opiates n alcohol

[blue1969]

I'm on 12 days clean from codeine but as a treat i had a beer with a meal today (first beer / alcohol in months!).  Strangely I got that really heavy feeling in my back and legs like i did with day 2-4 wd.  Is this 'normal'  Do opiates n alcohol bind to the same receptors?

I have never had a problem with alcohol, the odd 1 every couple of months and i really have to fancy 1 at that!  

[methasuboxodoneaddict]

no nicotine doesn't feel the void....you have to be on opiates for at the very least a year multiple times a day for at the very least one year to experience decent withdrawals......trust me.

[broknbck]

hmm. interesting about the receptors. wonder if nicotine also fills that void. that may explain why i did not experience any withdrawl after quitting. i did wean down for a month first. but have not had cravings or anything. smoking like crazy though. ha

[blue1969]

Thanks.  Feel ok today.  Who would have thought just 1 beer would have done that-assumin its the beer.

A healthy me starts 2009 so no beer, opiates or anything else!

Here's to a happy and healthy 2010

[zaphnelia1978]

I love that......

[dominosarah]

I love that one.......

[mr.lucky66]

the drink bone's connected to the drug bone

[GA Guy]

The receptors themselves are different for alcohol and opiates...however, they are closely intertwined. Therefore, it's hard for the brain to distinguish from the two. Alcohol is a drug, make no mistake about it. Regardless of your drug of choice, alcohol will almost certainly lead you back to it, or become a problem of its own. It's best to stay well away from all mood altering substances, including alcohol.

[Ella789]

You know that is a possibility abt alcohol binding to the same receptors,  interesting thought.   But you are okay now, right??  It is just one beer so I would just leave it alone for awhile longer and see how you do.  Best wishes

Ella