Author: Ironic
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:36 pm
| bandersnatch wrote: |
| Thank you for your compassionate response, romeo. I am new to forum communication (have never been on one anywhere), and when i read ironic’s response, it really made me wonder if i should have so frankly aired my skeletons here so soon after joining (or ever). I certainly didn’t mean to give the impression that i’m just some joy-rider on sub for no good reason and only abusing it. I am here for good reason, and i am on the right med. I just have some work to do.
I actually have an autoimmune dis-ease called hashimoto’s thyroiditis, where my body thinks my thyroid is a foreign invader and thus attacks it. The gluten molecule looks almost identical to thyroid at a molecular level, so consuming it triggers increased attack on my thyroid. That’s it in a nutshell… I’ve been off gluten for over a year (since diagnosis), and i can tell when i get even small amounts of it. Thanks for the naloxone info. Yes, it’s frustrating not being able to find good, solid info… Since i never used IV, i’m at zero risk for injecting. It irks me that i am forced to dump an unknown chemical into my body to prevent others from injecting it. It just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me… for me. Anyway, thanks for being kind. I will be more careful and thoughtful with my words in future, lest i again give the wrong impression. I definitely should be working with an addiction counselor. I’ve tried going it alone, and it hasn’t worked so great for me. I haven’t relapsed in 2 & 1/2 years, but i haven’t decreased my meds significantly, either. And my relationship with sub is similar to my relationship with my opiate of choice. That can’t be healthy…. or productive… |
I didn’t say anything personal or judgmental, only that abusing Suboxone can wreak havoc on your brain as much as using full-agonists, and asked if you have a low tolerance, because it shouldn’t get you "high." it isn’t the recommended treatment for someone with a smaller habit.
