clean clean clean.. and happy, and thriving !

[justlikeyou]

ill keep this short,

after a serious back injury i took pain meds every day for 3.5 years.i didnt have insurance and was getting them from a guy who knew a guy. after years of chiropractic care my back was well enough to stop taking the pills.

it took me 18 months to have a good day, anxiety, zero sleep, depression, all sorts of physical discomfort was my life in those 18 months.

i just stuck with it, i spoke to some recovered addicts and they said it would take that long.

its been years now since i took a pain med, i feel great, life is good,

occasionally when im sore and tired from work, or play, or im at someones house and i see a container with pills in, and i know the deep deep deep relaxing mellow feeling i could have by taking some, my addict talks to me, but im quick to silence him, i dont need or want that, a good nights rest and a hot bath and im ready for another day.

bottom line is, if you want freedom from addiction you can have it, but it requires serious effort (18 months in my case + a 100% commitment )

and the desire to never go back.

hardest thing ive ever done, greatest gift i ever received.

im free

[micheleTX]

good for you!  way to go on such a long time off these demons!  So did your pain that you took them for in the beginning ever ease up?  Mine did.  I am about 4 1/2 months clean, and my pain is okie dokie lol...great luck to your continued success in this and keep posting, you sound very positive :)

[justlikeyou]

i have taken nothing but occasional ibuprofen for 2 years.

[justlikeyou]

ill just add 7 months into the detox i was feeling SO BAD  i did see a phychiatrist and took some medications (seroquel and lamictal worked, 3 different anti depressant did not) for a short while to help with my chronic symptoms.

only for a couple months tho as i read here that a person can become addicted to those drugs as well, and i didnt want that.

but they helped.