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antianxiety meds vs oxy recovery
My husband is an oxycontin addict. He went through treatment and was clean for almost 60 days and has had one relapse. Our bigggest obstacle right now seems to be that since his brain no longer creates seratonin like it should from the Oxy abuse, he now has an anxiety disorder. He's been perscribed a few different kinds of meds for that and I believe is abusing them or something is really wrong.... he's been sleeping between 20-22 hours a day and just wont get up out of bed or do anything. I have a 13 month old and am 1 week away from my due date on baby number two. I need him so much right now and I'm thinking it's the anxiety meds just stealing him away. Anyone else had experience with an oxy addict moving into anxiety issues and having this kind of response. His Dr wont talk to be about it because of patient confidentiality and my husband seems to just be absent from his brain, he's just not in there - I can't connect with him and get conversation or anything out of him. Any feedback or anyone in a similar situation?
Hi - I also wd from oxy. I took low dose antianxiety day 3 to sleep. I slept 7 hours. it helped I will take more tonight.
My fear for your husband is the 22 hour sleeping. My brother was a drinker and towards the end of his life, he slept all the time. 22 hours a day. It was not the valium. He was dying. I'm not saying that's you!!! I m not a doctor, but that's how it happened. A friend of mine died two weeks ago. She slept all the time. She died from chronic alcohol.
Please get your husband to a doctor. If you fear for the safety of the children in the home, and you feel your husband is a danger to himself, please, take him to detox. In canada, if there is a bed, you can get in for free. If not, you wait. yes, we all have healthcare, and we all see awesome doctors, but for this it's hard as the rules have changed. If you are having a baby, a man who is an addict in the home is a danger to the baby. Please seek help. do not go down the road I walked. I saw my brother die day after day. He saw my baby and I didn't want him to touch him. What PAIN! I think I addicted to pain meds b/c of this. I started taking more and more at his funeral, the aftermath with a three month old and a 3 year old asking what happened to his uncle and if I was going to die. For your children, your husband needs help. You cannon commit him, but IF HE IS A DANGER you can do something. He may protest (they always do) but you havent a choice. He's not going to change in few weeks. If you saw change, you would not be writing for help. GET HELP. please. Talk to me. I know.
My fear for your husband is the 22 hour sleeping. My brother was a drinker and towards the end of his life, he slept all the time. 22 hours a day. It was not the valium. He was dying. I'm not saying that's you!!! I m not a doctor, but that's how it happened. A friend of mine died two weeks ago. She slept all the time. She died from chronic alcohol.
Please get your husband to a doctor. If you fear for the safety of the children in the home, and you feel your husband is a danger to himself, please, take him to detox. In canada, if there is a bed, you can get in for free. If not, you wait. yes, we all have healthcare, and we all see awesome doctors, but for this it's hard as the rules have changed. If you are having a baby, a man who is an addict in the home is a danger to the baby. Please seek help. do not go down the road I walked. I saw my brother die day after day. He saw my baby and I didn't want him to touch him. What PAIN! I think I addicted to pain meds b/c of this. I started taking more and more at his funeral, the aftermath with a three month old and a 3 year old asking what happened to his uncle and if I was going to die. For your children, your husband needs help. You cannon commit him, but IF HE IS A DANGER you can do something. He may protest (they always do) but you havent a choice. He's not going to change in few weeks. If you saw change, you would not be writing for help. GET HELP. please. Talk to me. I know.
unfortunately it could just be the abcence of the oxycodone when i tried to quit thats what happened.no desire for life at all for about 3 months,then i slowly started to feel better like when u get over the flu,and feel normal again.i did notsuffer from anxiety previously however during my recovery was prescribed every kind under the sun,none made any difference.from xanax ,ativan or valium to paxil effexcor serequel and klonipin....none changed my mental or phyical state after quitting the oxy.not to sound offensive or rude but untill you go thru an addiction to this substance,u can never even imagine the piece of you that is taken.ppl really dont know ,,,,,they know its addicting and yes dangeroous but not what it really does to a human being and the effect it has on ones life and loved ones life.that bedridden suicidal vegtable state i went thru too but you have to remember it does end.your body and brain is just in repair mode ans learning to live without the oxy.just dont give up on him if u love him and sincerley if he is not just an a hole and u believe that this behavoir stems from his recovery then pls be there for him 60 days is a long time and you guys should be proud.i lost everything and the first 4 times i tried quitting i never went a week.regardless of the consequences.my girl god bless her soul believed in me and through fourms like this was able to understand the real nature of this beast oxycodone,it is a battle like no other but it can be won.hanng in there hope that helps.
i had the experience of w/d from klonopin and it was pure hell..i don't know how i didn't have a seizure..But i was taking what my doc told me and never knew it was addicting..This was 3 yrs ago..When i got off c/t i did not know what i was instore for..But this is a short time, so maybe not..
But like the last post said take care of you and that little angel in you right now..Poor you, try to stay strong and i am sure this has to be hard...
hope things work out.
what bezo is he on and how many mg?
But like the last post said take care of you and that little angel in you right now..Poor you, try to stay strong and i am sure this has to be hard...
hope things work out.
what bezo is he on and how many mg?
The benzo he's on is Klonopin and he's also on Celexa (not sure if that has any of the same affect) the milligram per tablet on the Klonopin is 1, he took 2 or 3 a day, but only for this week. His 10 pill perscription is gone already.
His relapse with the oxycontin was on Saturday afternoon - it was 10 days after 'graduating' from the treatment/counseling program our health coverage offers.
His relapse with the oxycontin was on Saturday afternoon - it was 10 days after 'graduating' from the treatment/counseling program our health coverage offers.
do you know how long you have to be on the stuff before WD can occur? He was perscribed this stuff last Friday, and seemed to only be abusing it the past 3 days (I think) there were only 10 pills in his perscription, they are all gone. Is he safe to come off of that short term of use or should I expect withdrawl and unsafe symptoms from that amount already?
Anxiety is a WD symptom of opiates -- and I can only assume that WDs could cause someone predisposed to anxiety attacks to start having them even once WDs are done.
Some Dr's even prescribe anti-anxiety meds during the beginning of WDs.
Most anti-anxiety meds have a high abuse potential. Luckily for me, I don't like the feeling if I take too many - and certain one's in low doses make me feel just yucky (Valium for example - where xanxax seems to have little effect).
Anyway - as stated above, most of these meds have a high abuse potential, and since your husband has already shown to have an addictive personality, it would be easy for him to fall into the trap of another addiction.
Excesive sleep is a good sign of (benzo) abuse.
The worse problem is, that detoxing off some of these (benzo's specifically), can be unsafe to one's health. Death can occur in extreme circumstances - as it can from over dose.
Sorry to make this look scary - but if you suspect your husband of anxiety med abuse, you may want to find him help asap. Though, being so close to your due date, I would consider taking care of yourself and your soon to be newborn first, and your husband after the two of you are safe.
Best of luck to you.
Some Dr's even prescribe anti-anxiety meds during the beginning of WDs.
Most anti-anxiety meds have a high abuse potential. Luckily for me, I don't like the feeling if I take too many - and certain one's in low doses make me feel just yucky (Valium for example - where xanxax seems to have little effect).
Anyway - as stated above, most of these meds have a high abuse potential, and since your husband has already shown to have an addictive personality, it would be easy for him to fall into the trap of another addiction.
Excesive sleep is a good sign of (benzo) abuse.
The worse problem is, that detoxing off some of these (benzo's specifically), can be unsafe to one's health. Death can occur in extreme circumstances - as it can from over dose.
Sorry to make this look scary - but if you suspect your husband of anxiety med abuse, you may want to find him help asap. Though, being so close to your due date, I would consider taking care of yourself and your soon to be newborn first, and your husband after the two of you are safe.
Best of luck to you.
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