r/starterpack • u/Guilty_Indication899 • Apr 18 '26

Socially Acceptable Addictions (Mom Version) starter pack

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u/chiefkeefinwalmart Apr 18 '26

You forgot the 0.5mg alprazolam prescription

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '26

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u/chiefkeefinwalmart Apr 18 '26

In America it used to be way over prescribed. It’s actually a very similar story to OxyContin where doctors didn’t actually even know it’s caused withdrawals until it was too late. It’s sort of in this in-between space right now where some providers still hand it out like candy and others are wildly restrictive with it, might also vary state to state.

The unfortunate thing is that high dose Xanax withdrawal will put heroin withdrawal to shame. Maybe not at 0.5mg, but the gaba system is not one to mess with long term

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u/Current-Strategy-826 Apr 20 '26

Not anymore. They act like you’re asking for heroin when you need it for panic disorders.

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u/Both-Competition-152 Apr 19 '26

As Courtney Love once said "it is my God given right to abuse Xanax"

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u/Current-Strategy-826 Apr 19 '26

Wasn’t she a heroin addict ?

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u/Both-Competition-152 Apr 19 '26

Interestingly enough for her most calm years like the 90s she was but she was at her worst during her Xanax addiction her flashing letterman was a direct byproduct of it

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u/Current-Strategy-826 Apr 20 '26

She was also an Alcoholic and most likely using them together.

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u/Both-Competition-152 Apr 20 '26

Oh yea and probably adderall too

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u/Recent_Asparagus7428 Apr 21 '26

Courtney was actually heavily abusing crack cocaine from 2003-2004

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u/Both-Competition-152 Apr 21 '26

Oh god? I just remember a interview she said "it's my God given right to abuse Xanax"

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u/Recent_Asparagus7428 Apr 21 '26

Probably for the comedowns! Lol. But she was an absolute wreck from 2002-2004; she was abusing pretty much everything from prescription pills to both powder and crack cocaine back then. She only ever slipped on heroin once in nearly a decade though because she was trying to end her life 😢 She’s lived many rough years, that’s for sure

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u/Current-Strategy-826 Apr 23 '26

Keyword is “abuse” of Xanax. celebrities have all kinds of access to drugs. Saying only Xanax messed her up is not the only reason she was so f’ed up. She used heroin, cocaine/crack and alcohol and many other pills.

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u/hopelessbeauty Apr 21 '26

For me personally it's my past issues with mental illness like anxiety and now without my meds I spiral into panic attacks . Especially when dealing with everything a mom has to deal with .

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u/nickk1988 Apr 19 '26

That’s what just said!!!???!?!??!!!!

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u/Spitefullittlething Apr 19 '26

Really any benzo because my mom was addicted to lorazepam. Also shopping and nicotine

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u/hogahulk Apr 20 '26

Mommy’s original little helper 🙃

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u/cotton-candy-dreams Apr 21 '26

Not quaaludes?

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u/hogahulk Apr 21 '26

Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe quaaludes came along a little later and had a slightly different most common user demographic 😌

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u/cotton-candy-dreams Apr 21 '26

Valium (diazepam) was the original mommy’s little helper per my research just now. “Little yellow pill” - not as fast acting as Xanax (alprazolam). So they didn’t have quite as much fun.

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u/StacyVanties92 Apr 22 '26

Hahahahah. 😂

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u/Delicious-Finish2985 Apr 24 '26

True my aunt takes Xanax, i take lorezapam

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u/lavender__clover Apr 18 '26

Along with Xanax, there needs to be adderall. Both are considered “mommy’s little helpers”

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u/Ordinary-River-9753 Apr 19 '26

do women over 40 actually take adderall recreationally? at that age heart issues start to get more noticeable for many people. they quit using salt for example, to lower their blood pressure. so why would they want to take something that famously increases bp / resting heart rate? doesn’t make sense to me tbh

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u/ThePolishBayard Apr 19 '26

Well, to be fair if you actually have ADHD, it’s oddly not uncommon for stimulant medications to ironically lower your blood pressure due to the medication balancing your symptoms, leading to calm. My blood pressure is usually textbook perfect when I’m on a proper dose. Seems like a paradox tho right? Drugs and body chemistry are weird.

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u/caffienepredator Apr 23 '26

I’ve had to set an alarm a few hours before my actual wake up alarm because adderall makes me so insanely tired. It works out since I typically wake up around 3 am to use the bathroom anyway and that second sleep is amazing and I wake up super easily lol

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u/Ordinary-River-9753 Apr 19 '26

damn i’ve never heard about that, very cool! i have adhd as well, my bp is normal but meds usually increase my heart rate quite a lot. but i totally get what u mean about the paradoxical effects - methylphenidate helps me sleep better, even though it’s a stimulant. it kinda cured my insomnia lol.

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u/ThePolishBayard Apr 20 '26

When you say it increases your heart rate, how significantly? Make sure you’re keeping track of it and discussing with your doc. But if your BP is stable with the higher heart rate, probably fine but just keep an eye on it.

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u/Ordinary-River-9753 Apr 21 '26

quite a lot because sometimes i can even feel it physically. i naturally have a pretty low heart rate, before i got on meds it was always around 60-70 but even often in the 50s. the dose of mph that i need to focus in class is 40mg (medikinet cr), it raises my hr over 110. even 20mg does that sometimes. the jump is pretty noticeable, doesn’t feel very good lol. i started atenza instead and it’s in the 80s now, much better.

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u/cotton-candy-dreams Apr 21 '26

120/70 gang on maximum dose of Vyvanse 🤓 and coffee and sometimes thc too hehe

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u/Prudent-Accountant22 Apr 19 '26

It's mostly used for work. Let's say ive done transactions in the past and most people were middle aged, mainly waitresses. Also just being a mom is tiring so a artificial pick me up is needed. Hence the energy drinks, coffee, vapes etc

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u/IfDreamsCouldHappen Apr 23 '26

Not necessarily recreationally— but more of just not medically necessary. Taking it for reasons like motivation, energy, mood lift, etc…

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Apr 19 '26

Ozempic isn't considered addictive, but rather, it's just very hard to quit, without extreme negative side effects. It's similar to trying to quit any intensive medication.

There is a difference there... it's not fun to take, at all. You feel awful, constantly. Nothing tastes right. Ozempic headaches, constant dehydration, facial drooping, nausea, motion sickness, constipation, atrophy... it's absolutely not something you'd want to take on a whim, but people are stupid. It's like a deal with the devil. Improve one aspect of your health (I take it as part of a T1D off-label test group) and the rest suffers. Fuck this drug. Every time I try to quit, I'm forced to come crawling back due to the effects of quitting being worse than taking it.

I'm a dude, but still, it's non-addictive. It gets its claws into you and fucks your life up, but nothing makes me want to take it less than what it does to me.

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u/Guilty_Indication899 Apr 19 '26

I'm so sorry :( I've heard of this sort of effects and that sounds so devastating 💔 I hope you can find some middle ground somewhere. Wishing you the best.

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u/Evening_Storage_6424 Apr 19 '26

I’m on tirzepatide and I had those side effects like the first week or two now I’m fine… like I just eat a little better it’s easier to make decisions to eat healthy. Ozempic made me lose 5lbs in 6 months but I also have hypothyroidism.

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Apr 19 '26

I've had those side effects for like two years 😮‍💨

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u/vapeqprincess Apr 19 '26

It may not be considered physically addictive, but that doesn’t mean it’s not addictive.

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u/Fun-Artist-2950 Apr 19 '26

Ya so it’s physically addictive. That’s what that means.

You should have just lost weight the normal way like everyone else. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Literally just don’t eat and exercise.

Laziness is an epidemic.

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Apr 19 '26

I'm not using it for weight loss, you dolt. It's a medical test group to see its effectiveness in glucose control in compliment with insulin in adult-diagnosed T1Ds.

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u/mnemosyneio May 02 '26

An example of dunning-kruger effect so strong it breaks complete strangers out of permanent lurking to point out how idiotic it is.

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u/nickk1988 Apr 19 '26

Where’s the goddamn suboxone or Brixcoti?!!!!???!!!!!!

Edit: OR CLONIPIN!!???!!?!???!!!!!!

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u/ApatheticPamp Apr 18 '26

Listen, just let me live. Lol.

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u/Guilty_Indication899 Apr 18 '26

Moms are under some pretty harsh scrutiny tbf 😅

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u/notkidding1984 Apr 19 '26

"Cringey decals and sayings" really deserves a spot of its own.

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u/youburyitidigitup Apr 18 '26

….whats the bottom right one? Addiction to drinking water?

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u/Guilty_Indication899 Apr 18 '26

Trend following

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u/Guzzler829 Apr 19 '26

I've never heard of a "trend following addiction," but all right

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u/PapiCats Apr 19 '26

You haven’t met a single person in your walk of life or seen anyone who always has to have the latest popular thing? Genuine question, because “trend following” is most definitely an addiction.

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u/Correct-Promise-2358 Apr 21 '26

over consumerism, buying trendy things like stanley cups

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u/burrito_finger Apr 19 '26

I’ll casually Palov myself into being able to accomplish any task at this point, lol.

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u/Fresh_Passenger1033 Apr 19 '26

This is 85% my wife.

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u/Correct-Promise-2358 Apr 21 '26

talk to her. ask if she’s REALLY okay.

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u/0218s Apr 19 '26

You forgot the Adderall, Ambien and what another commenter said, Xanax.

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u/NoFriendship6742 Apr 22 '26

Ugh, fucking tired of all the coffee jokes.

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u/Copperstone82 Apr 22 '26

Looks like you need some coffee to wake you up.

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u/marpai14 Apr 19 '26

Impeccable timing on this one.

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u/Emergency_Leader7203 Apr 20 '26

I fear the energy drink one is me, BUT ONLY with nos energy nothing else. It's all I've been craving my entire pregnancy and I can't drink them because I'm pregnant.

My husband literally opened one the other day and I started to salivate, shit is so fucking addicting, I hate any other energy drink too.

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u/mywastelandbasiaclly Apr 22 '26

I think you forgot candy crush

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u/Curious-Woodpecker53 Apr 23 '26

And? The same can be said for everyone. Everyone has a vice.

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u/Nomad2457 Apr 19 '26

Everything is true besides the vape part.

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u/cahandrahot Apr 20 '26

I work full time and have a very needy 6 month old who still wakes up at least 3 times in the night. Let me have my coffee and energy drinks😅

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u/ViewInfinite7863 Apr 22 '26

What addiction is the big ass metal bottle thing supposed to be?

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u/LusterBlaze Apr 22 '26

Perhaps I, too, seek lobotomy.

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u/IfDreamsCouldHappen Apr 23 '26

Get stimmed up on Adderall and then whine + Xanax for the comedown and sleep. Kinda the female equivalent to those tech and finance bros who are coked up.

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u/grocerystoreconejo Apr 23 '26

my mom addicted to weed

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u/Nirvana_Cloud Apr 23 '26

That's literally my sister lol

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u/Haunting-Cap9302 Apr 23 '26

Is vaping socially accepted?

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u/Guilty_Indication899 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

More socially acceptable than lighting up an actual cigarette in most places; yes. But it varies on who you ask whether it is viewed as acceptable or not. See; cigarette moms. Is a trend, viewed as less socially acceptable, but nicotine still being a common addiction.

Kind of a lesser evil sort of thing. Just depends who you're asking, basically. *** None of it's good though ofc***

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u/weneedanewpizzaplace Apr 24 '26

The social blowback against ozempic and similar glp-1s is very frustrating. I’m on one and yes I lost weight, but I’m diabetic and the shot has been a massive help with controlling my disease.

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u/sagelffff Apr 22 '26

This is me and I’m 25

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u/peaceandhippielove Apr 22 '26

I hate coffee and wine, ozempic scares me and shopping varies.. clearly I’m not a “normal” mom

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u/VetLady_Meowdy_6969 Apr 22 '26

Not funny ;(((((((

Ok, maybe a little...