Withdrawals ..Is alot of it Anticipation?

[worried878]

I was just wondering how many on here thought the withdrawals would be worse than what actually happened...i had imagined i would be like shaking all over the place and throwing up everywhere...granted, i did not feel that great..came off 80-100 mg hydro habit...but i really have had flu's that were worse...just wondering how many anticipated the worst and did not experience the severity they imagined

[twolve]

I couldn't agree more. Once I mentally decided I was done it was all about returning my life to form. The physical w/ds for me were so minor. I know people on here have physically suffered horribly through w/ds and I would certainly never make light of them because I know they can be brutal. I just think some people get lucky because there bodies rebound quicker. I lived off Oxy for a year, it was all I cared about, all i thought about. Then I come on this message board and read about how oxy is one of the hardest to come off, so I was scared and rightfully so. I knew, however, that the more I continued it would obviously not get easier to quit. I am on Day 19 I believe and I feel so amazing. I focus on my job instead of when the next time I would get my oxy fix, I have been actually saving money paycheck to paycheck. I got lucky because I wasnt paying my own bills while supporting my oxy fix. I am a college baseball player and during season its impossible to work so my parents pay my expenses, but to make it worse my dad was paying for my oxys although he obviously never knew that. NOTHING IN THIS WORLD has ever made me more guilty than knowing I was wasting my dads hard earned money on something so stupid. I am proud to say I never will again. I felt like a horrible person but I know I'm a good person that just made a bad choice. Anyway I just wanted to let you know I agree with what you said and I hope you continue to do as well as you sound today.

[122 Tactical Fighter Group]

I am one that thought it would not be as bad as it was. I did shake, and vomit and the whole nine yards. I attribute this to the hostorical length and amount of habit......

[Sunnyd210]

Ohh and in alot of ways it was much easier than I thought to live without pain killers and detox from them!! But thats the trick the drug plays on ur mind.

[Sunnyd210]

I sooo agree with everyone about the mental part totally, but I did have a bad experience after with drawing from norco I stupidly took ultram cr 200 against my better judgement and had w/ds from them that were the same as the norco w/d's without the mental part I didnt even realize I was having w/ds until it was over so I didnt have all the anxiety and panic attacks it was very strange. BUT it does show that alot can be mind over matter cause I was happy just felt like **** :)

[broknbck]

Yes, i agree. the panic and fear play a big role. if you can tackle that and just be calm about the whole thing andconvince yourself that you can handle whatever withdrawl you get- it somehow is much easier and my withdrawl was next to nothing. Nothing like it had been in the past whenever i would run out of drugs.

I think you are on to something here!

[addict3]

I had been through alcohol W/D over 7 years ago, and judging by that yes I expected it to be worse than it really was, no walk in the park by any means but not as bad as I expected.
As I have said before, I would rather go through hydro W/D 100 times C/T than go through alcohol C/T again!
The mental part is the worst part for both in my opnion.

[merrymaria]

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORSE  I DIDNT THROW UP OR SHAKE   JUST ALOT OF EMOTIONAL STUFF LIKE THE TEARS I CRIED FOR DAYS  AND THE HOT AND COLD THING GOT TO ME AND THE NO SLEEP WAS THE WORST  THE FIRST THREE DAYS WERE THE WORST  DIDNT EAT MUCH FOR A WEEK  AND NOW IM ALWAYS HUNGRY WHICH IS A GOOD THING I GUESS   NOW ITS ALL MENTAL AND STAYING STRONG WHEN A CRAVING COMES  I THINK OF THOSE DAYS THREE WEEKS AGO AND NO SCREW THAT PILL  ITS ALL GOOD NOW EVEN STRESSFUL DAYS ARE SOMEHOW GOOD COS I DIDNT POP A PILL TO FEEL BETTER

[worried878]

The physical part was easier than the mental part for sure.....I too thought I would be convulsing and writhing all over the place!  I was able to maintain and people i talked with did not even know...i kept to myself for a few days..would go to the gym and stuff everyday...no fun..i agree with domino..but as bad as i thought it would be  ...No..and so glad i went thru that yucky feeling for a few days...mine was only really yucky for about 4 days....tummy being the worst but imodium would stop that each day,,,anyone who is afraid...dont be...continuing to use is what would scare me now...it just is not that bad...again..no fun but not as awful as most of us think physically

[dominosarah]

I was expecting to be laying on the floor shaking violently.  As it turned out i didnt so ya mine were alot different than what i was expecting.  Not fun by any means and i dont care to ever go thru that again but i decided i had had enough and jumped going cold turkey.  My mind was set to get off the pills and i figured i needed to go thru what i did to get clean.  Best thing i ever did.

[avisg]

Ohhh I think our minds play a big part in it .I would start having panic attacks three or four days before I would run out of pills.The mind is a very powerful thing It effects your body in my different ways .