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Hi DShea I am also a drunk (no alcohol for 19 yrs) with pain issues.I was put on the patch because of less abuse yea ok.By the time I detoxed this time I was on 150 mcg of fentynal with 600 mcgs for breakthrough pain.My opinion is opiates make your pain WORSE.My pain is at a 2-3 now without opiates it was at 6-8 on them. 18 months ago I would have said "I can never live without opiates my pain is too bad" that was my disease talking.It took me about 2 weeks to come off all the opiates with the help of Suboxone short term.Then about 6 months too feel human again.
Today I am on vacation this week so far I have gone fishing,cleaned my gutters,went bike riding with my son and alot of pool time which is a blessing I havent been in the pool in 5 years.One other thing that has changed is my depression issues are 1/10 of what they were.I'm on an anti-depressant which actually works because I'm not mucking everything up with all the drugs.
Oh yea I'm Tom and I'm definetly a JUNKIE
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