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I need help

Posted by shane123 @shane123, Nov 24, 2022

I’m 35 I put myself on methadone to stop taking other things but ended up stuck on the methadone. Out of fear of being labeled with my doctor I didn’t tel him about the methadone. He put me on Prozac. It started out ok but now I keep getting nerve pain all over the place constant ringing in my ears the feeling of passing out and I’m terrified to go to sleep. Am I safe? Can I go to sleep and still wake up? I really need help as crazy as this sounds

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Jul 30, 2024
In reply to @sally12345 "Hello , I just recently , Thursday had a meth pipe fall out of my sons..." + (show)
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Hello , I just recently , Thursday had a meth pipe fall out of my sons pocket. He turned 28 yesterday....turned into a confession . He has been thro an awful separation , had 2 children doesn't see them anymore , 4 and 6...his wife left him for a much older man. He has been thro a dui an accident with a deer 3 weeks ago..came home with a 40 yr old gf..homeless she is..who I found out was on meth and fenatyl..I did not think he was. I am shook. The stigma with drugs is quite overwhelming. His sister wants them gone. She says they will steal , the and destroy what life I have left and my health, which is frail. I tried being tough they slept in a cold truck in minus10..any advice..anything.I've even had the police call me as they feel he needs a conversation....

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How are you doing by now? Any changes with your son?

My brother abused drugs and alcohol for several decades. After my father died, my mother invited him to live with her, but she was emphatic about no drugs or alcohol in her house. She caught him a few times and told him he had to leave until he was ready to get serious again. This happened several times.

But within the year he was clean and sober and was a good companion for Mom. He probably was a better cook than Mom, and she wasn't eating well on her own. After she died, we arranged for him to stay in our parents' condo as long as he needed, and now, more than ten years later, he's doing well. Kind of a nutrition fanatic and doing well.

With help, accountability, support and time, he can be healed from his addiction. I pray that it will be so.

Jim

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michaelhall | @michaelhall | Apr 14 7:46pm

Man what a perplexing problem.beter coke clean with doctor

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michaelhall | @michaelhall | Apr 14 7:56pm
In reply to @reese1 "Hey Shane. Don't feel badly about yourself. Being a "I'll do it myself" guy means you..." + (show)
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Hey Shane. Don't feel badly about yourself. Being a "I'll do it myself" guy means you are not a baby. You are an independent thinker and survivor. None of us are bad people just because we are or were an addict. Addiction does NOT discriminate. Thanks to the survivors out there, we have places like "The Betty Ford Clinic" and AA and so on. When I was in that dark tunnel of withdrawals trying to claw my way out, I could still see the light at the end. As the months went by, the light got brighter and brighter, and I eventually climbed out. I still have a few scars from it, but I am doing so much better now, and it feels like a vail was lifted from my eyes about myself. I still get w/d from time to time but not anything like it was. Now, I just slap myself back to my feet. You will climb out of this--believe me and believe in yourself.

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Sorry your going through addiction

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bgpage | @bgpage | Oct 20 4:52pm

Are you getting the methadone at a treatment center for it? In my state you have anonymity of you go to one of the treatment centers from your Drs your family etc I ask because the symptoms you are feeling are not normal for either medicine Methadone or Prozac and they can be taken together .

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surechamp | @surechamp | Oct 22 9:15am

You need to check in with your Dr asap as we’re not medical people & you could get some bad advice that could make things worse for you. I wish you well.

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azmiranda | @azmiranda | Oct 22 10:12am

I would say with all the symptoms you are having you should probably go to the ER. None of the symptoms are normal reactions to the meds. You should just be honest with the Docs it is hard to say the truth but they really appreciate it and can only help you if you are 100% honest. God Bless you and I hope you get some answers and relief soon.

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kb2014a | @kb2014a | Oct 22 6:16pm

Consider going to ER. It is my policy to be upfront with all my Healthcare providers. Full disclosure. They cannot help otherwise.The healthcare system is under strain right now.

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