Hydrocodone & Methadone - Help for Wife

[aNewman]

Windy, thanks for the words of wisdom. The last couple of days have been a struggle, but I'm hanging in there (tough love) and keeping the opiates out of the house. Today is Day #5 of her being off of the Methadone (tapered down to ~10mg over a 4 month period) and Propoxyphene. Most of her family now knows the whole story and all of her docs know it. We also have a Psychologist (and friend of the family) that has counciled with us and stayed in touch via phone on a daily basis.

Hopefully, you'll all be hearing from bNewman soon. I think that "some" of what she'll read will be good for her, others will be bad for her.

More to share but I'm tired...

aNewman

[jdashb]

As much as you try to keep the "opiates out of the house", is she wants them she'll find a way to get them. She's only going to truly get better when she wants them out. You can't protect her from herself and you'll drive yourself crazy trying to do so.

I truly hope she's on the way to recovery. It's not an easy journey and don't be suprised if she relapses more then once. Don't kill yourself trying to protect her from the consequences of her choices. Trust me, I've been there and learned the hard way.

[RebeccaW62]

jdashb you have a good point.

[aNewman]

Good Point Indeed!! I'm trying so hard to protect her, but I can't be on her heels 24/7. We've made it beyond 5 days, but I'm still seeing her going through a roller coaster of emotions -- this evening claiming that she just wanted to die. I pity her (without showing it), and I'm trying to find that glimmer of hope within her that SHE wants to get better. At the moment, she'd still just rather have a fix.

The worst part is our children having to witness some of it. They are 19, 15, & 8. They're getting a unpleasant lesson in why you should stay away from drugs.

If the road to recovery is bumpy, we're on the right road.

Blessings to you all,

[windysan]

Yes....it is bumpy. The hardest part is the psychological part. Meetings are very important to get through it.....it is a lifetime program(to work right). You might want to do a few al-anon meetings to get some tools.