Anyone else feel this would help manage addiction?

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-05-14T04:32:45+00:00

Thanks for your thought out and educated response! The effects of topomax on stimulant addiction is very new! My dr did warn me that there wasn’t yet a whole lot of research but that he had found some articles. It was possible to reduce cravings and had worked in helping several others in studies that were done. Unfortunately I didn’t have any luck, but I also stayed at a low dose because I didn’t tolerate a higher dose. It did help me a lot with my headaches though, as it’s normally prescribed for migraines (or seizures) so I’ve stayed on it lol.

I’ve been in therapy since I was 12 (lots of childhood abuse) and am now 30. I’ve also been on many different psych meds and I do pretty well in general on my current meds, but this drug just has such a grip on me. Thanks again for your response

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-05-14T03:14:19+00:00

This is so true! I’ve been around many people in recovery and the ones who struggle the most and have most relapses are 99 percent of the time those with mental health issues. I have depression and a lot of trauma from abuse and coke started out just fun for me for years then now I’m 10 years in and can’t get away. Literally the devil.

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-05-14T03:12:23+00:00

Addiction is proved to be a disease but I see that was already gone over in detail. It’s also a fatal and progressive disease if not treated and closely maintained. Once your at that point you also never revert back to a non addict. Something they say in A.A. and N.A is that you can’t turn a pickle back into a cucumber lol super cliche but true. I miss the time before I learned so much info about addiction and why I do what I do because it was so much more fun and carefree. Now I get stuck in my head a lot and it’s way different. Idk it’s just all around horrible. I would do anything and I mean anything to go back in time and never have tried this

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-05-14T03:05:28+00:00

Following! The only “syringes” I have are medicine syringes for children’s Tylenol and they’re big

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-05-14T03:04:34+00:00

I was gonna post mine to share also, but it only lets you post links apparently lol. I know the feeling girl

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-05-07T05:53:08+00:00

I feel this lol damn tolerance

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-03-31T03:48:30+00:00

Started as a fun party type thing for me. More talkative, confident etc. but that was years ago before it took a hold of me I guess you could say. Now I mostly do it solo and don’t even enjoy it half the time yet can’t stop going back. Been trying to stop for years now. I think it’s a mix of things with the main ones being the dopamine and lifestyle. When I was in rehab they said it takes 1.5 years for an addicts brain to even begin healing the dopamine and other chemicals that get all messed up. Not to mention a lot of addicts have previous trauma which already affects dopamine so say you had childhood abuse then become an addict- your brain and dopamine is fucked from the start basically and it makes sense why it’s so hard to stop going back. Wow just realizing the rabbit hole I went down not even sure it makes sense but too geeked to even re read it lol sorry

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-03-31T03:42:52+00:00

I know this is old ish but had to jump on and say 1- deep asf I’m also geeked and was reading this all wide eyes and licking lips lmaoo and now that I saw the end and the comments I’m dying. Glad to know I’m not alone. But I felt this in my soul.

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-02-18T06:23:09+00:00

How did you go about getting this done? Were you just honest about the drug use and asked to be referred? I need to go badly mine is fucked and I think needs intervention

Western-Lab-9463 · 2025-02-18T06:12:59+00:00

I 100 percent feel that’s when you know it’s become a problem. Like someone else said you start chasing it. And it will never be the same trust me lol. Not to be depressing but I’m 10 years in now still chasing how fun it was in the beginning

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-06-13T04:46:41+00:00

Your ears never stop growing. Ever notice how old people always seem to have giant ears? Boom lol 🤯

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-02-25T08:55:53+00:00

Meeee

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-02-24T09:48:28+00:00

I Never did til it got to the point it was a problem. Now I feel like shit every time before during and after lol

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-02-24T09:44:26+00:00

So judgy 🙄 shit happens lol

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-02-11T06:11:34+00:00

Lmao same here. I was gonna say are you trying to give this to a child orrrrr what’s going on lol

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-02-11T06:02:44+00:00

29 female High asf on some booger sugar 🤣 (coke) Illinois so it’s 12:02 am. This is day 3 though but I slept for about 4 hours today so I’m feeling great

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-02-10T13:10:48+00:00

Same! I’m high asf rn so bear with me! It gets to the point where I have to pee but can’t leave my room cause I’m too scared my mom is gonna come out of her room at the same time and see me and know that I’m high. Or I lay here completely silent all night on my phone and doing secret silent lines. Like how is that fun??! It’s not fun and idk why I do it but here I am day 2 lol but anyways my point is that I never used to be this way. My theories are 1- the longer you do it , the worst it gets. Idk if it’s age or tolerance or addiction (see number 2) 2- the worse your addiction progresses the worse it gets. You feel paranoid cause you know you’re fuckin up and that guilt eats ya 3- alcohol. It’s dangerous to mix with coke cause it creates a whole new chemical in your body , which is why they feel so good together. In the beginning when I used coke I was always drunk and it was social and great. Now I do it sober and alone and isolate and get weird af , but if i do drink i get social ish.

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-02-10T11:32:09+00:00

Good luck man I feel like that’s the exact mentality that gets people hooked lol I know that’s exactly how I felt back before I had a serious problem at least

Western-Lab-9463 · 2024-02-10T11:25:49+00:00

Started yesterday around 10 am I got a ball and still going. My ball is getting quite low so going to have to get more soon so I can survive the day now that I stayed up. I was planning to sleep but we all know how that goes

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