Hey all,
I wanted to start a separate post about lack of energy during w/d for a new member, liscamdave...she is, it sounds like, a single mom, having to work, and off of oxycontin for two weeks now. She is having a terrible time with NO ENERGY, and I was wondering if you guys would mind posting about how long your lack of energy lasted during and after withdrawals, how you handled it, what your day to day life was like until your energy came back, etc. Would you guys mind sharing?
As for me, I am a VERY ADHD person in general...the lack of energy ( I'll start calling it loe) lasted about two weeks I think...and every day got much better, but it was about a month before I was up and making dinners, cleaning the way I used to, etc. The first few weeks, I couldn't even do a load of laundry, and I'm not joking. I had to FORCE myself to do it...I think on day 5, I felt much better than the first few days, but I really did have to force myself. There were some days during that first month where my energy would come and go...One day I'd wake up feeling great, the next I felt like I couldn't even shower ( and many days, I didn't...and this coming from a person who never could, and can't now, leave the house without being showered, hair straightened, makeup, etc). I am embarrassed and ashamed to say that for the first few weeks, I think, my husband had to do everything from bathing, feeding, brushing teeth, and reading stories for my two year old. I had not enough energy to do so. It was horrible. Thank God, and I really mean THANK GOD, that I am a stay at home mom and didnt have to work. Son goes to preschool part time, so that was a huge help, too. I seriously don't know how you single mom's/dad's do it, esp having to get up and go to work. You are stronger people than I am, and that is how and why you are accomplishing the horrible task of getting off drugs!!!
Sorry for the long post...feel free to ask questions!