I really need any help I can get. I have an opiate addiction. A BIG one. I have been taking pain medicine since I was about 12-19 on an off for Kidney Stones. Then I ended up taking them for a broken arm. I am 28 now. At 22 I ended up finding out that I have a very painful medical condition. The doctors just kept putting me on stronger pain relievers. I went from Percocet mg, (i took so much of that and ibuprofen 800 that i ended up with kidney failure) to Oxycodone 10mg. Then the Doc had me on just about every strong pain medicine under the sun. Literally. Now I am on 100mg Morphine and 10mg Oxycodone. Of course i take way more than i am Preacribed. I cant even give an eatimate of how much i am Taking daily. I just take them as they not only help with my pain, but they make me feel good as a person. I guess even though people think i am a Good person, i am not. I never got to the point of Stealing or Anything. And i cant fault those with this addiction if they do steal. Its an awful addiction that rules your life. I could lose my job over this. And i have done some stupid things recently. I have watched the life i built spiral downwards. My family is so ignorant to me about My addiction. Though, they do want to help. This addiction has ruined so much, including relationships. I started taking the migraine medicine Fioricet (without codeine). But of course I take more than prescribed because i like the feeling. I am quitting everything cold turkey as of now (today). I have done this before. But I can't stand the sick feeling I get (hot/cold sweats, awful body aches, restless legs and sleeplessness). I am telling strangers about my problem, while I have no one else to tell. Is there any vitamins or sleep aids/over the counter meds that help? My doc put me on Clonidine (Catapres) and Tramadol. But it didn't help. I just don't want to go thorough this, as I am sure none of us ever do. Can anyone please help me with advice? Thank you for reading.
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Hi guest,
Good for you for wanting to conquer an addiction that has gotten way out of control but my question for you is, how are you and what are you going to do for the continuing pain? You are in pain and going to continue to be in pain and for that unfortunately you will have to take something, narcotics when taken as prescribed for pain even longterm is not an addiction is a pain control, I know as I have been taking percocet's 5mg for awhile now and can go off them now anytime without any withdrawals and tapering. My fear, as you have already stated, is that you have done this before and this is a cycle for you now and each time you do this it is going to become harder and harder for you where eventually you will need professional help to beat it. Have you ever asked your doctor to see a pain management doctor, they at least will be aware and you can tell them how bad it has become for you - they have seen it all. I don't think you should be going off anything cold turkey today, if anything you should be doing a slow taper to where you are doing it to where the doctor prescribed and talk to the doctor about what you would like to do and where you would like to be in a year, as far as pain meds go.
Good luck and hope this helps, I know not exactly the advice you were expecting but I think the best under the circumstances
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