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Hey Gareth thanks for the ans bk to me. I have another ??. My g/f and I are starting to detox at home again, but this time we have gotten down to 1 1/2 to 2 bags a day. Tonite we decrease our normal 1bag at nite to 1/2 a bag. How long do you think this will take? And when we get to 1/2 a bag a day will the with draws be as bad as they were when we went from 8 bags a day habit to nothing?(Cold turkey) I'm asking will the withdraws be easier the less heroin that is in our system? I could not get over that this stuff gets in our muscles, how long does it take to get out of our muscles? Thanks again for your input. And you time, I cant wait to hear back from you again.
Hey Angie,
Great work so far and well done. This shows you are both committed to getting away from it all.
Decreasing your intake would have an impact on the withdrawal symptoms, but at the end of the day you still need to physically go through them however they will be more bearable.
Doing exercise will help to dislodge any stuff stored throughout your body, and again, make sure you keep well hydrated as that aids the process. How exactly it gets there I cannot explain, but it is kind of like anything we take into our bodies - it gets passed through via the blood system and gets lodged there, so when we do not take it, the body will look for it wherever it can find it, hence cramps and stuff like that.
Hope that helps and keep up the great work you are both doing.
Gareth
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Gareth Stubbs
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Given that I am not a “medical professional” I cannot answer questions on medication and the like, however, I can offer my experiences thereon. I am able to offer answers to questions on the effects of most drugs (street and prescription) as well as advice regarding halting the use of and recovery from active addiction, which plays a very important role in the recovery process as well addressing underlying issues and reasons as to why drugs and the like are abused. I am also able to address any questions regarding dealing with depression, suicide and self-harming, recovery from these and advice on creating a different lifestyle without these afflictions. I can also answer questions from families, friends and partners of drug users and depressed persons, and in addition to this, I have a very good understanding of the 12-step recovery program.
Experience
With a long history of severe clinical depression, self-harming and substance abuse (since the age of 12) I “successfully” managed to lose all that I owned (marriage, home, children) as a result of suicide attempts, numerous hospital visits and severe drug use for 18 years, ranging from street to prescription drugs. I am now about to enter my 8th year free from substance and depression and my 4th year free from cutting myself. I know what it is like to be suicidal and in the grips of active addiction and self harm, how difficult it appears to reach out to people for help, and at the same time, I know how I managed to free myself from the lifestyle and how I continue to create a happy life without the use of medication and constant therapy and the like
Education/Credentials
Life Change Consulting, Master Practitioner of NLP, Advanced Neurological Repatterning, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Master Hypnosis, Performance Consultant, Master Result Coach, as well as a Masters Degree in Life Experience.
Past/Present Clients
Have spoken to school and groups (ages 12-16), ranging in size from 50 to 200 attendees at a time, as well as speaking to parents of school children. Have also worked one-on-one with young adults with successful and continuing results. Currently working on creating and presenting a development program encompassing all areas of change in lifestyle, as well as a magazine and book publication.
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