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How many junkies have quit

OxyMorph said:
I am almost 23 and have been using opiates (all kinds) since i was 14. One of my family members is a CP patient and i have been doing them ever since he got put on them. I have been a daily IV user (roxicodone) for over 5 years EVERY DAY! You don't know what the hell your talking about dude. i have never been to rehab or any of that shit. I can keep my use to a minimum every single day (30-45 mg's) and im not a complete fuck up like you seem to think every other opiate user is.
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Yeah....call me back in about 5 years.
 
I went over a year then relapsed on dope. I consider that year clean (well I took morphine once while out of suboxone during that time but did not get high so I don't count that as a relapse since I was out of suboxone) something special because it took a lot for me to change my habits. I have since been clean once again from opiates other than my suboxone which I'm weening down off of, and I'm going to be off it completely soon enough. I'm at 2mgs a day right now, lowering to 1mg a day (actually started 1mg a day today and so far so good). Wish me luck.

-dp
 
Good luck Dilated Pupils. I'm riding the sub train myself with no end in sight....yet. I'm down to 8mg from 16mg a day. Even with the suboxone, I have taken a sub vacation. And I feel so bad once I get back on sub. I guess it's all a part of recovery. Cheers.
SW
 
i hit a rock bottom on 15 mg of methadone, and kinda had no option but to check into rehab or go on to the bitter end and lose all my freinds and families respect, love everything i guess. somehow i didnt get bad WDs that time, but sleep didnt come for 5 weeks easily. got 3 years clean so it can happen and i used the time to save up and travel south america for a year so not complaining.

I discovered OXYcontin in 2007 and havent looked back until now. Im one day clean, somehow the switch flicked. Life gets a whole lot WORSE when you quit, not better. later it gets better. Im riding a bit of xanax withdrawal too, but i got support,
i used a few mgs of bupe to make the wds easier.

IF ANYONE READING THIS WANTS to conme along for the ride im looking for all the support you think someone making a serious go coming off oxy would need.

I know theres plenty of you out there, and this time im not on some (dxm/xanax bupe maintenance)
 
I'm 1 month+ clean from OC"s. I've found that staying as active/busy/healthy as possible is a real key.

This evening i was at a friend's place who had OC's and knew I was clean. He went to another room but it was extremely clear he was using while I was there and that really pissed me off.

It's ok though... my cravings are pretty minimal and I manage them through breathing techniques and meditation when need be. and I was amazed that after the first 4-5 days clean I was happier than I had been in a long time. Staying healthy (exercise, vitamins) has really done wonders.

I never realized what opiates are doin to me. I feel like I was actually mentally insane during that period to think it was a good idea to put that up my nose.

Now that I am clean for a while I look back on that and am sad that I wasted a year of my life and a bunch of money on those pills. A tiny part of me is glad to have experienced addiction so I can relate better to those who have (but certainly it wasn't worth the downside).

Numb does not = true happiness. I know what it's like to be crawling up the walls waiting for your hookup to stop by... scheduling your life around usage. You really don't need it.

I remind myself every day of how lucky I am to be clean. I'm not trying to preach... i just know this was the right decision for me.

-DISCO
 
DiscoS said:
Now that I am clean for a while I look back on that and am sad that I wasted a year of my life and a bunch of money on those pills. A tiny part of me is glad to have experienced addiction so I can relate better to those who have (but certainly it wasn't worth the downside).
-DISCO
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I realized that once before after losing a year and then another year on suboxone, but inevitably I ended up using and getting hooked again.


I'm on day 23 away now, still on suboxone though. You're right about staying active/busy/healthy.

Exercise is a MUST, otherwise I feel depressed and unmotivated. I also got to take vitamins everyday, I take those Omega pills too. I'm splitting time between 2 jobs, mowing the lawn, seeing my girlfriend, working out, and smoking weed. So I don't really got much time for buying H.

Plus, the girl, working out, and weed greatly ease the urge to use.


I would recommend not hanging out with your friend as much Disco. Or not in a similar setting. At one point I had a friend come over and he used in my bathroom when I was 8 months away from it. He even told me about it after when another friend wasn't in the room. I was quite disgusted. He's the same person who greatly helped in my relapse 18 months away from heroin.
 
Yeah DISCO, friends just don't get it. When I quit smoking MJ, my friends blazed up in front of me all the time and when I quit drinking, they drank in front of me all the time. The fact that your friend went into another room to use, tells me that he is a pretty good friend. Although, I can understand why you were pissed.
 
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