Addiction vs. Tolerance or Dependence

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Lotacats,

This is a very interesting subject to me. My husband keeps telling me there is

no difference, but I think since we don't get a high from these drugs, there is

a difference. I know that I am dependent on soma for my muscle relaxer as I

feel sick if I don't take it on time. If he wants to call that addiction, I

really don't mind, as long as he's not trying to stop me from taking the pain

meds I need. And he really is great about that, although he would like me on

fewer meds than I am on now. He pretty much lets me manage it.

If I don't get my soma renewed at the PCP this Wednesday, I'm really not sure

what I'm going to do, as I anticipate being very sick if she won't renew the

prescription. I'm hoping she'll believe that it works for me better than other

muscle relaxers and let me stay on it. I guess we shall see on Wednesday!

At any rate, I really don't believe that what we have is addiction, since there

is that mental component to addiction that we just don't have. The body's

dependence on a drug is completely different than needing to get high, right?

Just my .02.

Chelle