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Originally Posted by notkernels Please don't give me the usual advice about talking with my Dr. He has basically ignored my problem and gave this advice: "Just stop taking them!"
As crazy as this sound my questions is: Is there a period of time of not taking pain medication that it's safe to take them only when suffering from severe pain and still not suffer from withdrawls. |
My suggestions are - 1) get a new Dr. - one who understands drug addictions. (Many, many, many Drs. are clueless.) And, 2) NO, there is no safe time period when we can go back to using. A drug is a drug, whether gotten on the street or at a reputable pharmacy.
If you really want out of the cycle of addiction, you must be abstinent AND work some form of recovery program. That's what worked for me, and believe me, I tried everything else!
Good luck!