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Subject: Re: My husband is an addict and I thought he only had an alcohol problem

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Date Posted: 18:21:34 03/04/06 Sat
In reply to: annie 's message, "My husband is an addict and I thought he only had an alcohol problem" on 09:54:07 03/04/06 Sat

I am so sorry about your husband. My husband is an addict also. He had 14 weeks clean yesterday. In the beginning, he also had the same attitude as your husband. I can tell you though abstinence ( not using) is not the same as recovery ( dealing with the things that led to meth as an option).

It took my husband a little bit to admit that he was an addict. BUT, he still continued to use for about 2 more years.

When he decides to get clean for good, you will know it. There will be a complete difference in his attitude. But, just because he stops using, do not expect life to be a bed of roses right away.

Withdrawl is no fun. Then there are cravings and using dreams. There might be relapses along the way. His brain is going to be so depleted of dopamine that he is not really going to do much. The first week all my husband did was eat, sleep and watch T.V. The second week, he had a wierd sleeping thing going on that he would wake up every 3 hours and then not be able to go back to sleep. He is doing better now but I can honestly tell you that he still has a long way to go to get back to his "normal" functioning state.

Sometimes for us, the people that have not been using, it is hard because we think that they should just bounce back.

If you want to help him, you should learn all that you can about meth and the things that go with using and with getting clean. Will he go to NA?

I am sorry that you are going through this.

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Re: My husband is an addict and I thought he only had an alcohol problem	Deborah	19:57:27 03/04/06 Sat