Comments on: It Is Not As Bad As You Might Think http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/it-is-not-as-bad-as-you-might-think/ News and Observations from the Fight Against Painkiller Addiction Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: chevytime http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/it-is-not-as-bad-as-you-might-think/#comment-1931 chevytime Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:17:32 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/?p=423#comment-1931 wow now that i have read these four coments = i really im glad that i have red these and no matter what in any way give up your goal =i myself have an addiction and in the prossese of getting help . and the only thing that i can see is suboxon its a mearical drug if you ask me here,s my story about adiction = i started with perks for a savear back injury about a year and a half then i was taking like 10 a day then 20 a day then 30 a day then i heard there was 20 of oxycontin so i had my dr give me them it lasted about a year then i got 40ml of oxycontin and i was talking them 3 times a day for about a year then it wasent enough so i started bying them on the street at 20 buck,s a pill and sometime,s there was only 80 avalible so i would by them . then one day i said to myself im tierd of talking these things and trew them flushed them down the toilet and what a misstack that was on the third day of being sick i was lying in bed twiching and wroking back and forth and sweating like never before so i called my dr and told hem what i had done and i was sick he told me that i was going through withdrawls . i said whats a withdrawl he said your meds are a narkodic and there very addictive . so i ask him why would you pot me on an addictive drug without telling me whats wrong with you senc then i fierd my dr and now have a new dr and he is ok with my addiction but when time comes he will take car of my addiction with suboxon . so for those who are taking soboxon keep up the good work and the future is what you make it [ point blank ] and think about what you want in life and go get it . from vic in canada .have a nice day friends. wow now that i have read these four coments = i really im glad that i have red these and no matter what in any way give up your goal =i myself have an addiction and in the prossese of getting help . and the only thing that i can see is suboxon its a mearical drug if you ask me here,s my story about adiction = i started with perks for a savear back injury about a year and a half then i was taking like 10 a day then 20 a day then 30 a day then i heard there was 20 of oxycontin so i had my dr give me them it lasted about a year then i got 40ml of oxycontin and i was talking them 3 times a day for about a year then it wasent enough so i started bying them on the street at 20 buck,s a pill and sometime,s there was only 80 avalible so i would by them . then one day i said to myself im tierd of talking these things and trew them flushed them down the toilet and what a misstack that was on the third day of being sick i was lying in bed twiching and wroking back and forth and sweating like never before so i called my dr and told hem what i had done and i was sick he told me that i was going through withdrawls . i said whats a withdrawl he said your meds are a narkodic and there very addictive . so i ask him why would you pot me on an addictive drug without telling me whats wrong with you senc then i fierd my dr and now have a new dr and he is ok with my addiction but when time comes he will take car of my addiction with suboxon . so for those who are taking soboxon keep up the good work and the future is what you make it [ point blank ] and think about what you want in life and go get it . from vic in canada .have a nice day friends.

]]> By: Bottlecappie http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/it-is-not-as-bad-as-you-might-think/#comment-1825 Bottlecappie Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:29:21 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/?p=423#comment-1825 Kristina, your boyfriend is so lucky to have a strong support like you in his life. I'm sorry for your loss, and I hope that you are also taking good care of yourself as you are helping your boyfriend deal with his addiction. Kristina, your boyfriend is so lucky to have a strong support like you in his life. I’m sorry for your loss, and I hope that you are also taking good care of yourself as you are helping your boyfriend deal with his addiction.

]]> By: Kristina http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/it-is-not-as-bad-as-you-might-think/#comment-1590 Kristina Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:18:16 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/?p=423#comment-1590 I'm proud of you CKG! You are on the right track! I also lost someone very close to me..My ex-husband....he was partying and drinking and took 20mg of Methodone and a small amount of xanax and never woke up...He was 28 years old. I am still devistated. I had know idea that things had gotten that far. he just wanted to escape and he finally did forever. My current boyfriend had became depended on pain pills because of his Crohn's disease and he thought that he could detox with methodone....turns out the withdrawals from the methodone were worse and than he went back to oxycodone. Now he is in a program where he is now taking Suboxone and it is working great....No withdrawal and I am so proud...but I still have to be strong for him because the mental part may always be there. But he has made up his mind....No more addiction. He said that it is simply not worth it. Friends and family are important...and make the best support group. People that are in pain normally become accidental addicts and they don't even know it right away. But for him the fear was the withdrawal...so now that he is on a medication that is making him feel normal....no more fear....and most of the pain was from taking the painkiller's because it was doing more damage on his Crohn's Disease. Everyone is different...for some it is more mental than physical and other's vice versa. But either way....being a slave to yourself is no way to live. I wish u all well and goodluck...stay strong. I’m proud of you CKG! You are on the right track! I also lost someone very close to me..My ex-husband….he was partying and drinking and took 20mg of Methodone and a small amount of xanax and never woke up…He was 28 years old. I am still devistated. I had know idea that things had gotten that far. he just wanted to escape and he finally did forever. My current boyfriend had became depended on pain pills because of his Crohn’s disease and he thought that he could detox with methodone….turns out the withdrawals from the methodone were worse and than he went back to oxycodone. Now he is in a program where he is now taking Suboxone and it is working great….No withdrawal and I am so proud…but I still have to be strong for him because the mental part may always be there. But he has made up his mind….No more addiction. He said that it is simply not worth it. Friends and family are important…and make the best support group. People that are in pain normally become accidental addicts and they don’t even know it right away. But for him the fear was the withdrawal…so now that he is on a medication that is making him feel normal….no more fear….and most of the pain was from taking the painkiller’s because it was doing more damage on his Crohn’s Disease. Everyone is different…for some it is more mental than physical and other’s vice versa. But either way….being a slave to yourself is no way to live. I wish u all well and goodluck…stay strong.

]]> By: Bottlecappie http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/it-is-not-as-bad-as-you-might-think/#comment-1471 Bottlecappie Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:09:23 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/?p=423#comment-1471 You are right, ckq - you can't get better until you take that first step. It might not have seemed like it, but it took a lot of strength for you to admit your problem to your husband and ask for his help and support. It's so hard to face the fear of what our loved ones will think when we fess up. I'm glad to know that your husband has been a source of strength for you and is helping you get through your detox. Pain is a HUGE trigger for relapse though, so I think it's a great idea to talk to your doctor and get him involved with helping you get well. There may be other ways for you to manage your pain that you don't even know about yet. I wish you the best of luck in your recovery, and I hope that you'll let us know how you're doing. You are right, ckq - you can’t get better until you take that first step. It might not have seemed like it, but it took a lot of strength for you to admit your problem to your husband and ask for his help and support. It’s so hard to face the fear of what our loved ones will think when we fess up. I’m glad to know that your husband has been a source of strength for you and is helping you get through your detox.

Pain is a HUGE trigger for relapse though, so I think it’s a great idea to talk to your doctor and get him involved with helping you get well. There may be other ways for you to manage your pain that you don’t even know about yet.

I wish you the best of luck in your recovery, and I hope that you’ll let us know how you’re doing.

]]> By: ckq http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/it-is-not-as-bad-as-you-might-think/#comment-1427 ckq Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:47:36 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/?p=423#comment-1427 I was addicted to methadone for nearly a year. It doesn't seem that long, but month after month, it got worse. I knew I was addicted when I couldn't go for more than a couple days without feeling pretty bad. I started with loratabs and percocets because of my teeth being in such bad shape. When the pain starts, you dont think about anything else, except stopping it. You don't care what you take as long as the pain stops. My husband finally found out and I'm glad. I knew I had gone too far, but I was afraid to tell my husband because he was strongly against addicts/junkies. I lost my bestfriend because of pills and swore I would never get like that. But it happened anyways. I cant tell you when I became addicted, it just happened over time until I was buying them from other people on a daily basis. I wanted to quit, but I couldn't. Until my husband found out. If it wasn't for him, I don't know if I would have had the willpower to quit. It's only been three weeks, I still hurt, but not as bad. My problems now are stomach cramps and lethargy. It's hard to work, but I know I have to. I haven't gone to the doctor yet, but I'm planning on it. Taking advil and tylenol helps, but it hurts the stomach and if I don't go to the doctor I may cause more problems for myself concerning my stomach. I know I'll make it because I want to, but if you dont take that first step, you cant quit. I was addicted to methadone for nearly a year. It doesn’t seem that long, but month after month, it got worse. I knew I was addicted when I couldn’t go for more than a couple days without feeling pretty bad. I started with loratabs and percocets because of my teeth being in such bad shape. When the pain starts, you dont think about anything else, except stopping it. You don’t care what you take as long as the pain stops. My husband finally found out and I’m glad. I knew I had gone too far, but I was afraid to tell my husband because he was strongly against addicts/junkies. I lost my bestfriend because of pills and swore I would never get like that. But it happened anyways. I cant tell you when I became addicted, it just happened over time until I was buying them from other people on a daily basis. I wanted to quit, but I couldn’t. Until my husband found out. If it wasn’t for him, I don’t know if I would have had the willpower to quit. It’s only been three weeks, I still hurt, but not as bad. My problems now are stomach cramps and lethargy. It’s hard to work, but I know I have to. I haven’t gone to the doctor yet, but I’m planning on it. Taking advil and tylenol helps, but it hurts the stomach and if I don’t go to the doctor I may cause more problems for myself concerning my stomach. I know I’ll make it because I want to, but if you dont take that first step, you cant quit.

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