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need advice
I am having serious problems with my girlfriends
pain pill addiction, and always bothering me to help her by
borrowing meds from me, as I am also on pain mgmt, but have
very good control over my dosage, I don't abuse them. some days
I don't even take as much as I'm allowed if my pain isn't bad enough.
she was getting her own meds, untill she tested positive for weed, and
got knocked off the program, now she gets them from her mom or
who ever she can, but I buck her and help her rarely, I'm not letting
her get a hold on me like that. but on a average day she manages to
scrape up between 6 or 8 perc 10's..which are her favorite, but like
any addict she will take anything in a pinch. but I am curious about
a few things reguarding all this. I myself am prescribed 60 MG morphine
twice a day and a few perc 10's for breakthrough pain ( I am a bilateral
amputee) both legs below the knee, from a motorcycle wreck.
I can take the perc 10's at random as needed, but some days don't need
any, but feel no withdrawl if I don't take them for a couple days. now some days
I also don't take my full dose of morphine if I don't need it. but If I do go
about 8 to 12 hours with no morphine, I "will" start to feel crappy.
but what Im trying to figure out is, if my girlfriend can't find anything else,
she "will" take morphine, although, she says it makes her feel lethargic and
just wants to sleep. now she mite take morphine now and then in a pinch' after
the perc withdraws set in. I asked her what the morphine does for her since
she realy don't like it. she says, it completely stops the withdraw symptoms.
I'm just curious if this is true, because her attitude doesen't seem to improve.
she can realy confuse me, because most people that withdraw, have the
diareah, rls, cramps ect. rite now it's been about 24 hours since she last took
a morphine, and is still grumpy, but is either a very good actress, or somehting,
because she is showing none of the classic signs of the physical stuff yet.
but I do know, alot of the time she tries to pretend she is not having withdraws,
because she doesen't want me to tell her the "I told you so" bit, when I talk
to her about her addiction. I'm just curious, if it's possible for any addict to
"not" go through withdraws for some strange reason. forgive me for typing such a
large post but one other thing she does completely confuses me. I have no doubt
she is seriously addicted to opiotes, but, i also have gone through bad withdrawls
twice due to a home robbery, and I would have done anything to avoid the misery I
went through, so I know what she goes through when dope sick. what I can't figure
out is, "yea" withdrawls make a person crazy, but she becomes plain evil, especialy
with very hurtfull personal put downs, but !!!! you would think if a person was dope
sick, but knew "just curbing their behavior" would mean access to meds, they would
givew in a little and maybe even apologize. UH UH !!! NO not her, no matter, she is
a witch. she has actualy screemed to me "I NEED MY PILLS !!!" fu** you, if you think Im
going to kiss you'r ash for meds, either get me well, or live with my attitude. and
just lately, she has started the, go without sex punishment deal. she was addicted to
methadone a few years ago and went through 8 months if inpatient treatment, and was clean
for the total of a year, then had some dental work done, OOOPS..rite back on the pills.
I am rite at my breaking point of kicking her out, but her mom also enables her addiction
through doing chores for her, yea I know, a insane situation, any advice appreciated.
chuck...
pain pill addiction, and always bothering me to help her by
borrowing meds from me, as I am also on pain mgmt, but have
very good control over my dosage, I don't abuse them. some days
I don't even take as much as I'm allowed if my pain isn't bad enough.
she was getting her own meds, untill she tested positive for weed, and
got knocked off the program, now she gets them from her mom or
who ever she can, but I buck her and help her rarely, I'm not letting
her get a hold on me like that. but on a average day she manages to
scrape up between 6 or 8 perc 10's..which are her favorite, but like
any addict she will take anything in a pinch. but I am curious about
a few things reguarding all this. I myself am prescribed 60 MG morphine
twice a day and a few perc 10's for breakthrough pain ( I am a bilateral
amputee) both legs below the knee, from a motorcycle wreck.
I can take the perc 10's at random as needed, but some days don't need
any, but feel no withdrawl if I don't take them for a couple days. now some days
I also don't take my full dose of morphine if I don't need it. but If I do go
about 8 to 12 hours with no morphine, I "will" start to feel crappy.
but what Im trying to figure out is, if my girlfriend can't find anything else,
she "will" take morphine, although, she says it makes her feel lethargic and
just wants to sleep. now she mite take morphine now and then in a pinch' after
the perc withdraws set in. I asked her what the morphine does for her since
she realy don't like it. she says, it completely stops the withdraw symptoms.
I'm just curious if this is true, because her attitude doesen't seem to improve.
she can realy confuse me, because most people that withdraw, have the
diareah, rls, cramps ect. rite now it's been about 24 hours since she last took
a morphine, and is still grumpy, but is either a very good actress, or somehting,
because she is showing none of the classic signs of the physical stuff yet.
but I do know, alot of the time she tries to pretend she is not having withdraws,
because she doesen't want me to tell her the "I told you so" bit, when I talk
to her about her addiction. I'm just curious, if it's possible for any addict to
"not" go through withdraws for some strange reason. forgive me for typing such a
large post but one other thing she does completely confuses me. I have no doubt
she is seriously addicted to opiotes, but, i also have gone through bad withdrawls
twice due to a home robbery, and I would have done anything to avoid the misery I
went through, so I know what she goes through when dope sick. what I can't figure
out is, "yea" withdrawls make a person crazy, but she becomes plain evil, especialy
with very hurtfull personal put downs, but !!!! you would think if a person was dope
sick, but knew "just curbing their behavior" would mean access to meds, they would
givew in a little and maybe even apologize. UH UH !!! NO not her, no matter, she is
a witch. she has actualy screemed to me "I NEED MY PILLS !!!" fu** you, if you think Im
going to kiss you'r ash for meds, either get me well, or live with my attitude. and
just lately, she has started the, go without sex punishment deal. she was addicted to
methadone a few years ago and went through 8 months if inpatient treatment, and was clean
for the total of a year, then had some dental work done, OOOPS..rite back on the pills.
I am rite at my breaking point of kicking her out, but her mom also enables her addiction
through doing chores for her, yea I know, a insane situation, any advice appreciated.
chuck...
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I didn't read everything, but it sounds like she's an addict and you use your medication as directed.
What you are doing is illegal (giving her your medication), keep that in mind. It's just my personal feeling but I don't want to go to jail for anyone.
I hope she finds some help.
Welcome to SR. You may want to post in the friends and family section, I think you will find some wonderful support there.
What you are doing is illegal (giving her your medication), keep that in mind. It's just my personal feeling but I don't want to go to jail for anyone.
I hope she finds some help.
Welcome to SR. You may want to post in the friends and family section, I think you will find some wonderful support there.
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