If you are an oxycontin patient, unless your doctor is one of those who will prescibe it for anything from a hang nail to a leg cramp, you have hoodwinked your doctor into believing that you absolutely, positively cannot make it through the say without the aid of a heavy narcotic. (a reality number) So the fact that you are on it, long term, means you are addicted to it. You can blab on and on, all you want, about how you are DEPENDENT...not ADDICTED...but once you are dependent, you are addicted, once you are addicted, you are dependent...DUH?!?! So why can't you just admit it, you're an addict...a junky...it's no big deal really, I mean, nobody FORCED it on you , you asked for it! Of course, someday you'll have to get off it, and THEN you'll see how badly addicted you are, until then....you're living in fantasy land if you think you are'nt a junky.....because you ARE....a junky. I always denied it to...denial isn't just for alcoholics ya know... but once you admit it, u can quit
2007-03-11 23:36:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
P.S. Yes, I know that "addiction" and "dependency" are listed separately in the dictionary, but that doesn't mean that they don't mean the same thing! For the addict who had been on opiates for 14 years to claim she is DEPENDENT not ADDICTED, she needs an opiate holiday to open up her eyes a little bit! Even if your denial has adequately enabled you to convince yourself that you're not psychologically addicted to opiates, only stupidity has enabled you to deny you are physiologically addicted. Stop taking them for a week.....after the shakes, chills, bone pain, leg kicks, arm flails and diahrea subside, come back and tell me again how you're NOT addicted!! lol Boy, we addicts sure are funny sometimes!
2007-03-12 02:10:25 · update #1
People who have chronic pain and need strong meds to live a decent life are not junkies. You are very ignorant to the truth about chronic pain. Do you suffer from it? If not, then you have NO RIGHT to say this crap. And, by the way, there is a HUGE difference between addiction and dependency. Try doing some research.
Apdate: I never went through withdrawal of any sort when I stopped using my meds. The only hell I went through was the intense, crippling pain I had to live with. Grow up and stop judging others when you don't know anythng about their lives.
2007-03-12 01:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Though it is true that many Oxycontin users are addicted, not all are. Sure, Percocet and the likes are narcotics and highly addictive. Those that are addicted need help.
I have been prescribed Percocet since 2001 for pain management of 3 herniated discs in my lower spine. Surgery is not an option as I am still fairly young and would require the surgery at least one more time in the future. I always have Percocet "on hand" in the event that I have a major pain flare-up. But one prescription can last me 2 weeks or it can last me 6 months. It all depends on how things are going with my back. 40 pills in 6 months is hardly addictive. Give an addict 40 pills and see how long it will last. I think it would be gone fairly quick at 2+ pills every 4 - 6 hours.
Sure, I am what some might call "dependent" on my Percocet in that at times I need to take 1 or 2 to ensure I can even move from my bed to the bathroom. But at the same time, if the pain isn't bad enough to warrent taking something so strong, I will grab a couple of Advil and be on my way.
2007-03-11 23:50:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since I am a chronic pain sufferer for 16yrs. and on a high dose of Oxycontin per day, I had to put my 2cents worth in.
Unless I'm having access to this medication, I am truly, NOT ABLE TO WORK ( BE FUNCTIONAL)Now only working 2 days but have owned & operated a Business for years, the last 4 yrs. due to even more pain, had to lessen my work hrs.
Here is something you might not be aware of: Whenn taken a Narcatic(no matter the strenght),an Addict,taking Narcs, gets a HIGH in the HEAD,(that's why they're taken).
a CHRONIC PAIN SUFFERER: (no matter what strenght)taking Narcs, NEVER FEELS A HIGH ( why? OUR PAIN ABSORBS THE NARCOTICS)and that's why we can be functional THAT'S ANOTHER DIFFERENCE between Addicts and US, WE WANT TO BE PRODUCTIVE EVEN TOUGH WE SUFFER from PAIN SO BAD, THAT WE HAVE TO RESORT TO NARCS.
addicts HAVE A CHOICE!
2007-03-12 06:49:33 · answer #3 · answered by SwissAK 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Addiction is addiction and if it were so easy for people to quit we wouldn't need so many mental health professionals. Some people are stronger then others, glad you worked through your addiction, but why be so critical of those still not ready for recovery.
2007-03-11 23:48:47 · answer #4 · answered by JusMe 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People do not want to admit their faults in general. Being an addict is even harder to admit to others. Many addicts won't even admit it to themselves. Not admitting any fault is called DENIAL.
You answered your question in the last couple of sentence which you wrote.
2007-03-11 23:45:09 · answer #5 · answered by michelebaruch 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NEWS FLASH...It's sometimes hard 4 any addict 2 admit they have a problem.&,even if they do admit it,that doesn't mean that they can quit.
2007-03-11 23:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by Joyful 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People addicted cannot admit they are addicted, because the drugs have dulled their sense of reasoning. The mind is in a cloud.
2007-03-11 23:42:15 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋