Am I addicted? please help!

[Fred5555]

Hey guys....right now I feel like sh!t!..... A Magical Marmoset escaped and started typing before I could stop her (Bad Monkey)

"I stole some stilnox from my mom cos I needed to sleep once , took it , but stayed awake and loved the effects it gave.....anyways......I had been taking 2 each night for like 4 nights (total)....last night I have no idea why , but for some reason , I decided to eat 7 , 10mg stilnox tablets, and I remember crushing up one and sniffing one!!!...now...I dont drink , smoke.....i do excersise...I dont eat any refined foods (macdonalds)...im a health freak...soo I dunno wth came over me last night...but what is done is and and now need to fix it!........anyways...I pretty much remember everything.....and i woke up today feeling rubish and have promised myself I will never touch that sh!t again...ever....


but now i cannot fall asleep......I think im having withdrawel symptoms
....I tried to go to sleep now , my eyes are tired , but i feel like iv just eaten a cup of sugar and it feels like iv got millions of butterflies in my stomach.....and im thinking to myself "ok...iv stuffed my life up...great"...just typing about this right now is actually making me feel a damn lot better......


anyways , a few questions :


1) How long do withdrawel symptoms last?

2) Is it possible that im just being really paranoid and im not addicted atall??...

3) Could what I did last night have any permanent damage??....my nasal cavity feels like a put a lot of nose spray in it (you know the kind if you have a blocked nose)"




thanks for any help and/or advice!!! I'm not quite sure what to do with said Monkey

really appreciate it....


peace

Fred:)

[Panthers007]

First off you need to actually read the rules you claimed to have read when you joined these forums. Pay special attention to the rules regarding self-incrimination. The rules are here:

http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/announcement.php?f=184&a=1

As you can't edit - I've called a moderator to edit/delete your thread. Admission of stealing drugs isn't going to go over well.

[Fred5555]

ye i read the rules....saying if its illigal.....as far as i know taking sleeping pills aint illigal.......wth man.....thanks for the help.....

[Heretic.Ape.]

First please familiarize yourself with the rules concerning self incrimination, blah blah blah

It is highly likely that much of this can be chalked up to feeling like shit due to excessive use of a substance, feeling bad about what's been done, and then getting all worked up about it.
Try to relax and don't do it again.
If you can't do that (not do it again), then you may have a problem.
Get some nice natural sleep and I'll bet you feel much better and will have learned a nice lesson about not raiding mom's medicine cabinet.

[RaverHippie]

Stilnox is the brand name for Zolpidem. Information for this chemical can be found in the "Downers and Sleeping Pills" forum. I highly doubt that tolerance and withdrawal symptoms can be gained after such a short abuse period.

SWIY is likely just suffering from anxiety. Isn't it a little early in Florida to try and fall asleep? The nose will be fine, it doesn't seem like SWIY is likely to attempt insufflation again. Just stay calm and under no circumstance feel like SWIY needs a sleeping pill to fall asleep. Just wait until sleep naturally comes.

[Jatelka]

Admission of stealing drugs isn't going to go over well.

Indeed it is not, particularly when It's the third thread this morning!

[Fred5555]

hey guys....I appreciate the replys.......thanks...


im honestly not sure if im actually addicted or im really paranoid....i mean...only when I think about it i start feeling anxios etc...but when im not im perfect....

i think i just have a guilty consiense etc.....

again...thanks for the replies:)

[Swift Serenity]

well swim is having the same problem.. for the first time in 5 days last night he didnt take his ambien. he couldnt sleep at all, went to sleep at 6 30 wtf.. he couldnt breathe out of his nose either.. tonight he isnt skipping it. he needs it to sleep

[cnsns2ccl2]

Has SWIY become addicted to benzos? SWIM is wondering how easy it is to become addicted as SWIM takes prescribed benzos but is thinking that just because a dr prescribes them does not mean one cannot become addicted.

[Swift Serenity]

that is not it at all.. prescribed or not SWIY can become addicted to it.. it is a matter of will power that SWIY has, maybe he needs to force himself through the night more than one night to get used to it.. that is the method SWIY did and now he is fine. also SWIY could try something else to help him get through it suck as another substance to calm him through the withdraw symptoms

[cnsns2ccl2]

But how easy is it to come addicted if taking as prescribed? SWIM takes about 15/yr.

[Panthers007]

15 tablets/capsules per year? That won't cause addiction of a physical variety. Psychological addiction is another matter. If SWIM finds themselves increasing the amount and feels they are relying on the drug - then SWIM should stop and talk to the doctor.

For a physical addiction to occur, SWIM would need to take them 3 or 4 times daily for 2 - 3 weeks running. Obviously SWIM's physician isn't concerned as the amount SWIM is taking is a tiny fraction of the amount where concern would come into play.

[Orchid_Suspiria]

I would chalk this up to a mild psychological dependency,maybe dependency isn't even the right word.Infact this paranoia could be a good thing.It should keep swiy from ever letting z drug or benzodiazepine use get out of hand.

[cnsns2ccl2]

Well I wouldn't say I'm addicted at this point. I have no desire to take clonozepam at all. I only take it when I'm having a panic attack because panic attacks suck and if it can help calm me down (which would be about 15 times/year). I find it odd that people would be addictive because I don't know why one would want to be sedated for no reason but at the same time I know it's relatively addictive and I don't want it to ever get out of hand where I "need" the drug. I have too many other addictions. lol I was just wondering at what point one should start to worry.

[sirdrugalot]

you should start to worry when you have not taken it for a few days and your head feels like someones been using it for a football. but if your using it for say even a week flat out and giving it 2 or 3 weeks break you wont get any physical withdrawals.
you might very well crave it though and in your case if you have other addictions you probably have a higher potential to abuse clonazepam as you would any drug.
its a matter of will power and catching a grip of it before it gets out of control, dont let it get out control the withdrawals can be a living hell which seems like they will never end.

[fiveleggedrat]

Just take a step away from drugs for a while. Get LOTS of rest, take multivitamins, eat a lot of natural foods (fruit, veggies, lean meat, etc)and sometimes supplements like 5HTP or glucosamine help, but those are for serotonin drugs/stimulants moreso.


Just take it easy and avoid stress. That's what Swim would do. Being in good health/shape helps a LOT with comedowns, crashes, and withdrawal.

[sirdrugalot]

yeah swim finds high doses of omega 3 fish oils help a lot with concentration and seem to along with whole foods (no processed shit, no sugar) and light exercise help to keep your mood a bit more stable.

[xxxSuSHixxx]

SwiPetFish would trade SwiY's 15 a year for his.....1800 a year ((1mg klonopin))
Kpin addiction/withdraw is no laughing mater, SwiPF is getting seisures and shakes now from probably over abuse of the kpin, 15 times a year is a little more than once a month, thats not what SwiPF would call Addicion or dependance.... But for THE WORLDS information... Should SwiWE really be trusting people with SwiWE's life??? prescribing benzos is a great way to play god, randomley killing and making people addicted to nasty substances... fuckers.... =x although, now that swiPF thinks about it, its his own fault for convinving the prescriber he needed Kpin, oh noes... who is Swipetfish to blame if its SwiPF's own fault... either way, it really shouldent be that easy to fool a prescriber... but it is..... Kpin = bad WEED=good kk?? ^^;;