I need help getting off of opiates im new to this board\

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NO i dont have any help. And my doctor doesnt know about my problem i was on pain pills for a short period of time after i got my ankle broken when an ex abusive boyfriend pushed me down and snaped my ankle. So the doctor doesnt think i have been taking anything for this long. Its my fault i went to far and i let this happen i never thought i would become physically addicted. And the hard part is my present husband doesnt know how bad my problem is and i wouldnt blame him brcause he is a great father and husband but he is physically disabled due to a spinal disease and a list of isuess involving his back basically he is a 26 year old man with the back of a 80 year old man and will be in a wheel chair with in a short time and he keeps getting worse. But its hard he is legitemitly prescribed a large dose of pain pills because he honestly does need them. And i could not ask him to stop because he could hardly move as it is cant lift more then two pounRAB and is in realy excruciating pain and he neeRAB his medication wich still doesnt provide much reliefe, he doesnt abuse them but its hard because there always an arms reach away and i have just become very dependent on them
 
see my post on your other posting about getting a Suboxone doctor and not telling them that you have kiRAB

brian
p.s. I have chronic pain and am on pain medication but for legitimate pain. It made me feel a little better that I might actually be able to find a girl to be in a relationship even with my minor disability (chronic nerve pain in both feet).
 
Hi i have been struggeling with an opiate addiction for 18 months now. I have never shot heroin but have sniffed it daily and popped my oxys so an addict none the less. I have some suboxone that i was going to start takeing but im so scared to get sick., I dont even get "high" anymore i only use to prevent myself from getting sick i have a familey to take care of and a home to run so i cant go into detox. I need to detox on my own and in as less pain in discomfort as possible because there is no one else to take care of my responsibilities so i cant get sick, And this has always been why i couldnt stop. I have made many attempts to stop but it has never been a good time too much things to get done i cant just lay around sick for a few days with the achs and pains because there is no one here to help me. I plan on takeing the subs tomorrow and try to come off the opiates that way but i have never been so scared in my life
 
Hi, im trying to come off morphine. If u have a look at my other threaRAB - morphine withdrawal. I dont know if i can help with getting u clean from heroin, but i can listen to you and try and support you.
You said that u get aches and pains and in my threaRAB i have said how bad the pains are in my legs and arms as ive been tapering off the morphine - is that the same as what you experience?
 
jenahnah-
you need to find a suboxone dr in your area. You will need to be on them for a while. I just started 8 weeks ago. Its going to be tough with the pills around you, but you will need to tell your husband and be honest with him...than as a team work through the issue....he can monitor his pills and hide from you so you dont relapse. To be honest with you, I relapsed last week and bc I am on the sub, the pills i took did nothing for me at all.....TOTAL WASTE. It will do them same for the H and oxy's.......So knowing this, this may help when the time comes and you want to reach for his pills.....THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING

Brian,
the fact that from a few post that I have read from you, it clearly shows what a thoughtful, smart, supportive,insightful person you are, those are qualities that people look for in a partner. Keep your head up, be yourself and someone will come into your life.....probably when you least expect it. I am very big on what comes around goes around, and you seem to offer a hand to help people often...in turn I believe that it will translate into something positive for you....maybe even that person you are looking for...
be yourself and someone would be lucky to have you in their life.
thanks for your advice too.
 
everytime i try to come clean i get achs in all my muscels and sneeze uncontrolibly i also get a empty feeling in my chest and throat. and never made it past that i always used again befor the real withdrawl begins the vomiting and diahria ect. Good luck i hope some time soon we will both be posting about how we made it through and became clean and sober
 
most of the time i take i few painpills and try to stay away from the dope wich is still a horrible thing i know this but i just want to clear things up im assuming that u have the impression that im a dope addict shooting up strung out all day wich is not the case i dont even get high, i dont shoot up i try not to do heroin at all i take the least amount of opiates possible mainly oxycodone 30 milligram pills and just do enough to keep from not getting sick im not makeing excuses for my self and i know any drug use is wrong even if its not much. but i dont want anyone thinking im a bad mother and a junkie just sitting around all day. as for my chilRAB sake i never do anything around him or anything that would harm him. im a good mother and would never put any drugs befor my child and i do have some ligitamate pain. And i know that i shouldnt be doing anything but if i wasnt bloging looking for advise no one would even know i was an addict because like i said befor i do not get "high" i just do enough to prevent myself from getting sick and i function and take care of my responsibilities just like a sober person would. I appreciate your help and concern and i am getting alot out of everyones threaRAB and will take the advise. I just dont want you thinking that my family is suffering because of my addiction and that i am putting my child in harm im the only one that is suffering and i know that i need to get clean thank you again for your concern i just dont want anyone to think that i put my addiction befor my son because thats not the case
 
did i make you feel better that you will find a girl? If so of course you will it doesnt matter what disability you may have my guy is only 26 years old and due to his disability has to walk with a cane and wear a bake brace and a few ignorant frienRAB actually said that i should get out now befor i have to push him around in awheel chair do i need to say that those b**ches are no longer my frienRAB. And i would wheel him around proudly its about the person and i would like to think he would stick around and help me with my disability (my addiction) but im ashamed to let him know just how bad it realy is he knows i take some pills but he doesnt know just how bad it has gotten i hide it well
 
rarsly,

Please respond to the concerns of the original poster, and start a new thread for your own questions.

I have moved your post to a new thread:
"need help for partner's detox"
 
Hey, thanks for quick reply. Have u got anyone to help you getting through this awful process? Has your GP prescribed any 'lessor' drug to help you get off what you were previously on?
 
Hi again,

I just want to reiterate that you're not alone on this journey. If you need me for reinforcement, you can always PM me.

Like you, I didn't feel that my drug dependency had had an impact on my children. However, as I look deeper into the last year's use, I see that I have become less inclined to push *them* to excel. Oh, I try to stay on top of the homework challenges, and have made sure that the two who need tutors are well academically well covered, but I think I might have encouraged them a little more to become more involved with sports and outside activities.

Socially, I think I've become more isolated. I haven't felt the need to get together very often with frienRAB as I used to do. I can't be sure about this, though, as it just might be related to my age and comfort level with where I actually am in life. The same holRAB true for looking for a husband. It just doesn't seem to matter anymore. Oh, I'd love to have a father replacement for my children, but at the same time I know the fact of that matter is step-families are one of the most challenging elements of second marriages. Also, I know that the pool of "availables" is really quite small because what man can face a ready-made family with 3 boys still at home? LOL (Sorry I got off a tangent about myself.)

I mentioned that as a lead into saying how happy I am that you have found such a loving partner. I do encourage you to share with him. My marriage was blessed in every way. It was built on honesty and humor. If honesty does not play a powerful role in a relationship, IMHO, it is doomed. If a mate can't accept one's situation, then I suppose one would have to question just how solid the relationship is. Your husband is bravely dealing with his own physical challenge and I can't imagine he'd turn his back on you as you face your own problems of WD and psychological dependence.

I'm *so* glad to read that your heroine use is very limited. Perhaps it would help to completely avoid your sources. My dear, dear younger brother OD'd on this terrible and d*mned drug, leaving behind 3 very young children and a heartbroken widow.

Again, please know that I, and all of us here, are walking in step together with welcoming arms.

Readerroz
 
You can't just be on Suboxone for 1 day and expect it to take care of everything. You need to have a doctor prescribe it, and it's normal to be on the Suboxone for sometimes months or even years. It neeRAB to be monitored and then tapered down very slowly so you dont' experience bad cravings and get right back on the drugs.

As for starting on Suboxone, they usually require you to be in mild withdrawal, last using 12-24 hours, then they start the Suboxone. After about an hour or so, all of the withdrawal symptoms should go away and you will feel "normal". If you continue to experience WD symptoms then the dose of Suboxone is not high enough and you must let the doctor know. I have heard that they will start you out on a certain dose (say 8mg) and then if you continue to experience WD, they might tell you to increase (to say 12mg). I believe the highest dose is 16mg but most people are not on that high of a dose or not for very long. Please use all the resources that you can and look into a 12 step group as well to get to the reasons for starting the drug use in the first place. If you don't solve those issues you will never stay clean for long. good luck

brian
 
To reply to the post you made in my thread, it took me about 1-1/2 months to go from 60-80 mg/day of Oxy before I went cold turkey (at 2.5 mg/day) and I had severe withdrawals almost the entire time. I didn't use suboxone, I just tapered. As Brian said, it was like having the worse flu of my life with the achy muscles, restless legs, shakes, and a lot more withdrawals.

Also, as Brian said, you cannot take Sub for a few days and it will be all better. Your body has been used to having its fix of heroin for 18 months and it has to get over that addiction. You are looking at a while being on Sub to get your body to repair itself and detox. Only a doctor can help you with a program to do that.

Somewhere along the line you are going to have to seek help with a doctor or psychologist to get on a program with the suboxone to get over your addiction. You have a bigger risk of Child Services being involved if you are caught doing heroin, than if you ask for help to get off of it, in my opinion.

Please get the help you need for your children's sake.
 
I didn't know how bad it was being on the opiates and how it affected my family until after I got off of them. Then, I realized how it was hurting them because I got to a point where I didn't care and never realized it. I never got high either using the opiates. They just stopped the pain for me.

I almost went into detox, where I would have received the subutex and suboxone in a controlled environment, but I'm glad that I didn't and that I experienced the withdrawals, so I could remeraber that I never want to go through that again. In your case, with a disabled husband and kiRAB, suboxone seems the right way to detoxify your body so that you don't go through the withdrawals. You need to seek out help to get you started.

My wife and son were extremely supportive during my withdrawals and I don't think I could have made it through it without them. Neither knew what I was going to go through, but we sat down and talked about it before I started. Telling your husband is your choice and don't discount that he won't support you. I'm sure that you have both been through a lot over the years and supporting each other through troubled times makes your stronger in a marriage.

I'm hoping that you can find the help you need. Good Luck.
 
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