Halley

What can we do when your child is going through withdrawls from Meth?

HurtingDad

I assume your talking about methamphetamine, not methadone. Either way there are sites on the internet that recommend certain homeopathic remedies, but if they pains are sever, take him/her to ER or a doctors. Blood pressure can really spike under severe pain.
I speak personally from a son who quit methadone.

Cindi R

methamphetamines?
I was lucky enough to get to go to treatment.
The W/D is more psychological than physical.
Yeah, you want it, a lot. but it's not like benzo's or opiates where you gotta have it or you're going to be sick.
Sleep, fluids, food.
Stay away from people, places and things that are triggers to want to get high again.
I've been clean since 8/15/01.
Recovery from meth is possible!
NA gave me a new life.
AA is the parent program of NA, I attended meetings, meetings and more meetings.
At least daily. Sometimes 3 times a day.
Worked the 12 steps of the program.
Found hope. Found other people who had been there and done that.
Found a new way of life. Found an entirely new set of friends. Learned how to entertain myself sober without the use of drugs.

hope213

i think cindi answered your question. i want to welcome you to S.R. i am the mom of an addict son also. his choice of drug is crack. i realized by coming here & working my recovery there is nothing i can do to keep my son clean. he has got to do that himself. please keep coming back. this site & meeting saved my sanity.prayers for you & your son.

SoberAndy

Could you please provide more information? How old is your child? Is it a son or daughter? Are they in any kind of treatment?

Set firm boundaries. Without treatment, the odds of your child going right back to using are high. Support their recovery, but don't enable their addiction.

Make it clear they are only welcome in your house if they are clean and sober. Check out rehab clinics and out-patient clinics in your area. There are full day programs. There are also intensive out-patient programs that meet a few hours per day. Check out narcotics anonymous meetings and AA meetings. (Many folks in AA have drug problems and not just alcohol problems.)

caileesnana

Hi, I'm Susan, mother of an AD. I live in Dallas.

As a parent, you can only pray and help them when they ask. We can't take the pain or consequences from them. They own it.

There is alot you can read on all drugs, especially meth. Some recovering on our forum used meth. How old is your child?

PM me if you'd like. I'm sorry you have to go through this with your child, it is the worst of all pain, I believe.
Prayers for strength to get you through,
susan
:praying

rahsue

Hi and welcome to SR, I am the mother of a recovering(ooh I love that word) heroin addict (my son will be 23 on sunday) I don't know about withdrawals from meth but I do know that it's the addict's pain to go through and they need to go through it. However, if there is a problem with blood pressure your child may need to go to the ER. Also, read read read, there are boundaries that you will need to set with your child, like suggesting a program of sorts. Not too many people can stay clean without following some kind of program (just my opinion)

bookmiser

((((((((Halley))))))))




Another mom here. My 26 yo son was addicted to heroin for 5 years.
I'm not sure of the withdraw symptoms of meth, but I'm sure they're
just like heroin withdraw. Nightmarish. Fortunately, I've blocked out those
memories of seeing my son curled up in a ball, sweating, crying, and begging me for money to help him. Which, I did. That's why I'm here.
I'm so sorry for you and your son. I'm glad that you've found sr, though,
and I encourage you to keep coming back, get into face to face meetings
if they're available in your area, and read. Alot.
All said with love and understanding,
Linda

Snowbunny

oh I had to quit speed or no more skiing for me. Very ghettogrit for me, but meh.
My mom made me lots of tea, and gatorade, and food. I was so hungry.
Took me about two weeks. I was fine after that. Had to drop my speedster friends and go work on the snow plow.
I eat M&M's now, all the time. Hows she doing now? Shell be okay, its not that bad. Get her into a sport. I ski all the time, no time for speed.