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Successful withdrawal from benzos, painmeds, and nootropics (yup it's possible)

delphinen

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Hello everyone, I am 30 years old and in the last 7 years of my life I have been doing tons of drugs, mostly pharmaceuticals like:
  • Benzos (Clonazepam, Alprazolam, IV Diazepam)
  • Opioids (Tramadol, Codeine)
  • Nootropics (Modafinil)
  • Anticonvulsives (Pregabalin, Gabapentin)
and some "hard drugs" like DXM, GHB and LSD. I want to share my story in case it could help somehow other people.

I used to have a good job, but I quit because drug induced rage and not thinking clearly; shortly after that I got another good job, but I also quit because I wanted my fix everyday. I have been jobless since 2013 until some weeks ago. Last year I forcefully became independent, began living alone, and began to support myself; I was able to cut almost all physical and psychological addictions, opioids, DXM and LSD being the easiest, but I was in a very dark situation, would not leave my apartment except to buy food, and in half year of depression of solitude, I only was on benzos and nootropics; it took me another 5 months, to be able to function and get a job. A computer related job.
The reason I'm writing this is because I thought for years that I would simply choose to die before quitting drugs, it was my way of life, I could not sleep without downers, I could not function without uppers, I could not be happy without tripping; in my case it was necessary to hit rock bottom to experience that a balanced and wise life is also worth living for.
I can say that now I'm back with my small family, I appreciate having a routine both for work and recreation, and I am very slowly getting back the trust and economic power I used to have before I got addicted.
Do I still do some drugs? yes, I do. I have been medically prescribed 1mg of Clonazepam every night and I do some Diphenhydramine once a week just because music sounds too awesome on it; aside that, I'm starting to live a healthy live, eating good food (meat, fruits, fish, corn, milk, etc.), with some exercise.
 
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Nice to hear your story. I was beginning to think that a computer related job was the answer for us who are prisoners of our homes. I'm leaning towards poker right now, as I've discovered I could potentially make a decent living out of it. It's a bit of gamble of course regarding the income, but on the plus side, it's good substitution for other addictions.
 
This is thinking like a year ahead, but I'm also thinking of doing something computer related. I've abused pain pills off and on for 10 years. Twice where it severely affected my life. I've been on subs for 4 months now and am working towards making the switch to vivitrol as I now feel mentally ready to be off opiates completely. I know it's going to be important to find healthy ways to occupy my time though. Especially because my son will be starting school next fall. He's my life and it's going to be hard with him gone all day. This time around I started abusing again when he started staying at his dad's all weekend so trying to do some advance planning. I have a Bachelor's in Business Administration, but am now on disability due to severe hearing loss. Sure I could stay on disability forever, but I think it would feel rewarding to do something else. You can make up to a certain amount without losing your disability. So considering working on getting my Master's in Accounting online starting next fall. And who knows from there. Working on a degree would definitely keep me occupied though! Nice to hear your story and that doing some kind of work online may be helpful. Good luck to all :)
 
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