Any of you guys addicted to anything?

Macavity.

Anything at all? My body is chemically addicted to a medication I was taking. I've recently been coming off it and it's so hard. I get so angry and almost violent at times, which is out of character for me. I also have constant headaches and I feel like there's an electric shock going off in my brain every few moments.

Anyway, have you had any experiences with addiction or withdrawals. Can be anything from alcohol to more heavier drugs.

bobrawn20

Bass. Totally.

Sir Arthur Daley

Im addicted to fish. im as bad as martin stone mad about fish.

DamagedTrax

bobrawn20 wrote: »

Bass. Totally.

you win. :cool:

_Redzer_

****.

Seriously

Macavity.

_Redzer_ wrote: »

****.

Seriously

How many times daily?

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Funnily enough I was just posting about it over on the regrets thread, but nicotine

Have in the past seen relatives who were definitely physically dependent on alcohol, nasty business altogether.

Sir Arthur Daley

Macavity. wrote: »

How many times daily?

He must be knocking one out right now, would explain the delay in replying.

Macavity.

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

He must be knocking one out right now, would explain the delay in replying.

Hahaha

_Redzer_

Macavity. wrote: »

How many times daily?

I'd say 3-4 times daily without a bother. Single or in a relationship, it wouldn't make a difference I need to get off like clock work

Jesus Wept

internet obv

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No, thankfully.
I have a very addictive personality. I'm taking sleeping pills (prescribed) and Valium (not prescribed) but am careful with them, there's no real pattern, don't take them every night, or even every week, can totally see how you would become reliant on them.

One of my friends was on the same sleeping pills as me for 2 months, took one a night for entire two months and ended up actually addicted to them. Took her ages to get over it.

Binge drink like a lunatic but equally could go months without a drop so it's grand. Have my vices, but all in moderation

NegativeCreep

Alcohol. Its not so much that I drink very frequently but when I do drink, I drink until I can't stand or until I black out.

newbie13

internet, smoke , sex(****) , looking at nice girls.

Augmerson

C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-cocaine!!!

_Redzer_

Augmerson wrote: »

C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-cocaine!!!

Well, we were very nearly in the same boat

Augmerson

_Redzer_ wrote: »

I'd say 3-4 times daily without a bother. Single or in a relationship, it wouldn't make a difference I need to get off like clock work

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Macavity.

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Alcohol. Its not so much that I drink very frequently but when I do drink, I drink until I can't stand or until I black out.

When I go out I limit the amount of cash I bring to avoid this.

MultiUmm

Possibly cocoa.. I would seriously struggle to go without chocolate for a full week. I mean if I absolutely had to I probably would be able to do it but I'd find it pretty difficult. Eat a rake of gum too on a daily basis.

In fairness these are more psychological than physiological, I'm sure I wouldn't go into withdrawal without them. Although living without chocolate would be something cruel altogether... :pac:

I know a lot of people who are addicted to alcohol, nicotine, and one friend of mine was on a pretty rough path with drugs for a while. Addiction to any substance influences a person's behaviour in almost every way, it changes them. It's unfortunately something many people in Irish society grapple with through various forms.

MultiUmm

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Alcohol. Its not so much that I drink very frequently but when I do drink, I drink until I can't stand or until I black out.

Sounds more like binge drinking than alcoholism. If you were addicted to alcohol you'd need to drink each day to function.

Lucifer MorningStar

BBW porn

TeddyTedson

Many people have on boards have said, "You're a dick Ted", so I guess I'm a dick Ted

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TeddyTedson wrote: »

Many people have on boards have said, "You're a dick Ted", so I guess I'm a dick Ted

..................ouch

brummytom

Cigarettes and alcohol. Possibly chocolate, too.

torres9kop

Poker

Ruu

Rollerblading.

AlanS181824

Staying up until 4am watching 8 Out Of 10 cats... :rolleyes:

old_aussie

Luv is the drug and I need to score

BetterThanThou

Caffeine, though not extremely addicted. I do consume insane amounts of it though, and I can't remember the time I got any of these "stimulating" effects it's supposed to cause, and I've even consumed over a gram of it in one drink. I need caffeine to wake up in the morning, so much that sometimes I find it hard to even get out of bed to get a caffeinated beverage, so I keep one beside my bed. Though, I can always go the rest of the day without any caffeine, I can't remember ever craving it at any time other than in the morning.

LizzieJones

Food.

PucaMama

Used to be addicted to prescription pain killers and codeine. Used to smoke moved to ecigs. Don't drink often to avoid it becoming a problem. I have an issue with food addiction but I've mostly got it under control.

Esel

Serious thread, obviously. First off, IANAD.

Withdrawal from any drug ( drug = any chemical, even caffeine) is hard. Prescribed medication, especially if you have been on it for more than a while, can be be much more difficult to stop, and stopping can be very difficult.

Just as many long-term medications can take some to take effect, they can also take a considerable time to withdraw from. Stopping might seem as easy as starting, but this is often not the case.

The medication (as I said, even caffeine) causes your body/mind to change the regulation of some response or other. This happens gradually - often so gradually that you don't even notice the change until the change has taken place.

I am led to believe that this process is called regulation, but the important thing about regulation is that it is either upregulation or downregulation (hyphenate here where necessary).

If your system has slowly up- or down- regulated some aspect of your life/behaviour, and you suddenly stop taking the thing (read: chemical, food etc.) that caused this regulation, then you will probably experience some (possibly severe) side-effects.

So, one must be very careful when withdrawing from anything of this nature. If it a prescribed drug, special caution is necessary. Medical advice is definitely advisable.

The body will try to adjust to the change, but the period of change can often be very difficult/challenging. Challenging might be a mild word. Up-regulation or down-regulation can be a major shock to the system.

CrazyRabbit

Macavity. wrote: »

Anything at all? My body is chemically addicted to a medication I was taking. I've recently been coming off it and it's so hard. I get so angry and almost violent at times, which is out of character for me. I also have constant headaches and I feel like there's an electric shock going off in my brain every few moments.

Anyway, have you had any experiences with addiction or withdrawals. Can be anything from alcohol to more heavier drugs.

I'm addicted to quoting posts. I'm trying to quit though.

creolebelle

My iphone. It's always with me unless I'm in the shower/bathroom or cooking. I once dropped an old iphone in a pot of water
The web
Shopping
Pizza- I have to have it once a week

chrissb8

Bread. I just can't imagine life without it. Sandwiches at night, toast in the morning and just bread with anything sauce based (obv not condiments! currys and that etc.)

Ihatecuddles

I was in your situation's coming off cymbalta. It got better after about 2 weeks

Merkin

Cheese

Arthur Beesley

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Im addicted to fish. im as bad as martin stone mad about fish.

You mean Martin Shanahan?

Gongoozler

OP is it an anti depressant you're coming off? Those brain zaps are horrible.

I have a mild addiction to chocolate, eat it almost every day, it's a purely psychological thing though. My brain just expects it now. At the same time every day. I can go without, usually with a good talking to myself about it.

Teyla Emmagan

Cheese. The delicious, pleasurable, comforting, life enhancing unctuousness of it all. NOM!!

Sunnyisland

Alcohol

Also find if you put chocolate in front of me I will eat the lot, like ridiculous amounts .

holystungun9

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

I'm addicted to quoting posts. I'm trying to quit though.

Me, too






Dammit. Back to square one again.

Merkin

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Cheese. The delicious, pleasurable, comforting, life enhancing unctuousness of it all. NOM!!

Oh I so understand! The sheer joyous, unadulterated, mouth-watering, delectable and exquisiteness of a lovely hunk of goodness.

We need to campaign for a Cheese forum

Buzz Killington the third

Wasn't this thread only done about 2 weeks ago?

Merkin

Buzz Killington the third wrote: »

Wasn't this thread only done about 2 weeks ago?

Might be addicted to starting identical threads....?

Titzon Toast

Tea, nicotine, and weed.
I used to be quite fond of Coke, powdered and liquid, but I gave them up.

Leogirl

Cigarettes & coffee. Gonna try the e-cig & hopefully it'll work-nothing else has worked long term. Managed 4 months before, really regret smoking that first cig :-(

skooterblue2

mauzo! wrote: »

I was in your situation's coming off cymbalta. It got better after about 2 weeks

I was coming off Cimpramil and went cold turkey and did it. I beat it. Three months later I was back at the GP's office crying like a little girl for more meds. This time I was given Effexor. After 11 months no improvement in the quality of life. decided to go cold turkey and went crazy after 3 months. These Meds are designed to be addictive . €30 a month please ...every month.

My friend brought me to an acupuncturist and I was feeling better after the first session and after 12 sessions I was cured..... GP told me to see a real Doctor. Same GP ignored a €500 psychologists report and told me to get back on meds. Then told me I hadnt Aspergers syndrome. Spelled it wrong in a letter and then asked me to spell it..... train wreck medicine......

Penny Tration

Caffeine and nicotine.

I was addicted to benzos that I was put on for anxiety several years back. Didn't want them, so didn't take them for months, then when I started, they made me not care about anything. Ended up taking up to 10 times the right dose every day, until I broke down, told my gp and was weaned off of them.

iamanengine

Psychologically addicted to weed. My body doesn't crave it and obviously there are no withdrawal symptoms but jesus I miss the stuff. In college it's grand but got a job for the summer so gave the stuff up, what I would give for one sweet sweet delicious joint, oh well :rolleyes:

IK09

Monster Energy