15 days without Vicodin,Suboxene,etc..still withdrawing

[momwit2]

I havnt taken a drug in 15 days and still dotn feel good..Have absolutley no energy have no desire to do anything..my legs still hurt to the point I cant get up...the man i live with is in recovery,but doesnt understand this addiction and thinks I should feel better yesterday..I took pills for energy and just to function everyday and now i feel just useless and feel myself giving in..I feel that my life was more functionable while I was on pills rather than not being on them..so how long until I feel better and able to function b.c. I cant take much more of this...

[stoned4ever]

Hi. : )  Good luck and keep us updated. Stay clean. Fight through this feeling. It only lasts as long as you focus your attention on it. Music heals the Soul.

[paying_it_forward]

hey there :) I'm 17 days no suboxone and over a year no opiates. I too feel the burden of constant fatigue....not to mention headaches everyday...though i think I've gotten lucky as i haven't really had many other withdrawal symptoms. The only thing i'm worried about is that i'll be starting to study in early February (I'm becoming a drug and alcohol/mental health worker). I'm worried about being able to function and actually learn and retain the knowledge this course will give me. Oh well i have around about a month for my energy to start picking up.

Like IBKleen was saying we should get out and excersize....boy do i know how hard that is...but i guess we just have to get off our behind's and do it!

With a positive frame of mind we can do anything we want. The world is our oyster!

[rligh09]

I understand how you feel!! My husband and I are on day 34 of being clean. The first 3 weeks I would say I felt like a wet rag!! I took a lot of ibuprofin and hung out with a heating pad. I never had pain that I was taking the pills for but when I stopped I sure did develope some! I take b12 and drink a lot of pepse max haha I have four kids and it is tough to keep up with them. So now in our fifth week the body aches are totally gone but I will say the energy is def. still lagging but I have found that if I force and I mean force myself to get up and do stuff then I can keep moving I listen to my mp3 player and that helps. But you are not alone those first few weeks I would clean say the bathroom and just about have to take a nap but with each week it is getting better and I love waking up tired but not sore and feeling like a zombie and rushing to find my "medicine". Keep it up it will get better try to stay positive!!!!

[IBKleen]

Congrats on 15 days. For a lot of us it takes time for our bodies and minds to heal. Try and get some exercise it to get those endorphins going. Even a walk would help. And try and get yourself occupied with something you enjoy doing. If you are just sitting around thinking about how lousy you feel, it is only going to make it worse.

It does get better but you are going to have to help it along and give it time.