Cold turkey in turkey

[Brad001]

Hi can anyone give me some adivce please. I'm coming off subys after 2 years. I got down 1ml a day and I'm just gonna go cold turkey now. Can anyone tell me how long I'm gonna feel shite for please. Many thanks

[VICourageous]

Hello and Welcome!
I have seen this questions asked here so many times.
It does take time for us to balance out Physically, Mentally and Spiritually.

Lots of factors play on one to bounce back. Like Age, How many yrs of Substance abuse and Health and so forth. The best thing to do is Drink TONS of water or healthy fluids. Try to eat very Healthy foods that contain lots of Vit/Min and Antioxidants in them. You will want to replenish what we have lost during our using. Vit/Min are a start too. There are some that will help with Anxiety, Muscle aches, Sleep and some for Energy so on and so forth.

Time & Patience is the Key!! Most of us can not do this alone so we have some kind of Aftercare in place. This is were you will not feel so alone in this Journey. You will also pick up tons of info regarding Addiction. I am one who likes to look this up in a more Scientific way besides my meetings and church. It helps you to understand which drug does what to all the Neural Chemistry in our Brains. This will not cure you, but it will help you when you think about using again. No more Damaging or Unbalancing them brain transmitters, receptors, hormones and so on, and what it also does to our body parts.

Drink Fluids to push the Toxins out.
Take Epsom Salt Baths for the aches and the Magnesium will help draw toxins out.
Pick up some Protien Powder and add some Berries for a shake.
Amino-Acids are so good for our Brain and such.
Sleep & Energy seem to be the last as far as physical. Make sure the room is cool and turn off all lights and blinking lights. Try not to fight the sleep. Put some nice smelling sent in your bedding.

The physical will be over soon. It is the Mental that will take some time and some working on. Learn all you can about Triggers and set up some Boundaries. The Detox is the easy part (yes it is uncomfortable) but it is working on staying clean that takes the cake. I am sure others will chime in. I wish you the best and keep checking your post. There is so much more to say but I do not want to write a book. Ha!! Will check back!
Bless
Vickie

[pillguy]

I would suggest that you continue your taper down to at least .25mg.  You may consider going at low at .125mg.  The 2mg strips make this much easier than using the 8mg strips.  I used for 2 years.  I tapered down to .25mg over 6 months.  The acute withdrawals were over in about a week.  I missed two days of work.  The post acute lethargy and depression was tough for the first month, better in month 2 and I was pretty much normal by month 3.