DAY 33 and still in Withdrawal....HELP

[Sarah231]

I am tiring quickly of feeling bad.


Once again, I laid awake last night until about 3am with aching restless
legs and arms. I work and just cannot do without sleep for much lomger.

During the day I am anxious and my skin just seems to crawl.
I am short-tempered.

Has anyone else had withdrawal symptoms for sooooooo LONG?

[mommy52713]

SARA, I DONT IN ANY WAY WANT TO SCAIRE YOU BUT YES ALL MY PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS LASTED 6 WEEKS. AFTER THAT I HAD SOME MENTAL STUFF BUT THE PHYSICAL STUFF WAS GONE.I WAS TAKING ALOT OF OC'S THE 80MG  ONES AND WHATEVER ELSE I COULD GET.SO DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU TOOK AND FOR HOW LONG THIS CAN BE COMMON JUST HANG IN THERE IT DOES GET BETTER AND PLEASE DONT EVER LOOK BACK♥

[CadillacJack]

You should get some real sleep aids. As for the other symptoms, I'm sure they will pass, no doubt much sooner once the sleep issue is addressed. My "5" days turned into about 20, so I believe your symptoms are common to some folks. Anyway, you should be there soon. You don't want to do this again, so stay clean. Best wishes

[bladerunnerb]

Hi, Sarah.  The first time I quit hydro, I had some symptoms like sleeplessness at time for several weeks.  My Dr. gave me Ambien CR...it was a godsend because I woke up feeling well rested.  I take no more than 15 a month, and I'm going through withdrawal (fell off the wagon and quit again - day 4) and the Ambien CR has really helped at night.  It seems easier to deal with the daytime symptoms when you have a full night of rest.  I would recommend you ask your Dr. for something.  There are also other things you can try, too, but this worked for me.  I don't feel it is addictive, either.

[Sarah231]

PS: to 2happykids.....

I was following you day to day posts and hadn't seen one for a while.
I was worried about you and glad to see you were still hanging in here!

[Sarah231]

thanks guys.

"mommy"......6 weeks?
Does this mean you had some relief after 6 weeks?

ladyboop, I agree about the relapse.
This just wears you down and it would be soooo easy to just take a pill and make it stop.

[ladyboop]

I would go see your Dr, see if you can not get something that will help you sleep at night. I am afraird if you do not do something. The risk of a relaspe grows greater....

Good luck..