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funky not a junkie...
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: ATL, GA
Posts: 4
new to forum, new to NA/AA
Hi all. So, I am not even sure if I am ready to start recovery right here and now. But I WANT to. I know something has to give at this point. I am an IV heroin addict. I have been on methadone over a year now, but continue to use. I started on the clinic as a last resort and am deeply saddened that it hasn't helped the way it should have. The only difference is avoiding sickness, which does save me and my fiance my resulting breakdowns (I am also clinically depressed). Dare I say it has made my using easier?
My fiance is also uses. He can pick it up and put it down though. I know that if I stopped, it would help him. I don't want to misrepresent myself though, I do not blame myself for his using, but I do have a desire to be the rock he says he wishes I was, because I love him very much and I want us to be able to have a family (something we fear would be a disaster right now). There is much more to say, but I hope this will serve as an introduction. I look forward to meeting you all, and hope you can answer some of my questions about NA, and whether it could be of help to me.
My fiance is also uses. He can pick it up and put it down though. I know that if I stopped, it would help him. I don't want to misrepresent myself though, I do not blame myself for his using, but I do have a desire to be the rock he says he wishes I was, because I love him very much and I want us to be able to have a family (something we fear would be a disaster right now). There is much more to say, but I hope this will serve as an introduction. I look forward to meeting you all, and hope you can answer some of my questions about NA, and whether it could be of help to me.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: SE Michigan
Posts: 1,066
Welcome, from one foot avatar to another. 
A little further down the main board page there's forums for NA/drug addiction.
I am glad you're not getting sick. Are you in any sort of treatment or counseling for depression?
A little further down the main board page there's forums for NA/drug addiction.
I am glad you're not getting sick. Are you in any sort of treatment or counseling for depression?
funky not a junkie...
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: ATL, GA
Posts: 4
grr. wrote a whole reply and my computer blue screened. anyways, yes, i have been on zoloft for about 6 months now. i have found it to be a very big help. although, i am a little too level now. apathetic. but, i was a raging nut case before that, so i will take it. i would love to do some therapy, but i cannot afford it. i am just going to a gen. practitioner for the meds. i was trying to get into community mental health, but i missed an appointment 
i should try again though. thank you all for welcoming me into the community! and lol at the foot avatar stevie!
i should try again though. thank you all for welcoming me into the community! and lol at the foot avatar stevie!
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 7,910
Welcome MissP - I think getting support is key and this is a great place to begin.... it's just too hard to do this on our own. I know you'll find lots of help in the Substance Abuse section, like Stevie said.
I don't know about heroin/methadone, but alcohol interferes with anti-depressants. And it's hard I think to address the underlying issues while we're self-medicating.....
I know you'll find help and understanding here - glad you found us!:ghug3
I don't know about heroin/methadone, but alcohol interferes with anti-depressants. And it's hard I think to address the underlying issues while we're self-medicating.....
I know you'll find help and understanding here - glad you found us!:ghug3
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