I need help

[***THA FIX***]

Damn Jerry I hate to hear this. I know be strong buddy you'll make it! If i can help let me know!!!

[griffey_mojo]

Wow...Good Luck TecH!!!!

[GOLDENGREEK]

well this is my story i had back to back hernia surgeries back in 2002 knew i like the pills but never really got addicted to it.then on dec 16 2008 my girlfriend had a mis carriage and the only thing that got me feelining ok was the pain pills.that is when i got hooked.i stopped drinking almost all together and just took the pain pills.going to different doctors and hospitals taking more and more each time.then when i felt ok i tried to stop and went through withdrawl then took them not because i was addicted but took them to get through the day without being sick.then i thought enough i am going to a methadone clinic and get help.well i find out they are all about your $12 a day rather than tryingt to get you off.just recently said i had enough of the methadone money train also.but now sick as hell and trying to get through this.

They give you methadone to get you off pain pills ?

That sounds fucked up. Good luck. Stay stong !

[bryce]

yes Jerry this is what I was talking about the other day in this thread although I spelled it cyboxin instead of suboxone. Anyway however you spell it---I hope this helps you and I'll be thinking about you. Shoot me an email if you need anyone to talk to or whatever.
Hang in there buddy---I think this stuff will help you and this temporary problem.

[Ldawg]

Tech , my heart goes out to you buddy .... keep hanging in there, it's all you can do . Do Not give back any headway that you have make ! I've been able to kick a couple of habits ... cocaine and alcohol where the hardest !
Saw one post here about Diet, eat healthy if you can ,for sure gotta get Protein even if Protein drinks .... you Will beat this thing ! BOL anything we can do let us know . I'll do some research and if I come across anything helpful I will let you know !

[Ldawg]

two quick things I've come up with .... Insomnia try a Homeopathic sleep aid , such as these :
Wish Garden
Also , I realize SF Bay Area is far from you but it may be worth a phone call .... they talk about an 8 day program ...
Methadone Addiction, Detox and Rehab: Methadone detox using Naltrexone makes our rehab faster and effective. Methadone addiction can be overcome using rapid detox to make withdrawal easier.

Sorry Monte if you don't allow posting websites .... just trying to help a brother out !

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[vols fan]

People might be wondering why I haven't given my support on here but I hope you all understand that I have been down this road with him before.If I can come on here and piss him off to straighten up then thats fine with me.We use to be brothers and now were just two guys who pass each other in the house every Christmas.Trust me guys when I say me and Tech was close I mean Close.He's 3 years older than me so it was always me,the little brother trying to be like him.He always did some drugs around me but he was always the first to tell people to stop pressuring me cause he knew they were fighting a losing battle.I'm not saying I'm better than him but I just make better decisions sometimes.Tech is as good of a guy as anyone of you would ever meet and I hope to get that guy back but it's TOUGH LOVE from here on out.He knows how I feel about him but just wanted to let you guys know that it is a long road for me,my grandma and my parents and if we can push him anymore to get clean then we will.On behalf of my/our family thank you guys for all the thoughts and prayers and lets hope WE can beat this shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bryce]

Vols I have a similar situation with my bro--no matter what he is always your bro---my brother is a bad DRUNK--He got sober 10 years ago---spoke at prisons--AA meeting etc..he became a model guy---recently as in October he started drinking again..he got a public drunkeness at a getgo...and two weeks ago just got nailed for his third DUI--my brother and I have always not brought up our shortfalls and troubles with these type of things...BUT I have txted him over the past two weeks and just said hey if you need anything---to talk...to get anything out just let me know. On Saturday he came forward and said it took him awhile to deal with this himself---he appreciated my concern and he wants to get better. Your brother seems like he is going down that path--what seems is not always what it appears..for both of our brothers--different situations etc...hopefully this is the path they choose...to make a long story short---be there buddy--if he wants to talk--listen as I have---if he doesn't that is fine too---just being brothers though I always make mine know I am there no matter what and no matter how bad it has become--regardless it is bad with addiction and stuff--but I would like to know at any waking hour that I have someone that cares no matter what. Not saying you are turning your back or whatever but I would hope TIME heals all woulnds or at least there is hope..he will come out of it---hopefully sooner than later. I am sure there is more to this than has been said and people get at the end of their rope---just hope u hang in there for him...if I missed something I am sorry---don't want to over step anything here...Good luck and I hope you can be some sort of support---seeems to me he may need you.

[Spark]

People might be wondering why I haven't given my support on here but I hope you all understand that I have been down this road with him before.If I can come on here and piss him off to straighten up then thats fine with me.We use to be brothers and now were just two guys who pass each other in the house every Christmas.Trust me guys when I say me and Tech was close I mean Close.He's 3 years older than me so it was always me,the little brother trying to be like him.He always did some drugs around me but he was always the first to tell people to stop pressuring me cause he knew they were fighting a losing battle.I'm not saying I'm better than him but I just make better decisions sometimes.Tech is as good of a guy as anyone of you would ever meet and I hope to get that guy back but it's TOUGH LOVE from here on out.He knows how I feel about him but just wanted to let you guys know that it is a long road for me,my grandma and my parents and if we can push him anymore to get clean then we will.On behalf of my/our family thank you guys for all the thoughts and prayers and lets hope WE can beat this shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah that sucks vols ... I can relate ... me and my brother were so close it was unreal ... it was not drugs or alcohol that kept us apart ... It is his bitch of a wife ... we are back now after a few years ...

Be there for him pal .. I honestly think he needs to check himself in ....

[vols fan]

Be there for him pal .. I honestly think he needs to check himself in ....

We don't get along with his wife now either but that is nothing compared to what is going on now.He has promised me in the past that he will check himself in and he dind't.This time my grandma is paying for ALL the treatment for him cause his insurance won't cover it so it's now or never for him and us.I hate it that he's suffering but thats what needs to happen so he realizes what he's doing to himself.It's a bad situation for all of us but it's the end of the rope and he is the one who can change it all.I hope to God he does.

[Spark]

.I hope to God he does.

Me too vols ..


Best to you and the family ...

[bryce]

VOls hope you didn't take any comment or analogy the wrong way buddy--
I just hope everything is ok....just wanted to throw my two cents in..
again---hope everything works out

[mavskidd02]

Get well Jerry. My best to you, I'll say a prayer.

[tech fan]

people might be wondering why i haven't given my support on here but i hope you all understand that i have been down this road with him before.if i can come on here and piss him off to straighten up then thats fine with me.we use to be brothers and now were just two guys who pass each other in the house every christmas.trust me guys when i say me and tech was close i mean close.he's 3 years older than me so it was always me,the little brother trying to be like him.he always did some drugs around me but he was always the first to tell people to stop pressuring me cause he knew they were fighting a losing battle.i'm not saying i'm better than him but i just make better decisions sometimes.tech is as good of a guy as anyone of you would ever meet and i hope to get that guy back but it's tough love from here on out.he knows how i feel about him but just wanted to let you guys know that it is a long road for me,my grandma and my parents and if we can push him anymore to get clean then we will.on behalf of my/our family thank you guys for all the thoughts and prayers and lets hope we can beat this shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

buddy i love you and sorry what i have put everyone through.i swear to god this is it.i have drank 3 beers since jan 1 st swear to god on that and have not and have not taken any pain meds for the high since dec 10th.my mind is the strongest its been in a while.i promise you man i sit and cry alot thinking what i used to have and how much fun we had buddy as an addict that alot of people here dont know if you aren't one is you dont do much you would chose that drug over anything at that time your brain can really fuck you up.all you want to do is be alone hell buddy i stay in all weekends man look where my life is now at 35 yrs old but the difference is where my life is now dont want to get into it on here cause i am ashamed and embarrassed but got me thinking.

[tech fan]

we don't get along with his wife now either but that is nothing compared to what is going on now.he has promised me in the past that he will check himself in and he dind't.this time my grandma is paying for all the treatment for him cause his insurance won't cover it so it's now or never for him and us.i hate it that he's suffering but thats what needs to happen so he realizes what he's doing to himself.it's a bad situation for all of us but it's the end of the rope and he is the one who can change it all.i hope to god he does.

buddy last time i told you i went and my insurance would not cover it but i tried at that time i had no other option but use or get sick for a week and miss work.so i started using again and then found out about methadone i took it to get off the pain pills because you get no high off of it at all but stops withdrawl's and cravings so thought it was the best thing in the world until i just now figured out taking methadone to get off of pain meds is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.i thought i was doing something good but now i know its stronger than and worse to come off of and more addictive than the pain pills itself honest mistake.

Sorry again for all that i have done to you and the family i really am a good guy just made some fucked up decisions in my life.