what exactly is Klonopin

[susanlea]

My Dr. persciped Klonopin for axiety. Someone also told me that it is used for withdrawals from narcotics.  I use vicoprophen occassionally for migraines and disk pain.  Is this a bad combination?  I don't want to get addicted to either, but from what I've been reading on the forums, some people have difficulty getting off it.  I took 60mg of oxycotins a day for 2 years, along with 5-6 percocet 650's and stopped them for 6 weeks, the headaches and back pain were too much, but  I did not want to go back to the oxy's and perc's my Dr. said vicoprophen was not as strong, someone fill me in please. When I went off the other stuff I really didn't have any major withdrawals, just pain as usuall and a little nervousness.

[Brighty to Vicodin Gurrl-- a question]

You mentioned in one of your posts that Demerol was a 'dirty' drug. What does that mean ?? I never heard that term before regarding a preccription med. Thanks for your reply. Hope you are investing in lots of self care. Love, Brighty

[for Sick and scared/beware of Vicky!!]

Please try this website. There is no reason to suffer from pain in this day and age. A doctor has no right to let a patient suffer from chronic pain. I have learned so much about what to do when a doctor treats you like a "drug seeker" when you truly have a legitimate medical problem. This site gives you so much support and information on how to find the right doctor that truly cares about YOU instead of the money. They really do make them out there......they are just hard to find!
I am glad your back by the way!  Email me for the web site because I am not sure if I am allowed to "solicit" on here.
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[Vicodin Gurrl to Dan]

When I described Demerol as "dirty", I was indicating that it is broken down into a metabolite by the liver that can become very toxic to the body following a number of doses, even causing seizures in some cases.

In terms of your story, thank you for sharing what must be a horribly difficult situation with your daughter.  I must say, however, (remember this is only my opinion) that her problems seem less centered around drug abuse, and more a result of traumatic life situations that she has faced.  It seems that the drug use and abuse is simply a secondary consequence stemming from her utter misery and devestation.  As a sexual abuse survivor myself, I can understand the kind of personal pain and misery being a victim of such a tragedy can cause.  Your daughter sounds lost to me...she probably is so empty inside that she has in the past had no will to do anything if not self destructive. It is wonderful that she has now been clean.  I hope that she has others helping her with her mental health besides simply you.  It is too large of a battle for a mother to fight on her own,  I hope you both have help in coping with all of this. I wish you both so much luck in wprking through everything that has happened in both of your lives...Peace

[tom to Vicodin gurrl]

I have the greatest sympathy for you and the ordeal you just went through at the so-called hospital. I lived through a 7-year period of almost daily migraine-like (migraine intensity, migraine symptoms, but not true migraine in cause headaches). It was the most dehumanizing, humiliating and demoralizing experience of my entire life. I remember so many nights lying on a gurney in an ER, so sick I couldn't open my eyes without screaming from the pain, and looking up into the face of the "physician" attending me and being met with looks of abject contempt and outright hatred -- simply because I was in so much pain that they were being "forced" to give me narcotics. I looked up to doctors my whole life -- that is, until I went through this experience. Now, with only a few exceptions, I resent most doctors for their callousness, self-rightiousness, arrogance and greed. Those evenings in the ER changed my view of the medical profession forever. Now, I think nothing of taking every last one of them for anything I can get out of them.

[Brighty to All]

PEACE..... everyone who comes here has something to offer. I don't think anyone should misrepresent their level of expertise... however it is also true that much valid information is presented here from people who are not doctors. One of the biggest problems I see is that there is only one doctor available to respond to the questions in this forum. And his replies leave much to be desired in most cases. Essentially, it is my observation that this board has become primarily a patient to patient information and support forum. I enter here with alot of concern about my comment cause I sure don't want to look like I am on high moral ground. I certainly am NOT. I just hope we all try to remember that we each bring our own stories here and we are all at different levels of recovery and all struggling with different levels of humility. All we can do is try to be as honest as we can... afterall our identities are unknown which is a pretty secure place to be in my opinion. If there is anything I've learned in life it's not always what we have to say ... but HOW we say it. Anyway, I opened my yap so please don't yell at me. I just don't want to see any of us hurt eachother... I think we've all hurt enough already. Love, Brighty

[Kudos to Vic Gurrl]

Keep posting, don't worry about being rude. Personally, I think it's extremely rude for a person to mislead others into thinking they represent the medical profession. Enough with the Doc Dan nickname, and while you're at it--enough with the wordy posts spouting "medical" advice. As you may have noticed, someone recently posted thinking you are actually a medical doctor. And did you bother to correct them? Did you bother to reply and say, "sorry--Doc is a nickname, please don't send medical questions to me." No, no, no. Instead, you replied to Vic Gurrl with a lengthy post about her diagnosis and treatment, etc. Which further propogates the myth that you are indead a doctor.
Come on, Dan. If you want everyone else to be honest and take responsibility for their lives, why can't you do the same? Why don't you talk about your addiction experience, and lay off the phony doctor stuff. Or, go to med school and post back when you've really earned the right to name yourself "Doc Dan."
Don't worry, Vic Gurrl. You're struggling, just like the rest of us. Keep posting, and keep the faith.

PS--to the person looking for medical advice. There is a real doctor on this forum, but it's not Dan. Unfortunately, these phony personalities sometimes show up on Internet Forums. If you start a new thread with your question, you might get an answer from the REAL doctor. Good luck.