Common Sense

Because I was keeping a pain and drug diary on my Myspace blog, I’ve recently had a few people contact me about their own drug use. One is a chronic pain sufferer and we happen to use the same type of opioid and we’ve been comparing the effects.

Another, who just contacted me today, was asking about help with her Vicodin addiction. I wrote about my successes with methodically lowering my daily intake to help curb withdrawal symptoms when you finally cease taking the drug, and I wrote about the difference between addiction and chemical dependance. Addiction is mostly a psychological thing and the way to get over it involves a lot of talking with people who can understand you. It’s all a medical problem and there are plenty of really good doctors out there that can help. Having a good friend or two that will just listen has helped me a great deal with my pain-related depression and my drug intake.

I don’t think I’m really the best person in the world to talk about kicking a habit since I’m still taking my tramadol. My quitting lasted a day and a half because of how much my leg hurt. But I did have a lot of success with lowering my dosage and I understand all too well how it feels when you are going through withdrawal from suddenly stopping. So I hope I’m helping these people, with drugs or with pain.

Because I was keeping a pain and drug diary on my Myspace blog, I’ve recently had a few people contact me about their own drug use. One is a chronic pain sufferer and we happen to use the same type of opioid and we’ve been comparing the effects.

Another, who just contacted me today, was asking about help with her Vicodin addiction. I wrote about my successes with methodically lowering my daily intake to help curb withdrawal symptoms when you finally cease taking the drug, and I wrote about the difference between addiction and chemical dependance. Addiction is mostly a psychological thing and the way to get over it involves a lot of talking with people who can understand you. It’s all a medical problem and there are plenty of really good doctors out there that can help. Having a good friend or two that will just listen has helped me a great deal with my pain-related depression and my drug intake.

I don’t think I’m really the best person in the world to talk about kicking a habit since I’m still taking my tramadol. My quitting lasted a day and a half because of how much my leg hurt. But I did have a lot of success with lowering my dosage and I understand all too well how it feels when you are going through withdrawal from suddenly stopping. So I hope I’m helping these people, with drugs or with pain.