... and mouth to mouth. he came to,breathing again and eyes open.however when emts arrived and narcan was administered several times, he passed. just wondering if any other experiences have occured. i hope not, but i feel i need to ask... joe
I recently lost my son to a heroin od. he died in my home, but not before I gave chest compressions?
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- 22 Jun 2011 by joebudha
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- narcan, opioid overdose, heroin
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Mary63200923 Aug 2011
joebudha, I am so sorry no one has answered your question. I am also very sorry for your loss.This had to be the hardest thing you have ever experienced, & my heart aches for you. I have no personal experience in this way, but that is no reason that I cannot have sympathy for you & you loved ones. I think I would want to die I one of my boys did this to themselves, & I were to lose them. Its not suppose to happen this way. May your burdened heart be lifted...
Jillynnie
booter46
24 Aug 2011
I am so sorry too.
20 Oct 2011
I recently lost my bf that I lived with to an od of heroin. He had an addiction for ~ 13 years, but was clean when I met him. Clean for 5 years. I never knew him as an addict, although I now know that you are always an addict. He seemed very off the night he went to bed, almost talking drunk, but told me that he had taken sleeping pills bc he wasn't sleeping. He went to sleep snoring. In the morning, he had passed. I later found heroin and sticks of xanax. I'm aboslutely devestated, not only from the loss of him, but the betrayal-I had no idea he was using. SO I feel your pain. I know CPR, but when I awoke he was already cold and blue.
Jillynnie
20 Oct 2011
Dear jscorpio,
I am SO sorry for your tragic loss! I can only imagine the complete devastation you are feeling at this moment. And, the anger as well. And, the shock... and on and on go the emotions, I am sure. If there were anything I could say to make it easier I would. All I can offer is a shoulder and an ear. Please... if you need to talk please do so. Please post this as a new question and there will be so much support for you, I promise.
I so wish I could help, but I can offer you this..and us. This site. We truly do care here.
My very best to you,
~Jillynnie
litlmommag
20 Oct 2011
Jscorpio I an so soory for your loss as well you will be in my prayers ans well my post apllys to you both if you ever need a friend please feel free to let me know
Anonymous 20 Oct 2011
Hi JoeB, My name is David. I hope you are still here with us on this site. I can't believe no one found this post until now. So sorry! We have just had one of our dear friends Son, Kill him self. Not from an over dose, but drugs killed him. He had been on drugs but was trying to get help. He had just came from the hospital where they gave him an injection of an antidepressant. Not 3 hours later he shot him self he was 19. I can only imagine your pain. Our friend is going to grief counseling. And talks with my wife allot about it. She is getting along day by day. I hate those drugs with a passion!! I am a narcotic addict of 8 years, clean now for 3+years. Not because I wanted to stop, I too had an over dose here at my house. My poor wife had to give me CPR until the EMS arrived. Narcan did nothing for me either. I was in a coma 5 days. Some how I survived. She is still in pain over that. Find a good support group, I have found the best one here.
20 Oct 2011
Oh my I read this and my heart goes out to you I'm so sorry for your loss. I have lost uncles to this terrible drug as well as others not someone close I know my dad had an od once when he was still without and had to call an embulance for him when I was very young about 10 it was a heriffic experience I will never forget that and I know what a hard time time you are having and I really hope you have some counciling to help you with this grief I feel yoour pain my heart is breaking for you I hope u are ok. Please keep posing your feeling on here so we can help you through this dark time in your life your friend
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Dear Joebud:
I have not experienced what you have been through I have been through something but my heart also goes out to you and I want you to know how much I really care! I also apologize that your post was not answered sooner, just please know that even though I have never had this happen that I care and it is my sincere hope that you can at least know that I pray that you will find the pain of this to get better. You know we all go through so many different things but the one thing in this world that I can and want to do is to help you in any way that I can!
Dear Joebudha,
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My cousins son died the same way. He was 20 years old. Found him in the basement dead and he tried mouth to mouth and he never responded. We did not even know he did drugs. It was devestating. I wish I could give you some wonderful advice. I just do not know how anyone can know how you feel, all experiences are different. I guess it comes down to how would he want you to continue on. He probably like Timmy felt bad for his mother. Sons always love their mothers. My cousin passed away about a year later from a heart attack. His wife and Tims mother is strong. Lost both her husband and son and she continues to be productive and very supportive to so many others. She tells me every day is still hard but it is the way they would want her to be. I admire her for her strenght and at the same time feel so bad for her. Much like I do you now. She tells me not to feel sorry for her, someday she will be with them again and until then she is going to be the best she can be. Each time I see her I feel like crying yet she smiles at me and says it is all right. I know she knows I hurt for her and miss them but she does not want me to. She says just say a prayer for them and do not stay away from me because you think it will make me or you sad. So I do not. But I do say lots of prayers, mostly for her and now I will add you to my list. The best councelers in the world struggle to try to help ease this type of pain, I can not begin to think I can but I can let you know my heart is with you and my prayers will include you.
God bless you
Coby