brokengirl35

Hello my name is jessica i am 22 years old
i been having problems with a lot of things
i been trying to stop using Vicodin i been cutting it down
but then i was taking a lot of benadrill at night
i was taking a lot of xanx as well
and now i just dont know what to do
i feel sick and i been getting numbness in my arms
as well as feeling achs all over my body
i am getting chills and hot flashes
i really need help someone please help me

trikuza

hey jessica. im devin, im 22 and ive recently gotten off booze and xanax. You might be experiencing withdrawl from the vicodin and xanax. You should see a doctor and get some advice on how to safely stop using those drugs.

Happier

Hi and welcome. Sorry to hear that you are struggling. I agree with the advice of seeking medical help. Sorry I am not much help as alcohol was my drug of choice. You are not alone though and I know you'll hear from others soon.
Keep reading and posting. We can and do get better.

brokengirl35

hey guys thank you but sadly i cant get medcal help i cant have my family know that i am going threw this.. i cant let them down and well my father wouldnt be 2 kindly about it....
and in my line of work i cant have them knowing all this about me i am scared it will come back to bite me in the ass

i am very scared and i dont know what to do i have never gone threw this like this way... i never let myself get this bad before..... and well i am not sure what to do....

Anna

You really need to talk to a dr about your symtpoms. Your dr would also be able to help you with a plan to get off the drugs. Take care of yourself.

brokengirl35

theres no way that i cant do this on my own? will this get better at all can i do it cold turkey?

Dee74

Hi Jessica - welcome

none of us are Drs so none of us can really answer that.

If you had a friend who was feeling sick, achey, with chills flashes and numbness wouldn't you recommend they saw a Dr?

Do your family even need to know?

D

brokengirl35

i would i know you all are right that i should go to the dr but i am scared... i work in the medical field and i just dont want it getting out about me and im scared i never been backed to the wall like this.... i always had a out and this time i dont and its scarey

MythOfSisyphus

Go to the ER. You're 22, they don't have to call your parents. Just talk to a doctor there. If it's nothing life threatening you'll just walk out and go home, knowing you're not going to keel over. If it is life threatening, well- none of the consequences you fear will matter if you die!

So often the things we think are so important pale to insignificance when we get some perspective. You need to save your life first- the other stuff will fall into place. The short term consequences of doing what you need to to get clean are minor compared to how bad things might get. What if you have a psychotic seizure at work? Better to face it on your terms than wait until you have no options.

Good luck! Be strong. SR is here if you need to talk.

brokengirl35

something like that could happen to me?

artsoul

Welcome brokengirl -

Glad you reached out today - that's a big step for most of us. It's easy to get down on ourselves and feel embarrassed about telling anyone, but there are so many people who have gone through the same thing. Addiction can affects anyone - I have a few friends who are nurses and go to AA meetings all the time.

See a doc if it gets too hard - they're not going to divulge anything about you and will probably be proud of you for wanting to get better. There are some that even specialize in addiction.....

Check out the substance abuse section here as well: Substance Abuse - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Hang in there....

brokengirl35

thank you for your kind words
i will read that