u/thebaddestredhead

Hi everyone. I (21F) am chronically ill. I began taking 7-OH to help with the pain that I experience all day, every day. At first, it did help with pain and it allowed me to feel better. I was spending like $25/day. Unfortunately, it’s been about eight months and I have a horrible addiction to 7-OH that has completely ruined me financially and destroyed most of my relationships and friendships. If I don’t find a way to get sober from it, my husband will leave me. I’ve lied to him, stolen from him, and betrayed him so much. I want more than anything to be freed from the chains of 7-OH. I’m hoping someone here will see this and give me some advice on how I can finally get sober and STAY sober.

Here’s my dilemma… I work all day, every day, and I can’t afford to take a day off. I’m already donating plasma, babysitting, and pet sitting on the side to make extra money, so it’s legitimately impossible for us to get by without me working my regular schedule. I made the horrible mistake of trying to go cold turkey and I almost had to call an ambulance. Since I’m on such a high dosage right now (I go through around 750mg/day… I know, I know. Believe me, I know!) it’s extremely unsafe and unrealistic for me to detox cold turkey. Last time, I literally began seizing. So, I know what you may be thinking… “Have you tried Suboxone?” I sure have, and even after I followed the instructions PERFECTLY, I felt exactly the same as I did detoxing cold turkey. It was so terrifying.

So, with all this being said, I’m desperate for anything and I think that SR is probably my best bet… especially since I need to be able to work. I know it’s going to suck. I don’t expect to be out of pain or to not experience ANY withdrawal symptoms, but compared to cold turkey or Suboxone, it’s a walk in the park (according to what everyone on Reddit & Facebook says), so I HAVE to try it.

If you’ve been in a similar situation as me and you used SR to get sober from 7-OH (or if you have any advice/tips for me), please tell me everything. I want to know what your experience was like, where you got the SR, how much it was, how it felt compared to cold turkey or Suboxone, etc.
I’ve seen so many people say that this stuff works well and I am hoping and praying that it’ll work for me too. I just need a way out of this. I never wanted to get “high”, I just wanted to feel better.

Thanks for listening. 💔

Hey everyone, I’ve been using 7-OH to help with my chronic pain for 7-8 months. Recently, I’ve tried to get sober from 7-OH by going cold turkey and switching to Suboxone. Unfortunately, I was completely miserable with both of these methods and literally had seizures. That’s how bad the withdrawals were. With that being said, Suboxone and CT are impossible for me. Also, like many of you, I absolutely cannot afford to miss work… AT ALL. Every hour counts. With all this being said, tapering off is the only realistic option for me, mainly because it’ll allow me to work without any severe withdrawals.

I know I need a lot of willpower and discipline to successfully taper off, but I am hoping and praying that someone in this group has experience with tapering off. What advice can you give me? I am so desperate to be sober from this stuff. It has stolen EVERYTHING from me… I refuse to let it take my husband from me too. Please tell me that someone, ANYONE has a success story to share.

Thank you everyone. God bless! 💖