Quote from windysan:

Yep, dope is insane. There are a lot of good folks on the Nimmo site and I do miss them. I just couldn't handle the ridiculous bickering over stupid crap. As for addicts being unable to taper.....I think that maybe some can....but not me or many others who were as strung out as I was. When you are so physically addicted to a multitude of junk then you just don't want to get dopesick. I gave tapering a try over a year's time but I failed over and over again. Maybe I'm just weak....or maybe the dope was too strong. On Nimmo's board I saw a few people like me who had no other choice than detox/rehab. They had tried to taper and failed. They were polyabusers who were strung out really bad. When they mentioned rehab(for many, including me, this was the last resort before dying) they were rebuked by many of the moderators and scared into continuing the downward spiral of abuse. For so many addicts rehab is the only way. I just had to get away from the stuff. I was on major doses of benzos and other crap when I went to detox/rehab. After a bad experience in detox(lithium, zyprexa) I went on to a nice rehab. After about 3 weeks I was fine. I didn't have any pain. I was retarded from the brain drugs for about 3 weeks but when I walked out of the lithium fog....I was in good shape. I truly wish that there was an easier, softer way. The easiest way for me was rehab. I respect those who are tapering down....God knows I wasn't tough enough.

By the way....I'm from Louisiana and here cursing is an art form. Can we curse in here? Just wondering. I won't say anything too crude but a good curse word here and there adds good color.

windysan

Sometimes a curse word does add a little flavor to conversation but it's not allowed in this forum. Sometimes when I just can't help myself, I might do this sort of thing **** **, not too effective though....

Zyprexa and Lithium? Talk about a jump into the frying pan, yikes..