Pain Pill Addiction: Methadone Detox Facts

Question: A cure for pain pill addiction?

(Posted by: tabatha g on 2007-04-11 04:43:41)

Can any of you elaborate on what you did to get off of your addiction to pain pills and what worked best for you?

Posted by: redrumdrive on 2007-04-11, 05:36:23

I was addicted to pain medication for over 10 years. I am now in recovery from my addiction after going into a treatment center for 7 weeks. I don't recomend you try to do it on your own. You will be much more sucessfull if you get professional help. I tried many times to quit on my own and I always went back to using. I have been clean for over 2 months now and feel so much better. My life had gotten so far out of control that I almost died, and I did not care if I died or not, that was the scary part. I didn't start out addicted to the medicine, I was prescribed the meds for legitimate pain from a work accident. I was on a lot of different pills and got a large amount every month to manage the pain. It was only a matter of time before I started abusing the meds. I feel 100% better today and am glad I went through treatment, it was the best thing I have ever done for myself.

Posted by: Atroc!ty on 2007-04-11, 04:51:07

Smoking addiction, chocolate addiction replace your addiction w/ something else, like vegetables... everytime you think of taking a pain pill, eat a carrot = P worked for me = )

Posted by: Kimberly R on 2007-04-11, 04:53:22

My mom is on high doses of pain pills, and the only way she can get off them is if the doctors weans her- if she stops cold turkey she would end up in the hospital. If these pills are being taken for 'fun' smoke some weed instead... but I say dont just stop taking them, the withdraw can be ugly.

Posted by: linda p on 2007-04-11, 07:15:27

I haven't gotten off mine yet, I have chronic pain, but if I wanted to my pain management doctor would take me off little by little. If your taking 30 pills a week say, the following week you would cut 1 pill out so you would be taking 29 pills a week, the next week cut 1 pill out so you would be taking 28 pills and so on an so on until your down to 1 pill. Its the safest way to do it and its so gradual that you won't have any withdrawal. It just takes time but it will work..Good luck

Posted by: Smoke D on 2007-04-15, 02:52:57

Talk to your doctor. Sometimes it is not safe to quit cold turkey.