Awesome !! You'll feel so much better on ort. Now that I have myself on methadone and
cut back my benzos I notice I get less anexity(you were right Moreaux
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Some nights when I get flashbacks and can't calm myself I take .5 of clonazepam
Ever try the grounding technique when you get thoughts of Afghanistan ? I thought my counciler was just a hippy loon but that shit works
Really glad to hear your anxiety is diminishing - it's so difficult to live with. I still have terrible axiety at times and do miss the effectiveness of Xanax during those times. I have Indural (propranolol) for emergencies and it helps bring the anxiety down a few levels and stops the adrenaline response piece of anxiety, but it doesn't make me feel peaceful like benzos did. Grounding techniques are excellent for anxiety.
Regarding benzos, I think they work great when not taken everyday for long periods of time. I could never break up my use and took Xanax multiple times throughout the day for ten years and between the short half life and the rebound anxiety I couldn't do it any more. I do know of some people who take klonopin a couple of times a week and have done so for a number of years who don't experience the worsening of anxiety but I suspect it's because they are giving themselves breaks. In hindsight I wish I would have done that but when I started Xanax I knew nothing about it and the script said take as needed...it felt amazing so it quickly became an everyday need.
@MrRoot - Kudos on your three days! Do you have an action plan for how you're going to deal with anxiety? Feel free to message me if you hit any rough patches as I learned quite a bit stopping Xanax cold turkey from a ten year run
Getting Sober For September: I'm still trying desparately to quit smoking...I have been doing this off and on for the last couple of years but this is the end of line. A few weeks ago I started Wellbutrin and feel miserable, it's so speedy I'm averaging 3 hours of sleep a night, though I'm accomplishing many projects I've wanted to tackle around the house. Today I have put nicotine patches on, and today is day one smoke free. I wish I would have quit in rehab a few years ago but was so bored smoking became a main activity. I have managed to quit twice for a week or so each time, but my husband smokes and for some reason I thought I could have "just one". Will not make that mistake again. Cigarettes are similar to booze for me, can't just have one; if I have one then I need all of them :/
I guess I'll start a kratom taper as well. I started kratom back up after I had surgery and have been taking it off and on since. Kratom is so much safer for my recovery than pain pills. I just ordered some so I will calculate my use and devise daily portions and then a taper. I truly wish I could preserve a stash indefinitely for medical needs should I ever need pain meds but I've read that even air tight and frozen it still degrades over time.
I sincerely hope legislation changes and they don't go through with the ban...this is going to hurt some many addicts and people who use it for chronic pain. Such a sad state of affairs
Happy September 1 everybody - man this year is just flying by...where does the time go?
