ethnobot781
Bluelighter
Heya,
y'all probably don't remember me but I used to hang around TDS for support. I have chronic pain issues and the depression that unfortunately often goes with em. A while ago I was taking 2 weeks prescription of narcotic painkillers in 5 days or so and topping up with poppy pod tea. I was also popping benzos quite a bit for relaxation & sleep.
I nearly managed to quit all that at one point with the help of TDS but the underlying issues were all still there, just going through a quiet patch, and I soon started up again when things got hard. I think without the break my previous involvement here provided I might not still be here, I dunno.
Anyhow in the past 3 months I've reduced my consumption of opioids & cut out the PPT. I still take nitrazepam to sleep if I get really desperate but that's my only benzo consumption at the moment & it isn't often.
I have added in gabapentin (Neurontin) as an adjunctive analgesic for nerve pain & sometimes use an extra dose or two for mood or sleep. That seems quite effective for me and not nearly so addictive as opioids or benzos so I'm not worried about it for the short to medium term. I've also become an occasional smokeless cannabis comsumer which helps much like the above.
Apart from that I've kept up with intensive physiotherapy and I've discovered that a TENS machine helps me if used daily. Also I use CBT techniques on the depression (that's Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).
I was also a fairly heavy smoker. I haven't smoked tobacco in a month although I'm still hooked on nicotine from a vapouriser (e-cig, the type that vapourises nicotine-containing liquid rather than tobacco).
Basically I want the unique support of TDS again because I want to get by on a minimum of drugs, consume those drugs in the way that will be least hard on my brain and body & avoid sliding in to taking too big doses due to addiction or other problems that would be better addressed in other ways. I can see this remaining difficult since I can't see my being able to cope without some drugs & it's often easier to cut things out that control them at least for me.
Like I said in the thread title, I hope you guys'll welcome me back here with open arms. I try to put something back while I'm here by advising others out of my long experience. You really helped me in the past & I posted back here today coz it made me feel positive about the future
Peace, Ethnobot
y'all probably don't remember me but I used to hang around TDS for support. I have chronic pain issues and the depression that unfortunately often goes with em. A while ago I was taking 2 weeks prescription of narcotic painkillers in 5 days or so and topping up with poppy pod tea. I was also popping benzos quite a bit for relaxation & sleep.
I nearly managed to quit all that at one point with the help of TDS but the underlying issues were all still there, just going through a quiet patch, and I soon started up again when things got hard. I think without the break my previous involvement here provided I might not still be here, I dunno.
Anyhow in the past 3 months I've reduced my consumption of opioids & cut out the PPT. I still take nitrazepam to sleep if I get really desperate but that's my only benzo consumption at the moment & it isn't often.
I have added in gabapentin (Neurontin) as an adjunctive analgesic for nerve pain & sometimes use an extra dose or two for mood or sleep. That seems quite effective for me and not nearly so addictive as opioids or benzos so I'm not worried about it for the short to medium term. I've also become an occasional smokeless cannabis comsumer which helps much like the above.
Apart from that I've kept up with intensive physiotherapy and I've discovered that a TENS machine helps me if used daily. Also I use CBT techniques on the depression (that's Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).
I was also a fairly heavy smoker. I haven't smoked tobacco in a month although I'm still hooked on nicotine from a vapouriser (e-cig, the type that vapourises nicotine-containing liquid rather than tobacco).
Basically I want the unique support of TDS again because I want to get by on a minimum of drugs, consume those drugs in the way that will be least hard on my brain and body & avoid sliding in to taking too big doses due to addiction or other problems that would be better addressed in other ways. I can see this remaining difficult since I can't see my being able to cope without some drugs & it's often easier to cut things out that control them at least for me.
Like I said in the thread title, I hope you guys'll welcome me back here with open arms. I try to put something back while I'm here by advising others out of my long experience. You really helped me in the past & I posted back here today coz it made me feel positive about the future
Peace, Ethnobot
