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Hey, I’m new here. About to hit day 19 of sobriety. I’ve been addicted to opioids since 2009. Started due to a work accident, instead of giving me other options the Dr put me on loratabs. 120 a month. Switched Dr multiple times but it was always the same thing. At my worst I was popping 40 a day. Just hit my 48 birthday and decided I was done. Flushed them all down the toilet! Big mistake!!! I ended up in the ER cause the withdrawals were so bad.

But I refused to give up..

Everyday gets a little better.

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Good work. I don’t know too much about opioids but welcome to TS. Plenty of people from all over have found it helpful. I hope it can help you too bro

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Similar story for me, starting with an injury, but I had experimented and liked opiates before my 1st RX

@Jason726 congrats on 19 days, at least you’re out of the physical withdrawals, I bet you’re happy about that.

Welcome to talking sober, hope you stick around. This is a great community, fun, funny, hopeful, resouceful - lots of love/light here.

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Welcome to TS & Congrats on your day 19. You can do it. One day at a time :slight_smile:

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Definitely happy about that!! It was tough. The hardest part is keeping my mind busy.

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Hi Jason! Welcome to the forum! Glad u found us! Congratulations on 19 days clean! Opiods were a problem for me too at one point and yes the withdrawls are brutal :frowning: But Im glad ur not giving up! There is sooo much more to life than living the way we once did. Hope to see u posting more!

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Hello! Thank you.:heart:

The withdrawal part was rough, but I was willing to go through it to have my life back. Every day I feel a little better, I have cravings, but they don’t last long. I’m just taking it day by day.

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Thats awesome! And thats all we can do… take it day by day. If we stay clean and sober, we will never have to go thru the withdrawls again! :slight_smile:

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Welcome @Jason726 so glad you found us. Huge congrats on 19 days sober!!! Thats massive. Whats keeping you sober?

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Well, I have an amazing support system to keep me focused.

But I’m determined to not use again. If I get cravings I’ll usually just hit the gym and workout or swim. I found this app from a woman in my support group and figured I’d try it out. Everyone’s been great. I think this will also help because there’s so many people out there that can relate to my situation.

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Thats great that you have support and healthy coping skills. This place is fantastic for support and community! Come here often and you’ll feel the love.

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Welcome Jason, to Talking Sober! Now that you are out from under the worst of the dope sickness, you have made a good decision to come here. There are plenty of suggestions on ways to grow your sobriety, and most of them have to do with connection. Connection to a group, a higher power, a community, to your own spirit and soul.

I got sober using medication (Antabuse for my alcoholism), counseling both individual and group, AA, and some radical accountability (the legal system has a way of keeping you sober!). There are plenty of suggestions here. Maybe you can start with one or two of these topics. Blessings on your house :pray: as you begin your journey.

https://talkingsober.com/t/whats-your-plan/177233/1

https://talkingsober.com/t/topic/11064/1

https://talkingsober.com/t/topic/52812/1

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Congratulations on your day 19, I do not know more about opioid but I’m really happy to hear that you sober from it.

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Congratulations @Jason726 ! Huge achievement ! Happy for you that you’ve found this site to get and to give valuable support! Welcome!

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Congrats on 19 days. Its a HUGE accomplishment. Keep coming back. Keep making steps. Keep your chin up. Youre strong and you’ve got this.

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Welcome Jason and congratulations on 19 days!! This community is amazing so full of support, love, and knowledge. One day at a time, you’ve got this :yellow_heart:

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