zanax

[nightnurse]

Hi everyone, I've been reading all of your messages and my heart goes out to all of you. I can't seem to get any answers to my questions so maybe I'm in the wrong forum. Is there a forum for people helping people going through detox? I could really use some support myself. It's hard watching someone you love go through all this pain. My boyfriend was addicted to oxycontin. He did a methadone detox to get off the oxy.It has been 2 weeks since he has done any meth but he used some Vistrial and zanax to get through it. He also just had a stent put into one of his heart arteries on top of going through interferon/riboviran treatment for Hep C. It has been a long summer to say the least. My question now is I followed Thomas's vitimin theraphy and bought him all the vitimins . I have made sur he has taken them on top of Zanax which I got for him. He now is still doing approx. 30 mgs of zanax a day which is making him tired. It has also been extreamly hot here and his Dr said he shouldn't be out in this heat but he won't go anywhere or do anything. He is very depressed and just lays in bed all day. I am trying to help but am getting worried about his lack of energy and depression. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. a good day to all.

[niccee]

You might talk to his doctors about antidepressants. I have been on Zoloft for a few years now. It works wonders for me and it is not addicting and you can't get high from it. My husband who is disabled is also on it. He got really depressed after he became disabled. He sees a pain specialist who prescribed his. Good luck.

[skipper]

hello:
i can relate to a lot of your man's problems. i had 18 years of
recovery from iv opiate addiction that spanned some 20 years.
3 years ago an injury from 1970 came back to haunt me. In the past
2 summers i've had 2 cervical surgerys done. I attempted suicide
last january when i was informed that the first surgery failed and
i would have to redo it this summer. i spent 72 hours in the local
spin bin and then was sent to a pain clinic. I have had some trouble with the pain MD. I also see a pain psychologist who has
literally saved my life and my marriage so far...
Perhaps your man could benefit from seeing a psychologist that
specializes in pain control issues.
The majority of this summer i was in a hard neck brace and could not drive. I literally drove my wife crazy. ever time she went to
the grocery store, the bank, the post office, or anywhere i was just like the dog, i had to go along. Perhaps if you try to include your man in some of your day to day running around he may perk up some. the trick will be to get him to just try it.
also: cindi was very wise to suggest you wean him off the xanix
very slowly. she is far more informed than i on this subject i'm
sure.
it sounds like your man has been thru a lot so try to be persuavsive in a gentle way

good luck
kip

[nightnurse]

Cindi, Thanks so much for your reply. Just knowing someone is there is a big help. I thought that the zanax was alot but after I thought the ones I got for him are 0.5 mg. He is taking 5 a day. Is that still too much? Yes he is on heart medication and no his DR. doesn't know about this other stuff. He is a long recovering addict. He has been very active in NA and AA for the past 7 years. He just went back out this March when he started with the Inerferon. It all started with pain meds for a bad tooth. Dental surgery. He made that his excuse. He was then doing oxy just to do it. I found out and tried to get him to get some help. He is finally going to a theraphist who I'm not too sure about. I had an appointment with him this week because he wanted to talk to me about the situation. I am trying my hardest to be loving and understanding but I read about people being active to help themselves and I can't stand to see him lay in bed ALL DAY. He could go from his airconditioned house to his airconditioned car to somewhere. anywhere. He just lays there being depressed. I sometimes feel like I make him worse by doing things for him. Do you think I should hang back and let him go it alone. I worry that he will use again. Should I stop giving him Zanax?? Please help me do the right thing. I don't want to abandon him but I don't want to be an enabler either. Thanks so much for your time and caring. The best and God bless you all.

[cindi]

You might be able to get some answers from other people here but let me give this a shot   30 mgs of Xanax is alot.are you sure it is 30?..ni wondr he is tired,,secind of all after detox from opiates people do go through alot of depression and third the interferon and riboviron can be a real kick in the ass,,Spook, a guy that used to come to this forum was on that thereapy and sometimes would be down for a good 6 weeks...did the doc put him on that dose of xanax ?  that seems pretty astonomical to me plus the vistaril..that alone causes drowsiness,,,now you say he had a stint in his heart...is he on cardiac meds?  they also have a tendency to make one drowsy....does his doc know about all of these meds?  the detox and all..myabe he can consider an antidepressant and slowly cutting down on all that xanax...nd on that dose I do mean slowly...he needs to be treated by a physician..anyone have anything to add or change?       help me out gys    love to all   cin.