The Disease Of Addicition

[Danielincc]

I have studied the effects of the disease of drug addiction. I give treatment and have received treatment for this deadly disease. I am eight years clean from having to worry where my next dose will come from. I have gone through all the miseries people write about on this forum. What puzzles me Doctor and readers, is why with all the help out there. Why do people refuse to get the help they need to put this horrible disease in check?
Why do people continue to do everything but correct thing! I see people on this forum joke and glorify their addicition. Is it simply because people or participants do not understand the seriousness and deadliness of this disease? Please respond doctor/readers.
My Best To All..                                        Danielincc

[Wiseone111]

Thanks alot for the support. The stomach pains have really started to subside today. They did not start again until about 5:00 pm. I haven't taken the L-tyrosine at all thru this whole ordeal. But i did take alot of the Zinc and magnesium and B-6.
Hopefully I will be able to go back to work atleast by thursday.
In all honesty i cannot tell whether i am suffering withdrawal cramps or some kind of stomach virus. I have flu like symptons and went to the doctor today and he confirmed it. I apparently have the flu and a stomach virus. Of course i did not discuss with him the details of my hydrocodone addiction except to tell him that i did not want any cough medicine with codeine or opiates in it :). Also, the more i eat the more the cramps seem to subside. I guess after being a junkie for so long real food in my system might have my body jonzing for more.
Anyways, to everyone else on this message board, I have been reading these posts for months and without all the kind comments and loving words from all I do not think i could have taken the steps to be free of the drug i was under for so long. Wish me luck as I wish all of you luck and my prayers are with you all.

best wishes,
--W

[Witchywoman]

I remember wondering the same thing...it seemed that the stomache pains would never go away! oi!

After about a full 3 weeks, most of the tummy symptoms were totally over. I found out that high doses of tyrosine was making my stomache problem worse, so once I lowered it to one 500mg pill, the stomache pain got a little bit better.

It just takes a long time. Blech, huh?

It helps so much to hear how your withdrawals are going, since it helps me fight the mental cravings when they hit, and they do sometimes.

Congratulations to you for getting this far! That is great.
Please, do keep us posted.

love,
WW

[Wiseone111]

Hi there everyone. I have been reading these messages for aboutthe last two months. And I finally took the leap and I am in the process of getting off of Lortab(Hydrocodone) addiction.
It has been almost a week sinve my last full day on the pills. A week ago today i was taking 6-8 pills a day sometimes more. The wednesday following that i broke down and took 1-1/2. Since wednesday I have not taken anything except the vitamins, vallium, and stuff listed in Thomas' recipe. My question is this.
How long does it take for the weird feeling in my stomach and the cold sweats to go away. I really feel like i am almost over the hump here. Would just be nice to havean indication of about how long i hace left.

thanks,
-W

[littleguy]

Maryanne,

Email me about the Bup.  I might be able to help.

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[SHOTSY]

Hi! Just wanted to let you know I care about your situtation. I'm not familar with the med. you need but wondered why your dr. couldn't help you. Surely there has got to be some way. I guess that med. isn't readily available to you? Can the dr. not refer you some where else, or use a different method to detox? I'm sorry I'm no help. Just know I care.  Sincerely, Shotsy

[SHOTSY]

Thanks, guys. It's comforting to know that I'm Not losing it. And that there are others that feel the same as me. My sister is on Effecor and she doesn't seem to be bothered by these things. It's got to be the med.Hopefully all this will stop soon. Or they'll find out for sure who it is. Because my mind has conjured  up some senarios that are not good. Sometimes I wished I had a position in power. The first thing I'd do is evalute the schools and everyone in the last 10 years who could have incorporated themselves into that system. That's been my major anixiety is the children. ALL children. We need to protect them. But I've been taking mine to school, just praying that everything will be okay.And that I'm making the right decisions. Thank yous guys for your encouragement. I half expected everyone to tell me I should go to the mental health forum (uh oh maybe someone will). At any rate thanks for sharing with me. And witchy woman, as far as long posts go, I LOVE EM'. Thanks, you guys!!!!!