6 Months today...A little disapointed...

[this_big]

I'm a little hesitant to post this because i dont want people early on getting discouraged. But the fact is i was really hoping to be over the motivational issues by now. I was feeling really good up until about a month ago, then BAM!! All of a sudden i just dont feel like doing crap. It takes everything i have just to get out of bed. I've just been flat out lazy!! I know i need to exercise more and keep active, but i just cant force to make myself do it. I'm self employed and works been real slow lately. I just kinda feel like i'm going backwards.

Cravings haven't been an issue...not to say i haven't thought about pills. But nothing that doesn't go away as quickly as it comes. I can honestly say as crappy as i feel...I dont want a pill.

I've read on PAWS and really cant make much sense of it. Is it depression? Is it PAWS?? I dont know...I Just thought at 6 months i'd be feeling a little better. Hell i felt better at a week than i do right now!! I guess my question is.. has anyone else felt like this? I know if i could just get my *** in gear i'd probably feel better, but i just cant give myself that push.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!! I'm going to a meeting tonight to p/u my 6 month chip.( Havent been in about a month) Maybe thats what i need...IDK...I'm just at a loss right now...

[vicki595]

Now you're at 200 days!!  Good for you!

How are you feeling. Did those symptoms go away??  I thought I'd bring this thread back
because it helps for people to know it's not all glitter and sparkles!  This is hard work...
but so worht it!

Congratulations!  xo

[laurel453]

try also taking the amino Ltyrosine, the 5 energy drinks have it along with caffeine and B's and taurine. I remember i also went through the same 6/7 months after detoxing and then my anxiety went wild too but i reckon the anxiety were because of the problems i was going through with work bt i remember the lack of energy i felt also  and it subsidied with time.. good luck

[FassFeat]

I just wanted to congratulate you on 6 months. I am looking forward to hitting it soon. Hang in there, maybe try some 5HTP or Sam E that kind of picks up your mood. You are strong willed and will get thru it. If all else fails, go fishing. lol.  Thanks for posting, glad you are still kicking butt. Andrew

[this_big]

Thanks for the responses! I guess i feel a little better knowing someone else felt like this. I was just hoping to be over all this crap by now. I did read that PAWS can last up to 2 yrs, but i'm not sure if this is PAWS or everyday life crap bringing me down.

I was talking to my fiance about it last night and she pointed out it was about a month ago i stopped drinking those little 5hr energy drinks. I was drinking about 3-4 a day and it was getting a bit expensive. Maybe that has something to do with it. I dont know...I have energy, my mood is just...Lazy. I am NOT a lazy person. I wasn't before the pills anyway.

  I guess this is a small price to pay for the YRS of hell i put my body through. Maybe tomorrow will be better...right? A day at a time got me here, hopefully it will get me over this little hump...

@eye...I'm taking a B complex and a daily multi vitamin that has 500 mgs of Niacin. Again energy i guess isn't the problem....Vicki may be right...this crap is probably all in my head. Only time will tell i guess. Thanks again for the responses

  

[kc156]

Yes,I am at 6 months off methadone,and am getting similar feelings.The W/D was long,but thought by now would feel "normal".Not sure anymore what that really is.Have managed to stay clean and was offered pills at work the other day,and turned them down.
  Give it some more time,as you,or I,don't want to do the whole damn thing over again.Six months is doing very good.Keep going!                            karl

[vicki595]

OH!   Good job on those six months!  That's around when I started those weird feelings
so just hang in and be patient.

[vicki595]

I went through this and it really bugged me. I don't know if it was PAWS but I told everyone,talked about it,saw the doctor,etc...it passed but I felt like crap. I didn't really have cravings,just low energy,anxiety,brain zaps,and shakes. Finally,I ignored it,stopped thinking about it,increased the exercise,and it finally passed. I hear you though!

The meeting may help. I concluded that it was all mental! I'm fine now...

[eyeofhorus2010]

I read up on "PAWS" and it would appear as though that you can expect some rebound symptoms of withdrawal at the 6 month mark. Things like depression, anxiety, extreme cravings and a loss of energy and motivation.

These past couple of weeks I've been taking 1000mgs of Niacin and 500mgs of a super B-complex (I think thats what it's called. wife makes me take it) and it has done wonders for my energy level. I figure if I have energy to get up and do something then my minds preoccupied and that staves off further depression. So far so good.

From what I read about "PAWS" the symptoms your experiencing shouldn't last long but they can come back every 3 to 6 months upto the 2 year mark.