you all.