TESTIMONIALS AFTER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TREATMENT
Personal Success Stories
DIAZEPAM (VALIUM)
Thank you so so much Richard for giving me my life back.... this treatment works and I highly recommend it for withdrawing from prescription sleeping drugs! I found the help to stop web site when I was at the lowest point of my life having just lived through three months of hell .... I had become dependent to the prescription sleeping tablet diazepam (Valium ) as my GP didn't warn me that you shouldn't take any sleeping medicine for more than two weeks because they are highly addictive! For eight weeks I had tried to wean off 5% every two weeks but the withdrawal symptoms proved to be so terrible that my health and sanity suffered and I had to give up work and was housebound. Following each 5% reduction I went through four/five days when I experienced waves of panic, shaking, feeling sick and had difficulty catching my breathe....on two occasions the paramedics were called and confirmed that it was a panic attack and helped me get my breathing under control.
I also had daily patches of deep depression when I would cry hysterically and have hallucinations of ways to commit suicide....Several times I wrapped a belt round my neck and searched around the house for somewhere to hang myself, or if out walking I would see myself stepping out in front of a car, then other times I would have a crazy half hour when I felt like I was drunk out of my mind and would run around the house singing loudly and dancing madly ......all of these thoughts, feelings and behaviour felt completely out of my control and very frightening, then quickly they would vanish and for a short while I would feel like my normal self and be able to talk, think and act rationally for a couple of hours before brain fog and short term memory loss kicked in . By bed time I was exhausted with aching eyes but I would only get a few hours sleep when the Valium was stimulating the sleep/calm receptors in the brain (Gaba).
When I first experienced these symptoms I thought I had lost my mind and needed to be admitted into a mental hospital but as the days went by I realised there was a cycle of symptoms happening which settled down after four/five days but returned after I reduced another 5% of Valium! I googled 'withdrawal from Valium' and every article described it as harder than weaning off heroin! I knew I was out of my depth and needed help so continued daily to gather any information and then had a lucky break when I found 'help to stop site'. They explained how the treatment works and gave me hope that it would help me wean off Valium faster than I had been able to and that it would make my system feel stronger and back in balance at the same time. To be honest it sounded too good to be true and I was skeptical but I was so desperate I was willing to try anything!
I booked a block of six treatments ....after the first two treatments I didn't feel any benefit but Richard explained that it would take a few treatments as my nervous system was in such chaos so I continued having weekly treatments and reducing 5% of Valium.....after the third treatment the withdrawal symptoms gradually became milder and I began to have longer patches of being able to function normally. By the fifth treatment the withdrawal symptoms were so mild that I was able to be brave enough to withdraw 10% of Valium every four days then 15%, 20%,25% and 30% and all the psychological withdrawal symptoms stopped and the only symptom was occasional burning pains In my scalp. Amazingly I was soon able to finish weaning off the Valium and was left feeling well both physically and mentally, it felt like a miracle. The only problem I was left with was having daily flash backs about the terrible three months when I was trying to wean off Valium before I started to have the treatments.
I told Richard this and he mentioned that there was a treatment for PTSD ( post traumatic stress disorder) I had the three sessions that Richard recommended and gradually these intrusive thoughts faded. Finally I was back to my normal positive, enthusiastic, happy self, sleeping well and with more energy than I ever had before. I was able to go back to work and rebuild my life. I cannot speak highly enough about this fantastic treatment and the wonderful support that Richard and Andy gave me, it was very reassuring to know that they were both at the end of the phone and happy to talk to me at every step of my journey. Thank you both so, so much for all your help and support, you both threw me a life line when I was drowning and I will be forever grateful...... GJ
OTC PAINKILLERS DETOX TESTIMONIALS
'I was taking Nurofren Plus for about 20 years daily, the amount varied but usually I was about 20 to 30 tablets a day. I hated this addiction, I just couldn't stop it. I have tried so many times to stop it, doing all the usual tapering, eating healthy etc, nothing worked. The withdrawals were just too hard I couldn't stand the sickness, diarrhoea, restless legs, headaches which were excruciating. It was much easier to pop another 2 tabs (well more like 4 to 6) to stop those withdrawal symptoms. I even went to my G.P. when I was really poorly and found I had a bleeding ulcer and was admitted to hospital.
The G.P. had not come across this type of addiction, looked totally shocked at me taking so many tablets every day. I went on just codeine to taper as the Ibuprofen was damaging my stomach. I was on Omeprazole for the ulcer now and Fluoxetine for anxiety, all with N+ gave me IBS. I tapered down from codeine the best I could, went to see a heroin drugs counsellor as there is no help for OTC meds addiction. He could not advise me either as it was totally out of his remit. I knew more than he did and I knew what I had to do just couldn't stand the withdrawals. I did not want to take it anymore but the withdrawals were so bad I just back out and bought some more Nurofren Plus. I got terrible mood swings, aggressive, crying and depression like you wouldn't believe.
When I was happy I was ultra happy but that didn't last long. In the end I fell out with all my family as they thought I was taking other drugs as I obviously lied to them constantly. You get great at lying and convincing people you're fine when you're so not. All this finally took its toll I was losing everyone I believed in and loved, so what was the point of being here? Surely it would be easier. Family intervened and I went to a rehab who tried but couldn't help me except for an inpatient stay costing thousands and also I might be bi-polar.
Jeez anything else! I'd had enough and searched the internet everyday for ages looking up help for Nurofren Plus addiction nothing except in-patient stays until I found Help to Stop! I found the website and called them immediately and was advised I would need 8 to 10 days for the length of time and usage I had been on. I read and re-read all the feedback of all clients with any addiction and was extremely excited but bit dubious. Well I'm on day 10 sat here writing this completely free from Nurofren Plus I have not had any for 2 days now and I cannot begin to tell you how AMAZING I feel.
I came in as a 1 and feel today like 10! I am an ordinary person who was just desperate for help. PLEASE, PLEASE believe me that this works, don't quite know how but the staff I feel have saved my life LITERALLY! I cannot stress enough if you really want to get off those N+ tablets with NO withdrawals NOT ONE. I was extremely scared of having withdrawals even though I was advised I would have none but they were perfectly right. I cannot sing the praises of this therapy and the staff who let me taper my way whilst advising the best way. They have literally given me a new life, a much better, healthier, clearer life and for that I'll be eternally grateful.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Keep up your excellent work and care. Without you guys I would have been dead, that's how I feel. If you need treatment please give this a try you too like me will not believe it. THANKS GUYS SO MUCH :-) X. Jill
CODEINE DETOX TESTIMONIALS
'I had been taking prescribed codeine for a back injury for approximately 18 months with no inkling of what would be in store for me when I tried to stop taking them. When I stopped taking my daily dose of approx 360mg codeine I felt like dying, I was completely debilitated. I couldn't sleep or get out of bed. I had hot and cold flushes, extreme diarrhoea and sunk into a deep depression. Here began my four year battle with the drug. I started buying over the counter preparations to combat the withdrawals. The only reason I was taking them was simply because I couldn't cope with the severe withdrawal symptoms.
I managed on two occasions to get off one drug, once by going cold turkey and once using tapering but started using them again within three months because I was so depressed and they lifted my mood (or so I thought). By this time my two children were four and five years old and were becoming quite a handful. My daughter at 3yrs old had been diagnosed with Type I diabetes which is very difficult to manage due to her growing so quickly. On top of this I was working full time in a stressful job with a lot of responsibility and my husband works away for four weeks at a time. Juggling work, shopping, cleaning, cooking, looking after the children and trying to manage my daughters diabetes was an impossible task, I started having anxiety attacks and sunk even further into depression.
The worse I felt the more codeine I took to try to numb myself. I eventually reached breaking point and realised I had become completely out of control of my drug taking. The codeine was controlling me. One night in bed, I was on the internet and found a link to the centre. I read the information on the website, half with hope and half with disbelief. Could the 2 hours a day really get me off the codeine after everything else had failed? I filled in the short enquiry form and the next day the staff phoned me. He was so friendly, non-judgmental and helpful, I booked myself in for treatment straight-away 1 week later. I went in feeling absolutely desperate and hopeless and after just 1 session I had reduced my intake from 300+mg a day to approximately 80mg! It just got better from that point onwards.
Five days later I was off the drug completely and had suffered no withdrawals effects at all. I wish I had known about this treatment when I first realised I had a problem. It is nothing short of miraculous and I now have my life back. I didn't think I'd live to see the day. The staff are fantastic people. They have done so much for so many people and I will be extremely grateful to them. The sooner this treatment is widely available the better. No-one needs to suffer anymore, it truly is amazing. Here's looking forward to a happy life'. Mrs J W
DIHYDROCODEINE DETOX TESTIMONIALS
‘I was taking 8 x 60mg of Dihydrocodeine (DHC) a day. The doctor tried to get me off DHC to no avail as I became to sick with the withdrawals. Then my husband found the centre by searching the internet for detox programs and found the website. The treatment is completely painless and I haven't suffered any withdrawals and my health (IBS) has improved so much after 3 sessions. I suffered with IBS since I was 16 and I'm now 61, diarrhoea for days, can't go anywhere, stomach bad. I think the treatment is absolutely brilliant and has changed my life! I'm free of DHC after 10 treatment sessions and I will never touch the stuff again! I am very pleased with the outcome'. Sheila
TRAMADOL DETOX TESTIMONIALS
I was thinking about how best to describe my treatment, all I can say is that it was wonderful. I was very sceptical at first but it worked perfectly. I was taking 500mg Tramadol a day and over six sessions have reduced down to zero without the pain or withdrawals, excellent results. The staff have been wonderful, they helped me by explaining the process to me (which was technical) but I got the gist. I highly recommend this treatment and will advise others to join this organisation as this is the best detox program life has to offer. Keep it up. Hannah
SLEEPING TABLETS DETOX TESTIMONIALS
‘Amazing absolutely amazing, don't go elsewhere come here. In the last 14 years I have been on and off been taking over a box a day of sleeping pills. Last Wed I was on 42 a day and in poor health, after my 4th session today I am now comfortably on 7\8 the proof is there. Don't waste time with people who fool you into rehab. The staff are top amazing fellas and I thank them for giving me my life back xxxxxx Ms C.F.
MST - MORPHINE SULPHATE DETOX
I have been hooked on codeine based tablets since my teens following several ear operations. I noticed after a prolonged period of taking co-proxomol tablets given to me by my G.P. that I would feel unwell and emotional when I stopped taking them, I then started taking more as they made me feel good and relaxed. The years went on at which point I had progressed to taking morphine sulphate tablets - MST and Dihydrocodeine tablets after suffering chronic ulcers and having a gastric by-pass, caused by taking 50 to 60 Nurofen Plus tablets per day.
I am now 37 years old and have been looking for help for over 5 years to quit. I and my wife trawled the internet for help, went to my G.P who did not know what to do. It appeared that there was nobody out there to help until we came across the centre. At first the idea sounded very odd, we read the patients testimonials, it sounded positive. My wife phoned and spoke to Tony who encouraged me to call. It was a call that has changed my life and probably saved my life. I reduced my intake from twenty 60mg MST tablets to just 4 after my first day of treatment! And from then a steady reduction to zero. The first time in my adult life I had taken no opiate based pill.
It felt great, no more worries about where my next batch of pills, were coming from, what a weight that has been lifted. I can now look forward to a tablet free life with my wife and 3 boys. Life can only get better and my eternal thanks for giving me a normal life for the first time in over 20 years. Still can't believe it worked, but it has. I hope they get to bring this amazing treatment to other towns around the U.K. Mr M. J.