Let's Talk About The Opioid Problem

[Buzzworthy]

Weaning off benzos can actually be life threatening, and miserable. Where withdrawing from narcotics, while miserable, is almost never life threatening.

I pushed it a bit too fast so I made myself extra miserable and put my life in jeopardy. I wanted a different life so bad and was a plain dumb. At that point I’ve always said eh, it won’t happen to me, I’ll be fine.
I don’t wish a 3 year withdrawal on anyone, even my worst enemy. I’m just happy I’m still married and my only child still likes me. I put them through fucking hell. I wish I could take a mulligan there. More than anything.

[MakersTeleMark]

I had a client contact me just today after 4 months of being off the grid/rails on what she calls her "happy pills". She accused me of stealing from her and all sorts of other things (she also proposed to me, suggested I move to Italy, sent me long long lists of youtube songs, etc. etc.). I've only seen it from the outside and tried to manage her addiction professionally to maintain a semblance of a case she had, but it's ugly, and it is going to kick her in the ass, because I withdrew a long time ago. I advised her to get therapy right off the bat. She lied to me right to my face and told me she was already in therapy. Only a year or so later I found out it was just another lie.

[Trackhead]

I pushed it a bit too fast so I made myself extra miserable and put my life in jeopardy. I wanted a different life so bad and was a plain dumb. At that point I’ve always said eh, it won’t happen to me, I’ll be fine.
I don’t wish a 3 year withdrawal on anyone, even my worst enemy. I’m just happy I’m still married and my only child still likes me. I put them through fucking hell. I wish I could take a mulligan there. More than anything.

Well good on ya for all of the above. I could fall in that trap pretty easy….

[Cisco Kid]

My wife is on week 4 of a knee replacement. First week she had a nerve block delivered in a tube into the knee and was pain free. After that it's been balancing the opioids and advil to achieve some normal tolerable pain.

[SumJongGuy]

This threat is probably the single thing I fear most when it comes to my young adult children.. Neither of them drink alcohol or smoke weed regularly.. Not their thing.. But, the gene pool has made them very susceptible to addiction. And it can all go to hell before anyone around them realizes what's happening as we all know from other family and friend (or direct personal) experiences.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

I would take Ativan every night if I could without professional, family, social, and health detriment. None of those are possible, but I understand the allure.

Weaning off benzos can actually be life threatening, and miserable. Where withdrawing from narcotics, while miserable, is almost never life threatening.

My ex wife graduated from an Ativan prescription to prn Xanax which she took all the time. I told her that it was as needed and she said she needed it all the time. That and a box of red wine every few days and Ambien before bed.


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[SoVT Joey]

Right on man. Going on 4 years off benzos. While I’m very happy where I am in life now, that junky part of me still occasionally thinks about popping a pill to not deal with things, especially when things are just going wrong left and right.

But I don’t.

Strength to us both to just don’t. And the rest of you all reading this. Just don’t.

Hell ya! That is one thing I’m glad I never had to go through. The alcoholics and benzo addicts in rehab were the hardest to watch. They were all tough as hell but could of died for sure. All us junky’s just wishes we were dead in detox.

bottom line… drugs are bad.

[Trackhead]

My ex wife graduated from an Ativan prescription to prn Xanax which she took all the time. I told her that it was as needed and she said she needed it all the time. That and a box of red wine every few days and Ambien before bed.

Yeah, like I said, I'd do the same if it wasn't for the implications. So many American's self medicate, with whatever drug of choice (opioid, benzo, alcohol, weed). I have a familial preponderance for not doing well with any of these substances, so intentionally avoid them, but I have a big weak spot that would be easy to find.

When I got diagnosed with cancer I had some percocet left over from a knee surgery years ago. I took one every night for two weeks to just not feel terrified for a few moments. During cancer I took nothing, tried ambien for bone pain/insomnia, didn't work, still have some left. Doc offered opioids, I declined. Would have been easy to become polypharmacy addicted during that time.

[SkiBall]

Just said goodbye to a friend I lost to an (what I can presume) accidental od of fent. I am guessing it came in the midst of an alcohol induced case of the fuck-its. Wasn’t really his thing, so the body wasn’t prepped for fake pills. Just breaks me a little more to it all.

[riser4]

Vibes, man. Alcohol induced fuck-its involving hard drugs suck. I've lost a number of people to that, even before fentanyl, but that has made it much, much worse.

[bennymac]

Yes sorry for the loss of your friend SkiBall. Peaceful vibes sent your way.

[SkiBall]

Thanks. It sucks. I was stunned but not surprised when I got the call, ya know? And then I realized it has been awhile since we spoke. Fuck man.