I am Addicted to Opioids. In My Desperation I Turned to the Internet for Help

Imagine being — what most would probably consider — a “normal” person: Back in 2018, I had a stable job, a young daughter and was in a happy relationship. But life can change quickly. On one unfortunate morning, while skiing at Mammoth with my boyfriend, I had a ski accident — which changed everything. Now, the accident wasn’t wasn’t anything too dramatic, and had it been captured by my boyfriend’s (spoiler alert: now ex-boyfriend’s) GoPro, it would have probably looked quite underwhelming. However, a few weeks later, the MRI report of my knee was in and it showed that I had torn my ACL. And since I am an active person, my doctor recommended knee surgery to have it fixed. That following summer I finally had it repaired. Thankfully the surgery went well, but after the procedure I had quite a lot of pain. In some patients this can be expected, I was told. So the doctor had prescribed me a strong type of pain medication which included oxycodone — 42 tablets to be exact. I never had any experience with this mediation, however, it did help keep the pain under control. About a week into it, I started noticing that my pain was significantly improved, but for some reason I kept on taking the oxycodone-containing pain medication. Whenever I stopped taking it, I developed restlessness, anxiety, nausea, body aches — something I had never really experienced before, and which I later learned were the typical opioid withdrawal symptoms. <a href="https://medium.com/@jane1/how-i-beat-my-opioid-addiction-online-suboxone-quickmd-telemat-medication-assisted-treatment-buprenorphine-7d459d14f59e">Read More</a>

I am Addicted to Opioids. In My Desperation I Turned to the Internet for Help — Here is What Happened.