Posted by galkeepinon on August 20, 2003, at 2:31:34
In reply to need help ,opinions on pain meds and ad's « howdy, posted by Dr. Bob on August 19, 2003, at 17:53:37
Hi, only you can ask yourself why you quit taking your pain meds? Are you afraid of addiction? What, may I ask, are the pain meds you are taking? Are you taking any AD's currently? I know for me, personally, I got hooked on pain pills (VIcodin) becasue of the *feel good* effects they produced~~~way better feelings than ANY antidepressant has ever given me-but they were always short-lived and I walked around in a zombie-like state all the time-not a way to function at school.
**Sometimes you need these kinds of meds to get you through whatever it is you are suicidal and/or depressed about to maybe do some therapy, or function, do some introspective inner work, etc. It doesn't necessarily mean you will be on them to *survive* per say. I hear what you are saying, I hope this helps.
Please keep in touch:-)
PS~~~if this helps, I smoke cigarettes, a habit I started at 29, I hate myself for it because they are deadly. I also drink sodas, gave them up for a while. Sometimes there are things in life that we may think that will help us survive when really we use them for pleasure and that's ok~~~if you give yourself that permission;)please try not to be so hard on yourself.
I'm here if you need anything..........> > I posted yesterday with this problem ,I have had boughts of major depression for 10 to 15 years also with chronic pain,I have take so many ad's I cant list them, but when I get depressed,I tend to quit taking my pain meds ,quit drinking caffine, and beat my self up for doing this,when i take my pain meds,I feel much better physically and mentally,actually feel normal,why do I quit taking these things and should i start back on my pain meds and caffine or just go thru life miserable.What causes me to do this .I have neck pain knee pain and headaches,but I feel as though I dont want to take these meds although my gp anf pdoc tell me they are necessary,I dont like thinking I need this stuff to survive, I have suicidal thoughs that are very scary,when i don't take them, what should I do?????
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