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I Have To Quit Taking Pain Pills But I Cant.....


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Posted: October 25, 2011, 6:08 AM
I have been taking pain pills (hydros, percs, ocs) for about 5 years now. I was addicted to meth for a few years but I kicked that habit for the most part. I got in a car accident in 2006 and had to get screws put in my foot. I couldn't walk without the lortabs. I am suppose to take 3 a day but I take about 12 a day. I can't blame it on my foot. I dont take pain pills for pain. I take them to feel normal. I wish I could remember what it felt like NOT to be on pills! I lost everything when I was on meth. I can hold down a job and a somewhat normal life on pills. I just hate having to spend so much money and time trying to make sure I have enough. I need help to stop. This is the first time I have ever admitted that I have a problem with pills. Hell......this is the first time I have ever admitted to being addicted to meth or pills. They used to make me feel good. Now they jsut keep me from being sick. I'm scared to tell my doc bc he might cut me off completely. What's sad is that I just graduated college to be a pharmacy technician. I just feel like nobody understands. Maybe that's why iits been so hard to admit I have a problem. What should I do from here? Who should I talk to?
jax33






Posted: October 25, 2011, 5:27 PM
Hey poppy, welcome to the boards! Hey try posting in the pain pills section...you will get the most feedback there. After all, what you're abusing are pain pills! But, I am sure you already knew that. Don't worry, you're not alone. You have come to the right place. You made the first BIG step and admitted you have a problem! Now, you have to tell someone else, your doctor, before it gets any worse. Honesty is the best policy in recovery. You may be surprised to see that he/she may understand your situation better than you think. Keep coming back, keep posting...you are NOT ALONE! Good luck! Jax


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Posted: October 25, 2011, 5:42 PM
Welcome
You need to see an addiction specialist so you
can properly detoxed. May need inpatient rehab.
Here are some phone #s to call: for referrals

1. Holisitic Referral Network - ? legit - you would have to check it out
1-800 314-8328

2. Hazelden - totally legit
1-866 - 220 3089

Don't try to manage this on your own. get help now !
Then get into a 12 step recovery program - get a sponsor and become totally honest.



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Posted: November 9, 2011, 12:05 PM
By going to your doctor you will be actively seeking help and if you are addicted to something physically, your Doctor will not and can not just cut you off because doing that is dangerous, you have to be tapered off slowly.

I am not sure which country you're in but I live in the UK and the system we have here is great. In 2003 I had a still born son, I did not cope with this loss and felt the only rememdy was to get pregnant again as soon as possible because I HAD to be a mum, the feeling was so strong. I fell pregnant very quickly (3 months after my baby boys funeral) and I had a little girl (now almost 8 yrs old). I was convinced another baby was all I would need to get over my loss however, I have been going down hill slowly but surely and was prescribed Cocodamol (Codeine/Opiate) for a severe dental abcess and I became physically and mentally addicted very quickly and I was eating these pain killers like sweets. No more than 8 tablets in 24 hours, some days I would take double that amount, even triple!! I went on like this for 4 years and did not tell anybody at all. My GP noticed that I had somehow slipped through the net and that I should have been taken off them long ago (Codeine is something GP's monitor patients closely with as they generally stop the medication before addiction occurs) but it was too late for me.

I was referred to a drug addiction clinic where I was given a drug called Subutex (similar to Methadone but in tablet form) I have now been stuck on these for almost 4 years but have been reducing each month with the help of my key worker whom I have to visit monthly. Subutex block the receptors in the brain that give you the Opiate feeling. Over time I have also been 'self medicating' mainly Diazipam which are available on the sreets and I have also been taking Diphenhydrmine (An ingredient in mild sleeping tablets) and I take them during the day for the 'feeling' they give me. I am also stuck on tablets, Diphenhydramine, Diazipam and Subutex and I so badly want to get off everything but just can not seem to do it. I know how you feel and I also know the answer, WILL POWER!! Something I seem to lack
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Posted: December 2, 2012, 11:47 PM
I been takein hydocode for two yeas now been takein up to 6 a a day 2 at a time will it hurt or kill me if I just quit all at one time I have a job an kids to take care of just wonted to know if I stop takein them all at one time will it kill me I don't time or money for rehab


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Posted: December 3, 2012, 12:20 PM
This reply is to both of you, guest as well. I am also an addict struggling through the process and it is a process. You need to put yourself first. I felt that there was never a good time to quit, I have responsibility , kids, job, ego, but I will never be good to anyone unless I take care of myself. Could not go to rehab ,no money for that but lots for drugs, I hear some of my same excuses here, but this can be done. You just have to take the leap and find the other side.
We can recover,
Keep trying, keep on your path, don't let things get to hard before looking for help in whatever form gets you to health

This post has been edited by Wheretobegin on December 3, 2012, 12:24 PM


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Posted: December 6, 2012, 6:26 PM
I just cold turkeyed from a lot more and i was able to function enough to prepare meals, shower, and watch tv for first 3 days. I would do it on the weekend and call in on day3. U should be ok by day 4 with immodium.


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Posted: May 23, 2014, 7:17 AM
Thank you informed me.

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Posted: September 12, 2014, 10:53 AM
you work around pills---and dispense them---not good...wishing you hope.

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swick






Posted: January 1, 2015, 10:37 PM
I have been taking pain killers since 2009 I would real like to stop but don't know where to start or where to go for help I could really use some help


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Posted: January 2, 2015, 1:01 PM
Hi SWICK , welcome-if you go to the pain pills forum, just above this one you will find loads of information on a whole range of pain pills, personally i am an alcoholic(recovering) i got addicted to codeine and Tramadol-following back and shoulder surgery- i gave the pills up last september after several attempts - i have managed stay off them so far- i did it cold turkey-it was not pleasant but i am glad i did it-life is so much better now-check out the pain pill forum and let us know if there is anything we can help you with- some great people on here with alot of experience dealing with addiction- i found them a great help when i was struggling-wish you the best of luck - keep posting-let us know how you are getting on-
Becky E






Posted: April 11, 2015, 5:42 PM
I have a terrible addiction to pain pills no one who understands no one to talk to I'm 62 I do have pain issues I'm raising my grandson I want to get off I can't afford it I feel they've taken over my life I don't know if I can do it I was out for two days thought I'd go crazy then got my script filled already taken too many got to make them last I can't run out I don't know if I should try stay on them and take them right which don't think I can do I feel helpless and hopeless I'm unbelievably irritable even when I have them for fear of running out I've lost my job I'm not the same person they're ruining my life PLEASE HELP me while I still have some I can't run out pls help I'm desperate!


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Posted: April 13, 2015, 12:47 PM
NA is free and people will help if your willing.


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Posted: April 17, 2015, 9:42 AM
Becky E - check out the Pain Pills section on the message board! Lots of support and info there!
Trish






Posted: August 25, 2015, 3:40 PM
hi I have spent two days reading everyones posts and I am sixty three I have addicted my whole life. the reason I started to read is that I am on day two of neuro plus withdrawal am not really able to type this as I am way too sick but when I saw beckys age at sixty two I am so ashamed that at sixty three I am still an addict I have gone through the list of addictions the first and addiction of choice was if there is such a thing was alcohol, then valium to get off the alcohol then neuro plus to get off the valium. At my age I should have more cop, the only reason I stopped drinking is because I could no longer drink got neuropathy from drink lost the use of my legs and that did not stop me but finally I had to ended up in hospital every time I drank and the shame and the humiliation I felt as they stood around the bed asking me how many bottles a day. But then the valium started and after seven years I managed to stop that mainly because I couldnt get it I am sure by now you must think I am a horrible person but even with my addictions I have to be honest maybe I might help someone before it is too late. Now I am trying to get off neuro plus I have anemia and a bleeding bowel went for a colonoscopy and they couldnt put me to sleep can you imagine that I was in such pain I couldnt care less just begged the surgeon to stop and went back for a barium meal god knows how my body is but next week I to for blood tests and with Gods help will be off the neuro plus am taking just a little valium as I am very wary of it to ease the withdrawals but at the moment am in a right state this site has taken me through two days so I thank all of you for your help. Trish


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Posted: August 26, 2015, 12:47 PM
Hi Trish and welcome, your age is irrelevant - giving up at any age is not easy but can be done- keep posting for support - very few of us make it on our own - best of luck with it - stay strong-


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Posted: October 5, 2015, 3:56 PM
Hello my friends, I have been hooked on pain meds for 8 years now and yes I got to the point where I was only taking them to feel normal not for pain. Oxy , perks , morphine , and my last script was for Hydromorphone 4 mg 4 times a day. So it was all about me taking my meds to feel normal throughout the day. So I finally said F this , I'm getting off these pain meds cause they have controlled my life for 8 years. Stressing over running out before your next script was my biggest fear cause I did not want to withdrawal. I just couldn't do it anymore cause living like that everyday sucked the life out of me. I made the choice to go to a Methadone clinic and told them that I want off my pain meds. I swear to god it was the best thing I ever did. Only 3 weeks into it now and I have not touched a pain pill in 3 days. I get 35mg every morning before work and it last me until the next day until I get my dose again. No withdrawal, no more stressing about running out early and trying to figure how I will survive until my next script is due , I feel 100% better everyday and have more energy all because I started Methadone to help me. I swear to you if your stuck in the pain med cycle , try a Methadone clinic. They just have to find you the right dose to be on so you won't feel withdrawal. It took 2 weeks to figure out that I need 35 mg a day to get by without feeling any withdrawal. I'm mad at myself cause I didn't do this 5 or 6 years ago. It works so well. I get the addiction to pain meds and why we need to take them. So if you feel that your stuck cause you need to take them just to feel normal everyday cause you don't want to withdrawal, please try this instead. I know people that take 100 to 160 mg of Methadone so they won't withdrawal. In my case I used so many pain meds everyday but for some reason 35 mg is enough for me to get by everyday. We all know withdrawal is the worst feeling to have so try the Methadone and you won't have the withdrawal anymore. I swear to you I'm a perfect example of this working instead of being on the pain meds. It is the best decision I have ever made in my life. Please give it a shot and see what happens. I do have chronic pain and need something to help for pain. The Methadone has also helped with that. The only thing I'm waiting for now is , them letting me take it home with me so I don't have to take it at the drugstore anymore. They will let you do that in time. Pass your urine tests 2 times a week and they will trust you enough to start taking it at home. I feel blessed cause my life has done a 360 in 3 weeks. Just try it and I wish you all the best. What a life changer. WOW
need to stop ezzy






Posted: February 9, 2016, 11:23 PM
ok look iam been on hry and oxy for 3 year on and off i take it for 3 mont then i stop for a week i keep doing that for 3 years. and the last one iam try to do it but so hard i got realy sick that time is hatd for me so iam go arount then find the supboxone and by it i take that they work right away no hurting and i take only 3 suboxone and i get out the pain pill that ezzy . belevien me i been true all this bus*** i know suboxeone is the best choice to quitiing the pain pill. good luck to all .
Self respect






Posted: February 24, 2016, 5:05 AM
Do yourself a solid op and avoid getting yourself Sucked into any of the information given by any of the above posters and don't ever, eveeeer EVER go to a methadone or suboxone clinic to get off of opiates. Suboxone is acceptable in some cases, but if you choose suboxone and the Doc tries to prescribe you over 4mg, Make sure to tell him you don't need more then 4mg a day and that your serious and want to use it to heal . I've been down both roads, and my honost to God opinion wich is possibly what everyone else wants to say but is scared to that methadone is the most euphoric and longest lasting out of all pain meds out there, and once you take it for recovery it's going to make you feel so good that your never going to stop and you will end up going through a whole new experience, and not a fun one either. You can ride the elevator up but when you want to come back to earth , methadone will throw you down and make sure you hit your head on every rock on the way back... Best way I can put it.....Same for suboxone but subs is a little more tolerable , you see subs have a ceiling , wich means after so much you can't get any higher... But it still has an extremely long half life, wich means a bumpy ride back to earth as well... And anyone that tells you suboxone won't get you high is just trying to make themselves and there family feel OK that there taking it... Suboxone will get you very high... Just clearing some things up......

There is one person that IMO posted the best way to get off of pain killers, and that is to learn to take care of yourself, build self respect, Morale, self motivation...We need to give ourselves some TLC to get through addiction....I know it's easier to talk about climbing This mountain alone then to actually do it..... ... But if you can get the confidence to do it, then the feeling of beating it feels much better , less likely to relapse after self healing.
ted






Posted: March 10, 2016, 2:30 PM
I have been on them for 2.5 yrs and I'm off them a few weeks cold turkey first for the past couple weeks I started cutting the pills in half and lowering how much I was taking sometimes it worked sometimes it didnt I WANTED to get off of them that's the number 1 thing you have to want to do it so when I finnaly got sick with a bug and was in bed for 2 days and at that moment I said to myself this is the time I'm just going to deal with the withdrawl now and be done on day 1 my advice to you is start mid week so by the weekend youll be in worest of the withdrawl and hopefully wont be working get the highest strength mortin you can get and take 3 also start the bart diet because you are going to have diarria for a few days so only eat bannans, applesauce, rice, and toast the 2 days sick gave me a jumpstart so good luck to you deff do the motrin take 2 or 3 at a time you will need it for muscle pain and do the diet
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