[Spiffyfable]

Tough spot to be in

Great post though

[mr_feelgood]

Its never too late to pick the needle up again

[ChristySD]

Originally Posted by Kaotic ↗

I'm 35 have been an opiate addict for 16 years. The only thing that's helped me stay functional and out of the streets is buprenorphine. Some people shit on it and say that I'm trading one addiction for another but it is what it is.

Are you on the sublingual tablet/strip or the injectable (Sublocade)? My physician injects mine once a month and I don’t have to worry about any peaks or troughs. I love it.

I was in a horrendous car accident the night of my Senior Prom (1997) and it pretty much fucked up my back. The neurologist also found a previously undiagnosed birth defect of the spine. Welp, 2 replaced discs and much implantable hardware later, they had me pretty doped up on opiates. I finally got tired of being a zombie, especially after being put on fentanyl patches…… that shit was so strong, it was dosed in micrograms and was a 3-day patch.

I started on the old school Suboxone tablets. The orange hexagons that tasted like shit. Had the generic Subutex that was supposed to be pina colada, but was more like a fermented pineapple. Advanced to the strips when they hit the market. God forbid they got any touch of moisture on them before they were in your cheek, or you just wasted a dose and had to start over. In 2019, my doc wanted me to try the Sublocade injectable that was a long-term solution. I thought he was full of shit…. Didn’t think it was possible, but here I am, a few years later and still getting them.

The buprenorphine answers the pain management problem for me, also. I still have chronic pain, but it dulls it for me. I am not on any opiate pain meds and only take Meloxicam for the arthritis (Tylenol daily for aches and pains-OTC 500 mg x2).

I’m like you. I don’t give a shit what anybody thinks or says. They don’t have to live my life or feel my physical pain. I was able to be a full time devoted mother to both of my children and live they way I want. One is in college now, while the other is in high school. I’m able to go back to school, myself, and will hopefully be getting my law license in a few years. I switched from medicine because I am tired of it (some members on DR know my story and know I have been in medicine as a profession)…..

[Rcuca909]

Stay strong brothers and sisters. Non addicts will never get it so don't let words hurt you. My advice if your in the midst of darkness is pray to God just because your using doesn't mean he's not listening. I've been brought back to life quite a few times and recently was on life support with sepsis. I'm 6 weeks clean and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my families prayers. God bless

[Budd Dwyer]

Originally Posted by mr_feelgood ↗

I will continue to shoot that shit until the day I die

Then you'll die sooner than later
Please do it quickly, because you are wasting valuable resources (oxygen)
Thx in advance