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Its That Time! June 2014 Roll Call!!

This year is sure flying by. Its already June! So anyways...here we are. This thread is a place where you can post your clean time or just introduce yourself. You do not have to be clean to post here. If your "lurking" take this as an opportunity to introduce yourself. If you have some clean time, post it so it can encourage and inspire others by showing them it can be done.

This forum is a great place. Old and new members alike contribute everyday and share whats worked for them in recovery. I like to encourage that because there are so many different recovery options out there. You just have to find what works for you. So maybe this roll call could be a little different this time and not only can people share there clean time but also what program they use to stay clean. Just a thought anyways.



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Oops! I forgot to say that I am still on Clonazepam but have tapered from 4 .5 mgs/ day to 1 1/2 a day, the addiction specialist told me to cut a half a pill every two months so I will be down to one a day shortly, they do nothing for me anymore anyway so it is no big deal to get off them, I am going really slow as I don't want any more withdrawal, the Ads are all I need now, and high BP meds. My blood pressure was 220/110 when they put me on last year!!! It is under good control now though.
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Well it's been 15 months for me off methadone, 12 months off oxys ( only 20mg/day ) as well as Zoplicone, Geodon. I don't miss any of those drugs, but I was never on them for a high anyway, just for the pain. After 3 surgeries I am pain free so don't need anything anymore. I didn't want to go on methadone but at the time it was the only thing that took my pain away, was on it for 7 1/2 years and that was definitely the hardest drug to come off of, actually tapering off wasn't that bad, it was when I was totally off that it really hit me and I was sick for months on end. I know that if it wasn't for the wonderful support of my husband and you people here, I would not have made it. Looking back I really don't know how I went on for 8 months of struggling through every single day until I got on the ADs! Now I am pretty wimpy, when I have a bad day here and there I think it is a big deal! I always have to remind myself that I persevered through those extremely brutal days to get well. Methadone truly is a beast of a drug! Congrats to all of you pill free people and best wishes for those just starting off, I remember when I was in your shoes and just wished I had been on of the ones that had already successfully detoxed. It takes a lot of determination to do this and you really MUST want it! Take care all.
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Thank you for reminding me that "  If you always do what you've always done,
You'll always get what you' ve always gotten."  
   Tony -NCIS.  
I'd forgotten how true these little bits are.
Feel fortunate to have found all of you.  
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263 days free from norco/ any pain pills!!! :) I'll be 9 months clean on the 16th of this month. WHOOP! WHOOP!!!
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337 days clean. Still have spinal nerve issues. Losing control of bladder and bowel little by little, so have to have a sense of humor. I stay with my exercise and fitness program and thank my lucky stars I can FEEL pain, my emotions, my body, and enjoy life now with a clear head. Back is too messed up for repair, but am so grateful for my clean days with family that it does not intimidate me any more that I might wind up in a wheel chair.
My family respects me again, and I cherish going to work now instead of planning how to drown out the reality of it with pills. I am firmly convinced that opiates are not effective long term for many kinds of chronic pain.
This forum is a miracle itself, dispensing free wisdom to the many of us in need of help!
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9 days free and clear of everything!! Every once in a while i get the hot flashes and restless legs but I just think....it will pass and you are finally clean girl! Rock on!
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