49 hours post cold turkey, is this a calm before the storm I'm feeling ?

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I don't know what happened.  At 48 hours I woke up... I saw light. I took that dang clonidine patch off which sedated me to the point I laid in misery awake but sedated, took no pain away. Off it came 7 hours ago and I cleaned the house, drove to the post office and grabbed a Starbucks .... This is not a calm before the storm is it!!!!!! Again one year of 50 to 80 mg vicodin. Down to 40 the last month.. Then off 49 hours ago. First day horrid, Took it off and feel so so much better!!!! It was so sedating all I could do is lay there and feel sorry for myself. Did not let me sleep, just could not move in pain and that's the worst. Took it off 7 hours ago and I drove to the post office, got a Starbucks and now cooking dinner.. Wtf!!!!its 48 hours post last vicodin, could this be over? A little leg soreness, a little irritable ...that's it..Thomas recipe rocks!!!! Lets hope I'm not getting prematurely happy...one year of 50 to 80 mg of norco first day HORRID, all day yesterday was death, this morning the flu, took off patch and feel good. Not normal at 100%, sleepy from waking up at 2 AM... Is this a calm before the storm... Is this going to get better or return again worse... I feel awesome right now like I can do this no problem.    Legs still sore, tummy a little upset, a little tiny mentally fuzzy, oh ya the chills still but A I don't know what happened.  At 48 hours I woke up... I saw light. I took that dang clonidine patch off which sedated me to the point I laid in misery awake but sedated, took no pain away. Off it came 7 hours ago and I cleaned the house, drove to the post office and grabbed a Starbucks .... This is not a calm before the storm is it!!!!!! Again one year of 50 to 80 mg vicodin. Down to 40 the last month.. Then off 49 hours ago. First day horrid, Took it off and feel so so much better!!!! It was so sedating all I could do is lay there and feel sorry for myself. Did not let me sleep, just could not move in pain and that's the worst. Took it off 7 hours ago and I drove to the post office, got a Starbucks and now cooking dinner.. Wtf!!!!its 48 hours post last vicodin, could this be over? A little leg soreness, a little irritable ...that's it..Thomas recipe rocks!!!! Lets hope I'm not getting prematurely happy...one year of 50 to 80 mg of norco first day HORRID, all day yesterday was death, this morning the flu, took off patch and feel good. Not normal at 100%, sleepy from waking up at 2 AM... Is this a calm before the storm... Is this going to get better or return again worse... I feel awesome right now like I can do this no problem.    Legs still sore, tummy a little upset, a little tiny mentally fuzzy but nothing like the last 2 days... cures those. but nothing like the last 2 days...please tell me this is not my body getting ready for the big bad day ahead...

Lotlost · Answer

Glad your doing well. Keep your moving and keep it up. The physical part is probably abou over. The mental part and the cravings are by FAR the hardest. Maybe not the worst but the hardest. So stay strong and live strong too. Even of lance is a liar, he was right about that one.

ricart70 · Answer

Hi glad you feel better so soon.I'm jealous.lol  I have a friend who swears that his withdrawals only last about an hour or so.I guess there are people out there like that.   
You went on and on about this pill you got at gnc but I don't think you ever said what it was.What is this magic pill I am curious.  Keep up the great job and glad you are feeling better

HookLineandSinker68 · Answer

I found the Thomas recipe on here, people swears it works. L tyrosine 500 mg three times a day, supports mood. Http 5 time release 200 mg  promotes positive mood and promotes sleep. Says on bottle. B12 for sure sublingual, and b6. Add green tea and I promise first day mentally you feel better. I read it, researched it and saw everyone going through this takes it. Trotted Down to GNC and told them I'm coming over opiates need help. The manager was in the same situation before, so about 40 bucks later I felt a difference in an hour after taking them. I don't know what I would do of I did not have them. I still am 5 days clean but the fog is better now, not saying all better but so doable. Still left my purse in car and a few blonde moments but so so much better taking these.they will try and sell you 200 worth of vitamins, all you need are these plus a multi vitamin. Let me know if you get them, you should feel better in a few hours mentally. GREEN TEA A GALLON EVERY DAY STarting one day prior of your jump. Went to Starbucks ordered a Trenta no water no ice, sweetened. Brought it home and if makes 4 huge big gulp size teas by adding water and ice.

HookLineandSinker68 · Answer

Well 99 hours clean and don't want to ever look at another opiate again. I know you are saying I will have stress in my life and need to learn to deal with it cause popping helped deal with the issues. Yes, it did. But this is my first issue with pain pills, I'm 45 my first withdrawal. Withdrawals lasted for two days, the first 24 hours were awful. Not to wake up with my coffee and eat two pills was a weird experience, felt like I lost a friend. At the 24 th hour I started searching for sub clinics, thinking heck no can't do this. I decided to not trade one pill for another. Tuesday morning had all withdrawal symptoms hard.  Thinking this cannot get worse, but it did. Then wham!! off with the clonidine patch, sedating me to much to where I can't sleep but sedated to where you can't get up if you want to. And physical is important, helps so so much. By the 29 th hour I was fine, thinking was and is  still hazy, a little blonde) sorry blondes. Taking the Thomas recipe and my added personal to which I believe that's why my wd was shorter.   I drank a gallon of green tea very day and peed like a race horse. Took the Thomas minus l tyro (can't take that with Xanax per research). I forced myself to not lay there, I cleaned, cooked and tried watching movies. Now the first 24 I was in and out of sleep all day....I so so wanted to wean, but just did not work out for me. Got down to 40mg, 50 if I found the bottle(kinda like a daily Easter egg hunt). Doc stopped prescribing, no where to get them and all I could say was uhhhh ohhhhh!!!!!! I felt it was time and I am babying a habit if I wean,  withdrawals are withdrawals and it is what it is. I had to keep saying that to where I started to believe it.. I was watching every single hour on the hour counting the time like a hawk, had it on my iphone going off every five hours clean, rewarding it was to keep getting those messages of time I've been off.
Waiting for this to get the heck out of my system so I can say I did it. Well, I did it!!! Not saying the fog is 100% been leaving my purse everywhere, forgot to turn off oven. But today is far better thinking than yesterday. I make myself and get out to the store, to have some communication which helped me a lot. I was on this site every single day ...looking...researching...whining ....posting...and now helping. I hope someone tries this and comes back and says wd was 24 hours. :) so happy I can cry!!!!

tryingtocope39 · Answer

Most people say days 2, 3, & 4 are the worst, but everyone is different. For me, the first 24 hours were the worst, a little better on day 2, & day 3 I felt fine. Hopefully, it is the same for you. Just stay busy & try not to over think it. You are doing great!

hope4good · Answer

Everyone is different. Hopefully you won't get the harsh withdraws. For me the withdraws really didn't get bad until day 2 & 3. Glad your feeling good.

Miss_Creative · Answer

I hope you have a superhero body that can push the drugs out faster... and you just might! You are in good spirits, so be grateful for that and keep pushing through. I wish I felt as great as you and had your uplifting attitude! I'm such a debbie downer these days. Ha. Like Pat said, maybe you got through the worst of it. I do know addiction is never easy to get over in the long run... you will probably still have cravings and some bad or cranky days regardless. But you've gotten here and I believe now you have the strength to get through anything!

Pat1956100 · Answer

Hey, everyone is different and maybe the worst is over for you.  You felt really bad eariler and your withdrawals could have peaked then.  Just continue to think positvely and you will be fine.
You may have waves of withdrawals again but they may not last long at all.

nbhope · Answer

Each day is different for me. Yesterday I felt pretty good and got quiet a bit done, today not feeling the best. But sure enjoy them good days :) just take each day as it comes :)

dominosarah · Answer

Try not to get all worked up about this.  Our brain has a way of making things worse than what they are.  Just go with the flow here and dont wait for the ball to drop as you going to be okay!!

blotout · Answer

im afraid you are getting excited to early, you have been on it so long it will probably hit you tomorrow for sure, hope not, i consider the first day without as Day 1 rough but not bad, Day 2 where i think you are is getting a little rougher but tolerable the thomas recipe is probably helping alot, but Day 3 and 4 are absolutely the worst coming off pain pills, so 24 hours from your last dose would be the start off Day 1, then 48 hours would be the start of Day 2, thats at least what ive understood from everyone on here, GOOD LUCK!!!