Getting out of hand

[ryen79]

Hi guys. I have recently managed to stop all drug and alcohol use (with the help of antabuse for drinking) and about 9 months ago i began taking tylenol 1's.
I now have a habit of taking over a thousand a month, and i don't know where to go from here.  I do take out the acetaminophen in the T1's, so i know that is good, but i am needing more and more, and my dreams are getting crazy as well.  Any advice?  Thanks

[vantart]

Hell no, no methadone! I'm at day 24 coming off that crap. I know they tout it as some kind of wonder drug to use in place of other opiates but that stuff grabs you by your soul right down to the bone marrow.It has a long half/life (good for keeping heroin addict from getting sick) which makes the withdrawal quite long. It was 12 days before I began to start to feel barely better. The original formula was concocted by Hitler's doctors to keep injured men on the battlefield. So you see, it came right out of the pit of hell!
I've had 2 back surgeries and the doctor put me on it. I've been dealing with that beast since.Withdrawal is not possible to avoid, at some level. Weather you have the discipline to taper down first (I did from 80mg a day to 10mg over 3 weeks) or not I don't know but it's not going to be a walk in the park. You may need medical help.You should choose a time when you do have at least 3 to 4 days without a lot of stuff on your plate. I was in between bed and the bathroom for the first 3 days. There are several things you can do to make it tolerable. I'll post then later this morning for you.
I'm heading to an AA mtg. gotta run, I'll check back n about 2 hrs.  

[ryen79]

Hi gnarly_1 thanks for the reply.
Here's the thing,, i have been out of school for more or less ten years, and i just managed to get in to a college program last week and it starts in 2 days, so i don't want to blow this.  I am 31 but my parents (bless their hearts) have paid tuition and first/last rent in a new city for me, and i have blown so many other opportunities at getting my life on track efore.  So, school has to go forward at all costs,   so  should i just go on a maintenance program??  either self controlled or a seek methadone? Im not sure.  Thanks

[gnarly_1]

HI welcome to the forum.....wow thats a lot of codeine in a month.....well this is how addiction works untill treated we go from one addiction to the next you never really quit the booze you just substituted the T1s for you fix well these are both metally addicting as well as physically addicting ....now we have had members come off more codeine than this so it is doable with a home detox but you have to decide how your going to go about it you can taper down problem with that is most addicts su ck at it or you can just jump and tuff it out for around 4 days and come out of it on the 5th day is pritty typical look to the lowe right hand side of the screen theres something called the thomas recipe pick up the stuff suggested you also want to try to find some stuff called highlands restful legs im asuming your in canda because you can get T1s look for a walmart there in the biger citys up there they cary it and it is quit helpful if your legs go crazy the best thing you can bring to the table is a positive attitude..it will help you more then any thing else this is a battle one or last in ones own mind....this is 1/3 physical 2/3 mental be ready to fight on both fronts get comfortable with the saying ...'''you just got to be ok without being ok for a wile the best overall therapy is a good hot soak in the tub it will releave most of the symptoms rent some movies your probably not going to sleep for a few nights from here it up to you just let us know when you want to start keep posting good luck and God bless.....Gnarly