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gratefulgal · 03-22-2005, 07:12 PM

Stephanie and logo,

thank you so much for your replies! It really made me feel better to know that others have experienced similar things, even though I knew in my heart there were others out there (and I've even heard people at AA meetings talk about how they had these kind of symptoms when they were drinking/drugging). Stephanie, I totally agree with you about him needing to be honest with his doctors but that's one of the biggest problems. We addicts know how it goes. I used to pick and choose what I told my doctors because in my heart, I didn't want anything to jeopardize me obtaining more pills in the future. My friend believes that he needs Adderall in order to funtion in life and I'm not saying he's wrong, but I think the drugs are doing more harm than good at this point.

My friend does not see or think that maybe these meds are harmful to him, he believes that everything that's happening to him is of a spiritual nature (good or evil or both). He says that he has these "things" around him/occur to him whether he's on the meds or not. He makes connections with everything (t.v. commercials, song lyrics, what people say to him) and thinks that "it's" mocking him. He says he's like some puppet that something is controlling and says he's been/being told that he's Judas from the Bible. (I hope he's not reading this because he'll definitely know I'm talking about him!)

I like what one of you said about how the symptoms continued even without the meds in your system. He rebukes (sp?) my drug theory because of this. I know that there's nothing I can do to help him and that he needs to realize he has a problem and needs help first. When in your progression did you guys come to this realization? I'm not looking for a specific time because I know that everyone's different, I'm just wondering if you guys were convinced at any point in time that it was not drug-related. It's funny because although I'm an addict, I have no idea how to deal with this situation - I started going to al-anon so I feel good about that. Thanks again for your input.

03-22-2005, 07:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
gratefulgal Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 94	Stephanie and logo, thank you so much for your replies! It really made me feel better to know that others have experienced similar things, even though I knew in my heart there were others out there (and I've even heard people at AA meetings talk about how they had these kind of symptoms when they were drinking/drugging). Stephanie, I totally agree with you about him needing to be honest with his doctors but that's one of the biggest problems. We addicts know how it goes. I used to pick and choose what I told my doctors because in my heart, I didn't want anything to jeopardize me obtaining more pills in the future. My friend believes that he needs Adderall in order to funtion in life and I'm not saying he's wrong, but I think the drugs are doing more harm than good at this point. My friend does not see or think that maybe these meds are harmful to him, he believes that everything that's happening to him is of a spiritual nature (good or evil or both). He says that he has these "things" around him/occur to him whether he's on the meds or not. He makes connections with everything (t.v. commercials, song lyrics, what people say to him) and thinks that "it's" mocking him. He says he's like some puppet that something is controlling and says he's been/being told that he's Judas from the Bible. (I hope he's not reading this because he'll definitely know I'm talking about him!) I like what one of you said about how the symptoms continued even without the meds in your system. He rebukes (sp?) my drug theory because of this. I know that there's nothing I can do to help him and that he needs to realize he has a problem and needs help first. When in your progression did you guys come to this realization? I'm not looking for a specific time because I know that everyone's different, I'm just wondering if you guys were convinced at any point in time that it was not drug-related. It's funny because although I'm an addict, I have no idea how to deal with this situation - I started going to al-anon so I feel good about that. Thanks again for your input. __________________ At any given point in time in our sobriety, we are either working on relapse or recovery.