Hello all,

I came back on here because I got an email saying someone has a message for me...this is a bad idea because Im a recovering addict. I have almost 7 years of clean time and this site used to be my one and only love for pain pills. I just wanted to say to someone..anyone....run as fast as you can if you are using pain pills just to get high...it will own you and you will not have a life. I hope someone reads this because the life of addiction is hell.

Stuff worth thinking about, for sure. Thank you for posting this - and hats off to you for staying off the pills for that many years. Keep it up, friend!

Good going Princess! Congrats on staying clean.

Most of the people on this board seem to all have legitimate reasons/prescriptions for their meds though.

As you have probably noticed though things have changed a great deal from what they were 7 years ago in that oxycodone/oxycontin drugs are not a dime a dozen on the net as they used to be. You can still get codine based pain killers which of course can cause some problems but most of the major addiction issues surface down the road in the stronger catagories. I think perhaps a greater incidence of addiction nowadays in iop purchases is in the benzo class. Was that an issue for you as well?

Anyway Good going and stay clean!!

Princess,

How selfless, kind and courageous!
yes, if anyone recognizes abuse in their behavior, any forum can be the worst place to be.
Even if you make promises to 'not go shopping', you still have association, familiarity that can pull you back in.

Thanks for the pure caring thought and
I hope for your sake you are unable to read these replies as you have put down that habit.

yes addiction is hell on earth. i have fought my battles long ago with those issues in regards to stimulants. now decades later i can honestly say i know where my strenthgs and weakness are. i have chronic pain issues and unfortunantly pain meds are the only relief i have found, but also fortunantly i for some reason don't obsess about them or try to abuse them . they are a nessacary evil for me i guess you could say. but i applaude your message of recovery, and for anyone who is abusing these med.s' for ( recreational ) reasons their is a way to live clean . for too long abusers have ruined it for those of us who might actually nned these medications for medical reasons . to you princess stay strong and close to your higher power and to anyone thinking they might have a problem please don't delay in seeking help. sincerly , 53chevy

hang in there! you have to keep positive influences in your life. for some of us, this board is hugely positive, for others, it represents something entirely different. know yourself and know your body and, again, hang in there!

Yes. What if you had brain surgery, was burned, 3rd and 4th degree on 65 % of your body, and after that, was mangled in two car accidentsa that weren't my fault? Yet I didn't die over any of it.
My doctors, and a few specialists treat me, give me prescriptions for vast amounts of painkillers, seconal, valium, xanax, oxy IR, 30 mg roxicodone, after 10 10/325 persocets a day weren't working anymore.
You're use was out of selfishness, and I can stop taking any of these pills whenever I want, that's why I have tons of them.
These roxicodones, if your not being selfish and shooting oxycontins, you are woe is me, do you know what you're doing to your family?
Actually, this is a quetion, they had me on 300mg IV of morphine in the hospital, but I stopped taking it when I got out. Nothing worked anymore, until these 30 mg roxicodone, with 5 mg IR to go with it. Anybody ever been in my situation before? I would certainly appreciate the input.

You think you don't know what you're doing here? I didn't mean to sound harsh, but I certainly don't know how I'm alive, I was given last rites over these injuries, more than once. And when I was in my teens, I did ludes like everybody else

That is od :-)
As a member with less than 25 posts there is no way for you to receive PM's or email notifications of new messages in your PM inbox. You just do not have the permission to send or receive PM's. If you received something it was not from us :-)

That said... please note that our site is meant for those that consider prescription drugs as part of the solution for their medical condition... our site is not intended for people like you that consider meds as part of the problem...

Best wishes to you

no one knows what a person who actually has a severe lasting pain goes thru. you worry about being addicted. your body IS addicted if you use narcotics for the pain. theres no way around that. i suffer from r.a., lupus, ostio arth.,degenerative bone disease, m.s. AND fibromyalgia dont let anyone tell you these things are not painful. theyre horrible. thats why im up at 4 in the morning.my anger at people who just want to get high is unreal. i wish they knew how hard they make it for the rest of us.we suffer. big time.

I'm genuinely sorry for what you've gone through, hipsher, but I just want to say that your anger at those who "just want to get high" might be misplaced. Addicts suffer, too. They have a disease, one that ruins their health and their personalities, their families and friends, their jobs and opportunities in life.

You could argue they brought it all on themselves, but even that wouldn't justify you wasting your energy on blaming those who are, essentially, fellow victims muddling through life.

You don't have your medical conditions because other people have addiction problems, just like they aren't addicts because you have lupus and fibro. One might say that the drug-seeking behavior of addicts damages legitimate pain patients by causing more suspicion and stricter regulation of meds, but even that is due to choices made by legal authorities, not the addicts themselves.

A lot of the people here do know what chronic, severe pain is like. A lot of other people know the sting and shame of struggling with abuse and addiction issues. Some of them are the same people.

Well said Gdgrrl, as always.

Mequin, I am sorry for what you have and continue to go through. Your pain sounds horrible; I am glad you have found a doctor and pain med combo that works for you.

Post more maybe if you want to; I bet you have a lot to offer on the doctor and the chronic pain topics.

My doc always corrects me when I use the word "addict". It is depencence, Laurie - there is a difference. Diabetics are "addicted" to insulin, do you fault them?

I personally think too much energy is wasted making someone the enemy.

As for the DEA & FDA, they are doing the job assigned to them. If there is a solution - there's got to be - it is a legislative one. You want to save some money, reduce the deficit, good place to start.

Switching gears: I think this is only the second time I've posted here. I love the idea and hope we utilize the thread well.

In 1/2 hour, I go get a cut and stripes in my hair. I am pleased. A little later, nails. Then I'll be exhausted, come home and take a nap. Then it's home decor!! Ronnie hauls me first and then Jakie takes over. Gosh I wish I could drive.

This IS Monday, the 22nd....right? Pathetic, but not inaquarate.

Love you honeys, Laurie

Once again, diabetics are not "addicted" to insulin.
The clinical definition of addiction or substance abuse does not include the chronic use of a drug like insulin that is necessary to keep a patient alive because their body is no longer producing an adequate level of this natural hormone.
The use of exogenous insulin keeps the patient more healthy. The same can be said for blood pressure meds, Coumadin, Capoten, digoxin and drugs that lower cholesterol.
The opposite can be true when someone taking a psychoactive drug like an opioid exhibits behavior patterns that indicate a lack of control and include actions that are potentially harmful to their health and lifestyle.
Big difference between the two definitions.
People who must take drugs like insulin and blood thinners chronically are not "addicted" to their medication.

Addiction can be a dark painful time for anyone.Congrats on your journey away from addiction and remember every day without addiction is a bright free day.