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Detoxed
by A.S., Aug 20, 2001 12:00AM
This is to all you wonderfull people on this forum. I've been reading since June, been a ghost. Today is three weeks since quiting the opiates. Havnt felt like this in 20 years. When I found this form I said this is the place to be. All of your post have helped me tremendously... I went cold turkey. In 4 days started feeling good. Mental is a killer, When this happened I came to the forum and read all of your stories wich heled me so much get thru the pain. If it was not for this forum I don't think I would have made it.This is to congragilate and thak you so much. God Bless.... A.S.
How did you do during your withdrawal? Did you use Thomas's recipe? How hard was it for you?
The reason I ask is that I'm trying to do it as well. I posted a few days ago about a relapse I had. I've been trying to take only what I need for pain, and slipped one day. I can't find that post anymore, and Chad's response to it is gone, so I'm not sure if it got deleted or what happened.
But ..I guess what I'm really saying is..I need support you all!
Yesterday I started to taper, took half of what I normally take for pain. It was uncomfortable...but doable. Today so far I've not taken any meds, and so far I feel shaky, but ok. I did need to take the imodium...ick. I'm giving myself permission to take this an hour at a time. I have to balance withdrawal versus strong back pain etc...But I really need you all, and just knowing you are there helps.
I could use any advice on how to get through the discomfort, and success stories of how those of you who have detoxed have gotten through the harder moments.
I'm taking the supplements, and so far I feel better than I had expected to, except for the back pain.
ok..there's my book for the morning.
As Kip so aptly puts it..I need you all, lots!
love,
WW
WW... This is how it goes.. I got sick of being sick for the opiates. Wake up in the mornin to go to work and take 4 lori 10s. At 8am 2more. LUNCH MORE... AFTERNOON AND SO ON AND SO ON.To many pills. They were allways on my mind. Where, when,how, and why. Started being real lazy, do the pills and get on the couch and veg out. The real saying.. The idle mind is the devils workshop. I set fire to him instead. As the wiz says, the dragon is in his lair, don't let him out. I did o.k. during WDs. It was hell the first week. Almost broke quite a few times but didn't...Kept going to the forum and reading, thats what saved me. I used the recipe 5 days after. I use it every other day now.How hard was it? A very tough job, but I have done it so far.The mental part is easing day by day. You can do it... Let me tell you somethig, I am 44 years young and am going to enjoy this. Just put it in your head... I don't want to live and do this ANY MORE... YOU CAN DO IT... Thank you and everyone on this forum again... God bless A.S.
I'm supposed to go back to work two weeks from today, (I've been off work due to my back surgery) and after I go back I won't have the luxury of time with no responsibilities to detox.
WW
WW i'm going to say 24 hours it hits home. Real creepy fellings in the body. I got electrical shocks on my toung, real weird. I ate honey combs cereal 4 or 5 times a day, then a good meal at night. You're not going to be hungry but eat. Thats what your body is going to need. The fouth day off I went to work. It comes and goes. Saturday I was finally doing yard work and I was craving real bad, thats almost 3 weeks into it but it does pass.Each day does get better and better.I have been sleeping at night now.You hang in there and write me any time you please... God Bless , I'm With You A.S.
Hey everyone! How's it going? I am CLEAN!!!! So will you be....Chad
Just wanting to check in with you and see how you are doing!
I hope you post and let us know how things are with you.
lots of love,
WW
Early in my training, I trained with an addiction/recovery specialist named Pia Melody, and she made us face all our addictions...process addictions as well as substances. At that time, I was addicted to love, and very codepedant, but had not experienced drug addiction. I was only 24 at the time, and am 38 now. Her theory is that we all have things that we do to avoid the painful reality of life, and that all therapists *must* get to know our own issues and continue to work on ourselves. She used to say "You can only take your clients as far as you have been willing or able to go". Wise words.
I think it is important for those in the helping/healing professions to just remember we are no different from anyone else, and not be too hard on ourselves when we stumble. In fact, the more compassion we show ourselves, the more compassion we can show our clients. Easier said than done I know..lol but thank you for that reminder.
I'm doing well today...feeling much better than yesterday. We'll see how the night goes. No meds at all today, but I am not sure what I will choose to do in the evening if the crawling out of my skin feeling gets really bad again.
love to you all,
WW
But what I do know about is pain. I've been off here for awhile, and haven't had a chance to catch up on what's what. Anyhow, you are trying to taperdown, back to your perscribed dose? You have what kind of pain, from what? I have that disease it seems every Dr calls Fibromyalgia when they can't figure it out. I have arthritis in just about every bone, joint in my body. I have Marie Stumpel syndrome, degenerative bone and muscle disease and a host of other things too long to get into. I have taken every pain med known to man, what little my ex didn't steal. I've had shots, sprays, bottles of dilauded, methadone, oxy's, demeral. But nothing helped as much as the Fent Duragisic patch. This has given me back my life. I have never abused my narcotic's in all the years I've been perscribed. I am however dependent on them, to have a life. The Dr put me on the patch in Feb. 6 days later...no awhole lot of pain anymore! I can run, bike, skateboard you name it. This slow release patch is the best thing going since sliced bread! This drug which is very powerful, it can only be IV'd or released through the skin, is very hard to abuse. YOU DO NOT get a buzz from it. You can't feel, taste, or notice anything except that you start to feel normal again, 20 again. I have a script for 150 Vicoprohen a month for breakthough, most days I don't take any. Somedays are better than other's, but NO day with pain of anykind is fun. Ask your Dr if the patch could be right for you. I asked the pharmicist the other day in fact, why it wasn't that popular. She told me that Dr's usually write a script for what the patient asks for, that it must have helped them before so they give it again. She told me the patients she has seen who take the patch are usually elderly people who have trouble with or get sick off pills. Well I'm 43, no where near a senior but I thank God my Dr had the sense to let me try it. God Luck and let me know....Susan
won't crave drugs anymore. No one can tell you that but I can sure relate to that feeling. This last time I got clean and I
was only in detox for 9 days, for a month after I would
sit outside and then go to meetings at night and did anything
but stayed closed up inside just to put some distance between me and the last time I used. I knew from my recovery before that
if I could just not use anything that eventually I would start
looking forward to going to N.A. and stop beating the **** out of myself for feeling like such a wreck. It does get better
I promise. One thing is for sure if using worked and I had plently of drugs and never used more why did I end up detoxing again or even wanting to. Getting clean is hard stuff no matter
how someone gets addicted the end result is the same.
I honestly believe I would have used again If I hadn't of put
my pride aside went to N.A. and followed suggestions like
90 meetings in 90 days, get a sponser, get phone numbers and
go out after the meeting with people from the meetings.Support.
I go to A.A. also..It works!! I hope your cravings get better.
Take care of yourself...........
I had back