News of Addictions

I've been on several highly addictive medicines that I came off of with no withdrawal and little tiration. Abilify works great for me but gives me akthesia (like restless leg syndrome except extreme, I want to jump off a building its soo bad) It doesn't help that the ritalin I take makes my anxiety worse. Klonopin is great for my mood. I take .5 mg about 15 minutes after the ritalin, and 1 mg before ...

I have a question.

My doctor once told me that if I am coming off a medication, and I experience symptoms, that it is my disease resurfacing, not withdrawal of the medication.

Is this true?

I went through a phase in which I really liked smoking marijuana with friends. It made me feel better, not worse, and was fun. But at some point that changed and after that it made me nervous and paranoid. Why might that be?

I know this happens to a lot of people, or at least that smoking marijuana affects them that way, so that's why I am curious why. I've never heard an explanation.

I ...

Hi Everyone! :)

I've JUST joined this forum today because i need support and help in managing my shopping addiction. It's come to the point in my life where i need some sort of help and to discuss and talk about my feelings in regards to shopping so i thought this was a good place to do that.
I haven't been officially diagnosed with a shopping problem ...

I've come to the realization that I've developed a serious TV addiction. It started mildly about 4 years ago, around the time when I started watching TV on my computer (before it was never a serious problem, mainly because I live in a country where there aren't many TV channels to choose from and I don't have cable). At first I thought it was great, I could watch anything I liked for as long as ...

Hey everyone! I happened upon this website and I'm hoping someone can help me. I have been a binge eater for years now. I used to weigh 140 pounds and in just 5 years I am now at 260. I can't stop. I tried talking to my dr and she referred me to a psychiatrist. I work 7:30am- 6:30pm during the week and I can't even manage to get a hold of these people! We ...

I have an addicted personality and these days been addicted to buying Hello Kitty things. I have searched and searched ebay just to find the least expensive things to buy

I should be saving up for bills but I cant help it. Its all I think about :cry:

OK, so far, I have an internet and gaming addiction; I don't want to stamp out my internet addiction, because I feel I could find useful information there (although I find myself going on the same sites over and over again; I simply don't want to visit some sites in case they haunt me of the past I can never get back or something, because I've lost most of my personal files back in August ...

I always preferred to live in a dream world because I cannot accept the real one as it is. Nope. Any attempt to change the things around me ends in disappointment and molding myself feels like a betrayal of myself, when it gets to the point where I don't even resemble my real self anymore, which is the only way I can get even close to "normal".

I can't think of a single emotional need ...

My 57 year old brother and his wife of 37 years are both severe alcoholics. My sister-in-law has been also a prescription drug abuser for the last 15 years. I am really starting to see that my sister-in-law's abuse
is taking a toll on her mentally. She is trying to scare my brother with talk of suicide if he does not do everything she wants. (he is at her beck and call 24/7). I am ...