What day are you on?? Try watching a tv series it helps your mind stay busy. And no caffeine it makes the shakes worse, more anxiety and no sleep
You got this sweetie just hang in there! Once you get threw this you got to keep busy keep your mind occupied! we are here for you!
lol...thats ok, I go by either one. :)
Thank you and congratulations! I did just taper myself off of my last antidepressant though and I feel so much better about not being on them anymore. There was a point in my life where I was suicidal, I think they hurt me more than they helped. I also used to do meth and have been off of that for four years. I thank god that I had the strength to do that on my own. this by far is the hardest thing to get off of. Next, I have to quit smoking and then I'm done. I know I will feel better. I guess it's the storm before the calm.
Sorry JENN!!..my phone changed it 2 Jennifer!..LOL..
Ur welcome Jennifer!!..definitely the sun helps!!..the Thomas recipe is at the bottom of the page or just type it in the search engine & it'll bring it up...I was taking 8-10 30mg oxy plus 2 80mg oxycontin everyday, so I.totally understand where ur coming from!!..but u will feel so much better w/time!!..u will think u need it at first BC the pain is unbearable, but just keep going & b4 u know it, u will be feeling better!!..u can PM me anytime!!..here 4 ya!...sending hugs! ;))
Jenn, I'm on day 27 and feeling soooooo much better mentally. I still have times when the depression hits but if I could get rid of my foot pain I'd have it made. Advil helps me as much as the hydrocodone did. Just take it day by day or hour by hour and you will get there! Depend on God and this site. Keep posting and God Bless you
Oxy is very evil, I agree. It's amazing how the sun makes you feel so much better. I know I just have to make myself do it. Plus, I always sleep better when I exercise. Your support really warms my sad heart right now. How many miligrams of oxy were you taking a day? I'm on 15's, six per day. I was on 40's and have tapered to 15's. I know it's worth it, I believe that with my whole heart. It is so nice to have people to talk to who don't judge me. Thank you so much.
U CAN do this Jenn!!..I was in the same boat as u 22days ago...I'm not going 2 lie, it was extremely HARD, but I did it!!..the pain at first was almost unbearable, but u just have 2 tell yourself it will get better, & it will!!..I threw up & couldn't eat hardly anything 4 2wks..at times I thought I was going 2 die..but I didn't & I'm feeling better!!..I made myself get up & go on walks out in the sunshine..it s*cked the whole time, I even had 2 stop & sit on the sidewalk!..LOL...but I promise it will help u tons!!..oxy is EVIL & I will NEVER touch that crap again!!.u CAN do this, its hard, but soooooo worth it!!!...best of luck!! xo ;)
The Thomas Recipe is at the bottom of the page under most viewed articles. The ibuprofen, Imodium,and supplements really help.
I think we all feel the same way about the opiates in any form. At first they made us so happy, and then they turn on us. I had become depressed, insecure, irritable, paranoid, and was totally isolating. I finally decided I'd had enough and want to start living again. We are not present, not truly alive on opiates. I had become someone I didn't want to be.
I'm so glad you're here. Keep posting and sharing.
Can you guys tell me what the Thomas Recipe is? I will do anything to get better.
I will and thank you so much for the support!
Thank you both so much for your support. For the first time in ten years, I feel like I actually have some real support. I used to take norco too before the oxy. Unfortunately, the oxy is so much stronger. It's like making a deal with the devil. My symptoms are uncontrollable shaking, sweating, diarrhea, nausea, insomnia, lack of appetite, bone pain, headache, pain all over my body, no energy. I feel like some invisible force is trying to torture me and no one at home understands. I spend a lot of time alone anyway. So I don't scream even though I feel like it, I just take the pain. Thank you for the suggestions. Soda crackers sound like something I could actually eat. My stomach hurts so much, like it is on fire. I take one benzo, valium. I remember the feeling of being off of the narcs, it was amazing. I was exercising for the first time in ten years and I was happy without drugs. So I know there is light at the end of the tunnel. I was so proud that I had done it on my own. Then the car accident happened only a few months after that. I felt robbed and angry. When I took my first oxy, I felt like I was walking on air. It amazed me that one little pill could make me feel so good. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I am so thankful for this site. I want to have a child so badly but know that I can't do it like this. So my goal is to get off of this stuff. When does the severe depression go away? I feel like I can barely talk to anyone. So I thank god for the internet. At least now, I don't feel like such a criminal as I do at home.
You can do this friend and you will feel better after you have been clean for some time. We just have to put in the time and it is well worth it. Please stay hydrated and keep poting and let us know what's going on. We know how you feel .
Welcome, you have come to the right place. Ouchie gave you lots of good advice.
I'm on day 21 off opiates and the WD *****, but it gets better each day. If you truly want to stop and get your life back you have to plan to either taper or go cold turkey. I never had the discipline to taper, so I did CT.
Opiates cause the physical pain to actually get worse, more severe. This is why pain seems so much worse when we stop,but it does get better with time. There's an actual clinical term for it, but I can't remember what it's called. Maybe someone else will know. It's the mental cravings that are so much harder to fight.
The WD is so much like the flu, maybe you can get through it by telling yourself it's the flu and it will pass.
Please keep posting, everyone here will help you anyway we can. This site is full of people who are where you are, or have been there.
Good luck, if you want to be clean know that you can do it. There is a way out of our life of slavery chasing pills. We all deserve better lives!
Welcome to the site! If you truly want to stop you can. I was on Norco and tramidol for over 10 years and 81 days ago I decided to stop C/T! First you have to come clean with your family, friends, and dr! You have to cut all your sources off! Flush any pills you have left, This is very important for your recovery! Drink plenty of fluids, water, gatorade, etc. Make yourself eat, crackers were my best friend! this will last about 3-5 days. Feels like a really bad flu. I followed the Thomas Recipe minus the benzos. Get outside as much as possible, walk or just sit in the sun helps. Stay on this site the people on here saved me and are so helpful! You can do this just have faith!
Hi jenn and welcome!! You are not alone, we are all here fir you! Jus last weekiI wad in the exact same position as you. Hopeless, physical pain etc.
When was tour last pill? Are you planning on tappering or going cold turkey? I personally couldn't taper, i would still hurt so much from wd, it prolonged my symptoms etc. Look up the Thomas recipe, buy tons n tons of poweraide n stat really hydrated. I had to wd still working full time n taking care of a toddler. It was horrible, but now a mere week later I feel amazing. No pills to control my life, not counting how many I have left, n not spending every dollar I have just to feel "normal"
I'm actually passing a kidney stone right now. It's crazy I thought I needed pills fir pain but ibiprofin works jus fine. It's funny how your mind can trick you into being in more pain than you really are.
Good luck, post your symptoms here, we will help, buy Epsom salts fir your baths n go for walks. Wd is going to be horrible, but we have all been there n have little tricks to help take the edge off
Please excuse my typos, I'm going through withdrawl right now. :(