Heroin

Heroin
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My daughter has been off of heroin, on own, for about 2 months. SHe is still very anxious. How do I help her?
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Hi Charlene, I don't know that you can. I guess the best advice I can offer is to not ask too many questions...even "What can I do to help?" Especially avoid, "How are you feeling?" (You can probably guess anyway.) Questions are our way of soothing ourselves but it's done at their expense...they already feel everyone peering over their shoulders and holding their breath...even if we aren't. Addicts newly in recovery are quite fragile...read about here and see that even long term recovery can someitmes feel very fragile. Two months is great, but at the same time it isn't much in the grand scheme and she's still feeling it...the cravings, maybne also the sleeplessness that goes with recovery.

Is she on any sort of medication to help her get off and stay off...maybe methadone or suboxone? Or is she in this cold turkey? Is she being medically supervised or seeing a therapist? Going to any meetings? What's she doing to help herself stay clean besides not using?

You are a good mom to want to help, but usually just being there and quiet, ready to listen and not judge is the best we can do...just let them be and try to keep things light...a nice meal, a movie, a walk...simplest is best.

Peace ~ MomNMore
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Charlene...M&M said everything that needs to be said....dont know how long she's been using...but if she kicked it herself thats a great start....staying off is the hard part...nothing u can do right now...same as m&M said...meetings or methadone is always a good option ...
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Ditto on the two answers you have here, Charlene.

Thinking of you and your DD.
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hi friend i am an ex addict of meth and methadone i kicked meth easy because regardless the worst is malnutrition and you are moody anxious, and sleep alot I gained alot of weight and unfortunately got hep c. After that I was put on Methadone for perifial<sp> neuropathy which is common the doctors tell me by all rights medically and under god I should not be alive, yet here I am . I am an ex-paramedic worked east L.A an other bad areas I have seen it all, more than any person should have to ever endure especially after returning from Southeast asia in the 70's. Now I have a friend who was put on Methadone for the same reason and he asked for his dose to be lowered yet they upped it 30mg liquid now he is on his second day of kicking and very sick I googled evry thing I could find on Methadone and withdrawl it seems probiotics and electrolytes are the most important but this I knew simple food in small doses the anxious try to be understanding don't blow up the drug was their best friend and family to me it was like losing a limb you think its there but its not exersise and mountain bikes became my work out and burn off. Im sorry for any one going through this but would accept any suggestions for someone who has kicked on there own its been a long time for me I'm retired and disljbhc@frontier.comabled now
please does any one out there have any advice fo me I am a strong christian aand I know God heals, but there are also trials and tribulations I don't want my friend to have his last.

please help lj
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why is kicking off 30mgs ? !!! If u read some than u know kicking/jumping off 30mg is not something anyone in their right mind does ....??
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I have to agree with Constantine. No one in their right mind would just stop taking their dose especially at 30mg !!!! Your friend may have been testing dirty so his dose was raised rather than lowered.Thats what they do at the clinic I attend. Seems to me the next time your friend can go to your clinic, BEFORE he can dose, have him talk to his counselor and/or the manager and doctor and get this guy straightened out quick. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Why would he just stop taking it just because they raised it? I think there is more to this story we are not being told. Good Luck anyway.
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