Re: Drug Withdrawal

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hi rachel, my name is bonnie, iv'e had menieres disease for 6yrs. i've had 6 back surgeries,,and before this last one i was eating pain pills like crazy,, i finally realised that they were not helping,,when i told the dr. this he said sometimes when a person stops taking the pills lets them get out of their system,,then they start working again. I don't know what kind of pills u r talking about,but hope this will help. i also have hyperacusis,,,sounds r louder to my only one ear i have left...i'm deaf in the other ear..I hope and will pray for u that things get better! WISHING YOU FOR A BETTER NEW YEAR BONNIE P.S. good idea ,,bout writing a book! wrote: Well, I can tell you... getting OFF the stuff is a lot tougher than I thought it would

be! I've never been so agitated in my life! I know it will get better as more of the drug gets itself out of me, but right now, it's not too fun! My recommendation is that if you think you can get by without ever having to be ON the drug, please pass it up. There are so many side effects while being on it, then getting off of it is this whole ordeal. Luckily, my coworker has been pretty understanding about everything (as much as to be expected). I told her that I had an amazingly embarrassing favor to ask... could she please just not chew gum around me... and she reluctantly agreed. She had her own reasons for chewing gum (which she revealed to me) and we came up with a good compromise - breath mints! I gave her this whole goody bag filled with different kinds of breath mints for her to try out - she has this fear of having bad breath! So, at least I'm in an environment

that is trying their best to work with me! Seriously, we should all write a book about this condition - even though it's horrible to go through, it would make great reading for someone! >> This really needs to be blasted out into the stratosphere! Using meds > involved two processes:> > 1) beginning the stuff> > 2) getting off the stuff> > Both are involved processes. They are also huge! The person needs > support and understanding and structure to pass through these stages > and each body is unique and will react-act differently. > > OFten withdrawal must be very gradual and carefully > monitored......often people will react negatively and experience some > very strange symptoms, but most often, these will

pass with time!> > Many others experience these symptoms from a wide variety of drugs, and > it really is a problem on both ends, for a few people!> > Marsha , M.S. CCC-A>