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About Me
flutterbynight
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About Me
I'm 28 years old. I suffer from a form of bulimia since the age of nine and am simultaneously working on recovery from both my eating disorder and heroin addiction which started when I was 22 and has been an ongoing problem for the last six years.
I'm 28 years old. I suffer from a form of bulimia since the age of nine and am simultaneously working on recovery from both my eating disorder and heroin addiction which started when I was 22 and has been an ongoing problem for the last six years.
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Interests
I love horseback riding haven't done it in a long time though, skiing, movies, music, reading, television, watching football, playing board games/video games and cribbage. Basically I like anything that keeps me busy. I'm also attending school to finish my bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration
I love horseback riding haven't done it in a long time though, skiing, movies, music, reading, television,
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Close Heroin Addiction & Recovery
I have been a heroin addict for six years with periods of clean time. Recently detoxed in July.
Treatments
- Naltrexone Not Working
- severe stomach pains when taking orally, never got around to taking the shot which was highly recommended. was prescribed during outpatient detox which did not work for me
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Somewhat Helpful
- very uncomfortable speaking but enjoy listening to the speakers have only attended meetings where guest speakers are the main focus
- Suboxone Working / Worked
- taken in 2005 during four day detox program - worked great on the w/d symptoms
- Methadone Working / Worked
- taken during most recent detox and was slowly weaned down over five days eased wd symptoms. not something I would recommend long term as its just as easy to get addicted to
Close Eating Disorders
Type: Bulimiasuffer from bulimia/ednos since age nine - purging is my issue, i do not binge ever
Treatments
- Lexapro Working / Worked
- only been on this for about 2 months now but it seems to make a small improvement for me. I am able to go longer between episodes of purging. taking in conjunction with an anti-anxiety med
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- great therapist working on building coping skills and taking steps to overcome it. stress management and working on family issues and past trauma
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