I used to be a heroin addict and have been clean for 4 years…?

Question by Chelsea B: I used to be a heroin addict and have been clean for 4 years…?
It has been four years since I last used heroin. I never went through rehab, or to NA or any other programs. I kicked the habit on my own, and have ever once considered going back to it. Recently, I’ve started feeling depressed, sleeping a lot, and having panic attacks like I did in the first few months of being clean. But now I’m starting to feel the same way again. I have heard there are lasting effects to addiction, I’m just wondering if this recent bout with depression could be related to that?

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Answer by mamaof3b
Congrats to you! Way to go! Has anything else been going on? Are you on the methadone program? Your the best judge of whats going on in your body. You can be experiencing lasting effects although I must say if this hasn’t happened with in the four years, possibly something else is going on. Check it out with your doctor.

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