Addiction?

Question

I have recently gone through Heroin Addiction and at the moment am doing my "Rattle".I am concerned that i am going to relapse and fall back into it.
I feel lost without it,like i have nothing to do.A lot of things annoy me without going into too much detail.It blocks out all of it.
Can anyone give me advice.My doctor is no help at all

Answer 1

perhaps you can go to a counselor. they can help you out with that. i'm glad you broke off addiction and i hope you can successfully live without it.

Answer 2

I've never even taken heroin, so you can ignore this as 'knowing' advice!

I only gave up smoking, but there are a few things that keep me stopped. One is that I am glad I don't have to think about the paraphernalia of smoking. I don't have to make sure I have all that stuff with me when I leave the house in the mornings.

When I stopped, I automatically moved into a different class of person. Although I never said it to anyone...I admit that I felt I was a better person for not being the idiot I had been before.

I have friends and family who are glad I have stopped. My 15 year old son is conscious of nothing other than what concerns him!...just like any other 15 year old!...But he checks every couple of weeks or so that I am still stopped and actually smiles like he used to before he became another 'Kevin'!

I wish I could say more useful things...I just want you to succeed.

Answer 3

If you are seeing a GP then you are not going to get the expertise you need for your condition. Opioid dependence withdrawal can be very hard on all the systems of the body. It is best if you see a specialist in addition medicine or a psychiatrist with experience with heroin addiction. Most Heroin addicts need to transition off onto another medication. Traditionally this has been Methadone, but that is hard to withdraw from also, not because of the psychological addition but due to the physiological dependence. Suboxone should help but must be provided by an addition medicine specialist and should be accompanied by additional support including counselling, medications to manage blood pressure, and I endorse the use of naturopathic supplements to remove the toxins from your body and support your optimum physical health. Remember there are a lot of severe medical issue which can result during withdrawal, including seizures, stroke, insomnia, depression, hypertensive crisis, etc...

Seek appropriate medical support. The best help is in a rehab centre.

Good luck with your withdrawal and stay strong.

Answer 4

I am a dry alcoholic, i have been dry for 5 years, the old adage '1 day at a time' is so true. think of something that you have done recently that you could not have done before you were clean, compare your recent achievements with the way you were, use every plus in your life now against every negative in your life when you were using, build on the positives. it is always worth remembering that 'using' was a big part of your life, a massive part of your life, it is like grieving over a great loss, but like grieving it does get better, stick with it and you will feel the benefits. do you have a support worker? do you have a help line number? do you have any support groups or group members phone numbers? whatever you have use it, take all the support you can get, that is what it is there for. take care, chin up and good luck.

Answer 5

Firstly Well Done for being able to come off heroin. You are also really brave comming on here and telling people. Do you have many friends or family around? Perhaps you could go and stay with one of them- maybe do something during the day to take your mind off things such as; walking, jogging, volunteer work or something. Whatever you do, you shouldnt go through this on your own! What about organisations, charities that can help you? Counselling? You have came this far!!

Best of Luck!

Karen

Answer 6

Heroin Anonymous - 12 Step Program, not only to help with addiction but to better your quality of life. There are others who are going through what you are...they have for many years. Here is the link, find a meeting in your area or call the hot line. Many will love to help.

http://www.heroin-anonymous.org/

Answer 7

Sounds like things are going well. You are withdrawing from a narcotic which means that your body moving towards being drug free.
I would suggest finding a Narcotics Anonymous meeting (free/varied times during the day/others who have already done what you are doing)

Remember why you want to stop. Your addiction does not want you to change. Find other support people who do

It is very difficult to do it alone and besides why bother handling all the stress on your own

Answer 8

I had a friend that was really bad off on horse. I would suggest not hanging around people that you have used with and finding something to do with all of your spare time so you don't even think about shooting. Do you have a job? I know my friend didn't have a job and he lived off of his dad's life policy because he passed away. I really wish you the best of luck, I've been in your shoes with coke, but never heroin. God Bless You =)

Answer 9

Hi Rainbow. Any addiction is very hard to break, smoking, drinking, and of course, drugs. I think your doing the right thing and trying to stop Herion. You will feel lost without it, because, you'v always had it. Keep your mind occupied, if this wont work, talk to friends, family and stay away from things and make you feel you need it. Good luck mate, chin up.

Answer 10

without knowing anything about how long your habit was, you have to fall out of love with it! i had a habit for 23 years iv been clean for 19 months, on methadone i started with 80 ml and now down to 20 ml umm its a battle every day but i do feel like iv got myself back and that monkey isn't on my back anymore, i did have help from friends i.e my boss knew my problem and really helped. I wish you all the best and if i can help in anyway please email me my friend. You must fall out of love with the drug though and look within too the root!

Answer 11

All the advise here is good pick one and follow it.
I just quit smoking (yeah i know its not the same) and exercise has helped me started walking and jogging...now things are going better and not craving as much. Try not to give up to get this far took alot of guts