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Need Help Quitting Meth/Stims.

Madness said:
Being honest with oneself (the "honest inventory" I found to seem effective despite my incongruence with meetings) I believe is very important
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Yes.
I'm not a 12-Stepper nor a Big Book thumper, but AA has some very good suggestions.

Come to think of it, Jesus had some pretty good suggestions too. Sadly, most of his alleged followers seem to be unfamiliar with them.
 
thatmf said:
I think it depends on a few things: how much/how often you use, how long you have been using for, etc. I'd say meth and opiates are the hardest to quit followed by coke (or coke up there as well).

I think someone who's used maybe once or twice will find it easy to quit, but if meth becomes a weekly+ habit over a few years time you're definitely going to struggle a bit quitting.
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Yeah thanks I am but hmm thanks
 
jasperkent said:
Besides sleep, good nutrition (vitamin supplements help, especially B Complex + C), exercise & sunshine, you will need activities to replace the addiction. Otherwise you'll have a big hole needing to be filled and that's when relapse creeps in.

Movies, hobbies, recovery literature, and meetings are some good options. Use everything and everyone you can-- the more tools you have in your toolbox, the better.

I've quit a lot of different substances. Coke and meth were two of the least difficult. Stim addiction is 99% psychological. It's entirely up to you.

Best wishes on your journey.
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Explain the psychological part?
 
i am not sure if you're being serious about running marathons but maybe start with easier goals and try to be realist and try to be honest. if you feel like using don't make yourself feel bad just acknowledge that the urge is part of the process. we all go through it you are not alone.
 
I got off coke by stopping drinking. Drinking leads me straight to coke.

I also used clonidine and started going to the gym.

I was an everyday user. Took me about 6 months with a few relapses.

Won't touch coke again. Over it.
 
I have never used meth, so I have no first hand advice on getting off it. A few months ago my brother died from "toxic effects of methamphetamine." (That's what it said on the death certificate.) He was never one for suicidal thinking, so I don't believe it was a deliberate overdose. A neighbor of his told me that he had called an ambulance for my brother on a prior occasion, when he believed he had taken too much. So, my point is that meth is awful dangerous. It can take your life. My brother didn't have a real long history of using meth. He had always been more into alcohol and weed. His neighbor told me he had recently got into heavy drug use. I guess it just took over.

I'm sorry you're battling a meth addiction. You sound very motivated, but please get all the help you can find. You spoke of making past attempts to get off. Don't look at those as failures. Any interval of time that you're off the meth is all to the good. Temporary recovery on a recurring basis is better than no recovery. Keep trying. Try to connect with people who can encourage you. Don't be socially isolated. I think that's a major risk factor.
 
DesertHarp said:
I have never used meth, so I have no first hand advice on getting off it. A few months ago my brother died from "toxic effects of methamphetamine." (That's what it said on the death certificate.) He was never one for suicidal thinking, so I don't believe it was a deliberate overdose. A neighbor of his told me that he had called an ambulance for my brother on a prior occasion, when he believed he had taken too much. So, my point is that meth is awful dangerous. It can take your life. My brother didn't have a real long history of using meth. He had always been more into alcohol and weed. His neighbor told me he had recently got into heavy drug use. I guess it just took over.

I'm sorry you're battling a meth addiction. You sound very motivated, but please get all the help you can find. You spoke of making past attempts to get off. Don't look at those as failures. Any interval of time that you're off the meth is all to the good. Temporary recovery on a recurring basis is better than no recovery. Keep trying. Try to connect with people who can encourage you. Don't be socially isolated. I think that's a major risk factor.
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I'm really sorry to hear. I hope he's in a better place. :(

And yes eventually you will kind of go from daily use to maybe less regular or even monthly etc. Then you're bound to just quit one day. Just my 2c
 
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