I AM 24 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY MOTHER AND HER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND NO MATTER WHAT I DO SHE WILL NOT STOP , IT ALL GOT MUCH WORSE WHEN THIS SUMMER SHE OVERDOSED AND ALMOST DIED. SHE IS ADDICTED TO A ANTIANXIETY PILL CALLED OXAPAM AND SHE WILL TAKE ALL THE MONTHS PILLS IN THE FIRST WEEK AND A HALF OF HAVING THEM. I NEED SOME HELP IN TRYING TO HELP HER, I HAVE 2 YOUNGER SISTERS THAT SHE DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF AND IS HURTING THEM VERY BADLY.
Hi daughter, A lot depends on your mother admitting thqt she has a problem. This can be quite a problem, you can chain an addict to a wall in the basement, and when they get loose they will still seek to get high. While it would be ideal for your mother to attend NA meetings, first she will have to get past her denial of having a problem. If you wish to try to get her to attend ameeting you can find one in your area by going to http://portaltools.na.org/portaltools/MeetingLoc/ . This site is part of na.org and lists all of the registered meetings in the world. Many addicts in recovery(as well as friends and/or family of addicts) have sought ot "save" their friends and/or family from the grip of addiction. Until an addict does the only thing they have the power to do, which is to admit there is a problem, there is little that can be done.
I am not saying that all is lost, take a look at the thread http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=52289&subForumID=128791&action=viewTopic&commentID=5434751&topicPage= how an intervention works is posted there . The most important thing is for you to look for an AlAnon or NarAnon meeting for yourself. Addiction and alcoholism are the same disease, only the chemistry used to get high differs. These meetings are specifically for the families of addicts and alcoholics. They are full of people who are in the situation you find yourself in. I would bet that the people there could support you in this time of distress as well as help you to search for local resources to help your mother. Look at http://www.nar-anon.org/ or http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/ to help you find some meetings for yourself.
Lon
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Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.----Alice Mackenzie Swaim
I had a friend that would eat his whole months supply of Clonazepam or Xanax or eat three times the amount and just be loaded. THis is very dangerous and I think IT would be wise to maybe either talk to a doctor and find a safe way to ween down on those powerful meds. The problem with cold turkey at least on Clonazepam and Xanax etc. is that if you are on a high dose and go cold turkey it can cause very harmful sideeffects. Talk to a doctor! If they are not giving your mother the desired effect she needs, maybe...maybe speak with a professional and try something else. I know many people who take these drugs for anxiety(or just to get loaded along with different cocktails of drugs) it is no joke though and I think you need the attention of a doctor. Very soon.
i know what that is like, one thing i did that had some positive results was get a bunch of pamhlets from a meeting and left them lying around the house, the info in them was also very helpful to me as i'm sure it would be for you too. good luck and god bless.
