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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 396819" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Lamotrigine is NOT going to make her feel high. It is a mood stabilizer and probably was a good choice for her to start with. Xanax is a whole nother story. it is one of the shortest acting benzo's, so you get a fast high from it. I took it in low doses for YEARS with NO addiction problems or high feelings, but I don't seem to have addictive tendencies other than chocolate. All it did for me was let me not kill someone when I was PMSing - this was before PMDD was being diagnosis'd and I was incredibly awful with PMS - I can remember one night I just couldn't cope. I wanted to kill my husband. He just would NOT stop, no matter what I did. What was he doing, you ask? Breathing in the same room as me. Literally. That was ALL. My ob/gyn started me on xanax the next day and I was on the same dosage the entire time. It also made my imitrex work better so migraines did not last for weeks at a time. </p><p> </p><p>Your daughter is NOT controllable. Reality is that no matter WHAT you do, she will find drugs. I really doubt that she was sober/drug free while she was out of town. It is VERY hard to appear "normal" when you are detoxing, and going cold turkey is NOT hideable. You really NEED to start attending a LOT of alanon/narcanon meetings. 7 in 7 is not just for addicts, it is for families too. 7 meetings in 7 days will let you find meetings that you can really benefit from. You can make it a goal and you will learn SOOO much about what your daughter is likely up to, and even more about how to handle your side of the addiction. Addiction is NOT just about the addict, of course.</p><p> </p><p>If you truly want your daughter to recover, YOU must enter recovery also. It isn't just a family disease, it is multi-generational. Your daughter NEEDS you to make this a priority. She has a LOT of people on the druggie side who can steer her to the "right" docs and tell her what to say and do to get the desireable medications. She needs you to be on the other side. Searching her, chaperoning her, etc... isn't letting her own the problem. Her upcoming job is NOT likely to result in money to move out until she has really embraced the sober life and gotten the help she needs to choose it. It is going to result in money she can use to get drugs. </p><p> </p><p>I know this is horribly hard. I hope that you can navigate this treacherous journey with as little pain and agony as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 396819, member: 1233"] Lamotrigine is NOT going to make her feel high. It is a mood stabilizer and probably was a good choice for her to start with. Xanax is a whole nother story. it is one of the shortest acting benzo's, so you get a fast high from it. I took it in low doses for YEARS with NO addiction problems or high feelings, but I don't seem to have addictive tendencies other than chocolate. All it did for me was let me not kill someone when I was PMSing - this was before PMDD was being diagnosis'd and I was incredibly awful with PMS - I can remember one night I just couldn't cope. I wanted to kill my husband. He just would NOT stop, no matter what I did. What was he doing, you ask? Breathing in the same room as me. Literally. That was ALL. My ob/gyn started me on xanax the next day and I was on the same dosage the entire time. It also made my imitrex work better so migraines did not last for weeks at a time. Your daughter is NOT controllable. Reality is that no matter WHAT you do, she will find drugs. I really doubt that she was sober/drug free while she was out of town. It is VERY hard to appear "normal" when you are detoxing, and going cold turkey is NOT hideable. You really NEED to start attending a LOT of alanon/narcanon meetings. 7 in 7 is not just for addicts, it is for families too. 7 meetings in 7 days will let you find meetings that you can really benefit from. You can make it a goal and you will learn SOOO much about what your daughter is likely up to, and even more about how to handle your side of the addiction. Addiction is NOT just about the addict, of course. If you truly want your daughter to recover, YOU must enter recovery also. It isn't just a family disease, it is multi-generational. Your daughter NEEDS you to make this a priority. She has a LOT of people on the druggie side who can steer her to the "right" docs and tell her what to say and do to get the desireable medications. She needs you to be on the other side. Searching her, chaperoning her, etc... isn't letting her own the problem. Her upcoming job is NOT likely to result in money to move out until she has really embraced the sober life and gotten the help she needs to choose it. It is going to result in money she can use to get drugs. I know this is horribly hard. I hope that you can navigate this treacherous journey with as little pain and agony as possible. [/QUOTE]
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