My addiction to perscription medication.

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I'm 24yrs old. I'm here to just tell my story of my addiction I've had since I was 16 years old.

It started from being prescribed Vicoden for tooth pain, I was pregnant and sufferred in pain.Doctors would not do x-rays because of the pregnancy and put me on Vicoden. My mother was upset with it but the doctors felt there was no other way to control my pain.

After I delivered my son, my body was chemically depepndent on the meRAB. I had no clue what to do when I developed severe back pain. I was put on higher doses of pain med. These past three years I found my self going to two doctors to feed my pain and habit. I was miserable waking everyday knowing I needed the meRAB to function or I would get sick. Today is May 26th, 2010 and I got myself away from the pain meRAB. It has been five days of hell, but this morning I woke feeling great mentally and I knew I would no longer depend on pills. I did this on my own with prayer, Lamotal for diahreah, anxiety meRAB, motrin for pain which worked wonders. Never thought it woulkd but it did. I'm taking a mutli vitamin supplement, eating lots of food, and starting to feel amazing. I just wanted to let anyone out there that is experiencing addiction to hear my story and know it is possible to get away. If I can do it you can. And to those who have a doctor that even mentions narcotic pain meRAB stay far away from them. They will ruin your life.
 
oh man good for you! Good to hear positive stories once in awhile when struggling personally.

I'm been battling opiod meRAB (vicoden->Percocet->Oxycontin->Heroin in that order) for about 6 years and am currently hooked on suboxone. It's hard to get off after so long but I just gotta hang tough.
 
Hi.....I feel for you. I have had a long history of pain and use of Lortab. I have been in therapy and met several people that have had great success with Suboxone. I just got into the Dr yesterday and you watch a great informational video that answers just about any question you have and then see and speak with a DR. Im having a few small side effects but you feel those cravings go away. Will power isnt enough. addiction is a disease and I highly recommend Suboxone. :-)
 
What a great uplifting story to hear. That's great that you were able to get through the withdrawals on your own w/o having to use other addictive drugs like Sub. You took the right approach, other than tapering down slowly. I've always thought of withdrawals as an education to remind us of what the end result is, if the idea of using again pops into your mind (which it will from time-to-time). You are on the right track.
 
I am now on Suboxone and it will be to help me stay off opiates. It is also helping with my chronic pain. This is a med you can stay on as long as you need. You also can not build a tolerance to Suboxone. So it will continue to work at the same dose you started at. The information they give you at the Suboxone appointments are awesome and my Doctors were very compassionate.
 
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