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So! I was laying in bed this morning trying to fall back asleep and suddenly remembered I have advice for you! Hahaha. First, a story: My uncle is pretty mentally messed up (Don't get me wrong, I love him to death) and all his problems are genetic, poor guy. He was prescribed Xanax almost a year ago. He hadn't been happy with any other medications, but all of the sudden he was so obsessed with Xanax. His stupid doctor told him to take it whenever he felt he needed it... Thus started the addiction. At first he'd talk about how great it was, then we all noticed he started "feeling like he needed it" very often. He couldn't sit down without taking out his little pill capsule he wears around his neck. About two months ago he attempted suicide, was hospitalized for a week or so, and when he got out he immediately decided to stop taking pills of any kind. He decided this without speaking with his doctor. A day or two later he had two seizures and was hospitalized again. He is now communicating with his doctor, not having withdrawls, and is on a stable path to recovery. I tell you this unnecessarily long story to give you very simple advice: Don't go it alone, talk to a doctor!
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ok i'm glad someone finally brought up seizures b/c i was just signing on to let you know exactly that. i have been taking xanax since 1999. i take .25mg two times a day and that is enough for me. i have never developed a physical or psychological dependancy and will go months without taking it at all. that being said, xanax bars are the highest single dosage you can take. they are 2 mgs each! that is 8 times my prescribed dosage for anxiety. at that level, abrupt discontinuation of xanax can lead to very dangerous seizures. follow amanda17s advice and let your dr know what you've been taking. you wont get in trouble but they need to know. xanax, and most of the other medications you mentioned, can also damage your liver and you wouldnt even know it unless they catch it with blood work or it's too late.
please be careful. if you are unable to stop on your own, you are not weak, you have an illness...a very treatable illness. best of luck to you coke78.
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V9653 -- if it had been anyone other than angelmonkey who had said such a thing I would not have given it another thought. However I've been lurking all too long to see this girl makes a habit of trying to empathize with so many posters like this that frankly few see it as empathy because it looks so much more like like support but one-up-manship.
But regardless I should not have bothered stirring the pot. Thank you for being the voice of reason.
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Malica-I'm glad to hear that you were not offended. I was somewhat scared that I took too harsh a tone in my explanation. Also I understand where you are coming from. Here is my thing-and forgive me Angelmonkey and try to understand-I have a sister who I love dearly and some of the things she says seems like one upping all the time. At first I was frustrated by Angelmonkey statements but I started reading between the lines and looking at the things she has said over time. I've realized angelmonkey is like a lot of the girls in here. Sometimes you go through things in life and they cause certain social effects. You've probably read some girls come on here and just in their own threads you can tell they are really rough around the edges. Well with my sister, she suffered a lot of abuse, and she actually was the most timid and sweet of us kids, but now she is completely loveless. She doesn't show a whole lot of love or kindness and seems aloof. But over time I've noticed that when she one-ups me or anyone, she is trying to reach out a little bit, or as much as she possibly can. You know how some people say something sweet, and then add that "but", and you take it because you know that's the best they can do.
Well from Angelmonkey's few references to her past, it really sounds like this is the first time in a long time that she's really going at things the right way. She has connected with this wonderful guy, has cleaned up her act and is trying to be a good mom. Well maybe the best way she tries to show kindness and understanding, sometimes comes out as one-upping. It's the walls we put up, Malica, and we all have it in different ways. Just like the girls who got angry on this subject because of their childhood-they aren't mean, or hateful, but this touched a nerve. I realized in Angelmonkey's postings that when people get offended by her and bite her, it's she is shocked and goes back into her wall/defense mode.
Anyway, I'm saying all this to say that, sometimes you have to look at things from a different angle. I understand a lot of people expect certain things from people all the time, but you still should stay open. People surprise you!
And Angelmonkey-sorry for talking about you and your life, and I know that I might be wrong on some conclusions, and you don't have to explain but I'm just explaining my best understanding of you as a person. It's really not an insult. Hope you understand that.
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oh so malica is one of the " oh its angelmonkey" she may be right but i,ll tell her she,s wrong anyone anyway.......i pity you
dont worry V im not offended lol
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I have had the involentary addictions, which is the worst know drug addictions there is. First off, I use to smoke pot constantly as a teen. the only time i didnt was at work and that was because my job is so dangerous. pot was the least of my problems. I was on xanax as a teen because living with my mother was so stressful, there were times i contemplated suicide. I was constantly having panic attacks, my migranes would get so bad from stress and the abuse, that my blood pressure would get all out of wack that it would cause seizures. So i was on xanax, gabipentinal, vikidine, zoloft, seraquil..ect...the list goes on and on! then i was on tons of pain meds for my migranes because i had already gone through all the cycles of migrane meds that work for a little while then i became amune....all that was left was the pain meds for them. I was on lor-tabs, percocets, more vicodon, demerol (back when they still perscibed it)...again the list goes on and on! I became addicted to all of these and never even realised it....I was more depressed then before because i would get full from all the pills i was taking. So when i was 17 ( about 3-4 years of beig on all these meds) i decided that was it. first i quit the easiet and least addictive pot, because that was the easiest to let go. then as i tried to quit all the others i caught myself sneaking them here and there as if i myself wouldnt find out about it.....it took me finally asking for help MONTHS later to get off the xanax, lortabs, percocets, and vicodon.....what they did was cancelled all my perscriptions, and drug tested me every 2 weeks. I couldnt cheat cause they watched me pee, and if i failed they would send me to monavista. Monavista is a mental and drug rehabilitation hospital out here. Once you walk through the doors it is all up to them when they let you out....It was hard fighting the habit, but having somthing to compete with helped alot and was actually a distraction. Since i had no clue and never planned on having any sort of a addiction, i am much more careful about taking pain meds now
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lol this is kinda cool! i feel like i have a story for everything.i should write a book
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Hell yeah you should. Actually you kind of helped me out though I don't have addictions other than smoking. Since I had my son I have suffered from migraines for the first time in my life. It was really bad when his dad was taking me to court and getting visitation, but it would cause my blood pressure to skyrocket and I would just get sick and just start shaking violently before becoming almost unable to move. The worst thing was after an episode it is like I've lost some brain cells or something. It takes about a week. Dude even my speech is affected. I've had a cat scan and everything is normal, but I guess from your story I'm realizing that it could have been from stress. I guess I never put two and two together. I never took meds except over the counter stuff because everything they've ever given me in the hospital causes me to get really freaked out. God I hope I won't have to resort to serious meds for it. Anyway, well anything else on that matter you could tell me would really help! I really don't want to spend the rest of my life with this problem because I'm a single mom with no help and trying to go to school. I can't afford to lose 2-3 days due to this c___p.
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Oh man V any questions you have about migranes feel free to ask....I feel for ANYONE who has to suffer with them. I have had them my whole life, and i wish i would just wake up and they would disapear. They really effect EVERYTHING i do....I think i have lost brain cells from them too...lol that is literally what if feels like
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okay....wow....this whole thing has turned personal you guys.
Angel...I do see what your getting at...btw they call what you call pot wherever you are "hash" here
Everybody against angel...haha...I'm 16 and have done pretty much everything you can possibly name. and Weed can cause mental dependancy you know you don't NEED it but you want it sooo bad that it sits on your brain that you could just call up this person or just walk around the corner and then you could smoke so from much experience I know what she's going through. Xanax (the forget pills) is seriously hard to stop but I know that if you need to and want to stop you can.
Just do what you have to do to make sure that (if you are pregnant) you and your baby are safe and healthy. Good luck...seriously.
-Jacey
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