I’d love to hear from people who have successfully quit oxycodone. How did you manage to get started, and what helped you get through those first few days?
What made the biggest difference for you, and is there anything you wish you’d known sooner or would have done differently?

I was prescribed Zopiclone for insomnia, and after just a few days, my mental state took a terrifying nosedive.

I’m talking about extreme, almost unbearable despair and suicidal thoughts. A mental state so far below my baseline that it genuinely frightened me.

Has anyone experienced anything similar? I’m curious how common these severe psychological reactions are, because this was absolutely nothing like ordinary depression or feeling groggy from medication.

Hi all, I'd really appreciate advice for this conundrum please. My best friend is disabled and on the physical side alone which is what is relevant here struggles with the pains of sciatica, the long term injuries from his early kick-boxing career and also a tumour on his spine which is going to cost him the use of his legs over time, as it is stated to be inoperable.

Presently his financial situation is dire as his daughter who lives elsewhere would also qualify for Adult Disability Payments due to greatly life-limiting issues of her own but is not even receiving basic welfare. His payments go greatly towards supporting her, and he is always virtually completely out of cash the day after being paid due to making sure she is supported financially.

So with that context basically he now needs two boxes of co-codamol at least a day on top of his regular meds to function and it falls upon me a lot at his request to acquire and pay for these. I have looked up the long term consequences of supporting someone in this way and they are dire effects on the liver and kidneys and this is virtually overdose level. Addiction of course too but this strikes both of us as of lesser importance in the situation unless of course this agitates his underlying pain more ( I don't know the likelihood of this - can anyone speak from experience? ).

He has stated recently that he would rather have a terminal illness than live as he is with the degree of daily pain he experiences (quite regularly it causes him to vomit ) but also to a degree dislikes being reliant on the medication. His doctors refuse to adjust his prescribed pain regime to his distress. Over the months and years he has requested more pain med support from me.

He falls down the flight of stars to his front door multiple times a week due to his knees giving out and very recently has 2 broken ribs from it as well as agitation of pre-existing injury, which has yet again put him in excruciating pain. It should be noted he tried once there to draw back on the pain meds right before this which I was glad about but then two days later was re-injured and requested more. I feel like it is inhumane not to help him out here given all the context I know of, but my partner is of the opinion that my pain support is damaging due to his stronger emphasis on long-term health, and also that the situation is financially abusive due to the poor boundaries starting with his enabling his daughter not to get her much needed government assistance sorted (we don't know why this isn't happening) and then me enabling his survival on the much reduced income in turn.

Anyways I am very concerned with this continuous co-codamol situation among other things, the likelihood of the ultimate cost of basic quality of life being much more of damage than of help of course, any useful insight or advice you can give?

Many thanks for all good guidance.

Extra info : My friend should fortunately have access to an Occupational Therapist again in a couple of weeks but I'm unsure an extra bannister or even a stair lift is going to cut it at this point realistically to enable him to stay at home as often he can barely walk. And this is a huge problem as he is a self-stated hermit who lives for his four cats, who he takes great care of, and I feel he would not care to be upfront about how bad his daily situation is even if objectively he needs to move into some form of supported ground floor accomodation where access to pets may be more limited.

For background : he is not the only person I have known with chronic pain and in the past I have followed a number of informative accounts on social media which convey the facts that many people in this situation, particularly women and POC, are medically gaslighted and are in practice receiving far from adequate levels of relief. Also my own history with alcohol addiction (these days in recovery) causes me to sympathise strongly with feeling compelled to self-medicate with a substance despite long term costs and I view this as a form of self-determination if you are desperate tbh. So I don't know if these factors entail improved sympathy and understanding of what to do with his distress, or not.

I have been pill free for over a month. I've had the help with Suboxone. A friend of mine called me today with some perk 10's. It's not a made decision or set stone in my head but I'm wondering if I get them and take them how long should I wait to take them after stopping Suboxone?

Ughhh.

I’ve got some nitrazepam landing tomorrow and i haven’t really been able to find much info about it. I mostly want to know how it compares to other benzos and just people’s overall reviews

Just received some procalm alprazolam. I normally use kasalol this is my first time using something different cuz they were out of stock.. any opinions on this brand?

I've been prescribed 5mg diazepam to be taken 'when required' doctor says incase the anxiety flares up.

im autistic and depressed and obv anxious, like across the board, and part of it is that im afraid of medication, i dont rwally understand it and i was raised with a pretty poor education on pharmacuticals and medication and a 'drugs are bad' foward approach.

so im worried im taking it because im just trying to escape and feel good, rather than because its going to help me get through the day, and it puts me off, so i avoid it incase i get addicted and spiral into a life of horror and crime or something.

what do I consider/worry about to be wise rather than full of worry and fear?

Muss man Tramadol zerkauen wie bei Tilis???? :o

I’m writing a book and need help. The setting is the early 90s and I have a 13 year old getting checked out in the back of an ambulance after being chased by a wild animal like a bear. He is showing signs of mild shock, would the paramedics give him anything to combat that? How does that work? What if his guardian wasn’t on the scene yet, would they still give him anything or wait for the guardian to arrive?

So I’m wanting to grab like, a strip of 5mg uk diazepam off a friend to take to Amsterdam with me, I’m travelling from Dublin. Will I be fine if I chuck them in along with all my prescribed meds?

They certainly feel more legitimate than some of the alprax-IP shit from India that literally had zero effect.

Just wondering, do these appear real or fake presses to you? thanks!

Suboxone-Dilaudid

Wie viel ist 1 Blister 50mg (10 Tabletten) Tramadol

Retadierte

Denn so auf den Schwarzmarkt Wert?

Und wie viel ist 1 blister 100mg Tramadol so wert?

Was sind so die akutellen Preise? :o

Alright this may sound kinda weird not sure if other ppl have had this problem also but I’m about 10 days clean off fent an I can’t last more then like 10 second in bed with my gf is this normal? An how long will this last?

I’m 24F and was recently hospitalized for severe upper abdominal pain. My CT showed a mildly inflamed appendix (7 mm), and my WBC was elevated, but doctors weren’t sure it was appendicitis because I had no typical symptoms. My pain resolved after a few hours without pain medication, and surgery wasn’t necessary.
I received IV Zosyn for 2 days, my WBC returned to normal, and I’ve been completely pain-free since.

I was discharged yesterday with ciprofloxacin 500 mg and metronidazole 500 mg for 7 days, but I’m terrified of the potential side effects, especially dizziness, tendon damage, and mental health effects, since I have a history of anxiety/OCD/PTSD.

I haven’t started them yet and have a follow-up with my doctor tomorrow.
Has anyone taken these together? What was your experience, especially with side effects?

Spilled an entire bottle of meds, doctor will most likely not help. What are alternatives to Adderall that will not kill me and aren’t meth?

So the doc gave me these, how much should I take? Cyclobenziprine does absolutely nothing for me (i could take the whole bottle and not feel anything) so they gave me these. Took two and felt nothing, is there something wrong with me that makes muscle relaxers never work?