help with depression

[co872]

Does anyone have any tips on what to do when you get up in the morning and just feel like you cant face the day? As everyone know  I am addicted to oxy's but working on getting off of them very hard. I just cant seem to muster the motivation to get out of bed half the time. If i just get up and take a shower and power through it, is that my best chance? Just somehow force myself, I just am tired of being tired and hating life. I am looking for the one thing that is gonna change my life and i'm having a heck of a time finding it. I pray all the time, read the bible daily, and go to church. Do I need to make friends and get out more? Anyone with advise in this area, please tell me your experience. Thanks so much!

[co872]

I'm gonna try and do an hour of exercise today. I sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, I just dont know what to do. It's just morning I guess, I'm always down in the morning.

[co872]

Thankyou so much steve!

[prayformetoo]

Hanger in there The cravings will pass. I just prayed for you to have the strenght you need to overcome. I know it's not easy but with God all things are possible.
God Bless.
Your friend
Steve

[co872]

Please everyone I have been having the worst cravings this entire week I usually can keep them in check but for some reason they are incredibly fierce at this time. Just pray for me. I have been non stop, asking, begging god for help to get the evil thoughts of taking oxy's from my mind it's all I can think about. The devil is tempting me relentlessly and I am doing everything I can to not sin and take them. Please just pray , I am for everyone suffering like me, we are the Job's of our generation the devil has many new tools, like opiates.God bless!

[co872]

I know what you mean tita I dont know how to live with them anymore, I want to stop but  cant I'm so confused and helpless feeling at the moment. I just dont know what to do. I have to go to work, lets resume this it has been a great motivation for me.

[WDsRawful]

I sent you a private message.  :o)

[titabonita]

same here with me, this is day 7 clean for me but i still cant get motivated, i fear i dont know how to live/function without the pills anymore. =(

[co872]

Wow, I'm so glad i made that post it really got things stirred up. Lets all try and keep each other motivated, how does that sound? We all have the same issues it seems, I'd like anyone who is not a friend of mine to become one and lets try to get something going! Thanks for all the awesome replies I feel like I wont be taking any pills for the rest of the night and as long as I can tom, from what the replies to this post have given me, strength!

[prayformetoo]

It helps me when I excerise, even if it just a short walk around the block..

[ZJILLIAN]

One of the reasons I got off pills was because of how horrible I felt in the mornings. No matter how bad I feel now it is still way better than when I was using. I also keep saying to myself "if I get up and take a shower and have some coffee I will feel better".

[GA Guy]

I was the same way for about the first 2 months of recovery. Fisrt off, try and get off the opiates as soon as possible. You have to remove them before the brain will start to recover. Second, change up your routine. For me, it was a 7AM  AA/NA meeting. It really motivated me and got me going through the day. You may want to talk to a psychiatrist about your issues as well. they sound similar to depression, and a short course of antidepressants may be in order. Too many people push the "don't trade one pill for another" stuff. It's like comparing apples and oranges when talking about antidepressants.  

[cognitive_dissonance]

I am so there with you. One of the best things I found is just get out of bed. I know it sounds simple but I do know how hard and almost impossible it can be. I kinda get into robot mode and do my morning routine. Focus on one thing at a time. As soon as you can do some sort of exercise. I ride my bike but anything that you can do and somewhat enjoy will work. I think you should feel better at least enough to get your day going. I'll say a prayer for you on my morning ride.

[Happinessbythekilowatt]

dude, wow. I've been the same way since my addiction caught up with me. The only time I left the house was when I was high, I couldn't handle hanging out or going to do anything because nothing was fun, nor motivating. I would just sleep and sleep until I couldn't sleep no more. I didn't care about anything(subconsciously I did) but the pills took over my train of thought. I was always a happy person and very outgoing. You could never find me at home I was always out doing something, now it's like blah..another day...what's going to get me out of bed today. I am always bored out of my mind too, it literally drives me crazy.

What an ex girlfriend told me last fall around this time was(because her mom is a 20 year painkiller, soma and valium addict) is that "You have to learn to live your life again with out the pills, you have to learn to live a new way of life period".

[googzy]

same boat... **** i get so damn depressed, for weeks i wouldn't even get outta bed.. only to pee and get water... what a waste of life... i still feel horrible but i've been forcing myself outta bed.. to exercise and ride my bike... to get outta the house... I've been taking st. john's wort and it seems to be helping... exercise help some...

I mean it feels like the only way i even used to leave the house before was if i was high... now that i'm not getting high... it feels like i don't even know what to do with my life... nothing seems motivating... everything is a drag and an ordeal.. event to talk with family or on the phone... and i'm so edgy... i don't really care about **** or what anyone has to say to me, i could care less... i hate feeling like this. but worse i hate knowing that i spent so many hours and days of my life high... it feels like such a ******* blur, like a dream.. half the time i can't tell if something really happened or I imagined it... or i dreamt it... it *****.

I left my stash of pills that I'm using to CT at work so i had to force myself outta bed this morning to go get my dose for the day... that's probably the only reason I left the house.

Damnit I was doing so good to a few months ago... i started going to school, was acing all my classes then I decided to quit... and for a months i've been so damn down and out of it. I'm sure it'll all go away once i'm done and clean and like everyone says, they're lives only get better... but I haven't stopped taking these little pills so I'm not there yet. Everyday i'm taking one less but when I reach four a day... I somehow rebound and take 10+

I don't wanna do that anymore and I don't wanna be all depressed anymore!

[Happinessbythekilowatt]

Hey bud, I've been going through the exact same thing as you. No motivation, depressed, wake up and just want to sleep the rest of your days away, being weak as hell. I've been addicted for 3 years and last year I came to terms with it, since then I have been struggling to get off the pills. I wouldn't recommend any pills to get you off of em because it's just trading one thing for another.

The only way all of that is going to go away is if you stay off the pills, the pills are what is causing you to think and feel that way. I wish ya the best of luck.

[Charetti]

Everyone is different but what really helped me decide to make changes was going on Wellbutrin.  It is an antidepressant and suppose to be similiar to Zyban.  I started it to try to quit smoking but it didnt work for that. Instead I have felt more motivated that I have in along time and finally was able to start the process of getting off pills. Another unexpected side effect is that I have completely given up gambling!  I was a regular bingo player and occassional casino person but havent dont either since July.

Good luck!