Hell in a Bottle
The horror of addiction and the nightmare that followed43 total reviews
Comment from Brenda Strauser
Hi Debi. Boy this is a heartwrenching story. It was so compelling and well written. I've had a few operations and I was on them. It is east to get addicted to.them, especially when you are in pain. I'm glad you.beat them. I.know someone who died from an overdose. I could tell.your heart and soul.went into this story. Great job
Love, your friend, Brenda
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2025
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Hi Debi. Boy this is a heartwrenching story. It was so compelling and well written. I've had a few operations and I was on them. It is east to get addicted to.them, especially when you are in pain. I'm glad you.beat them. I.know someone who died from an overdose. I could tell.your heart and soul.went into this story. Great job
Love, your friend, Brenda
Comment Written 21-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2025
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Hi Brenda, as they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." My faith was lower when I was on them because I was letting the pills rule my happiness, not Jesus.
I do live with a lot of pain, but I write and use mind over matter and I pray about it now instead of waiting for my next fix.
Thanks for the very kind words, dear friend. Love, Debi
Comment from Carol Clark2
It took a bunch of courage to write this story, Debi. I'm glad you were able to get off the pain-killers, and I'm sorry for the addiction and the pain you went through from the medications. Blessings. Carol
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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It took a bunch of courage to write this story, Debi. I'm glad you were able to get off the pain-killers, and I'm sorry for the addiction and the pain you went through from the medications. Blessings. Carol
Comment Written 20-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Carol, As they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." My faith was lower when I was on them because I was letting the pills rule my happiness, not Jesus.
I do live with a lot of pain, but I write and use mind over matter and I pray about it now instead of waiting for my next fix. It feels good to see the other side so it's not so easy to judge.
Thanks for the very kind words, dear friend. Love you so much! Debi
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Yes, as the saying goes, we have to walk in another's moccasins first. Thanks for sharing your story. I pray the pain lessens and God brings healing.
Comment from Karen Cherry
Preaching to the choir. I have always had illness and pain. I did not take much medicine until I was married to my last husband. He wanted me on the pain meds because he said I could not do anything without their help. I had nerve pills Muscle spasm pills, Pain pills and sleeping pills. I was a walking drug store. I needed more and more which did less and less. I went off cold turkey. While I was not brain addicted, my body screamed plenty.I was basically a wet spot in the bed for a couple months. I applaud your strength. We women are tough. Yea team! Karen
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Preaching to the choir. I have always had illness and pain. I did not take much medicine until I was married to my last husband. He wanted me on the pain meds because he said I could not do anything without their help. I had nerve pills Muscle spasm pills, Pain pills and sleeping pills. I was a walking drug store. I needed more and more which did less and less. I went off cold turkey. While I was not brain addicted, my body screamed plenty.I was basically a wet spot in the bed for a couple months. I applaud your strength. We women are tough. Yea team! Karen
Comment Written 20-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Gosh, Karen, every time we talk I realize a little bit more how much we are alike. At one time the stupid doc had me on 16 different meds. A couple years ago I threw everything besides the important ones like BP, restless legs, Lyrica and kidney and lupus meds. I am only on 5 things. And a lot of eye drops and antibiotics but that is temporary. Good for you for doing the same. Yes, we are team woman and tired of watching others get rich off of us.
Thanks for all the sweet words for my story, and for the generous six stars.
I appreciate them and and you very much. Love, Debi
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I don't understand what lupus is exactly. Could you explain a little. You could make it a story. Tell folks I asked you to. I have learned so much on here about others illnesses. Love you sweetie. Karen
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease that attacks every organ in the body.. They even consider blood, skin & muscle, tissue & joints organs. Weird huh?
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Is it inherited? I hope the prayers we send you are helping. Karen
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Nope, thank goodness.
It's just because I am a DES daughter and so have been cursed with a lot since childhood. DES is a hormone that was given to mothers who were in danger of losing their baby.
Most daughters didn't make it past 40. My mom called me crying one night after watching a 60 Minutes special about it. She kept telling me it was her fault, and I thanked her for fighting for me. You wouldn't believe how many women on the show blamed their moms for letting drs inject the drug in them. Duh? They'd have never been born.
Maybe I will think about that story. Thanks and I will say that you asked.
Comment from Wayne Fowler
"Just watch me!"
Bless you. Many would not have gone without pain relief meds, no matter what..
The pharmaceutical companies that marketed addictive drugs (when they knew what they were doing) should have to relinquish all profits.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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"Just watch me!"
Bless you. Many would not have gone without pain relief meds, no matter what..
The pharmaceutical companies that marketed addictive drugs (when they knew what they were doing) should have to relinquish all profits.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Wayne, I am very appreciative for your kind review and comments. When our legislature here closed in on doctors and big pharma, there was a law suit. We were encouraged to sign up for my share back, and I said no. Only because I made my choices so I didn't have to be paid for it. I am just glad I woke up.
Thanks again, my friend for the generous six stars too. Love, Debi
Comment from nomi338
Good for you. I love your strength. Now hear my horror story. About two weeks after my wife and I saw the Exorcist at the theater I had to work overtime on a Saturday. It was early evening and I found myself at a poorly lit part of downtown LA. I was waiting for a bus to take me home. From across the street I saw a portly man dressed in an overcoat and wearing a hat. As he approached me, it seemed as if he was babbling. As he came near me he started singing the song Smile by Nat King Cole. It sounded like the freaking record. I loved that song by Nat King Cole. I did not hesitate, I started running away from that man as fast as I could. I later remembered a nightmare I had as a young teenager. I had a heavy coat and hat that I used to hang on the back of my bedroom door. My mother used to tell me to stop doing that and to hang them in the closet. One night I woke up screaming because I thought that a man in a heavy coat and wearing a hat was standing over me. When we turned the lights on, it was the coat and hat hanging on the door, or was it? I no longer watch movies dealing with the occult, nor do I hang coats and hats on my bedroom door.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Good for you. I love your strength. Now hear my horror story. About two weeks after my wife and I saw the Exorcist at the theater I had to work overtime on a Saturday. It was early evening and I found myself at a poorly lit part of downtown LA. I was waiting for a bus to take me home. From across the street I saw a portly man dressed in an overcoat and wearing a hat. As he approached me, it seemed as if he was babbling. As he came near me he started singing the song Smile by Nat King Cole. It sounded like the freaking record. I loved that song by Nat King Cole. I did not hesitate, I started running away from that man as fast as I could. I later remembered a nightmare I had as a young teenager. I had a heavy coat and hat that I used to hang on the back of my bedroom door. My mother used to tell me to stop doing that and to hang them in the closet. One night I woke up screaming because I thought that a man in a heavy coat and wearing a hat was standing over me. When we turned the lights on, it was the coat and hat hanging on the door, or was it? I no longer watch movies dealing with the occult, nor do I hang coats and hats on my bedroom door.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Hi dear Nomi, that is some experience you went through. Wow, I think you and I better stay away from those movies. When I saw that movie I was staying with friends in their college dorms. A very old one with old water pipe registers for heat. They creaked and made noise all night. LOL. Spooooooky
About my story, as they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." My faith was lower when I was on them because I was letting the pills rule my happiness, not Jesus.
I do live with a lot of pain, but I write and use mind over matter and I pray about it now instead of waiting for my next fix. It feels good to see the other side so it's not so easy to judge.
Thanks for the very kind words and the sweet six stars, my dear BBBB.
Love you so much! Debi
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And I love you as well. Funny, the subject of love seems to be trying to make a comeback in my life as I have renewed my connection to an old love interest from my past. We shall see what we shall see.
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Ooh Nomi, I had a feeling about that by something you said a while back. Good for you, and I wish you so much happiness. I know you will never forget your love and all those years with Y'vette, but you deserve this joy in your life.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
That took great bravery to have knee replacements and not take a really strong pain reliever. Twenty-five years ago, doctors really thought they were doing us a favor to put us on something that took the pain away. No one caught on to the addictive problem right away. Jim Wile has a book going on here that explains addiction when a young man creates something that had a catch, and he has now fixed its addictive problem. Excellent book.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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That took great bravery to have knee replacements and not take a really strong pain reliever. Twenty-five years ago, doctors really thought they were doing us a favor to put us on something that took the pain away. No one caught on to the addictive problem right away. Jim Wile has a book going on here that explains addiction when a young man creates something that had a catch, and he has now fixed its addictive problem. Excellent book.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Hi Sweetie, as they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." My faith was lower when I was on them because I was letting the pills rule my happiness, not Jesus.
I do live with a lot of pain, but I write and use mind over matter and I pray about it now instead of waiting for my next fix. It feels good to see the other side so it's not so easy to judge.
Thanks for the very kind words, dear friend. Love you so much! Debi
Comment from evilynne
Oh, how horrible and how brave you were to overcome the addiction when you faced the truth. There are many people who become addicted with prescription drugs. I had knee replacements and thank goodness was able to deal with the post op pain without narcotics. Your article is well written and fascinating. Best of luck with the club entry! Evi
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Oh, how horrible and how brave you were to overcome the addiction when you faced the truth. There are many people who become addicted with prescription drugs. I had knee replacements and thank goodness was able to deal with the post op pain without narcotics. Your article is well written and fascinating. Best of luck with the club entry! Evi
Comment Written 19-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Hi Evi, as they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." My faith was lower when I was on them because I was letting the pills rule my happiness, not Jesus.
I do live with a lot of pain, but I write and use mind over matter and I pray about it now instead of waiting for my next fix. It feels good to see the other side so it's not so easy to judge.
Thanks for the very kind words, dear friend. Love you so much! Debi
Comment from Teri7
Debi, I am so very sorry you had to go through that, but I went through having to be weaned off narcotics from the pain from the MS. It was horrible! My husband is the one who pretty much took me off them cold turkey. That messed my mind up really bad for a while. Only by the grace of God did I make it. At one point, before he took me off of them, I could feel my body shutting down. It was a very scary time. Now I just take ibuprofen for pain, and that is not good either! I try not to take anything. love and blessings, Teri
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Debi, I am so very sorry you had to go through that, but I went through having to be weaned off narcotics from the pain from the MS. It was horrible! My husband is the one who pretty much took me off them cold turkey. That messed my mind up really bad for a while. Only by the grace of God did I make it. At one point, before he took me off of them, I could feel my body shutting down. It was a very scary time. Now I just take ibuprofen for pain, and that is not good either! I try not to take anything. love and blessings, Teri
Comment Written 19-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Hey Sweetie, as they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." My faith was lower when I was on them because I was letting the pills rule my happiness, not Jesus.
I do live with a lot of pain, but I write and use mind over matter and I pray about it now instead of waiting for my next fix. It feels good to see the other side so it's not so easy to judge.
Thanks for the very kind words, dear friend. Love you so much! Debi
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Debi, I can truly understand. I was there at one time too. it's amazing how we are placed in circumstances that end up teaching us something that we can share with others one day ! love and blessings, teri
Comment from LJbutterfly
This is a horrifying story shows how much patients trust their doctors to do what is best for them. That's not always the case.
I watched a TV show recently that showed doctors prescribing medication at higher and higher doses SO patients would become addicted and the doctor would receive a kick back from the pharmaceutical company.
It's hard to endure pain. I know. It's worst to withdraw from pain medication. Only God brought you through all of your suffering, despite the medication mix up. Now you're here to tell the story which might help someone else.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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This is a horrifying story shows how much patients trust their doctors to do what is best for them. That's not always the case.
I watched a TV show recently that showed doctors prescribing medication at higher and higher doses SO patients would become addicted and the doctor would receive a kick back from the pharmaceutical company.
It's hard to endure pain. I know. It's worst to withdraw from pain medication. Only God brought you through all of your suffering, despite the medication mix up. Now you're here to tell the story which might help someone else.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Dearest Lorraine, that show you watched was exactly what my doctor was doing. Did you notice that when I talked about weaning, I said my NEW doctor helped me wean. I never went back to the one who pushed them so bad.
But as they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." My faith was lower when I was on them because I was letting the pills rule my happiness, not Jesus.
I do live with a lot of pain, but I write and use mind over matter and I pray about it now instead of waiting for my next fix. It feels good to see the other side so it's not so easy to judge.
Thanks for the very kind words, dear friend. Love you so much! Debi
Comment from DeboraDyess
You rock, Debi! And you're right. Addiction is addicaiotn no matter what form it takes. We've experienced it both with perscription drugs for one family member and street drugs for another. It's so hard to deal with.
Be proud of yourself. God is. He smiles asHe looks at you and sees you trusting Him for your well-being!
Blessings and hugs,
Deb
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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You rock, Debi! And you're right. Addiction is addicaiotn no matter what form it takes. We've experienced it both with perscription drugs for one family member and street drugs for another. It's so hard to deal with.
Be proud of yourself. God is. He smiles asHe looks at you and sees you trusting Him for your well-being!
Blessings and hugs,
Deb
Comment Written 19-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2025
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Hi Deb, yes, I believe there is some in every family. I was always so dead set against drugs, but my dr convinced me this was different.
You know, as they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." My faith was lower when I was on them because I was letting the pills rule my happiness, not Jesus.
I do live with a lot of pain, but I write and use mind over matter and I pray about it now instead of waiting for my next fix. It feels good to see the other side so it's not so easy to judge.
Thanks for the very kind words, dear friend. Love you so much! Debi
