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Recovery Success Stories

Been addicted, went to hell and came back? Stories of recovery are extremely encouraging to those who are still addicted, and writing your story can be very therapeutic. Feel free to share stories of close relatives and friends here as well.

withdrawal from opiates, My back still hurt

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I'm at 30 hours clean. Had a spinal fusion in November and have been taking doctor prescribed morphine and percs since the surgery. Supposed top renew prescription Friday, but I really want to move on from this. Pain doctor is slowly weening me which I guess is good, but seems like if I fight this...

by User avatar struggling

How I painlessly tapered off 12mg per day of Legal Suboxone

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Slowly tapered from 12 to 1mg over 8 week period.  I started feeling some discomfort at 1mg.  I got a script for Clonidine (Catapress) .2mgs and bought some Green Vein Kratom at a local "alternative" shop.  When I jumped off the Sub completely I tried to wait to late afternoon to take the two...

by User avatar Grand Old Man336727

Quit methadone 18 days ago, it is long road but I am still here

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Started on Hydros in 2009 for a painful bladder disease. Doc upped me to Percocet's in 2012. Couldn't get enough.. Not only did they kill my physical pain but emotionally I felt fantastic! Let me tell you, no antidepressant on the planet made me feel like oxycodone. I kept eating more than I should...

by User avatar Gigi

Stop Drinking the safer way-

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Now I said safer -not safe- When I was going through wd's I crawled the forms looking for answers and was so scared at the way I was feeling- totaly alone and isolated...too ashamed to go to emergency...through the grace of God..I made through the 7 days it took to feel relatively functional and...

by User avatar Guest

Diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and gone through codeine quitting

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Hi all you brave folks! I've got fibromyalgia and pain from a neck injury, and as a result I have been taking codeine (tylenol #4) for almost ten years. The dosage is 120 mg of codeine (2 tablets with 60 mg each) taken four to five times a day. I work, enjoy my life, and I'm doing well, although I'm...

by User avatar hemlocklily321909

I can take my life off of this shelf

The little white devils Also pink,yellow, and blue Will give you a sense of peace Althought, deep down, you know its not true You count them every hour Make sure not to run out If that does takes place Depression and sickness no doubt It started as fun As many things do But now, to get away from the...

by User avatar usblues23294343

Suboxone is it worth it?

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Ok I have read a ton of forums online about the best method of getting off opiates. Ill start by saying I have been addicted to Vicodin 10 mgs for about 2 years. I am 22 years old male. It all started when I first get a steady job with a construction company and a guy I worked with gave me a couple...

by User avatar BriPatCol269537

THREE WEEKS ON SUBOXONE.VERY SICK CHILLS FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS ETC.

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I NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE ANYONE. I HAVE BEEN ON SUBOXONE STRIPS FOR THREE WEEKS AT 24 MGS A DAY.I HAVE LUPUS, FIBROMYALGIA,DEGEN DISC DISEASE,CHRONIC INFECTIONS DUE TO LOWERED IMMUNE SYSTEM. I ALSO TAKE LYRICA AND XANAX AT CORRECT DOSES. I WAS ON OXYCONTIN 80 MGS TWICE DAILY AND ROXICODONE 30 MGS...

by User avatar SKONSUBS

Suboxone Withdrawl/ Benzo and Alcohol Use/ Chronic Pain

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I need some advice here, and I need some advice from not only medical professionals, but also people who have been through something like this themselves. My boyfriend, whom I love to the end of this earth, recently kicked his opiate addiction and I could not be more proud of him! A doctor...

by User avatar afn0001184082

withdraing from suboxone

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I was on Mehtodone for about 8 months in hopes of stopping a lortab addiction. Started suboxone 6mg about 3 months ago. Took last dose of .50mg 6 days ago. Starting to feel human again, but still having waves of anxiousness and chills/hot flashes. How long will this last cause I am OVER IT...

by User avatar stilltryin164250