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Is gaining weight after kicking a Meth addiction normal?

February 18, 2011 - 9:57 pm 3 Comments

Question by #21 Primo: Is gaining weight after kicking a Meth addiction normal?

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Answer by Kim R
Yes.

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Q&A: Meth Addiction & Recovery: Will my metabolism ever be normal again?

November 22, 2010 - 12:59 pm Comments Off

Question by Cassie: Meth Addiction & Recovery: Will my metabolism ever be normal again?
I gained about 35 lbs in 3 weeks after I quit. Its been 9 months and I’ve been dieting religiously. I know for certain that my metabolism is seriously screwed up. I am worried that it will never be the same. If anyone has personal experiences with this, please share.

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Answer by Nobody
Congrats on your sobriety! Weight gain happens even when quitting cigarettes. No personal experience here, but keep taking good care of yourself. It can only be of a benefit to you and everyone around you. I bet you things will get back to normal, even if it takes over a year. Otherwise, ask a doctor.

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Q&A: My moms addicted to meth. Is it normal to have anxiety when people around me smoke pot?

July 26, 2010 - 1:13 pm 2 Comments

Question by Scout90: My moms addicted to meth. Is it normal to have anxiety when people around me smoke pot?
My mom has been addicted to meth for 5 years now. It ruined my family and my parents divorced over that and other issues. My boyfriend smoked before he was with me, but stopped when we got together. He did three times (with me knowing) while we were together, but I began to hyper ventilate and almost have an anxiety attack .
Is it normal for children of drug addicted parents to go through such anxiety over a small thing like pot?

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Answer by Steven J
um. its like this…….. while im VERY pro-drugs……… if you don’t want him to do it and he does it any way knowing how its going to make you feel then dump the guy. Is it normal? Whats normal anyway? if this is how you react then he should be understanding of that. Like me i cant stand snakes. if i see one i freeze in terror. is that normal? but people know to keep snakes away from me. hope this helps you.

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Drug Rehabilitation Centers Get Your Life Back to Normal

January 15, 2010 - 3:08 am Comments Off

Drug Rehabilitation centers play a significant role in helping people recover from drug addiction and bring their lives back to normal again. Doctors play an important part in drug rehabilitation centers by helping even those patients to recover from alcohol and drug addiction who otherwise thought they were incurable. It is extremely difficult for an individual to recover from addiction without medicines or treatment. At the same time, just the thought of going to a rehabilitation center may seem very threatening to the drug addict. This situation may be avoided to some extent if they have a better idea of what to expect when they enter a drug rehabilitation center.

Every Rehabilitation Center is Unique …

There are several types of rehabilitation centers and most of them might be unique in one way or the other. Drug rehabilitation centers address both physical as well as psychological aspects of alcohol or drug dependence. Doctors prescribe some medicines to help the patient tackle withdrawal symptoms better. This step is important in addressing physical dependence on drugs. Doctors consider it as a vital and challenging task since this is the first step in breaking patients’ alcohol or drug addiction. It is believed addicted people develop chemical dependence on alcohol or drugs due to which they suffer from withdrawal symptoms.

… So are the Drug Addicts

Every drug addict is different and so are the situations around them. There are no fixed treatment methods for all of them. Group therapy and individual counseling are another important part of treatment. In group therapy patients participate in group sessions in which other addicts are also present. Since many of them have under gone various recovery stages, they can help those patients who have just started the process.

There are No Guarantees

Drug rehabilitation centers cannot, however, guarantee that the individual will completely recover after completion of his or her treatment. The time taken by patients to recover may vary with each case as well as on how long the patient has suffered from addiction. Though alcohol and drug rehabilitation programmes are similar, there are several differences as well. While withdrawal methods vary for different type of drug addiction, they are the same for alcohol irrespective of what type of alcohol the patient was addicted with.

Some drug rehabilitation programs do not even use medications to cure the patient. Rather, they use nutritional supplements to enhance the recovery process of their patients. Most drug rehabilitation programs, however, use drugs and at times anesthesia to treat the patient from serious drug addiction condition. Those who use anesthesia hire the services of specialist anesthesiologist who help the addicted person sleep during painful withdrawal symptoms.

You Need Help? That’s a huge Step Forward

If you have come to a decision that you need help with your drug addiction problem, there are several drug rehabilitation centers which provide both outpatient and inpatient services. If you are still feeling confused where to go for treatment, start by talking to your family doctor, they might be able to suggest comfortable drug rehabilitation center for you.

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My moms addicted to meth. Is it normal to have anxiety when people around me smoke pot?

January 9, 2010 - 7:46 pm 3 Comments

My mom has been addicted to meth for 5 years now. It ruined my family and my parents divorced over that and other issues. My boyfriend smoked before he was with me, but stopped when we got together. He did three times (with me knowing) while we were together, but I began to hyper ventilate and almost have an anxiety attack .
Is it normal for children of drug addicted parents to go through such anxiety over a small thing like pot?

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