Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down

Author Topic: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.  (Read 1206 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

alunonhisown

  • Guest
DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« on: 23 January 2010, 20:19:20 »
Not your usual  street drugs, but over the counter medicines.
, because  until Friday 13th January  2006 I was addicted to 'Over The Counter' medicines (Solpadiene) taking about 40 soluable a day, and after speaking to my GP who advised me that Solpadiene are NOT addictive, and then just asking a paramedic whilst waiting in the car park of our local Halfords store, he told me they are dangerous and if I go 'Cold Turkey' it would probably kill me, it is called Status Epilepticus. I decided to look on the internet and again was advised not to go cold turkey but I set a time and day, just happened that I chose Friday 13th January 2006 @1pm, and stuck by it. I did it and am now 4 years clean.
It was not easy, far from it, that weekend was a living nightmare that I would not wish on my worse enemy.
But it can be done and I am here to prove it.
Yipppeeeee
Logged

Welung666

  • Guest
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #1 on: 23 January 2010, 20:22:15 »
Well done Di :y It is a very common but little known addiction problem. You should be very very proud of yourself  :-* :y
Logged

Del Boy

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Kent, UK.
  • Posts: 10804
    • 2012 '62' BMW 730d MSport
    • View Profile
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #2 on: 23 January 2010, 20:23:47 »
Well done  :y
Logged
Drives: 2013 (13) BMW 530d M Sport Touring, 2011 '61' BMW 520d SE.

Mr Skrunts

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Skruntie Land.
  • Posts: 25642
  • 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys,
    • 2003 CD 2.2 Auto
    • View Profile
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #3 on: 23 January 2010, 20:24:02 »
Very well done and quite brave to actally come on here and tell us about.  Not an easy thing to have done. :y :y :y
Logged
Ask yourself :  " WHY do I believe in what I believe?"

Remember that my opinions expressed here are not representative of the opinions of other members on the OOF Forum.

alunonhisown

  • Guest
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #4 on: 23 January 2010, 20:25:26 »
After hearing about it I contacted a group and there are supposedly more people addicted to OTC medicines than are addicted to heroin. Only what I was told.
Logged

waspy

  • Guest
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #5 on: 23 January 2010, 20:29:19 »
Good for you girl :y :y :y :y

Logged

spacekid2009

  • Guest
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #6 on: 23 January 2010, 20:39:19 »
I have to echo previous replies, Very well done and i think you're an extremely brave lady to share that with us and tackle your addiction head on, i think others could learn from your experience, a true inspiration.
Logged

alunonhisown

  • Guest
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #7 on: 23 January 2010, 20:41:41 »
I was thinking of Scottie on giving up fags, far braver than I, as I am still on 30 a day.
Good Luck Scottie
Logged

Debs.

  • Guest
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #8 on: 23 January 2010, 20:52:43 »
 :y Well done; you`re very brave and courageous!:y

....your reward will surely be good health and happiness. ;)
Logged

KillerWatt

  • Guest
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #9 on: 23 January 2010, 21:27:45 »
Quote
after speaking to my GP who advised me that Solpadiene are NOT addictive,
Your GP was more than likely talking the physical sense (ie, in the same way there is no physical addiction to a bit of weed, sulphate, etc).

The mental addiction however can be quite ruling for some.
Logged

goonv6

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • 0
  • Posts: 264
    • View Profile
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #10 on: 23 January 2010, 21:42:39 »
Nice one Di.Takes a lot of self discipline. We live in a culture of being given medicines too easily. I rather think of it like the warning lights in your car: a lot of medicines treat the symptoms and not the cause. You wouldn't cut the wires to a warning light on your dashboard would you?
Good on you, there's something I know I've gotta give up but I'm enjoying it too much... (No,its not that!)
Logged

R.C. ™

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Surrey . England
  • Posts: 466
  • R.C. 本傑明 ™
    • View Profile
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #11 on: 23 January 2010, 21:43:15 »
Well done chick .. i know it must of been hard and some days even harder but here's looking forward to the next 4 years  :y
Logged
No illusions , No spin , No quick fixes , No compromises , No limit to how far you can go - Get an Omega

Dishevelled Den

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 12545
    • View Profile
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #12 on: 23 January 2010, 23:55:58 »
Great news D, prescription drugs catch many people out so it's impressive that you addressed the matter and got on top of it.

Many congratulations. 8-) 8-) :y
Logged

jonnycool

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Merthyr Tydfil, S. Wales
  • Posts: 3565
  • We shag 'em, you eat 'em
    • View Profile
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #13 on: 24 January 2010, 06:52:59 »
Well done D, you were brave to stay off them when you knew it could be very dangerous. Takes a lot of willpower, you don't see that very much these days  :y
Logged
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving probably isn't for you

ScottieMV6

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Swinton, Manchester
  • Posts: 1140
    • View Profile
Re: DRUG FREE FOR 4 YEARS.
« Reply #14 on: 24 January 2010, 10:49:16 »
Quote
I was thinking of Scottie on giving up fags, far braver than I, as I am still on 30 a day.
Good Luck Scottie

Not sure about that! I could imagine it was very difficult to do and must have taken considerable willpower. Well done :y
Logged
I'd rather be scared to death than bored to death!!
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.01 seconds with 16 queries.