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Can use abuse something without having a problem

caites13
caites13

I mean I know a lot of people who take muscle relaxant to sleep. Is that abuse? That's how it started for me. Then I got prescribe zopliclone for sleep. Then one tab wasn't enough so I took two, even thought I was only meant to take one. Is that abuse?  


I know I have abuses T3s. When a friend of mines died, beside when I was at work, I was taking them to feel numb. But that only lasted a few weeks. I still do it from time to time. But very infrequently. I do have them for my migraines. So I use them for that. 


And now I'm on clonazapam for my anxiety. I take it at night. But one days off, I take one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I just sleep all day instead of feeling. So my doctor did tell me I can take them 3 times a day. So is that abuse? 


I guess here would be where I say I'm bipolar and currently working towards finding a good med combo. 


Basically, do I have a problem? Is there a like sketchy sector I can fall under. I don't take other people's pill(just my moms t3s once, and it was really for a migraine, and I was out). I dot go to work high or drive. I just want to feel numb and not feel my constant roller coaster of emotions. I don't take an unsafe amount. 

Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
You have a problem if you are not taking your medications as prescribed. If they are not working then you need to call your doctor and give him that information and he may increase the dose or put you on something else. The important thing is, you need to communicate any changes in the way you are feeling, with him! Never self medicate! Ever! That's just asking for trouble and that is exactly how my own addiction started. Please be careful and take as prescribed....all of those drugs you mentioned are addictive and if your doctor stops giving them to you at some point in the future, the withdrawals can be very difficult to get through.

God Bless
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