Rx Meds And Its Dangers

[Guest mia 1]

About five years ago during a company take over I was having trouble sleeping especially on Sunday nights.

A friend recommended that I see my Dr. and ask for *******. I called my phyician and he said this stuff could be habit forming but I trust you and will prescribe it for you.

So I used ****** once a week, Sunday nights and only took half a dose.

Well after awhile I took it nightly and if I was fearful of a high tension day on the job, I would include it with my lunch.

I rarely used it at work but it was always there if I needed it.

I admit I used it about three times over a five year period at work.

Well to make a long story short, I began using the****** nightly, still half a dose, so I was able to accumulate quite a large amount of the pills.

Well one day not long ago I realized that I was becoming dependent on the Rx for sleeping through the night. That was not where I I wanted to be..so I just quit taking the pills and here I am gettig about 4 of 5 hrs. sleep a night and taking a great nap in the afternoon.

I am completley happy with that and feel that I am free and clean form Dr. prescribed meds....

Thank god for will power and the realization that chemical dependency comes in many forms.

[Guest Evan_J]

chemical dependency comes in many forms.

Yes it does. Even though I'd smoked marijuana a couple years earlier, I dont' think I really started messin with the slippery slope till I got with the prescription drugs ( I was 15) They weren't prescribed to me, but I took them pretty much the same way you started. -Just at x time and for x reason.....ok, x and y....and on and on. Pretty soon you're on them "all the time". I'm glad you figured it out now.

[Sally]

I was prescribed a heavy dosage of a barbiturate to treat a massive duadal (spelling?) ulcer while I was in college - well over double the recommended adult daily dosage - I took them four times a day for over a year and when I was finally told that I could stop taking them I was able to put them away and never took another.

Am I blessed with a totally non addictive personality - not hardly - I hated those pills so it was easy to quit, now chicken fried steaks and pepperoni pizza can attest to my ability to become addicted so I stay away from as many drugs as possible - I only take cold medicine for 3 days.

Knowing that as a human you are prone to addictions and sometimes even self destructive behavior can help you make the better choice.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Jeannine Bean]

Yes it does. Even though I'd smoked marijuana a couple years earlier, I dont' think I really started messin with the slippery slope till I got with the prescription drugs ( I was 15) They weren't prescribed to me, but I took them pretty much the same way you started. -Just at x time and for x reason.....ok, x and y....and on and on. Pretty soon you're on them "all the time". I'm glad you figured it out now.

I think that things that appear harmless are more insidious. I did the same thing with prescriptions for a while. Because I knew they were okay under some circumstances, I started pushing those circumstances a little more and a little more.

Actually I think weed is similarly insidious. Alcohol, you know when you drank too much because you get obvious symptoms of poisoning. Most drugs you know when you O.D. Weed is dangerous because you can smoke and smoke and be smoking an amount that's waaaay too much and is really killing off bazillions of brain cells and cutting off your air supply and hardly notice it ...and smoke some more. Since it seldom kills anyone outright, everyone thinks its "safe." I really dislike that drug for that reason.

--Jeannine

[Guest mia 1]

I was prescribed a heavy dosage of a barbiturate to treat a massive duadal (spelling?) ulcer while I was in college - well over double the recommended adult daily dosage - I took them four times a day for over a year and when I was finally told that I could stop taking them I was able to put them away and never took another.

Am I blessed with a totally non addictive personality - not hardly - I hated those pills so it was easy to quit, now chicken fried steaks and pepperoni pizza can attest to my ability to become addicted so I stay away from as many drugs as possible - I only take cold medicine for 3 days.

Knowing that as a human you are prone to addictions and sometimes even self destructive behavior can help you make the better choice.

Love ya,

Sally

Thanks Sally and like you I have never had a problem with traditional 'addictions' so that is why it was realtively easy to walk away form the 'sleeping ' pills.

But as you said there is danger out there..I have a tendency towards compulsive behavior,,usually in a positive form,,work habits, working out habits, and good nutrition, but once in awhile I can get tripped up and find myself on a dangerous path,,pursuing love interests and the allure of the syrens can get me in trouble..so i avoid that and thank god it keeps my marriage in tact.

[Guest mia 1]

I think that things that appear harmless are more insidious. I did the same thing with prescriptions for a while. Because I knew they were okay under some circumstances, I started pushing those circumstances a little more and a little more.

Actually I think weed is similarly insidious. Alcohol, you know when you drank too much because you get obvious symptoms of poisoning. Most drugs you know when you O.D. Weed is dangerous because you can smoke and smoke and be smoking an amount that's waaaay too much and is really killing off bazillions of brain cells and cutting off your air supply and hardly notice it ...and smoke some more. Since it seldom kills anyone outright, everyone thinks its "safe." I really dislike that drug for that reason.

--Jeannine

That is it in a nutshell. Excellent Jeannine..Bravo! Mia

[Guest doodle]

I don't know . I used sleeping pills that started with a T or Sec, a joint, and two cups of coffee everyday and through out the day for years. A lot of years. If I wasn't high I couldn't walk out the door and face the world. They made me feel like I had a force field around me. I would get wasted at night. A lot of t-girls used to inject them for a big hit. I sometimes miss that feeling.

kelly

[Guest mia 1]

Twenty nine days later and my normal sleep patterns have returned.....in bed by 11;00 and not up till after dawn..but as fate would have it.....I'm working all week Monday through Friday..so no sleeping in....but I'm happy for the natural cycle.....

I had no idea that my body and mind were so controlled by such a supposedly innocuous Rx drug......

Every one beware.....and alert to this world wide phenom....

Dependent and not aware of it....or thinking it "Can't Happen To Me..'' But it does......

[Guest mia 1]

And now it's 48 days later...and I haven't touched ******* . I've thought about it and so far have said no.....every day is one day at a time..for this old gal.....

And thankful for it.

Do I hear a big groar of approval.....

........................................................ YEAH !

[Guest Robin Winter]

I am very prone to abusing drugs/alcohol. My problem lies with my ability to leave stuff alone. If there's alcohol in the house (which there almost never is), I can't really leave it alone until it's gone. I have the same issue with codeine. When I have pain due to minor injuries or recurring pains, regular tylenol just won't cut it so I get the 8mg codeine, which does work, but again, I take too much and keep taking it til it's gone.

Fortunately, I don't have a problem when it comes to buying it. I can't leave it alone when I have it, but I have no problem not buying it. So when I need it, I buy the smallest amount possible, then avoid buying it again for at least a few months. As with alcohol, I generally avoid buying it to take home, I just may have a drink or three if I'm out somewhere, though even that's rare.

I know how strong the potential is for me to cross the line, so I'm a lot more careful than I used to be.

[Guest ricka]

well the moral of the story is that if your doctor prescribes it, it doesn't make it safe to use. Doctors have about 4 hours of addictions training in medical school and that is it. Most of them don't have a clue about the addictive potential of drugs they commonly prescribe. The other thing is that doctors prescribe drugs--except for surgeons that's pretty much all they do. There are alternatives to drugs to treating many, many disorders, sleep disorders included. (Oh! that I could only find a doc to prescribe diet pills to keep me on top of the world!!!!! LOL Mia I bet I know the drug your MD prescribed--most widley prescribed drug for sleep problems. My brother is hooked on it and gets goofy as a wooden watch on it and when my dad was prescribed it totally freaked out my mother! when he took it!! I still get late night non-sensical emails from my brother (who is a professional medical person) late at night when I can tell he has taken his ------.

ricka