beach777

I was thinking of you and wondering how day 2 is going??? We are rooting for you.

Tim

[beach777]

God bless you for asking....I'm new here and I know nobody knows me but I get to feeling awful alone...I'm on day 3 now and a bit scared b/c its supposed to be bad. However, except for not being able to sleep at all, I am singing the praises of The Thomas Recipe......I faithfully take my vitamin supplements, clonodine and valium (probably a little too much valium but I've got a major built in tolerance..) Anyway, I'm not that bad. I can even get up and move a bit, do some laundry, etc. I'm worried about tomorrow though. I took off last Friday with the "flu" and I'm supposed to cover some minor court **** tomorrow (I'm a lawyer) but I don't think I'm ready to face work just yet. I decided screw the new responsibilities. I needed this time to get better. I may take Monday and even Tuesday off.  Advil has helped with the pain, immodium the stomach but NOTHING with the restlessness or sleeplessness......any ideas. I'm exhausted but wide awake.
Thanks for your post. It meant a lot. You'll never know.

[darienguy]

i know you are in quite a bit of discomfort but it seems as though you are doing great (im basing it on the quantity you were on)

[tzt2lady]

Hi Beach

Congrats and please know you are in the middle of the worst of it and it will start getting better day 4 and 5.   I think if you can at all take those days off from work, DO IT.    Im a teacher and thank goodness I am off till the 17th.  

I just bought some of the thomas recipe stuff and am still tapering but am getting down to the end of my pills.   I have to stop it now and not get more or that will take me in to the next school year and I want to start the year clean.  I ended the year clean but then had elective surgery and here I am again, taking too much, too often.

The restlessness, it sounds like you are doing all you can.  You have tried HOT baths, right?   Ive heard that some say its just heaven for the restlessness.  

Well best to you and keep up the good work, you are almost there!!

tzt

[beach777]

Its honestly not THAT bad......bad....but not Ray Charles in the movie Ray bad......that's what I feared......and your right darien, I was on a major dosage and Day 3 is practically over. I honestly think I may feel like going to work Tuesday (I'm not pushing it with tomorrow).  I even managed to lay out by my pool with my friend that's helping me through this. Don't know how I'm going to explain returning from the "flu" with a tan! lol  I can't emphasize my belief in the Thomas method enough. I've tried c/t before with nada and made it 24 grueling hours at best.....76 hours and counting.......

[beach777]

Thank you......again the Thomas recipe made it ok....I taught school myself for 4 years back before switching to law and there's no way you can detox and teach.....and your schedule is so strict when you teach......I admire you being able to taper.....I do not have that self control......I'm hoping since you haven't been back on them long then you won't experience terrible withdrawals....remember I was eating a ton of oxycontin a day every single day for 5 years!!! Sounds like you can do it. I believe in you.
T.

[tzt2lady]

Thanks so much for the words of encouragement.  Yeah, I teach special ed, emotionally disturbed teens so I really need to be at the top of my game.  Im hoping it wont be as bad this time too.  Thanks for believing in me!!!  It means a lot!

tzt