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day 7 need help!
i was on lorcet 10/650, 6-8 per day for about a year and a half. I thought i was done with the worst of it. with help from my dr. i quit cold turkey and have been taking xanex for the anxiety due to the withdrawls. went to the dr. yesterday and he placed me on Klonapin-he said it was better and not as addicting as the xanex. up until today i was feeling better for the last couple days. today has been horrible!!! I feel like I am right back @ the beginning of this. I am at the end of my rope.it seemed like I was getting better and finding hope and them I get knocked back down to wanting to go back to using. Anyone that can help I would really appreciate it!!! also, does anyone know if there is a downfall to switching from Xanex to Klonapin during withdrawl process??I am also extremely depressed, angry,and anxiety consumed.I am wondering if i will EVER get over this and get back to my "normal" life? I surely cannot go on with this much longer :(
Have you considered going to NA? It would be great if you and your husband could go. It's very hard having two addicts in the house..but, very doable. Going to a meeting together would be awesome. Group therapy or a counselor would be great, too. You two need some sort of aftercare. Two newly clean addicts..or even worse..one clean addict and one using addict...is a recipe for disaster.
Yes, I know you aren't trying to throw me on to another drug. I really really appreciate all of your points . I am going back to the Dr. tommorrow and evaluate my best option. THX Again!!!!!!!!!
i have many issues. I am a mommie to 3 small children. My husband also takes lorcet the same amt. i did and length for severe back pain. He is still on them btw. well, he has taken over all the duties of the children house etc.. I haven't done anything at all through this process. I on the other hand took them for occassional migraines and got hooked on the high. Anyways, I am very thankful for my husband doing all of this for me. See, I didn't want to quit at all. I thought they were making me super mom and energy I didn't see the problem. My husband wanted me to quit or else. I fought tooth and nail. and have treated him like **** to say the least! anyways since we have small children it is best for us to detox at diffrent times. when i am done he will start. but it has made it harder knowing he's on them right in front of me, i ve begged for them and even almost left today to go get them. I know it is the right thing to do now but it is very hard when you don't choose to get clean someone else chooses for you. Also, almost everyone in my family is on hydro's and they live very close to me! My Dr. said I need to move.. I am considering that.
The first three days were horrible, hated my hubby. then the last few days that I felt better I was like ok I can do this! Yeah me!!!!!! This is better. after day 7 of HELL I am discouraged again. but all of your posts are really helping. THX!!!!!
The first three days were horrible, hated my hubby. then the last few days that I felt better I was like ok I can do this! Yeah me!!!!!! This is better. after day 7 of HELL I am discouraged again. but all of your posts are really helping. THX!!!!!
The klonopin is a softer drug (I dunno if that's a medical term or not lol). Xanax hits hard and calms you down and is gone from your system fairly quickly for a benzo. Klonopin stays in your system much longer and works much more softly. It also basically self tapers...which is a good thing. I agree that some antidepressants are rough to withdraw from..but that comes more from dependence than addiction. By the way, I'm not trying to throw you onto any drug. But, if you have anxiety that hurts your quality of life, and it was around before the addiction, and needs to be treated long term, then a antidepressant is the better choice. Tolerance isn't as much of an issue and the withdrawals are much more manageable.
the dr. prescribed me Klonopin instead of the xanax took it for 1 day and I dunno if it is I just happened to have a bad day today or if it was the klonopin? like i said i had a few good days and them today was extremely bad. So , I was wondering if it was the klonopin? I hate antidepressants to they are really had to get off of too. I took Paxil for awhile and had bad wd's from it. ugh, I dunno. your post are sooo helpful though. thanks again!
Should you quit the Xanax now? No. It's too much to handle at once. If I were you, I'd ask a couple of things from your doctor. Ask him to swap you over to a longer acting benzo. Either Klonopin or Valium. These will be easier to taper and withdraw from in the future. I'd also ask him for a newer antidepressant. Lexapro is a good choice. You may have to try a few to get the right one. That will help with the continued anxiety. Then I'd work on getting off the benzos as soon as possible. It may not seem like a problem now...but when your drug of choice is gone...you WILL find another one to take its place if available.
Thank you to all of your posts!!! It really helps to know i am not alone and the only one doing this. I have been on the xanex off and on for about a yr. never over done it, I take about 1 mg. per day. Before I ever used opiates I had anxiety...so I am very worried about that too. I have been on antidepressants before also they didn't seem to help with the anxiety. But now I have really bad anxiety so, i am wondering if it is just from the wd's? Also, do you think If I get of the Xanex would I withdraw from that, cuz I don't think I can handle many more withdrawls at this point. Thank you all for being so honest.I REALLY appreciate it.
Well said Ga Guy!! I so completely agree with your honesty in that people say it gets better every day are fibbing a little.....Yeah.. I think we're TRYING to FIB OURSELVES into (wanting) to FEEL BETTER....RIGHT NOW DAMN IT! (thats what the pills did)
So THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for hitting the "nail on the head" and telling it the way it REALLY IS!! But we DO have to remember that life goes on.... WITH OR WITHOUT US..... CLEAN & SOBER and/or NOT
So THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for hitting the "nail on the head" and telling it the way it REALLY IS!! But we DO have to remember that life goes on.... WITH OR WITHOUT US..... CLEAN & SOBER and/or NOT
OK..what I'm going to say is not meant to discourage you...just to give you realistic expectations here. So, you took opiates, at a moderately heavy dose, for a year and a half, and thing you should be better by day 7? Honestly, it just doesn't happen that fast for many of us. I can tell you this...the people that say it gets better every day (and I've said it too) are fibbing a little. The truth is that there will be some days early on where you're gonna feel like warmed over ****. That's just a reality. What I can tell you with complete honesty is that your good days will become more frequent. The fog will lift and you'll think better with time. Many of those aches and pains you had will miraculously disappear. Life WILL get better. There is nothing in life that will get any better by taking another pill. Now, with all that being said...you're playing with fire by taking benzos long term. You very well may have anxiety..but, you'll never know if it's opiate withdrawal induced or real. If it's real..get an antidepressant. Continued benzo use is like a diabetic giving up candy for cake.
thx soo much for the encouragement! I really at times feel like i am loosing it! it seems like everyone keeps saying it will get better ...i sure hope so!
Congrats on a week clean! What you are going through today is very normal. It happens to so many here too. Although the worst of the physical w/d's should be gone those bad days pop up and sometimes even mild w/d's again. Your still so early on in recovery and it takes time to adjust and heal. Cravings and depression can set in, which leads so many back to relapse. It gets better and everyone is different, but my first month i had 0 good days, so consider yourself lucky.
After a year and a half of your use, it will take a bit of time, but you will see so many positive changes soon. Getting through the bad days is what made me stronger, so keep fighting and keep getting support, your doing so good:) Look in the health pgs here on the top right of this page. You will find help with cravings, and also look into the amino acid protocal, it can really help. Stay strong!
And YES, you will get back to normal life:) It's so tough at first, but your on the right path
After a year and a half of your use, it will take a bit of time, but you will see so many positive changes soon. Getting through the bad days is what made me stronger, so keep fighting and keep getting support, your doing so good:) Look in the health pgs here on the top right of this page. You will find help with cravings, and also look into the amino acid protocal, it can really help. Stay strong!
And YES, you will get back to normal life:) It's so tough at first, but your on the right path
oh yeah, the craving today have been horrible to say the least i feel as if i could just take one i would feel so much better-which I know it wouldn't ,but anyways yesterday and the day before I was ok very little cravings now today BAD again I dunno?
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