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Originally Posted by Melbourneguy  Firstly, I'm very sorry if this is the wrong place to start this thread. I'm terrible at internet-related things. |
No need, you're in the right place.
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Originally Posted by Melbourneguy Secondly, this is the first time I have ever 'opened up' about what I've been going through for the past 2 years so I'm not entirely sure of what I should say. |
Congratulations, great first step and I think you've summed it up well.
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Originally Posted by Melbourneguy I have flu like symptoms, cold shakes and sweats, dizziness and a dull headache. I'm quite anxious about how bad the symptoms will get as I work full time and I really don't want my detox to interfere with my job. |
And what if you actually
had the flu? Would you take the time off? This is a serious illness, too.
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Originally Posted by Melbourneguy I don't want to shift my addiction onto something else by taking another drug to combat the symptoms, so is there any way of controlling them naturally? |
The first sentence there is great, good attitude. As to the second, you can sometimes lessen the symptoms, making them more bearable, but it's unlikely you can mitigate them to the point of being unnoticeable. You've seen that already
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Originally Posted by Melbourneguy So sorry for the very introspective post, but I really needed to get all of that off my chest. This addiction has ruled my life for 2 years and I'm sick of it dictating my actions. I'm sick of pharmacy visits and being constipated! |
Well, mate, I think you've stated it pretty well. And, around here, that's not even
close to being an introspective post. You done good!
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Originally Posted by Melbourneguy I don't know anyone in real life that has been through anything like this. |
You do now. I'm Bear, a opiate addict and pretty damned real.
Stick around. You'll get what you need here.
Glad to welcome you, I remain your humble servant,