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TDS Vivitrol hell

Okay so I can attest that vivitrol is an odd med! And just because you never had a drinking problem doesn't mean this wouldn't work for you, it may actually be better suited for us opiate addicts( as I was never a drinker myself and rarely drink, have drank more while on vivitrol this past month than probably the last 6months combined prior shot). It's weird how naltrexone works as it binds to your receptors and works in a way that you can drink and feel all effects except euphoria ime. As to our lovely little opiates... You can try and try and feel no nod, no high, euphoria, pain relief... Nothing. Matter of fact I'm beginning to think this shot last for 2 months instead of just 1, as my tolerance should be somewhat low after 5 weeks. What I feel got me crazy high after two weeks of sobriety without vivitrol, I can't even not now... Maybe I should up my dose but I just feel my tolerance should be a lot lower if any after 5 weeks since the shot and 6 weeks from quitting heroin... Depression fucking sucks knowing I can't get high but also it does feel rewardOne noT using, just wish I could gain some happiness back. Also just blew through my whole 120 300mg gabapentins and after a few day heavy binge 3600mg+ I have bad rebound depression. Hate to have to go pick up another script refill but it gets me pretty high but man the come downs fuck with my mental state and I can't keep going through it. Also beware as in a small minority like myself, vivitrol will produce a crippling depression!
 
x_benzo_girl said:
That's unconscionable, and it's a great way to get someone to OD out of desperation. In order for Vivitrol to work, the addict has to truly want to get clean. It should not be forced, and it makes me sad to know it is being forced on them, as if they ever do want to get clean in the future they will probably never consider using it again. I think people, regardless of good intentions, trying to force an addict into sobriety is just feeding the addiction.
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So true. And agreed, I'm the same way. Generally drugs like methadone and buprenorphine are more effective at treating opioid addiction that naltrexone, but that said all options should be available to any and all who need them.
 
Yes it should be an option... There should be more options than we have now but short of prescribing legal heroin to heavily dependent users I don't really know anything else. I've used subbys for short term tapers oh heroin but never as a maitenence drug. Admittedly it does work for some but for other like myself I can't wrap my head around getting dependent on a weaker synthetic opioid when I could just continue to use more euphoric heroin if I know that I'll have to withdrawal one way or another. But I also find life without opiates pretty sad and rather pathetic. Could be PAWS, could be my addiction speaking or maybe my depression but regardless i find anything that helps us beat this disease is a useful tool in all of our arsenals
 
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