One drug for another

[beatingthis]

I have been reading a lot of post where you are replacing one drug for another.
This is not the way to be  "clean" I am taking this to help with w/d's from that. I understand
the w/d's are scarey but it really it is not the hard part. w/d's go away the fight really begins after the w/d's.
I wish all of you fighting the fight to stay strong. You can do this.!!

Terry

[LeaAnn807]

I have to put a thought of mine on here!  I always thought (In 15 plus years of active addiction) that "if I could JUST get through the physical withdrawal, I would have the problem solved!"  I am living proof that this is NOT the case. I have quit more times than I can count....literally....I have lost count, but I always went back.  So there is something to what people here are saying.  I have even been clean for 2 years during that time, but I was not in recovery.  I was just "clean" as in....I would pass a drug test and wasn't swallowing pills.  There IS a difference.  I have decided this time is going to be different and have started attending meetings.  I WANTED TO this time.  Nobody had to make me or talk me into going.  I wanted to do anything I had to do....PERIOD!  

Along the line of switching drugs....been there, done that!  Could write a book on almost any drug out there!  And sometimes the switching starts with detox.....trying to feel better!

Love to everyone!

TH

[avisg]

Wd is the easy part that does not mean its not difficult but whats coming up is far harder I will assure you I have been doing it for about 2 and a half years .People can read the negative in to almost anything .
Beating brought up a very good point in this post .I am sorry you feel judged however it dont see how anyone was judging anyone else.
She was pointing out the use of other drugs of an addictive nature to get off an addictive drugs is part of the addictive cycle and can puts you in the postion for cross addiction and it can .

[blahsville]

also...saying wd's is the easy part?  easy to say for someone who isnt in the middle of it.  Seems to me you could just as easily say...

while we recognize how horrible the wd period is...please dont fool yourself into thinking it will be easy once you have survived that period...after the wd's as hard as they are...your real battle begins

ok...so now I got all that off my chest...i feel better  :)

[blahsville]

Im gonna go ahead and say it...maybe it's my addictive personality, depression or being in the midst of withdrawals...but I feel so judged.  I took four tramadols the first two days of kicking a 20+ 10mg hydro addiction.  I have a very physical job and I had the 8 trams available so I took them.

bottom line....I havent bought nor taken any hydro's in 10 days.

The statement, you can tell the ones that are getting the help just bugged me.

so anyway...day 10 for me here...dont really care if I appear to be one of the ones who will make it or not

I know I am...that's all that really matters I guess and thank you sweet Jesus I have support from friends and family

[avisg]

i would just taper off the narco you have only been on the tram for a week if you go off it now you should be fine.just  how many narcos have you been taking a day?

[jstyoly]

so how do I do this weaning thing to get off the Norco and now Tramadol I have been taking the Norco almost 8 weeks and the Tramadol 1 week.....Help