I'm pissed off...

DemonSeed

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Hello BlueLight,

It's been years since I last posted... I come here from time to time to read a bit. Over the last years, I have attempted three rehabs and just lately went to a detox center in New-Brunswick, Edmunston city. I have a physical addiction to benzodiazepines, opiates and psychological addiction to drugs in general. I used to do speed pills a lot but I don't do them anymore because they give me intense neverending restless legs syndrome. They also put me into so much emotional pain I can't stand it anymore. It's so bad I can barely walk the days after. I'm addicted to opiates... but this isn't my concern here because the withdrawals is short-lived (well sort of). But when it comes to the benzo.... I often call it the benzodiazepines nightmare. It seems to never end. It gives me intense chest and eye pain that just doesn't go away unless I taper down.

At the 10 days detox center in Edmunston, they said they would taper me down (the whole reason I wanted to go there before any other rehab)... they sure did! In three days... and then zopiclone for sleep. What the fuck is wrong with them? I was suffering the more and more and zopiclone didn't made me sleep but rather quite fucked up with visual and auditive hallucinations. On day 7 I begged them to give me something to calm me down because I was rather agitated... I was even crying out of pain. I went nuts and yelled a few times... the nurses kept telling me they have a protocole to follow and if the doctor found out they didn't, they would be into shit. Can't they judge by themself, think what's good or not? I was so pissed I decided to leave... well they wanted me to leave for going nuts anyway. My father was mad, he had to come down from Québec to N.-B. to catch me or a cops car would have come to get me.

Now now I came back home last sunday and I got my hand on some Ativan. 2 mg calmed me down instantly every day. Also, they were scared to give me benzo because of my low pulse (39-47)... but I took my pulse a few times and it didn't change, it actually went up to 60 and even 80 without any pain! Those people piss me off so much, they don't know a shit about benzo withdrawals insanity! And the doctor saw me for like one minute and byebye yes they will taper you down. They thought I was a 'know-it-all' but I'm not, I just read the Dr. Ashton guide for detoxing from benzo and I have detoxed in the past with this method with success.

Today I had a appointment with my doctor that they scheduled when I was in detox. But I arrive at the hour wrote on the card... to find out I am one hour late! I live in a different time zone and they knew it so when they took the rendez-vous for 13:45... they were so stupid they added an hour 14:45. I was so pissed off because I can't see the doctor before next week... and I'm not sure I can get some Ativan until then. And I don't want to suffer anymore... I have already suffered beyond belief in all those years of addiction! Sorry I just needed to vent out because as the title says I'm pissed off! Also what would be your advices on the treatments I received?

BTW I know I shouldn't have not done that, but I called the detox center and told the nurse about their incompetence and told them to fuck off. It's like they are always right, and I am always wrong. I hate how low they make me felt.

Thank you and a pleasant day
 
as you found out, benzo withdrawal isn't well suited for inpatient treatment. the best way to handle this is switch over to a long acting benzo like diazepam and taper off. you should take at least a couple months to come off the benzos. if I were you I would talk to a doctor about starting a diazepam taper.

once you are stablized on the benzos I would kick the opiates. take it one step at a time.

you also might want to look into a psychologist, preferably one who offers CBT. you can work on why you do drugs in the first place and try to get rid of that desire to get fucked up

best of luck
 
Hello there,

Thank you for your reply villian! Fortunately, I was able to get enough lorazepam until the day I could see my doctor. I was using 2 mg a few hours after waking up and sometimes 1 mg before bed. Now I decided to take 1 mg after waking up, before I even feel chest pain or anything else and 1 mg at night. It was a little hard at first but now I barely feel any symptoms. Now I just came out from my doctor office and I got a 'script for diazepam. I'm taking 5 mg in the morning and 5 mg before sleeping for the first week. Then, after a week, am dropping to 4 mg, and then 3 mg and so on until week 6 where I will take 1 mg before bed. I'm happy to see that I'm not withdrawing from higher doses like I had to in the past!

I know my social anxiety could get me to abuse again... so I will be seeing my therapist that sees me for my drugs problems. I need to keep busy, that's my key not to use drugs. I will be going back to university next year in order to get a degree to teach French in high school. Until then I'm thinking of getting a job, doing some sport... I'm reading books, taking walks, seeing my best friend, watching japanese animes on my computer, doing some Facebook, am cooking... anything to keep busy because I have so much free time because I am on social aids right now.

I will also book a rendez-vous with my psychiatrist to look into CBT for social anxiety and whatever she can "prescribe" to help me cop with my anxiety... anything but pills for that! I don't believe no more that pills is the best and accurate soluton. I still do oxycodone most day, but I'm sure I could kick that habit because I snort doses that barely makes me high. I just like to put something up my nose... even when I swallow a good dose, I don't get a good high no more. And no way I will ever start injecting that stuff! What's cool is that I'm not getting much withdrawals and I'm trying to taper off for what remains.


The sun is shining, I have my head on my shoulders, I'm strong, motivated... life is good, I don't need to take drugs to feel better... I may not feel at my 100% but I'm sure I will only get to feel better, day after day. The only thing I will take someday again is a safe psychedelic drug which I consider a blessing and great medecine!

Thanks for reading and for the support! But seriously if I don't post often, it's because I know what I have to do... no talk but action! If I need more support or I feel I can give support, I will post again! For all of you struggling with addiction... keep trying, don't give up, the sky will clear itself and the sun will shine again!

A pleasant day to all of you BlueLighters!
 
That is such a great post, Demonseed! You have quite a healthy plan and your optimism will carry you right on through. Congratulations!:D<3
 
I am so glad things are looking up for you Demonseed, your post brightened by day :) <3
 
Hey there...

I was looking up at my past threads and came upon this one... well today I'm proud to say I have been entirely clean from benzo since december 15th (including my diazepam taper down that I fucked up along the way)... I have been staying with my grand-parents which are 76 years old. Guess what, I can speak of drugs with them so it's really cool. I went through really unpleasant withdrawals... I'm still not done completely, I have a sinusitis, teeth pain (even though I saw a dentist and got my teeth plumbered), some veins are "pumping out" of my head every now and then and the most annoying thing is that my heart is racing every now and then, especially when I go to bed... sometimes during an heart beat, it will hurt like I'm starting to have a heart attack... it really bother me... I'm 25 and I don't want to have heart issues so young! As a result, I can only sleep on the side my heart doesn't point to... I can't stand my heart pumping. Apart from that... well the future hold both promises and struggles for me... but I suppose it's the same for you! :P

I mean... it's awesome to be almost done with withdrawals... but the worse thing is truly cravings. I am craving badly! My brother was here a few weeks ago and left a pot of hydromorphone in the kitchen... I was like "yes...no...yes...no...YES...NO... OH YES!...OHH NOES!" and I took 3 mg and another 3 mg the next day... none enough to make me more than a little high without any withdrawals... but I felt bad... and he found out... and really I was only anxious for the moment he would found out and both him and my grand-mother would look down on me... after that I knew it would be like shoplifting you know, feeling anxious about getting caught or at worse being caught and then just running out with the goods and feeling great!

I have been staying with my mother parents for almost two months... for free and with so many advantages I would make most people jealous!... But the truth is I miss trying out new psychedelics and drugs in general... I need to go further into reality... I went to explore it and find out more about the world, myself, my values... I just don't want anyone to tell me what to do and why not to do it... I want to get a picture by myself for what I see worth it. I do not crave benzo... and never did... it just became an habit. I still love opiates and I know I will be using oxycodone again once in a while... I am just fascinated with psychedelics and research chemicals in general, though something within tells me that it's okay but that in the end it won't be exactly what I'm looking for... I know my cravings are just too strong... I feel ashamed to post this in TDS... but I'm sure many can relate... I am never going back to rehab... unless they make Ayahuasca / Ibogaine rehab readily available... I have enough of talking about this and that... I just love drugs, I am not trying to run away, solve in any problem or whatever they want me to believe... I'm not normal and I love it that way!... I will find out my own way by myself and avoid getting into trouble like I have in the past... If it doesn't work, I will open another door...
 
Lol read my reply again and noticed my last sentence sounds like I would commit suicide... I would never do that so don't worry... I'm not afraid of death because I am an hundred percents sure there is something beyond life as we know it... but life is precious and my currents conditions are totally worth all the trouble ;)
 
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