Help on Pain Killer Addiction and Withdrawal Symptoms?
July 17, 2009 by Addiction and Substance Abuse Tips
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Can you answer Steve in Cali’s question about Addiction?:
I’ve been a light user of pain killers for the past 18 months; light meaning I take one, maybe two pills a week. Now, I’ve tried to stop and the withdrawals are really intense after 2 weeks. Can anyone offer advise on how to kick the habit completely? Also, any help on reducing the withdrawal symptoms?
Drug Addiction And Recovery
I’ve been a light user of pain killers for the past 18 months; light meaning I take one, maybe two pills a week. Now, I’ve tried to stop and the withdrawals are really intense after 2 weeks. Can anyone offer advise on how to kick the habit completely? Also, any help on reducing the withdrawal symptoms?
Drug Addiction And Recovery
Addiction Feedback: Have you talked frankly with your doctor about your concern? If not, I urge you to do so as soon as possible—and if he or she doesn’t seem to take your concern seriously, seek advice from a doctor who will. I’m not a doctor, of course, but from time to time I get letters from people who have become addicted to painkillers in this way, and it’s a very serious matter.
Let me assure you, however, that God knows your situation, and there’s nothing wrong with seeking medical help for your physical pain—including pain medication if necessary. In fact, we should be thankful for all the advances in medicine that God has given us through gifted researchers. The Bible reminds us that “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father” (James 1:17).
At the same time, I hope you won’t become so focused on your physical problems that you ignore your spiritual health. Physical problems tend to overwhelm us but they also should remind us that life is only temporary, and this world is not our final home.
Are you prepared for that day when you will enter eternity and face God? You can be, by turning to Christ and committing your life to Him in faith and trust. When we know Him, we know that nothing “will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).
Addiction Feedback: something is not right here..you have to use them daily to suffer from withdrawl…
this might be all mental, seek a regular counselor and just dont use them anymore…
I know from experience you will not have withdrawls after only using 1 or 2 pills a week…
Addiction Feedback: cold shoulder it……thats what i did
Addiction Feedback: Use alternative medicine like ice or heat…..if u aint in pain, dont take the crap.
If u need it …take it. Its on Earth for that reason.
Addiction Feedback: Whenever you take one, use ipecac to make you throw up miserably. Then you’ll begin to associate those pills with the nastiness of throwing up.
Addiction Feedback: I have been taking a medicine for over a year and decided to quit. The doctor told me to taper off. I started taking a half pill 2 times a day for two weeks then a quarter of a pill 2 times a day for two weeks. It stopped all of the withdrawl because if was coming out of my system slowly. Good luck, hope this helps.
Addiction Feedback: keep moving, walking, talking, typing, but keep busy. soak what hurts you and when all else fails, go to sleep. avoid Dr and pills. you obviously were not watched good enough or this would not have happened to you. From now on ask, no, demand non-narcotic medications, and refuse anything that can be addicted, cause once addicted you can get it with something else easier than before, cause you already got the “habit”. hope this helps.