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Effects from snorting pills
I am prescribed 10 oxy & .50mg Xanax. I have been for over a year now. And for some reason I only snort them. Since I was a teenager that was the "fun" thing to do and not it's my addiction as well as the pills. I hVe tried to stop and can't handle the withdrawals so start all over again. My nose is constantly running. My gums hurt until a put pills in my nose.. I feel like I am totally screwing up my body and really need to advice on how to stop. I have no self control when it comes to taking these meds. Can't sleep for more then 3 house without waking up and snorting a line or taking an ambien... Sometimes I take up to 4. 10mg melatonin with my ambien to sleep. And still im lucky if I get 5 straight hours.. I just want to be normal again . ******* drs out us on this **** and make us even worse I am so mad I even started taking tis crap and now I can't stop. Can't handle the pain. And craving. It's to Wilde available for me.. Somebody help me please...
I too snorted. Norcos. And I know what you mean. Not only are you going thru wds but the effects if not snorting.
Ear jaw gums teeth hurt. My cheek/sinus area hurt too and I would get headaches. But you are in day 3 with nothing right? These should go away soon then.
Sleep will take awhile longer to come back. But it will.
Believe me my nose is normal now. It is amazing and makes me never want to do that again. No colognes nose. No bleeding at times. Just normal.
You will get there. You are doing great. Just hang in there.
Ear jaw gums teeth hurt. My cheek/sinus area hurt too and I would get headaches. But you are in day 3 with nothing right? These should go away soon then.
Sleep will take awhile longer to come back. But it will.
Believe me my nose is normal now. It is amazing and makes me never want to do that again. No colognes nose. No bleeding at times. Just normal.
You will get there. You are doing great. Just hang in there.
Hun the opiates you can stop cold turkey.
The benzos not. You have been using them for one year you need to taper.
Benzos withdrawal can be very long and drawn out.
Take them orally for awhile and then start a taper.
The benzos not. You have been using them for one year you need to taper.
Benzos withdrawal can be very long and drawn out.
Take them orally for awhile and then start a taper.
i want to share my experience with opiates , because after talking with alot of others and reading this forum for awhile now i think it eventually happens to most everyone,
the last year or two of taking opiates they turned on me, i mean i used to get energy and feel so good doing everything on them. But after 8 years of daily use with increasing tolerance and doin more and more and trying different ways to do them i couldn't do enough to get the feeling i was lookin for, and for the last year i pretty much stayed in my bedroom, either online or listening to different radio talk stations, (how fn boring, i even lost my love of music) i just slipped into isolation and depression, a cycle of having drugs delivered , being dope sick, or trying to manipulate or find pills or dope, or waiting for my scripts or making my pain clinic appointment.I use to do alot and was fortunate to have some $ , my thing was fishin and my boat, well i didn't even use my boat them last years.
then the $ ran out and all i would do is get my scripts and be sick until the next month.
here is how i made it thru, until now, because all i do is make it thru today i really dont think about if i will drink or use tomorrow.
i guess i had some help because by this time i had lost my home (or gave it away depending on how u look at it) had to move, had no one left (as i had only kept relationships where i would get pills or something out of knowing them)i should back up 2 months, see i knew i was going to be homeless(actually me and my wife in same situation w/drugs etc.)and with all the depressing sh&^# i stated above decided to stop taking the pills, and with the help of great ppl on this forum we made thru the sickness of detox, by talking , accepting and taking alot of hot baths.now we relocated and as i said it helped to change pretty much everything in my life. No more sources , no more scripts etc.
it wasn't over nite and i chose to keep drinking and had to learn the hard way that it doesn't matter what substance i use addiction encompasses all of them, but now i have never felt better and can face life and really live!
FREEDOM & PEACE, that is all i was really ever lookin for anyways but the drugs and alcohol fooled me into beleiven i was gettin it, by usin for a long time.
you can do this if you desire it , it takes courage , determination and perseverance!, something us addicts used to keep usin , start usin it for positive change i your life you will be amazed.
good luck and keep posting.
the last year or two of taking opiates they turned on me, i mean i used to get energy and feel so good doing everything on them. But after 8 years of daily use with increasing tolerance and doin more and more and trying different ways to do them i couldn't do enough to get the feeling i was lookin for, and for the last year i pretty much stayed in my bedroom, either online or listening to different radio talk stations, (how fn boring, i even lost my love of music) i just slipped into isolation and depression, a cycle of having drugs delivered , being dope sick, or trying to manipulate or find pills or dope, or waiting for my scripts or making my pain clinic appointment.I use to do alot and was fortunate to have some $ , my thing was fishin and my boat, well i didn't even use my boat them last years.
then the $ ran out and all i would do is get my scripts and be sick until the next month.
here is how i made it thru, until now, because all i do is make it thru today i really dont think about if i will drink or use tomorrow.
i guess i had some help because by this time i had lost my home (or gave it away depending on how u look at it) had to move, had no one left (as i had only kept relationships where i would get pills or something out of knowing them)i should back up 2 months, see i knew i was going to be homeless(actually me and my wife in same situation w/drugs etc.)and with all the depressing sh&^# i stated above decided to stop taking the pills, and with the help of great ppl on this forum we made thru the sickness of detox, by talking , accepting and taking alot of hot baths.now we relocated and as i said it helped to change pretty much everything in my life. No more sources , no more scripts etc.
it wasn't over nite and i chose to keep drinking and had to learn the hard way that it doesn't matter what substance i use addiction encompasses all of them, but now i have never felt better and can face life and really live!
FREEDOM & PEACE, that is all i was really ever lookin for anyways but the drugs and alcohol fooled me into beleiven i was gettin it, by usin for a long time.
you can do this if you desire it , it takes courage , determination and perseverance!, something us addicts used to keep usin , start usin it for positive change i your life you will be amazed.
good luck and keep posting.
Thankyou all so much for the feedback. Here I am at 5am again. I think this is the 3rd day on a row I have found myself on here reading forums bc I. Couldn't sleep. Yesterday I finally had the courage to post something and reach out. I'm to the point now where I'm not sure I can stop on my own. My whole family knows about my addiction but do not understand the reality if it. I really didn't either till I started reading this forum.. I just don't think I'm not strong enough. I say I want to quit and then go right back to my room and do some more.. I have tried every drug and this is by far my favorite . I tell ppl it's my boyfriend... I don't need anyone or anything else just me Nd my pills and wifi lol. How lame. I uses to be so fun and out going.. Could anyone send me the link for a good home detox I can do. I am out of my pills tomorrow and will begin going through withdrawals again. Maybe this time I can stick it out And really give this crap up. I don't want to loose my sense of smell or get lung cancer. I am healthy I don't want to kill myself bc of being addicted to pharmaceuticals. I really want to be able to come on here one day and say "I used to be addicted let me tell u how I came thru".
hi, a couple of things, its not the amount of melatonin, that makes it enable sleep (rem sleep) and better quality of sleep, it is the combination of melatonin and darkness and relaxation.The body produces melatonin in what it perceives as the night cycle.There are some great sited to research how melatonin can be effective.
long term xanax use causes insomnia and anxiety!
alprazolam (xanax) bio-availability is ridiculously low when insufflating (snorting)compared to swallowing or sub lingual ingestion, and with that being said you should be aware that snorting the binders in pills is extremely unhealthy to the lungs as there is poly (plastic) in them that can go through digestional tract but was Not meant to be inhaled. Definite long term risk!
I used to snort my oxy pills and learning how harmful it is helped me to detox and begin recovery.
once you have enough desire to stop taking the drugs , then it is a matter of gaining the courage to start the process of detox. It has to begin somewhere, then it will happen with determination and persistence, the reward is , great peace , and freedom , it starts with wanting it , and it sounds like you do.
long term xanax use causes insomnia and anxiety!
alprazolam (xanax) bio-availability is ridiculously low when insufflating (snorting)compared to swallowing or sub lingual ingestion, and with that being said you should be aware that snorting the binders in pills is extremely unhealthy to the lungs as there is poly (plastic) in them that can go through digestional tract but was Not meant to be inhaled. Definite long term risk!
I used to snort my oxy pills and learning how harmful it is helped me to detox and begin recovery.
once you have enough desire to stop taking the drugs , then it is a matter of gaining the courage to start the process of detox. It has to begin somewhere, then it will happen with determination and persistence, the reward is , great peace , and freedom , it starts with wanting it , and it sounds like you do.
Back in the dark ages....well, anyway, I grew up in the drug culture of the 60's and 70's. If it was out there I tried it...except anything to do with a needle. Back then my drug of choice was cocaine. I was young enough to have a lot of people involved in the same culture. The day I decided to quit was the day I wanted my best friend to bring some to me at work.
This is what I had to do because of my drug of choice being so readily available.
1. I told the friends who gave it to me (yeah, if I had to pay for it I probably wouldn't have) to never give me any again and to please not use around me. My best male and best female friends both adhered to those two things AND were incredibly supportive.
2. I dropped every single person who was not willing to be supportive of my choices. A true friend will be supportive.
You've already gotten some great advice...I can only add that you can choose to have these people in your life or you can get rid of them and start building a core of friends from NA meetings that will be supportive and honest with you.
Good luck!
This is what I had to do because of my drug of choice being so readily available.
1. I told the friends who gave it to me (yeah, if I had to pay for it I probably wouldn't have) to never give me any again and to please not use around me. My best male and best female friends both adhered to those two things AND were incredibly supportive.
2. I dropped every single person who was not willing to be supportive of my choices. A true friend will be supportive.
You've already gotten some great advice...I can only add that you can choose to have these people in your life or you can get rid of them and start building a core of friends from NA meetings that will be supportive and honest with you.
Good luck!
Hi there & Welcome! :)
First I want to congratulate you on reaching out & on understanding that you have a problem -- an addiction. You're certainly not alone & you're in the right place.
Mixing oxys, Xanax & ambien is a recipe for disaster. You say that 'for some reason I only snort them'. The reason is simple & you already mentioned yourself -- you used these as 'party' drugs as a teenager (& am guessing that you used them this way early on b/c this is the way they were introduced to you or you had heard about it). I'm not sure what the original prescriptions were for but you present all the classic behaviors of an addict (as you're already aware:) The problems you mention with sleep, etc. will only grow worse as the months & years pass & other unpleasant side-effects will manifest. I promise you, it only gets worse. You're young -- you're aware of your problem so this is the time to put the boots to this vicious combo.
I want to share a link w/ you re: snorthing Xanax:
http://prescription-drug.addictionblog.org/what-happens-when-you-snort-xanax/
We have quite a few people here who have kicked both opiate painkillers & benzos (I'm one of them). I won't lie to you, it's not easy but if you really want it, it's Absolutely doable. The most successful kicks with the least relapse potential are based on self-honesty, a well thought out & solid plan, a good attitude & aftercare.
You sound like you're really tired of where you're at, are in pain & want to change your life. If this is so, please, educate yourself. This is YOUR place. No one will judge you here. I'd suggest that you read/follow other threads here on the forum & post all you like about your questions & in order to develop a good plan for detoxing off these meds one at a time (Xanax should be tapered off under the supervision of a medical professional b/c of the risk of seizures). It's really important to understand what it means to be an addict (which we are for the rest of our lives) & what that truly entails.You have to make a cast-iron decision to stay away from drug people & drug places or this won't work. You gotta' block all your sources. This may sound impossible or scary but if you're really honest w/ yourself, you'll see how true it is. I'm not going to go into details about a plan to stop here but just wanted to kick this off w/ the above.
Please let us know what you're thinking & feeling & what's going on w/ you today drug-wise. We're here & we're pulling for you, Jrose!
First I want to congratulate you on reaching out & on understanding that you have a problem -- an addiction. You're certainly not alone & you're in the right place.
Mixing oxys, Xanax & ambien is a recipe for disaster. You say that 'for some reason I only snort them'. The reason is simple & you already mentioned yourself -- you used these as 'party' drugs as a teenager (& am guessing that you used them this way early on b/c this is the way they were introduced to you or you had heard about it). I'm not sure what the original prescriptions were for but you present all the classic behaviors of an addict (as you're already aware:) The problems you mention with sleep, etc. will only grow worse as the months & years pass & other unpleasant side-effects will manifest. I promise you, it only gets worse. You're young -- you're aware of your problem so this is the time to put the boots to this vicious combo.
I want to share a link w/ you re: snorthing Xanax:
http://prescription-drug.addictionblog.org/what-happens-when-you-snort-xanax/
We have quite a few people here who have kicked both opiate painkillers & benzos (I'm one of them). I won't lie to you, it's not easy but if you really want it, it's Absolutely doable. The most successful kicks with the least relapse potential are based on self-honesty, a well thought out & solid plan, a good attitude & aftercare.
You sound like you're really tired of where you're at, are in pain & want to change your life. If this is so, please, educate yourself. This is YOUR place. No one will judge you here. I'd suggest that you read/follow other threads here on the forum & post all you like about your questions & in order to develop a good plan for detoxing off these meds one at a time (Xanax should be tapered off under the supervision of a medical professional b/c of the risk of seizures). It's really important to understand what it means to be an addict (which we are for the rest of our lives) & what that truly entails.You have to make a cast-iron decision to stay away from drug people & drug places or this won't work. You gotta' block all your sources. This may sound impossible or scary but if you're really honest w/ yourself, you'll see how true it is. I'm not going to go into details about a plan to stop here but just wanted to kick this off w/ the above.
Please let us know what you're thinking & feeling & what's going on w/ you today drug-wise. We're here & we're pulling for you, Jrose!
If you've tried to stop and not been able to, you need to go to inpatient rehab. That's what I eventually did. It wasn't covered by insurance and I didn't have the money. I put the whole 2 months on credit card. I'm still paying it off, but it was the best decision of my life. If your ready to quit you do what's necessary. If your not serious about living sober don't waste your money. You may want to go to an NA meeting. It's free and you can start to get exposed to recovery. Good luck.
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