Glad I found this place!

[ambertch]

I was googling around and saw about the DB forum that is apparently not longer active, and so googled around some more and found this place. Hope to learn a bunch...

[QVC1212]

@ambertch I don't usually say this anymore, but welcome to the club! What brings you to this place, if I may ask?

[bUrke]

Welcome to PR and IMHo this place resembles the old days of DB. I would say it is a sufficient replacement. =D

[flowfraizzer]

I'm also new hope i can learn alot.

[QVC1212]

@bUrke A sufficient replacement? Are you serious???? PR is waaaaaay better than DB ever was. DB was rife with flame wars, but PR quashes flame wars like insects. DB was unwieldy and difficult to navigate, with its threads lasting seemingly endless page after page after page, whereas PR is still manageable. People here are much more friendly, although lately I've noticed some rather snippy, arrogant new juniors that don't seem to have any respect for the veterans like me, Magician, riverstyx, merrymiau, Wheels, Boogani, and others. The mods are eminently fair and conscientious, and will not throw you out solely on the suspicion of shilling from one or two unsubstantiated allegations. The information is better, and the information flow is better. I could go on. . .

Good riddens to DB. I never liked it. Never liked the people there. If the people have migrated to PR, then they have changed, adapted to the new forum, and done a good job of it too. People can change for the better.

[bUrke]

@QVC1212, well that definitely works too, I can agree with you on that.. This place is surely better than the old DB ever was.

[ambertch]

@ambertch I don't usually say this anymore, but welcome to the club! What brings you to this place, if I may ask?

Recently I interacted with an old friend whose life was changed from medication. Him and I were "hate the world together" buddies in high school (I'm in my late 20s now as a software engineer). He talked about how getting on meds has just made his life so much better in ways I identified with (him and I had similar issues).

I did a lot of research on sites like Erowid and I see that there's a lot of drug abuse, but also these drugs have genuinely changed peoples' lives for the better

I'm going to see my doctor next week and start from there.

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Also, I'm cautious but also confident in my ability to navigate the sea of pharmaceuticals

- I've kicked addictions already (alcohol and cigarettes) so I know what addiction is like and I'm prepared to fight it if it comes.

- Things like bad mood swings and severe depression, ADD (I was diagnosed as a child but my parents refused Ritalin, which now I'm actually grateful for), I've had to deal with through personal struggle. For example if I have suicidal thoughts I will just repeat in my head "it's ok, it's ok, it's ok" etc.


I don't know whether or not a doctor will actually diagnose me with any of these, but I've already been dealing with things my own way up until now and I'm confident with or without meds life will go on, i.e. meds would only make things better, but I'm chugging along as is.

[jcorsig]

Welcome. This really is a good forum. I never did db, but pr has pit falls a peaks like any place, and you'll get out what you put in, but (and I hope I'm not naive) the majority of long term members here are kind, knowledgable and really good stand up folks. It's like anything else in this invest well and you'll reap the rewards in, but this place has saved my sanity.

Its nice to meet you!

[QVC1212]

@ambertch You've had thoughts of suicide and by repeating "it's ok" you made them go away? Huh. Interesting. I've dealt with suicidal ideation stemming from untreated bipolar disorder as well as substance abuse, both separately and together, but I was never able to "I think I can I think I can" my way out of those dark, deep pits of thought into which I had fallen. It took CBT and medication to do that, and in more than one case, hospitalization.

You still didn't answer the question, which is why you are here. That you are here in some way because of a search for medication is obvious and applies to almost everyone here on PR. But which, and because of what? These are the more puzzling questions. Perhaps as time goes on and you get to know some of the people here, and trust them, you will feel more comfortable delving into your personal issues. If you choose not to, that's fine too however.

So you beat alcohol and cigarettes. No easy matter. You are to be commended for that. As for myself, I beat cigarettes for two and a half years, and for no reason other than a powerful craving, I started smoking again a few weeks ago. I wish I hadn't. . . If you are familiar with the struggle of addiction though, surely you would be reluctant to experiment with anything that could send you down that path again?

[xeuporiax]

@ambertch You've had thoughts of suicide and by repeating "it's ok" you made them go away? Huh. Interesting. I've dealt with suicidal ideation stemming from untreated bipolar disorder as well as substance abuse, both separately and together, but I was never able to "I think I can I think I can" my way out of those dark, deep pits of thought into which I had fallen. It took CBT and medication to do that, and in more than one case, hospitalization.

You still didn't answer the question, which is why you are here. That you are here in some way because of a search for medication is obvious and applies to almost everyone here on PR. But which, and because of what? These are the more puzzling questions. Perhaps as time goes on and you get to know some of the people here, and trust them, you will feel more comfortable delving into your personal issues. If you choose not to, that's fine too however.

So you beat alcohol and cigarettes. No easy matter. You are to be commended for that. As for myself, I beat cigarettes for two and a half years, and for no reason other than a powerful craving, I started smoking again a few weeks ago. I wish I hadn't. . . If you are familiar with the struggle of addiction though, surely you would be reluctant to experiment with anything that could send you down that path again?

I just joined, too. I was looking through the site because I have ordered tramadol online before, but it is not a scheduled drug. I really want to order nurofen plus, but I am very apprehensive. I want to see what the risks are. I am sorry to "hijack" this post, but I wanted to let you know, QVC, that a lot of the information I determine to be high quality is coming from you.

[shay27]

I, too, am happy to find a new forum filled with knowledge and plenty of people like me who have the misfortune of having to deal with chronic pain and all of the intricacies that must be navigated in order to deal with it. I spent a lot of time on DB in the past, but not as of late, because 1 kind person on DB sent me info on a the greatest pain doc in all the world, right here in MN, and I spent the last 2 years in very little pain thanks to him. But, I guess all good things must come to an end, as he was forced out by the powers that be, and in april, he willingly hung up his stethoscope and closed the door to his private practice. He was kind enough to give me 6 months of refills on my norco and 3 mos of oxycodone, but my records never came in the mail as promised. This morning I called in the last of my refills to the pharmacy. a few hours later I received a call back from them, and they said my rx had "expired", as it had been 6 mos since I first had it filled. i was 3 days late! I begged them for that last month of meds, and they said "don't ask us to violate the law". but now I am left with only a few days of pills, no records from the past 2 years to bring to a new doctor, and apparently I'm supposed to just go cold turkey off my meds, and let my pain kick my ass. I cried a lot today. I'm terrified. but now I'm hoping to get proactive, and am really hoping there is someone out there on this site, who lives in MN, who may even have been seeing my same awesome doc too, that might have some new resources or knowledge of how to move forward. I would be incredibly grateful for any information about dr.s or clinics in the area, or even F2F companies that are on-line that hook you up with a doc here (that's how I started with my last guy, but eventually he let them go). Thank you!

[Blockhead]

Pkays guide to finding a reliable source and placing your first order

[ambertch]

I'm in search for adderall to maintain focus - I got through college being only able to read for 10, 20 minutes at a time before my mind drifted. I just dealt with it though. My thoughts are always all over the place and I have problems remembering what people tell me <-- to that I have a 'trick' as well. I'll try to induce emotion (think method acting) and force a heavy emotional imprint to remember the thing. Otherwise I'll forget everything people tell me!

SSRIs interest me as well, though I think I've been able to deal with things so fine - my career is going well and I have great friends, so the random depression, although it makes me hide from society/friends sometimes, isn's anything threatening to my wellbinging

Now say my career/social life turned for the worse - than yes I might be seeking out antidepressants thrn

@ambertch

You still didn't answer the question, which is why you are here. That you are here in some way because of a search for medication is obvious and applies to almost everyone here on PR. But which, and because of what? These are the more puzzling questions. Perhaps as time goes on and you get to know some of the people here, and trust them, you will feel more comfortable delving into your personal issues. If you choose not to, that's fine too however.

And to be honest I didn't totally beat alcohol/cigarettes. I'll still socially smoke, and I'll have a glass of wine a day. Occassionally when I go out partying I'll drink a lot of course - but that might be only once a month.

Before I was drinking like 5+ drinks a day!