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My fiance’s mother was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a few years ago. She has been going downhill healthwise ever since. She only goes to work about 50% of the time and when she’s not a work, she is in bed, popping oxycontin and sleeping. She will not eat and doesn’t seem to care that everyone is worried about her. I know its technically not my business, but my fiance is becoming depressed over the whole situatuion (and so is his Dad, but he is enabling her). He just wants his mom to be happy and full of life like she used to. We are not trying to be insensitive AT ALL, but its almost like she uses the illness as an excuse. Anyone have any advice I can give to my fiance? It’s breaking his heart.

My fiance’s mother was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a few years ago. She has been going downhill healthwise ever since. She only goes to work about 50% of the time and when she’s not a work, she is in bed, popping oxycontin and sleeping. She will not eat and doesn’t seem to care that everyone is worried about her. I know its technically not my business, but my fiance is becoming depressed over the whole situatuion (and so is his Dad, but he is enabling her). He just wants his mom to be happy and full of life like she used to. We are not trying to be insensitive AT ALL, but its almost like she uses the illness as an excuse. Anyone have any advice I can give to my fiance? It’s breaking his heart.

My fiance’s mother was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a few years ago. She has been going downhill healthwise ever since. She only goes to work about 50% of the time and when she’s not a work, she is in bed, popping oxycontin and sleeping. She will not eat and doesn’t seem to care that everyone is worried about her. I know its technically not my business, but my fiance is becoming depressed over the whole situatuion (and so is his Dad, but he is enabling her). He just wants his mom to be happy and full of life like she used to. We are not trying to be insensitive AT ALL, but its almost like she uses the illness as an excuse. Anyone have any advice I can give to my fiance? It’s breaking his heart.

My fiance’s mother was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a few years ago. She has been going downhill healthwise ever since. She only goes to work about 50% of the time and when she’s not a work, she is in bed, popping oxycontin and sleeping. She will not eat and doesn’t seem to care that everyone is worried about her. I know its technically not my business, but my fiance is becoming depressed over the whole situatuion (and so is his Dad, but he is enabling her). He just wants his mom to be happy and full of life like she used to. We are not trying to be insensitive AT ALL, but its almost like she uses the illness as an excuse. Anyone have any advice I can give to my fiance? It’s breaking his heart.

My fiance’s mother was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a few years ago. She has been going downhill healthwise ever since. She only goes to work about 50% of the time and when she’s not a work, she is in bed, popping oxycontin and sleeping. She will not eat and doesn’t seem to care that everyone is worried about her. I know its technically not my business, but my fiance is becoming depressed over the whole situatuion (and so is his Dad, but he is enabling her). He just wants his mom to be happy and full of life like she used to. We are not trying to be insensitive AT ALL, but its almost like she uses the illness as an excuse. Anyone have any advice I can give to my fiance? It’s breaking his heart.

My fiance’s mother was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a few years ago. She has been going downhill healthwise ever since. She only goes to work about 50% of the time and when she’s not a work, she is in bed, popping oxycontin and sleeping. She will not eat and doesn’t seem to care that everyone is worried about her. I know its technically not my business, but my fiance is becoming depressed over the whole situatuion (and so is his Dad, but he is enabling her). He just wants his mom to be happy and full of life like she used to. We are not trying to be insensitive AT ALL, but its almost like she uses the illness as an excuse. Anyone have any advice I can give to my fiance? It’s breaking his heart.

My mom’s friend is doing this, and keeps hallucinating that her brother is with her but he isn’t. Are there any other negative effects we should be worried about?

Tf do I do now?

I have been addicted to lortabs for about 3 years. After a c-section, I got a script.Then after a month, I was having really bad back pain and got another. Well one day I was taking care of my daughter, I was so tired and in pain, and couldn’t remeber if I took my pain meds or not. So I took one. Nevertheless, 45 minutes later I was high. I wasn’t tired anymore, my back felt great, and I felt like suppermommy. The laundry got done, the bottles were washed, and it was so much easier to care for her. Now she’s 3, and I’m still on them. I’m afraid to recieve treatment because I’m a single mom. I’ve tried to down the dose and ween off, and I’ll do OK, but a few days later, I’ll get high again. I just don’t feel like doing anything or playing with my little girl unless I’m high. I don’t feel like an addict, but I know I am. I really want to kick the habbit, but I’m afraid that if i’m not high, I won’t be a good mother anymore(as dumb as that sounds). any suggestions? Please help

Hydrocodone, vicadin.. my mother is addicted to hydrocodone, some little blue pills that she gets from a doctor because she tells him she has carpal tunnel. Clearly she does not and the doctor must know this, yet he continues to prescribe her it. There are tons of places like this here. I’ve seen 3 people die from being addicted to the painkillers prescribed by these quack jobs. They know the people are addicted too, they just want the money. Why isn’t the government more strict on them? it’s really very sad.
Sacha are you high? =P
I am positive… she even tells me she’s getting them just to get high on them. :( So many people do and the doctors don’t care. They prescribe for all kinds of stupid things like that. I would report them but I’m not sure how to do that.

This happened a few days ago. Now she is having seizures and saying things that don’t make sense. Is this what happens during detox and are these withdrawal symptoms? Where can I get more information about this?
she was taking Xanax, Vicodine and somas…not sure what else

Since I was small my mother has had problems with the nerves in her stomach she had chrons disease and irritable bowel syndrome .. the doctors say it damaged some of the nerves in her stomach.

For the past 10 years she has been taking DHC CONTINUS tablets. 60mg each.Her doctor prescribed her 28 tablets for a week .. each week. She cannot go a week without these and is on repeat prescription. It says on the packet that she is to take 2 twice daily …. yet I know she takes 4 in the morning the first day she gets them then 3 in the afternoon and another 4 in the evening … coming towards the end of the week she runs out of tablets and is in pain.

I have tried talking to her .. I’m scared she will die of an overdose but she just calls me silly and says she needs to take that amount because she is in such pain. I do believe she is in a lot of pain and that she is more than likely addicted to these drugs but I’m so scared she will overdose taking this amount. Should I worry so much about this?

She also takes depression and blood pressure tablets.

Addiction is the most common word in today’s world. It can be defined as that condition when a person is unable to stop using something. That something can be movies, music, shopping, cigarettes, alcohol or drugs. The last two are the most common and deadly form of addiction. Thousands of people die every year due to the intake of these two things. Drug addiction is the most common form and it is deadlier than alcohol. Lethal drugs like Cocaine, Heroine, LSD, Marijuana, Hashish etc are found all over the world and they are cause of millions of deaths. Government of every country is trying to uproot these addiction and the drugs. Some of them have already succeeded.

Although drugs have been banned in several countries, the addiction did not leave the youth. Unable to obtain their required drugs, people have changed their mode of addiction. They have now started taking painkillers for getting high. Painkiller addiction is now the most common form of addiction of the world. It is cheap and easily available. Govt. cannot even put a ban on painkillers as it is mainly used as medicine. Although, addiction to painkillers is intentional for some people, some even get addicted after they are being prescribed with painkillers by the doctors or physicists.

Some patients get physically and mentally dependant on painkillers when they are prescribed with painkillers. Even after they get completely cured from the injury or any other pain, they keep on taking painkillers because they feel chronic pains if they do not take these pills. Painkiller addictions have reached a high extent nowadays; millions of people all over the world rely on painkillers. People get too much physically dependant on painkillers, as a result cannot get rid of it. Whenever they try to give up this addiction, certain withdrawal symptoms show up. These withdrawal symptoms are so painful that the addicts get back to the addiction again.

The only way to get rid of painkiller addiction is proper medicinal treatment and care. Proper medicinal treatment cannot be obtained if the person wants to get cured by himself. If a person really wants to get out of this malpractice, then he or she must visit a painkiller rehab. A painkiller rehab is the only place where an addicted person can get proper painkiller addiction treatment. Since the withdrawal symptoms are unbearable, the patients always need special attention, care and mental support. Otherwise, there is no chance of proper rehabilitation.

But, prevention is always better than cure. When you know that you can be a victim of pharmaceutical addiction, you should ask your doctor to adopt some other methods for your cure. Or, you can also have enough control on yourself so that you can stop taking painkillers when you are completely cured. But, very few people can do this. No one knows when the medicine used to cure one self can turn to a lethal poison. Painkiller addiction must be avoided at any cost; it will not only harm yourself but also each and every people around you.

Taking painkillers does not mean addiction. Painkillers can be taken by anyone according to their age. What leads to addiction is overdose of painkillers. Overdose of painkillers in not always intentional; some increase the dosage of painkiller just because they know the heightened effect of painkiller and some get to the addiction accidentally. Accidental addiction occurs mainly to those people who haven’t got the idea of pharmaceutical drug abuse. Hundreds of thousands people get addicted to painkillers every year, intentionally or accidentally. Whatever may the reason of addiction is, the effect is the same. Painkiller addiction ruins the person’s life and drags them towards death. Painkiller addiction is now the most common mode of addiction; it has even outraced heroine or cocaine addiction.

World renowned drugs like heroine, cocaine or marijuana costs too much and they are sometimes hard for a person to afford. People have to adopt other ways like stealing or any other illegal work to get the money for these drugs. Whereas, painkillers are easily available and at very low cost. Since painkiller is prescription drug, it can be found at any medical store. The only thing that a person needs while buying painkillers is a doctor’s prescription. It is not easy to get a doctor’s prescription easily, so the addicts consult a doctor complaining about their fake ailments so that the doctor can prescribe him or her with painkillers.

The addiction to painkillers has reached such a level now, that people search more for prescription drug rehab than heroine or cocaine rehabs. Since, painkillers are used for medicinal purpose, it cannot be banned. As a result, the addicts get their daily dosage whenever they want. A heroine or cocaine addict can be identified quiet easily by their abnormal behavior; whereas, it is very hard to identify a painkiller addict. If you suspect any of your friend or family member of taking painkillers, you have to observe them very carefully.

There are certain minute symptoms of painkiller addiction that can be observed, like nausea, sleeping for long period of time, excessive yawning, dry mouth, diarrhea, unstable behavior, forgetfulness etc. But, these problems can occur separately to any person. That doesn’t mean that he is addicted to painkillers. But if you find all these symptoms in a single person and almost everyday, then you can be sure about his or her addiction.

The patients who have been prescribed with painkillers must be under well observation. They must not be allowed to take overdose of the painkillers. They must not stop taking painkillers suddenly or increase or decrease the dosage without consulting a doctor.

The best and only way to get rid of this addiction is getting proper treatment from a well known rehabilitation center like the Luxury Drug Rehab. A reputed painkiller rehab can only provide all the facilities and conduct all the treatment procedures that are needed for an addict’s complete rehabilitation.

Practice of pharmaceutical drug abuse is increasing day by day. Proper measures must be taken by the family members of the person who has been prescribed with painkillers so that the person does not get addicted to it.

I have 4 Sisters and I’m the only son and live nearly 300 miles from my Mother. She is 77 and befriends troubled people and drug addicts. Some have even taught her how to shoot her pain medications like Heroine into her veins. Now she is selling her (Dilaudid, Xanax and Morphine Patches) meds and I’m worried she may eventually get assaulted, robbed or even murdered.

I’ve confronted her before about her drug use that is supposed to be for pain, but, she is hard-headed and very difficult. I am a Disabled Veteran with a bad heart and M.S., and a Spinal Cord injury, and it causes me a lot of stress over this, but, I’m not sure what to do.

I know my Mother could be busted by the Law, and she could even be committed under an intervention, but, then she plays the Suicide Card. I feel trapped and damned if I do something and damned if I don’t.

I could really use and appreciate some thoughtful feedback on this! Has anyone out there been in this position before? HELP!