Originally Posted by
JaneLane 
The first thing I'd say is welcome!
And talk to your doctor. Don't try to come off any substance till you've been honest with a doctor. It's just not worth the risk.
Once that's done, then it's staying clean that's the tricky part! Have you ever tried any kind of support groups in the community?
My doctors brilliant - I don't want to go down the official drug problem route incase I make it back to work - also a small amount of tramadol and some codeine do help when I'm at my worst - my wife agrees that's ok