How To Quit?

Methamphetamines
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I have been a functioning meth addict for 15 years. I need to quit.I lost my wife 2yrs ago and am raising my 16 year old son alone. I have a great job and a good life however I know this drug is killing me. I use every day and am wondering how long it will take for me to be able to work and take care of my son after quitting. I can take off only a week from work.I guess I'm wondering what to expect in the first days of quitting. Thank you for your help.
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Well, I can tell you it is not going to be easy. i quit 3 days ago. My old man and I have both quit. And it is different for both of us.
For me- i feel depressed and in a bad mood all at once. i feel tired and sore all over. i have a headache and stomach kinda hurts.
Now Marty on the other hand he feels fine. he is not depressed or anything. in fact he is in a good mood.
just hang in there and it will blow over. you just have to make yourself get through the next couple of weeks. we can and will do this together. ok?
CrazyCindi@aol.com
you can email any time you like. i'm up all hours of the night on this thing.
god bless you and good luck,
Cindi
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Everyone's recovery will be different. I was able to "function" within a few days. Normally, I'd say it took several weeks. I slept ALOT for the first couple weeks till all the w/d passed for me. I honestly don't remember that well. Our brain has an amazing way to block out all the really bad stuff. That is the danger to relapse for me anyways. I remember only the "good" times and forget how terrible the addiction and initial recovery process actually was. I was lucky, I got out before any serious damage was done. Although I did watch several "friends" go psychotic from the drugs. I also used an antideppresant to help put the brain chemistry back in line. At the time, that was Prozac. Meth addiction messes with the seratonin. Upon stopping the drug, there is not enough of the wonderful feelgood chemicals being produced, and a depression can result. I'd talk to my Dr. if you are still having a hard time functioning after the initial 2 weeks or so. At least that's what helped me. With 3 plus years sobriety, I can tell you life is WONDERFUL on this side. I never crave that stuff anymore. The only thoughts I have are how terrible it was and how could I have ever done that? I wish you success with your journey.
-Heather
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Hi Heather,

Thx for the reply.How long did you use?
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I only used 2 years, so not a lot compared to some of you. The important thing to remember is when we are ready to quit that we are physically and mentally addicted to the chemicals and the chemical high. I did have to change my thinking about the drug. I had to change my friends and associations with the drug or I never would have made it. I truely thought I "liked" it. Turns out I liked the relief from withdrawl, I liked that it made me feel "normal". In the end, I didn't feel the high unless I did WAY too much, and even that started to become unpleasant. I watched my friends start to go insane and that opened my eyes to know I had to stop before I ended up dead or like them. Life is so much better to now have friends that actually care about my well being and not just a buddy to suck on a pipe with. I hope some of this helps.
-Heather
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Heather is completely right on the seratonin thing - I used Celexa and my husband is still on Buspar. He used 4 years longer than my year and a half. He also had a dr prescribe him Cylert (it is used for ADD) it helped with his energy level but was not an amphetamine. He also takes Librium when he starts having those thoughts of paranoia. He's been clean about 6 month (he has had a few slips up) but he is slowly starting to be his old self again. I think with me it took almost a year before I really starting feeling good and could enjoy things that I used to do - like gardening and stuff that I used to do while tweaking in the middle of the night - now I can do it during the day and enjoy it! Best of luck to you - you can do it, even if it's not easy, but then again, nothing worth having is EVER easy!!
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It's amazing to me that you can work being a Meth addict for 15 years. There is finally finally, a successful treatment medicine for all drugs of abuse. I've followed the science behind it for 8years. This treatment has been studied by scientists for many years, the most studied by far of any other treatment medicine. Now the FDA has approved it for clincial trials in the U.S. It is available as an epilepsy drug for over 20 years in 60 other countries. It is available right now at the medical center that did the first human clinical trials for addictions by brookhaven national laboratory in New York. The clinical trials were done in Mexicali and now available there, since the medication is available in Mexico. If you want to know anything else, just ask. The treatment medicine is called GVG, and it stops addiction and cravings by returning the dopamine system in the brain to normal levels. WWW.BNL.GOV
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I NEED HELP WITH MY F------- HARD CORE WITHDRAWLLS I HAVE NOW THAT IM TRING TO GET CLEAN. IT IS SO F---- HARD LIVING LIFE THIS WAY. EXPECALLY WITH KIDS. PLEASE HELP.
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I have a 27 yr old son who has been incarcerated for 60 days and is due to come home-crashed big time when was first jailed and tried to hurt himself. Has part of probation must do a mandatory 30 day outpatient treatment. Am worried sick about him being able to live a clean life and not have to go back to jail for probation violation. his mood is up sometimes and down sometimes and he is worried about coming home-is on lexapro for depression. Hope we can make this work. he has a 8 month old son that i hope will be his reason to get his life straight. this has been pure hell on his old mom
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You mention a trial withdrawl drug GVG, is that available anywhere in USA? Or California for that matter? Does anyone have any other solutions to make going off easier? MY lover has been using for almost 13 yrs. We have a house, he has a good job, friends who don't use...everything normal..but this. He does not tweak, or stay up all hours of the night. But, for his health it is important. He works out with me too! But, I see if he should go off...is when he will sprial down hill! Miss work, won't want to see friends, won't work out etc....

THanks
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i hope you seek your strength in GOD good luck to you and your family be strong ....
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when i finally quited smoking meth... i would cry all the time, and sleep... i slept for 6 days and cried for 3 days... i would shake and cough blood up... i hurt all over i didnt want to move and to make matters worse my two nieces and nephew were watching me go through it.. the only person that i had was my older sister who sat there and held my hand... so when you quit its going to be a living hell but hang in there it will get better the first 10 days are the WORSE by far...
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DURING THE FIRST INITIAL WEEK, I WANTED TO DIE. I FELT PARALYZED INSIDE MY OWN BODY. SLEEPING AND SLEEPING UNTIL MY BODY ACHED, THOUGHTS WERE SHADOWED, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SIDE AFFECTS PRODUCED BY CHEMICAL CHANGES RETURNED DAY AFTER DAY. YOU CAN DO IT. THE FIRST DAY IS THE WORST, AND HALF THE BATTLE. TRY TO KEEP BUSY. IT HELPS, THE PHYSICAL ILLNESS PART OF IT (DOPE SICK) I DON'T BELIEVE IN. DON'T LET YOUR MIND MISLEAD YOU. ALTHOUGH EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, I HAVE NEVER WITNESSED ANYONE OR MYSELF TO WITHDRAWL TO AN EXTREME OF TEXT BOOK DOCUMENTATION. REMEMBER THE LORD PROMISES HE WON'T PUT US THROUGH ANYMORE THAN WE CAN HANDLE.
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i have been clean for 6 months yesterday, and sometimes i still have withdrawls when i get angry or sad my body starts to shake and my nerves will be all tight...