Many people who are addicted to pain medications are so through no fault of their own. Doctors are too quick and easy giving out prescriptions for pain meds, all the while knowing that after a certain number of days, a certain percentage of their patients will end up being addicted.
A pain medication addiction is one of the hardest addictions to break that there is, and there are plenty of illegal drugs to take their place when your doctor cuts you off. Let's take a look at the symptoms of withdrawal, then 3 steps to get you started on your way.
Of course, the first symptom of withdrawal is of extreme discomfort and pain, because as a person takes more of the medication to dull the pain , they were becoming more addicted all along. Now that they are no longer taking their pills in order to break the addiction, the pain returns full force. When under a doctor's supervision during your addiction withdrawal, they'll normally subscribe some nonnarcotic pain medication to help.
During addiction withdrawal many sufferers go into a very deep depression, some of it psychological, and some of it physiological. Now that the addict no longer has their crutch that they've been supported by, sometimes for years, they fall into depression. Group therapy seems to be fairly effective, along with support from family and friends as well.
In breaking the addiction, one of the first steps on the road to recovery is admitting that you have the problem. Your reasons for needing pain medications, or the fault of your Dr. for prescribing them too long, are no longer valid. You have to own up to the problem, accept full responsibility for its continuance, and now is time to move on.
The next step is to talk to your doctor and get involved in some kind of addiction recovery system. Your doctor new how addictive these drugs were when he prescribed them, and now it's time for him to help you get off of them with some help. It's incredibly important to get some therapy, as many days a week as it takes, if you really want to quit, it starts here.
It's not easy getting off pain pills, but it not at all complicated, and anyone can do it. By admitting you have a problem, talking to your doctor, enrolling in some group therapy, and getting help when needed, you'll beat your addiction and move on with your life.
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