I want to quit opiats.

[Conley78643]

I want to quit opiates. The urge to quit is almost stronger than the urge to use. I want to do it and I truly believe I can.

About 5 years ago I became addicted to lortabs. I quit cold turkey and swore them off for good. A few years later I made a new friend who loves taking dros. Well I started taking them agin for fun. Now I'm way worse off than I ever imagined.

I was reading a artical about a year ago and it said that "the addiction will take over and you will stop doing things you love and will become angry".  At the time I had been using for about 2 years. I thought that I would never have the "addiction" side effect because the dros made me more active and happier. Well it did happen and now the only thought that is constant in my mind is getting and taking them. I no longer exists outside of my addiction.

I have degenerative arthritis, fibromyalgia and ms. So getting the drug was never a problem. I went from taking 3 5/325 a day to taking 20 10/325 a day. I have cut back to 12 a day but have a hard time only taking that many. If I have them I want to take them. So most of the time I give in and take as many as I need to feel normal. That is usually followed by extreme anger and nausea then I get upset at my inability to stop taking them.

What do y'all recommend as the best course of treatment. Cold turkey is hard but worth it. I am scared to take detox drugs because I have been told they are addictive and I don't see the point of replacing one addiction with another.

All I know is that I'm not me anymore. I remember being happy before the drugs. I want to be happy again.

Thanks, Kelly

[drew667]

I have been a heavy Loratab addict for over 10-15 years, and waning to quit is the first step, This is my 13th day of going cold turkey, I am not going to lie the first few days are rough, but take Immodium, drink lots of water, and stay determined. Everyone I know is addicted to pills, and since I quit, no one comes around, but I do not care, if they cannot support my desire to live life sober, then they are not frends to you. Stay Strong my friend, it will get better, I Promise you!!!   Andrew

[Stacy_Lynn]

They did the same for me, I just couldn't understand why i was always so angry. But the sad part is my hubby got almost 100% of my anger. Not to mention me being angry @ myself for becoming a addict, I hated it! Everyone on this forum is wonderful & u will get lots of great advice & a laugh or 2 as well. I come here daily, a few times to read & comment & believe it has aided me in my recovery a ton! Congrats again for standing up for u & hopefully taking action & claiming ur life back! Stacy

[Conley78643]

Thank you for your response. Sorry dros are hydros. I am so used to calling them that. They really do take away all happiness and replace it with a false sense of uforia that for me was quickly replace with a rage that I can't begin  to explain. I know I can do this and I'm so thankfully that I found this site.

[Conley78643]

Thank you for your response. Sorry dros are hydros. I am so used to calling them that. They really do take away all happiness and replace it with a false sense of uforia that for me was quickly replace with a rage that I can't begin  to explain. I know I can do this and I'm so thankfully that I found this site.

[selfinduced]

Hi Kelly, Keep reading these post and keep posting. Start the Thomas recipe as well as get other supplies that will make this more doable. Pick a start date, notify your doc of your desires and just go for it. The anticipation is worse (for me) than the detox. Hour by hour , day by day you will beat those devils. Get support if you can from a trusted friend. Were here for you. Good luk!

[Stacy_Lynn]

Congrats on wanting to quit! I'am not sure what dro's are but my DOC were 8-10 10mg of hydro's for the past 5-10yrs & I'am happy to say i have 31 days clean today. Oh wait i think i get it, dro's r hydro's right? lol sorry, brain fart! Anyways back to my message. U can do this! Every time i wanted to use i'd tell myself it was the devil trying to lure me back to hell & i didn't want to go back to were i was, physically & mentally. I wanted my life back, and also my mind! Cause thats what these pills do to us, they take away our souls, our determination & they give us a FALSE sense of being happy, but it's all false! Good luck on the road to recovery, i love it much better on this side! Love & prayers. Stacy