Prescription and Synthetic Drug Abuse Support Group
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I have been using opioid on and off since I was a teen (10 years ago) due to an autoimmune disorder I am prescribed 90 Norco a month - 3x/day. I am taking upwards of 5 pills daily, probably 8 to be exact. I run through my prescription then buy someone else's. I can see my dependency growing greater and I tell myself everyday I'll stop but I still haven't. this is a secret addiction that only I know about but I'm worried for what my life holds next knowing I have no real want to stop. I'm worried for myself.
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Now that I am not talking to my whatever best friend, I realized that her life is full of drama. I had grown tired of hearing her stories about her boyfriend many months ago. She basically had been monopolizing conversations for that long too. She pretty much stopped asking me questions about me. I passed her in front of her classroom the other day and didn't even look at her. I am...
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Does anyone here have a comfort item you carry with you when you go out? For example this is my doll, Annie, and I've recently been bringing her with me when I run errrands flor have an appointment. Holding her comforts me. I've bought her clothes, crocheted for her, I recently bought a personalized blanket with her name on it. Just wondering if anyone else has a comfort item.
My experience with Norco was somewhat similar to yours. I was taking it for chronic back pain but I quickly discovered that not only did it get rid of my pain but it also got rid of my depression and made me happy! I started out taking two 5 milligram pills twice per day. As I built a tolerance to it, I had to take more to get the same effect.Three years later, I was taking 5 ten miligram pills 3 times per day and I wasn't getting any from my pcp. I was buying them wherever I could find them.
Over time, my addiction caught up with me and I ended up in the hospital. By the grace of God, I survived! Quitting is never easy but there are medications that helped me along the way. like suboxone.
I think you will quit when you are ready but it sounds like you are not there yet. It is said that in order to see the light, we have to revisit the dark which is basically what I did over a 3 year period but having nearly lost my life made quitting much easier.
We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers,
God Bless
I take a low level narcotic for chronic pain once or twice a week, one dose. It upsets my stomach. But I feel the feel good aspect and that is the addictive part. That is the scary part.
I’ve actually read that narcotics stop working against the pain after 3-4 weeks of use. It’s the brain altering quality that is left. I suspect you are no longer getting pain control but mood control or addiction control. You’d probably need to go to an inpatient detox center and they have some good ones around- when you are ready. I suspect you have depression along with the stress of addiction.
Sending prayers for your health and good future. Addiction and chronic pain are two big issues in our culture. You are not alone.