Nodding off- What does this mean?

[kris1845]

Im new here and I really hope someone can give me some advice. I come from a very close christian family so all of this that I am about to write was a big shocker to my family. One of my older brothers just recently admitted to being addicted to pains meds- such as oxy and roxycodine (sp?). He said hes now clean... but something is just not right. He is very thin, can't sleep ( hear him up at all hours of the night), he nods off while sitting with the family. I have a newborn and I am wayyy over tired but never nod off.. so that just sounds strange by it self. He has his ups and downs.. hell be really hyper one minute then the next very rude and to him self (doesn't want to be bothered). Finally, his teeth are all grinded down.. he used to have such nice teeth and now they're very bad. The biggest thing though is the falling asleep... we'll be eating dinner or having a conversation with the family and he'll just fall asleep. Does anyone know what these signs mean? Thanks!

[thhom]

He's not clean, he's WAY HIGH on some type of opioid.

As opiate addiction progresses you quickly develop a tolerance to the drug. In many cases the euphoria soon wears off and is replaced by 'paradoxical syndrome'. This is characterized by frequent headaches, hyper activity, sloth, emotional instability and insomnia just to name a few.

If you haven't already sought help for your brother, do so immediately. This is a lethal and progressive disorder that ends in respitory failure and death. It kills Thousands and Thousands of helplessly addicted people annually and is utterly beyond his control.  

[clean_in_ks]

Here's the link to get a new question on the current forum page:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/new_with_new_subject?forum_id=77

Hope you'll join us....we were all scared, depressed, and living a cycle of insanity.  And I hope you'll post and get some feedback BEFORE you make a decision on switching to suboxone.
You can copy and paste part of your post above or just post a new question....lots of support, encouragement and love just waiting for ya!

P.S.  Elwood, eh?  beautiful part of the state...actually considered part of St Joe's metro I understand...and St Joe is "home of the Cherry Mash"...hahaha!!

[keepgoing89]

Thanks you two. Yeah I was just googling some things and came across this particular forum and thought maybe people could still read it. I am going to post more often. You know, when you don't have people in your life to help you because you haven't told anybody about your addiction, it is a blessing to have forums like these. I mean, complete strangers from all around the world can make you feel better and not so alone. I love it, thank you and I will check out the most recent forums and post some questions- I've got a lot of them lol.

BTW- Kansas, I am in Missouri, 10 minutes away from Elwood Kansas. :) A lot of relatives there too :)

[clean_in_ks]

Hey keepgoing....like ouchie said above, since this is such an old thread, not many people are still around anymore.....and it'd be great to have you hit the orange "post a question" tab at the top and post your situation.

It will put you on the first page of the substance abuse forum and lots more people can comment and help.

I would encourage you to read all you can about going on subs for a pill addiction.....I did without knowing ANYTHING about it....and in hindsight, wish I hadn't.
Hope to see you on the main forum page.....we're here for you~

[ouchie1987]

Hi keep going, this is an old thread, up top click "back to community" and you will see the latest questions. We would love to help you, it sounds like you really want to quit. I was in the exact same situation as you last week. We can give great advice to wd. Be very careful with subs as they too are very addictive, you don't want to be replacing one drug with another.

[keepgoing89]

Also, the staying up all night isn't necessarily uppers, I have had a very interesting sleep life since being addicted to opiates. I have hallucinated many times often after I have taken a high amount that day, and that has, many times, kept me up. Also I've realized that staying up at night is a way for me to feel better knowing that everyone is sleeping in America just makes it easier for me to live as crazy as that sounds. But you see, that's what these drugs do to you.