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Coming off ICE & Opiates IV (Dilaudid)

Navydiver8

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I've been addicted to opiates since 2004. Like most, I started with lortabs, vicoden, & percacets. Then moved up to injecting Oxycodone, oxycontin & now 8mg dilaudid multiple times daily. I was clean from March 19, 2013 to Mid September. I'm Now back on the opiates & been shooting meth. It's like the addiction has multiplied itself after being clean 7 months. At this very moment, I'm lost & don't even know who I am anymore.I want off this shit! I'm not going back to the Methadone clinic either....the withdrawal from it took 30 days till I felt normal. How do I quit this slowly killing myself? Any similar experiences?
 
Hey mate, Gonna suggest this might be better suited in sober living.
You'll find lots of people in similar situations to your own here. you might want to tackle the meth first and then the opiates, of course you have to address the reasons of why you are using again because if those underlying issues don't get resolved you'll just wind up on the gear again.
Have you considered going on Bupe rather than methadone?
 
If you want to quit, get your ass into meetings and stop using. I know it's hard, but if you build up a support system you can do it. PM me if you want to talk in depth about it.

Just for reference. I was addicted to heroin for a long time, quitting cold turkey is hard, but it's doable.
 
^ Thanks Seyer:)

Hey Diver.. and welcome to Blue Light:D I'm sorry you are struggling with an active addiction right now. I know what you mean about the methadone taking forever to get through the acutes.. I detoxed methadone, oxy, and xanax at the same time and it took a long time to get out of that woods. You can do this though.. really it just takes a little while to wander out of hell and then we just have to set up a good recovery plan to make sure we are at piece and dont wander back into the flames.

Here is some really good information. Please check out the linked information here as it will likely contain information that will help you figure this out. Shit sir If I can do it so can anyone.

The medications I would explore the use of fror detox would be:
>Clonidine< DOSED EVER FOUR HOURS..

one of either
>NEURONTIN< >HERE< >HERE<
OR >Lyrica<

>A BENZO BUT JUST AT NIGHT<
>a nsaid<
>melatonin<
tylenol

Addiction Guide
The Brain and Addiction (under construction)
SMART Recovery (Support Group information and discussion)
Twelve-Step Addiction Recovery Support Groups
Varied Approaches to Addiction Recovery

The beginning of a whole new life.. it get good pretty quick.
Good things about being off drugs/getting sober
 
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Ibuprofen is a better drug for inflammation than Tylenol in withdrawal circumstances in my experience.
 
Good luck man, you did it before and you can do it again. I think a huge part of my recovery is having a good group of sober friends to hang out with, people to laugh with. Laughter is a huge part of my recovery. Give yourself a little slack this shit is hard no one is parfect, the key is that you make progress and that u keep tryin. You only lost if u completely lost hope of being sober.

Life is fucking confusing let me tell you. I wanted to run away and get high because orient want to figure thins out the hard way. A lot of thugs in life I for understand and I will never understand and I might need to look to others for hints I don't understand. Life is so much more thAn needles and drugs. There is so much shot I want to experience, so many hints I want to explore and discover and figure out and just live. Literally life is beautiful. Being sober actually has given me the ability to notice these someone's of life like realizing the leaves are hNing colors or that here is a full moon or a nice summer day or a beUtful snow flurry. It seems really cliche but there are reasons to why thing are cliche. Idk I am finials able to think clearly for a log time in my life and while somedays are tough. I actually enjoy some days in so deity, go figure eh? Hahahaha

I have sooooooo many more fulfilling times in sobriety, that void I ha inside me that black hole that made me feel like I wasn't even human has finally been filled by the simplest easiest most essential and basic things man has to offer. Playing basketball today for example with friends was fun as fuck. Not veggie but it was so fun. Laughing win my buddies and shooting the shit is surprisingly filling, like that thanksgiving dinner every day, so satisfying.

I hope you got something out of my post, I know that sometimes I dot like AA and NA because of all the focus on he negativity, so I thought I'd share some positivity. The optimism makes sobriety so muh more enjoyable for me

-laC
 
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Thank you never sick, good rider you are doing well aswell!

Something I do that helps change my perception to a positive one is write down lists of everything I am great ful for. Realizing yhat I have so many things going for me and I have so many things to offer. It is really hard to be optimistic over focusing on all th shitty things, and I practice positivity on the good days so it will be easier to Tay positive on the bad days. I am so great ful I was both into the family I was born into and that I still have both my parents living and we'll. I am sobgreatul I have my sight and my hearing and I am able to walk. I am happy I have someone to care about me. Someone to laugh with someone to e my friend and listen to me. I challenger everyone to to think of some things to e greatfulfor. It is thanksgiving lop
 
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