Did you notice???

[North2South]

Why is it during my pill addiction I totally stopped drinking.......and currently still feel no need to. Before pills beer was a daily thing but now not so much.I noticed this with a few of my so called friends and was wondering if any of ya'll had the same thing happen? Not that it's a bad thing but drinking a few beers after work brings me back to a better part of my life.(pre pills)

[tryintobeatoxyaddiction]

I was a heavy drinker before oxy addiction.  During the course of taking more oxy I drank less and less.  the last two years I didnt drink at all!  Every time I tried to it just felt awful.  Like some said, maybe the pills did the trick for our relax/mental state.  I'm now off oxy pills but dont drink more than one drink per 2 weeks max.  I wanted to drink heavy again the first 3 weeks after quitting pills, but somehow knew deep down that I should not go back to that place again.  I hate to glorify the oxy - cause trust me its not good, but it did cure my alcohol problem in the end.  Now I work too much - it does seem like most people have an addictive nature, the question is - what is it they become addicted to?  Some addictions are socially acceptable - sports, work, education (my sister has been in school her whole life and is doing her doctorate - but she is addicted to "learning"), sex -   and some addictions are not socially acceptable - drinking, drugs, kleptomania - sex(lol)  etc.  We all have to expend energy in some way and search for vices to fixate on - its just choosing the most worthwhile and least damaging one to embrace.

[worried878]

i am a typo queen..i should really always check my posts before i hit the green button!

[worried878]

and yes jenno..i do see how that looks weird...i would ask the same thing..alcoholics are addicts too...we are not different and in fact most of them have been thur more crudola than we have...taking pills i could always maintain and they can not when drinking so they have lots more embarassment in their past than i do...no way is taking pills better than drinking..just saying we are the same..alcoholics and pill abusers..altho some alcoholics do think they r  a bit better than we are....NOT!den

[worried878]

there is no doubt about it...if u r gonna be truly "clean" that means alcohol, nicotine, and even caffiene..a friend will not even take cold meds as she will not take anything that alters her sensorium...and jt is right..i made my rounds to the NA meetings here..tried real hard to fit in...i am in the deep south and i was one of the few females in the mixed groups who did not just get out of prison...we need a pill anonymous here which many cities have...,.mixing a lortab user with chronic pain with a bunch of heroin addicts that curse and look at u like u dont have ur clothes on was not therapuedic at all for me...i went to a ladies na group too..thought it would work but we were different...not saying i am better but again it was a 90% black ladies group and when i left i felt like saying F_F_F as i heard the word continuously for one hour straight

i found an AA group nerby at a church...laid back...no cursing..professionals and they r real ladies and i am striving to be one as well....more therapeudic for me..they know i drink i guess...i dont talk about it..most of them are mixed/addict/alcoholic...and say so...i just say.." i am laura and i am an addict"  i am not gonna say i am an alcoholic just to fit in and they r ok with that

[jt808]

SO WHATS THE PROBLEM WHY AR E U SO UPSET BOUT THIS ??????

[jt808]

yea i thnk thats what shes sayn and it makes sense have u gone to some of these na meeting not all of but sum there not very stable especially not as stable as the aa meetings she goes to the aa cause there more stable of meetings for her i dont think there is anythng wrong w that as long as shes not recuriting people to go drink after ward (which im sure shes not) so i dont get why ur making big deal bout that people do that cause there is more stability in a aa than a na just look at the keychains they hand out and the time diffrences. so thats at least why i thnk she does it i can totally understand that and if she doesnt have a problem with booze than why would she have to stop.

[dominosarah]

I have been sober for 6 yrs.  I could sit down and have a beer but i can guarantee ya within a 2 week period me and my whiskey would be having a major love affair.  I have way to addictive personality.  It is all or nothing for me.  Besides now i am the designated driver so i have found my place!!!!!  i know not everyone is going to have a problem.............just be careful.      sara

[wayway1414]

You know, i think we don't drink when high on pills for a couple different reasons. 1, because we don't want anything to ruin our ''pill high''.  2, because we already know deep down what were doing to our livers. lol. 3, because we are now recluses and don't have the desire anymore to be a part of life. NO desire!!!! And well, probobly so many other reasons too! But those were my main three. And honestly, it's kind of sad! I use to have sooooo much fun w/my girlfriends! Some of the best times of my life were spent w/just my three bff's, getting drunk and laughing! I totally ditched them for the pills and that sucked!!!!!! But now things are fun for me again. I've went out dringking w/my friends three times in the last 45 day's and i've had a blast!!!!!! It was much missed!!!!! I have no desire to ever drink everysingle day, never have!
I called one of my friends up the other day to see if maybe he wanted to go hang out  w/some of our friends, like we use to, and he was like 'Nah, what's the point!?! I'd rather stay home w/my xbox, play station, and Wii!" Made me sad cause he's so lost in the Oxy's, i don't even recognize him anymore! Use to, if i called to hang out, he'd be over on the drop of a hat!!!! IDK if he'll ever come back this time around........

[jt808]

wow i just  thought tthat was me that had that happan let me tell ya i use to drink alot and had a blast never a problem but than again thats all in who u ask if i had a problem i didnt think so but whatever anyway about 2 yrs into my pill popping i didnt go out ever i tried to meet my friends out but id end up staying for shoert time and than sneaking out and go sit at home pop sum pills and just hang out thats were i felt comfortable wow i really just thought that it was me that experienced that part of the addication i would really like to no why that was and if anyone could answer if ill get the urge to start going out and having fun with my friends drinking again and if so bout how long till u start wanting to drink again?????

[worried878]

perhaps in my next life i can be so good...i wished i was so responsible i guess to never have a drink the rest of my life as it makes me fat anyway  lol....not this go around tho and everyone is different in what they can handle and be safe..the day i get out of control with my corona i will for sure take care of it... i promise and i will go to the alchol forum..probably not a good topic for an addict forum anyway for sure

[newmanagment]

just my view, but i think that as recovering addicts, we tend to shy away from all things that get us buzzed or out of control. before i got really hard into cocaine, i loved to go clubbin, and usually always had a few beers after work. Once i started to clean up, i tend to shy away from alcohol. I know I can drink moderatly with no fear of chasing down the nearest crack dealer. I know I can go out with my wife and drink cocktails for dinner, but I just dont find it appealing anymore. yesterday we went out to lunch, and boy if i wuznt gonna order a crown royal!!! but when the waitress asked, the word pepsi came out instead!!
i think subconsiance (sp?)  takes over and shuts me down. It knows that it likes being sober in all ways LOL...

[North2South]

I was trying to say I never spent 1,000's of dollars a month on beer, hated life, ect.ect. on beer but It just brings me back to a better part of my life......not likely to go out and become a full blown alki. Most of  the conversations i have here are bout pills...sorry if that bothered you

[worried878]

alchol is definitely a vice for some and alcohol can cause just as much if not more problems than pills for people..this i know as my home group is an AA group since i did not feel at home at NA....and drinking is probably not the best thing on earth an addict can do but it has never caused me any problems and i have done it since i was old enuf to get away with it..not advocating it nor do i abuse it..there r people who have been addicted to narcotics who do not abuse everything they touch...and then there r those who do..by no means saying it is ok to take any substance at all as it is dangerous when u have an addictive personality...but the only thing that i have ever abused is narcotics...sumpin about em cranked my tractor...caffeine is a drug, sleep aids are a drug, sex and work can be a drug....i guess it just depends on u and how far u can go with things without it causing problems in ur life....i am not here to condemn anyone for their likes and dislikes nor to judge..if someone here had a narcotic problem but needs benzos for an anxiety disorder to have quality of life then i would never judge them..if an addict enjoys a glass of wine with the sunset then who am i to say they r not capable of enjoying that cos they were addicted...it is just not my place to say and only i know what i can handle in my life without going overboard...

[marie1425]

I wish we could all sit together and talk over a beer (except those with alcohol problems of course).  I think these are some of the best ppl I've ever met...g'nite everyone!

[konyha]

Correct me if I am wrong but:

Isn't the Substance Abuse Forum the place to come when the possibility of "enjoying" substances is not really very likely.

[worried878]

i noticed that too...perhaps the pills hit the receptors that alchol did so the eed wasnt there..plus the tylenol i was taking woulda made me sick if i drank too much i am sure...dont know..but do enjoy my brewskis now...call me crazy but a cold beer is still on my agenda these days

[marie1425]

I know exactly what you mean...I have been addicted to hydrocodone (10/325) for 3 years and during that time if I drank, even 3-4, I got sick and the alcohol didn't even give me a buzz.  I have never had a problem with alcohol, but in highschool I could "drink with the boys" if you know what I mean.  I think the tylenol in the pills has affected our livers so much that the added work of trying to process alcohol is too much...hence the sickness.
     I've cut my 10-12/ day habit to 3/day and tomorrow will go off completely (I'm scared).  But I am SO looking forward to enjoying alcohol again, I just hope I will!