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01/13/2008 16:52
thepiratejess
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i forgot to tell yout that i am also and alcoholic and tend to abuse PX drugs!!! so this whole thing has really messed up how i normallly cope with life! for the first time in years i have been able to feel and have been self medicating! i know it is not a good way to live yourlife but the feeling of being high is so much nicer than being able to feel so much at one time! i can be mellow and "feel like i have some type of control. I have no idea why i said that but i guess that is one part of me that i forgot to tell you! jsut let me kow if i am rambling

okay i guess that is it

jess

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01/13/2008 17:13
TerriTee
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Hi, again,

Still here for you. The self-medicating seems to be pretty common, too, from what I've picked up. In fact, if you look at the bipolar home page, there is an article about "duel-diagnosis" by Jim Rist. I believe there is also a duel diagnosis forum here as one of the support groups.

My husband self-medicated for years, and I'm only now beginning to realize it. Not rambling at all.

Terri

Most people don't know that there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life - Brian Andreas
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01/13/2008 17:19
Beccaboo
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Jess, don't beat yourself up! You know you should not self-medicate, and I hope you will stop. However, most of us have been there. I love to feel "happy." If I find out somebody I know has Lortab or Vicodin, it takes everything in me not to beg for some. I also got into this awful habit of ordering PX drugs over the phone. Soma and tramadol almost did me in. I'm trying to be "good" right now, but if my doc keeps pulling all my meds away except for Wellbutrin and a super-human dose of Seroquel, I'm going to get desperate and head back to my dysautonomia doc for a major Valium fix.

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