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Jan 25, 2011, 01:45 AM
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I need about 2000 posts on why to stop !
I get migraines. And I'm bipolar. (higher propensity to abuse). Recently, someone in my house got a huge script for vicodin. So I stole a few. And yes I checked on interactions. And I had maybe a half a pill for 2 nights and tonight I had a migraine that wouldn't respond to powerful script meds (non narcotic ) I have to I took half again and then the other half an hour later. Finally! No more migraine! Yippee! But then a while after that I hit what I guess is euphoria- felt like after really good sex but more plus sitting by the fire with someone you love. And that freaked me out! I don't want a mental or chemical addiction! Please tell mr all the horrible stories about it so I can forget and resist it. Just need to read them. |
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Jan 25, 2011, 04:58 AM
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Moose - to begin with, you know you should not be using someone else's meds...
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Jan 25, 2011, 08:13 AM
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and i'm concerned your friend was prescribed lots of the med too. highly addictive. doctors have become irresponsible. they are helping to create more addicts!!
 moose i believe you already know this isn't something for u to do or u wouldn't have posted, imho. i'd talk with your doc about testing to get to the root of the cause re migraines and trying another non-narcotic med. anti-anxiety meds might do the trick or muscle relaxers like bachlophen-spelling....  what precipitates the migraines? might help you avoid those triggers along with a med.
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Jan 25, 2011, 10:26 AM
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I had a thing with vicodin in highschool, and little afterward. It wasn't a daily habit, but even so it started with one pill, and then two and then three. And then eventually I was crushing them, and once I got so f'd up that I was sure if I went to sleep I wouldn't wake up. People die from this crap all of the time. I didn't have the benefit of stories like Heath Ledger and Brittany Murphy at the time, but those kids died from the same types of pills, maybe feeling the same thing I felt. That stuff is strong, very addictive and sneaks up on you. Watch out! Death is a VERY REAL POSSIBILITY.
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Jan 25, 2011, 10:41 AM
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Right. Hence why I posted. Reality check! I wouldn't post if I wanted to continue. Thank you for these posts.
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Jan 25, 2011, 10:41 AM
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Watch an all day marathon of "Dr. G: Medical Examiner." doing her thing in the morgue; lots of them do stupid drug things too.
http://health.discovery.com/tv/dr-g-medical-examiner/
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Jan 25, 2011, 11:40 AM
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Thanks. Good idea
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Jan 25, 2011, 03:05 PM
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Please tell mr all the horrible stories about it so I can forget and resist it. Just need to read them.
Another helpful-i hope-thought to answer your cry for help. for those of us who have suffered from chemical addiction- it controls us, not the other way around. it tells us what we are gonna do night and day. it tells us it will take us to wonderful places and we end up in crack houses, etc. it causes us to lie, cheat and steal to get our fix. it takes away our families, jobs, our very soul. it promises us the moon and stars and some of us sadly die. hope this is helpful.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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Jan 25, 2011, 03:15 PM
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Thank you, madisgram!!
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Jan 25, 2011, 04:36 PM
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u be welcome, gf.
 glad that helped and good for u to seek assistance if ya ain't got all the answers or just need reminders. peace out.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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Jan 25, 2011, 10:41 PM
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I have a migraine but am taking regular meds.
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Jan 25, 2011, 11:22 PM
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Opiates/narcotics are really likely to trigger mania in people with bipo. Be super careful and DONT TAKE MEDS THAT ARENT YOURS. End nurse rant.
Hugs I know it's hard when migraines hang around.
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Jan 26, 2011, 08:15 PM
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I hear ya.
After only 3 days ( minus yesteday and today), do you think I should expect any issues? |
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Jan 31, 2011, 12:11 AM
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[quote=Moose72;1678636]I need about 2000 posts on why to stop !
I get migraines. And I'm bipolar. (higher propensity to abuse). Recently, someone in my house got a huge script for vicodin. So I stole a few. And yes I checked on interactions. And I had maybe a half a pill for 2 nights and tonight I had a migraine that wouldn't respond to powerful script meds (non narcotic ) I have to I took half again and then the other half an hour later. Finally! No more migraine! Yippee! But then a while after that I hit what I guess is euphoria- felt like after really good sex but more plus sitting by the fire with someone you love. And that freaked me out! I don't want a mental or chemical addiction! Please tell mr all the horrible stories about it so I can forget and resist it. Just need to read them.[/quote You should quit so you want run into really bad side effects.I had too learn that the hard way by taking my dad pain meds that cause a lot of stress and pain.Come on now you know thats not the right thing to do.You are an very smart lady too lnow thats not right too take those pills 
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Jan 31, 2011, 09:45 PM
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I did. Days ago
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Jan 31, 2011, 10:06 PM
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Feb 24, 2011, 11:02 AM
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Feb 24, 2011, 09:00 PM
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Hi there...
a really good reason to stop is that it's not good for our kids to see us "on" something. That's the reason I stopped drinking, I didn't like the idea that my son might one day see me as an old boozer, rather than a Mum. I love my son, and I want him to have as many happy memories of me as he can. So, I stopped drinking for him, rather than me. I know you've got kids, and you love them... and you know that drugs, no matter how good they make you feel, make you behave in ways that confuse and upset your children. Think of them, and it will be much easier to resist temptation. And if I'm ever in here needing to be reminded why not to drink, you jump up and down on me, and tell me what I just told you. 
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Feb 24, 2011, 10:27 PM
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As you wish Moose. STOP!
You know you should not. That said, I used to have migraines, and know there is a point where you wish someone would just lop off your head so the pain would stop. Go to a doc and ask for real migraine meds. I had Maxalt for example. Take only in case of migraine. Self-dissolving tabs, had one in a pocket, one in a car. Wouldn't leave home without it. From hellish puking pain to blessed painless numbness in 20 min. Non Narcotic. There are others too. |
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