withdrawls

[cag]

my husband is under a drs care for quitting vicodin/norco. he was prescribed them for migrane headaches about 18 months ago.  he is over thewithdrawls, but is suffering from depression. he was taking about 20 norcos a day. he feels like he just will newer beahappy again, today is the 8th day of quitting, we have 3 daughters and they were everything to him, now it is hard to be around them. He says its not that he doesn't love them, he just can't be happy right now. the psychistric dr has him on tripital, barspiore, and put him on ativan the other day for anziety.  I want to help him, he says that he doesn't want to take another drug but he wants to be happy.  when wll he be happy again.  he's also on prozac for ocd. How long will this last?                              thank you

[bmac]

Well lets just say I was the one a little confused. I bet it was the lack of morphine in my system you think. LOL
Anyway I really understood exactly what you were saying I was just being myself, sorry!
(and not one friggin person say what I know you are thing here, I mean it damn it) You know who you are!

[Rodster]

You and your husband must relize what is happening to his body at this very moment. Basicly there have been two parts of him, the addict and himself, the addict took over his life and controlled most his life. The addict is just like an evil twin, it controls and manipulates, but now that addict is starving, and it is doing everything it can to stay alive (the addicts one weakness is it dependence on drugs). Think of withdrawls and the depression as attempts by the addict to get what it wants. After two weeks physicly he will feel better, but sleeplessness and depression could hang around awhile. Also dont let him take ANY addictive substances while in WDs, you would just be trading one drug for another. IMHO drugs to steer CLEAR of;
Ambien
ANY and ALL Benzo's (xanax, valium, klotipin)
Phenobarbital and any other barbituaites

Most addicts are prescribed anti depressants and most take them for a few years after coming off opiates (I use Remeron, it helps me sleep too). Like the doc said deversion will be the key, you need to take his mind OFF drugs.

[bmac]

The Chris Farley thing. I was withdrawing and I had a case of brain fog! I said I didn't understand it. But of course after a few days it lost it's humor, sorry nevermind. I WAS JOKING! LOL

[bmac]

Hey, is that the kinda stuff they teach guyz guyz up there? Down here we are southern gentlemen! We don't call our women Dogs! Gottcha! Bye ey'

[AlexisInTx]

bmac, you didn't understand my post?  Which one were you referring to?  I haven't even posted in this thread (??)

I remember writing to you a week or so ago about how I felt you were an asset to the board before when I was reading (this was last year I believe), but I don't think I posted to you other than that.  Just curious as to what you're referring to...

Alexis

[oxic]

You really weren't right bill; that was actually me cross-dressed as the mangy dog....Lisabet.  doh doh