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Prescribed Meds addiction/dependence.

  • 11-03-2013 2:29am
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Evening all!
    I hope I'm not breaking any rules here as I'm not asking for any medical advice here.
    Brief synopsis: Prescribed painkillers for back injury about 2 years ago with a prescription for 1 tablet, up to 2 when the pain was very bad. Found myself taking two the odd time more for the wahey feeling than the pain but basically found they improved my mood as much as helped my pain. When the pain had gone there was some left over and I took them the odd time for hangovers or just a pick-me-up. Intermittent use for most of the two years up to the beginning of this year when I gave up the cigarettes and ( I now realise ) replaced one dependence with another. With no medical reason to get a prescription I started buying them off the internet and was well and truly hooked.

    OK that wasn't all that brief, sorry.

    Mini-intervention with my wife today has brought this to a head and I'm in full agreement with her that it has to stop. The question is how? Googling so far suggests that cold turkey could be anything from a bad idea to downright dangerous.

    The obvious thing to do would be to talk to my GP about it, which I would have no problem with. I have a very good relationship with him and he has seen me through tough times before (but medically, not psychologically). The thought occurred though, and this is the real reason for posting, if I get help from the GP does it have to go on my permanent medical record? This would raise a number of issues off the top of my head:
    1. Were I to have an accident at some stage in the future, once I'm clean, and need to claim, the other side would need access to my medical records and say "oh well this guy's an addict". Easy win.
    2. I work in a technical discipline where pharmaceuticals are one of the major employers in this country. I don't know, but I can imagine a scenario where they would seek access or disclosure from my GP of any relevant info. Prior addiction to prescription drugs could easily have me out of the running for a job in the future and effect my ability to feed and house my family.

    Do I suck it up now and go to the GP instead of worrying about issues that might never come up? Or is there a way I haven't considered that will be safer on all counts?


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  • #2
    Taltos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,830 ✭✭✭✭Taltos


    OP - we cannot permit this thread to remain open.
    The best and only advice we are permitted to offer in this instance is for you to seek the help and advice of your GP.

    All the best
    Taltos


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