[hopeful addict]

Finally I am done no more drugs no more withdrawls If I never see a doctor again it wil be too soon. It's nice to feel clear headed and enerjetic.no matter what kind of pain i'm in no more pain killers. thank-you to everyone who had great advice

[nutballgirl]

hopeful, DO NOT GO OFF KLONOPIN SUDDENLY, it is dangerous, especially if you've been on a long time. i also wouldn't immediately stop celexa. listen, you don't have to do everything all at once. getting clean is a process and it's normal to have lots of cr*& to deal with b/c you're facing the wreckage you created while you were using. it's ok, just do one thing at a time, then the next. set realistic goals, talk to your sponsor about them. are you sharing in meetings? b/c if you shared this stuff, lots of folks would say the same things i'm saying to you. you need to TALK and put yourself out there. just showing up is good but it won't get you the peace your'e seeking. i hate the expression don't be so hard on yourself but this is one of those instances when it applies--rome wasn't built in a day. for god's sake, CALL YOUR DOCTOR and tell him what you're doing with those meds. make a plan with him if you want to get off but i really would wait till you have just a little bit more time sober. keep in touch please!
susan

"to laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!" -Emerson

[hopeful addict]

Susan thank-you for your reply i'm trying to get a family doc. to strighten out my meds. I am home now after another week in hospital I'm on hydrcodone and demerol after my emergency surgery and I feel back to square one !!!!! what gives my body is literally falling apart I've spent more time in the hospital now trying to get clean then when I was out using. i'm thinking THAT going off all my meds was not the answer it justc caused more confusion and seems the harder i try to get off everything the worse things become life has to take a turn for the better soon. I'm trying to keep the faith

Tammy Hannell

[zippysgoddess]

Tammy, when your body is used to meds like that, the removal, even after it seems withdrawals are over, can cause other medical problems, simply because your body was used to those substance being there. It takes quite awhile for your body to rebalance itself to function without those added substances.

An example would be someone who stops antidepressants after being on them for years. Their body is so used to that help, that even after they are feeling better, with no more withdrawals, there is still a chemical imbalance caused from the bodies previous reliance on those meds. Now their body, in a way, has to recalibrate itself, on how to produce necessary substances, such as Seratonin, without outside assistance from the pills the person was taking.

It is kind of like a computer that has a virus, or a different operating system, and you suddenly make changes, and then have to reboot your hard drive, it takes awhile to fire back up, and sometimes can be missing necessary systems files, so more work has to be done before normal functioning can be achieved again.

So don't feel bad, you will get there, you just have to be willing to take it slow, and be prepared for set backs.

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[PoppyQueen]

Hey Zippy, I love the computer analogy!

PQ
Last painkiller used: 9/25/05
Suboxone started 9/26/05