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Stadol NS
I started taking Stadol NS in 1992 and in May of 2001 I stopped it. I am having bladder control problems and wondered if this was maybe a symptom of the damage caused by this drug? I was certainly addicted to this medication and was using at least a bottle a month for the last 2 years I took it. Anyone with other symptoms from long term use of Stadol NS please comment.
yeah, it's really hard to stay off the stuff, but if you don't, you will get so incredibly sick you will wish you were dead. trust me. i didn't wait when i got temgesic and tried to detox myself...i truly felt as if i would die.
i'm so glad you called that place - they are really very nice and the guy that runs the place knows what he's talking about. it was so nice to talk with a professional that truly knew how i was feeling, what my fears were etc. flying down there while in total withdrawal was horrible. it was so hot when i got there, and i was shivering and sweating at the same time...if your doc will agree to prescribe it, it's a much cheaper way to go...good luck with that. let us know what you decide to do....
oh yeah, how long have you been on the oxy's? just curious...
i'm so glad you called that place - they are really very nice and the guy that runs the place knows what he's talking about. it was so nice to talk with a professional that truly knew how i was feeling, what my fears were etc. flying down there while in total withdrawal was horrible. it was so hot when i got there, and i was shivering and sweating at the same time...if your doc will agree to prescribe it, it's a much cheaper way to go...good luck with that. let us know what you decide to do....
oh yeah, how long have you been on the oxy's? just curious...
I have a 9,6 and a 2, so i can relate to the mommy guilts!
You hang in there and i did talk to someone today from the crp place. The program sounds real good.
I take oxys so i'd have to be off them for more time. They would put me on oxycodene first, because with oxys, you have to be clean for 50 hours!!! I've never gone that long, whew! Then drive 90 miles, ouch!!!!!
I'm checking with a local dr to see if he can detox me from the oxys!
Good luck and don't worry so much about how you will feel without the buph. If you're really ready, you will feel great!!!
Good Luck!
Lv Jenny
You hang in there and i did talk to someone today from the crp place. The program sounds real good.
I take oxys so i'd have to be off them for more time. They would put me on oxycodene first, because with oxys, you have to be clean for 50 hours!!! I've never gone that long, whew! Then drive 90 miles, ouch!!!!!
I'm checking with a local dr to see if he can detox me from the oxys!
Good luck and don't worry so much about how you will feel without the buph. If you're really ready, you will feel great!!!
Good Luck!
Lv Jenny
i didn't mention my 5 year old daughter - she is the REAL focus...i write as tho people know me and know about my life...i love that kid so much. i look at her and lately feel such incredible guilt...she's seen me sick, too sick to get off the couch and ride bikes or do anything...she thinks i get the flu a lot...great mother huh? i used to think i was a wonderful mom - i was there for her 100%...at least two of those years were spent taking a lot of vicodin, so i wasn't really there. i guess i can only be thankful that i realized what was happening when i did, and i'm trying to stop it now. the buprenex really helps - i wish more people would give it a try. i don't know what will happen when i stop taking it...i'm going to wean way, way down, so hopefully it won't be too painful. i tried it awhile ago, and i went from taking 5 in a day to none - that was really, really difficult...because it is an opiate - is addicting. anyway, i am just trying to keep my daughter and husband in mind when things get really bad...they are my anchors and i will not fail them again.
Good luck and i hope you make it to finding your spirit and soul again, and i think you will.
I would give it at least 1 month, after that, i think you will slowly start to feel things that you have missed from 2-year back.
It's a short time compared to 2-years really!
I think it's important to find a focus, and really concentrate on it. Your garden sounds like a wonderful focus.
I always have my kids to focus on, but i need something else. I always do better with a focus.
Good luck, all things are possible!
Lv Jenny
I would give it at least 1 month, after that, i think you will slowly start to feel things that you have missed from 2-year back.
It's a short time compared to 2-years really!
I think it's important to find a focus, and really concentrate on it. Your garden sounds like a wonderful focus.
I always have my kids to focus on, but i need something else. I always do better with a focus.
Good luck, all things are possible!
Lv Jenny
i know exactly what you mean about remembering how you used to feel - enjoying the smell after the rain, etc. gosh, i NEED to be back there...i am determined. i feel so empty inside - nothing gives me joy - i used to get really "happy" when i got a new prescription filled without a hassle, i guess relief is more the word to describe it. happiness? i don't think i've felt "true" happiness in at least two years. narcotics have robbed me...when on the drugs, i would feel tons of energy...nervous, crazy energy and i'd get lots of stuff done. i thought that was happiness. i miss being outside and just "being" - i always have a big vegetable garden, and early in the morning i'd go out and work in it...i LOVED it - the fresh dew on the plants, feeling the earth between my fingers. these past two years, i'd rush thru weeding, watering, etc...my garden still looked good, but i didn't derive any of the pleasure from nature that i used to. it's weird...my garden had less weeds than it did any other year, but i didn't feel any joy when i looked at it - didn't feel the satisfaction of putting in the work. sorry for rambling, but like i said...i feel i've been stripped of my soul and spirit. i hope someday it comes back to me...i always ask how long that will take - no one seems to know the answer...prayers to all you fellow addicts out there...just hang on...
Thank you for sharing your experience Groovy. I love you name, by the way!!! Sounds so positive and upbeat!! :)
WW, thanks for the tip on sleeping. Groovy, i never knew addicts weren't getting rem sleep, but i do know that i always wake up feeling like complete crappola, thought it was all waking up in full withdrawal!
WW, i remember twinlab products when i worked for a health food distributor long ago. They have excellent products and i really believe in many of the 'natural' ways of curing what ails us.
I'm in for my 'ride' soon, and i absoluately scared to death. I couldn't refill my valium script, so i won't have much of that. I want to be healthy again, something i really used to thrive on. I used to love feeling 'good' naturally, taking in all that life had to offer. I used to enjoy the sunshine, the smell of rain, the sound of the ocean and the smell (i can't smell the ocean anymore these days), looking at my kids and smiling, i can't do that these days either, not when my mind is so twisted and i'm in such pain inside. I remember what i used to feel like and i really am looking forward to getting that back. It's such a hard thing to explain, but it's the feeling of living. My life has been centered around getting high, when i will get high next, worrying about having enough to get high, worry about the money used to get high, and feeling horrible about myself for living like this. I want to look forward to things, enjoy life using my own body's chemicals and not relying on a chemical to make me think i'm feeling good. Mostly, i want to wake up in the morning without laying in a pool of sweat hardly able to get outta bed because i hurt so much. My moods are getting worse especially with this added stress of fear. I snap and think who the hell was that, like i'm possessed. I'm afraid of what i will do or say next. I don't want to hurt anyone with my actions (mental), and i want to be a good mom. Children can grate on your nerves like nothing else, and the last thing i want to do is take out my frusteration and pain out on them. Again, i just loose my patients easier and can't handle as much, but i would never go as far as to harm them physically don't misunderstand. I hate that i can't be one of those perfect moms with the patients of a saint these days because you almost have to be a saint to handle three kids.
My 9-year old's been such a great help, i don't know what i'd do without her. I guess all that good mommy loving has paid off and i'm being rewarded because she's such a great help and understands that mommy isn't feeling very well these days. I want to get my act together and clean up so i can be a better mom to all of them and not have my 9-year old think that mommy is loosing it, she deserves so much more than that!
I got all long-winded on this one!
I can't wait to have myself back, i've missed myself so much over these past few years, it's time!
Lv Jenny
WW, thanks for the tip on sleeping. Groovy, i never knew addicts weren't getting rem sleep, but i do know that i always wake up feeling like complete crappola, thought it was all waking up in full withdrawal!
WW, i remember twinlab products when i worked for a health food distributor long ago. They have excellent products and i really believe in many of the 'natural' ways of curing what ails us.
I'm in for my 'ride' soon, and i absoluately scared to death. I couldn't refill my valium script, so i won't have much of that. I want to be healthy again, something i really used to thrive on. I used to love feeling 'good' naturally, taking in all that life had to offer. I used to enjoy the sunshine, the smell of rain, the sound of the ocean and the smell (i can't smell the ocean anymore these days), looking at my kids and smiling, i can't do that these days either, not when my mind is so twisted and i'm in such pain inside. I remember what i used to feel like and i really am looking forward to getting that back. It's such a hard thing to explain, but it's the feeling of living. My life has been centered around getting high, when i will get high next, worrying about having enough to get high, worry about the money used to get high, and feeling horrible about myself for living like this. I want to look forward to things, enjoy life using my own body's chemicals and not relying on a chemical to make me think i'm feeling good. Mostly, i want to wake up in the morning without laying in a pool of sweat hardly able to get outta bed because i hurt so much. My moods are getting worse especially with this added stress of fear. I snap and think who the hell was that, like i'm possessed. I'm afraid of what i will do or say next. I don't want to hurt anyone with my actions (mental), and i want to be a good mom. Children can grate on your nerves like nothing else, and the last thing i want to do is take out my frusteration and pain out on them. Again, i just loose my patients easier and can't handle as much, but i would never go as far as to harm them physically don't misunderstand. I hate that i can't be one of those perfect moms with the patients of a saint these days because you almost have to be a saint to handle three kids.
My 9-year old's been such a great help, i don't know what i'd do without her. I guess all that good mommy loving has paid off and i'm being rewarded because she's such a great help and understands that mommy isn't feeling very well these days. I want to get my act together and clean up so i can be a better mom to all of them and not have my 9-year old think that mommy is loosing it, she deserves so much more than that!
I got all long-winded on this one!
I can't wait to have myself back, i've missed myself so much over these past few years, it's time!
Lv Jenny
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