Day 2 Off Hydro's and Day 6 Off Methadon

[justneedtotalk]

Well.....Today I fell like absolute garbage.  I defintely do not have it as bad as some but I have no energy, lots of anxiety, and a horrible feeling of hopelessness.  Time just creeps by.  I hate this more than anything.  This morning I could not get warm and now I can't get cool.  How long will this last this time?  I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired if that makes any sence!  Well, I just wanted to get out of bed for a second but am too weak to keep typing....wish me luck!

[justneedtotalk]

Thank you.....I have been taking about 100mg of Hydro, Oxy, and basically anything I could find to keep up my habbit after my doctor stopped my legitimate pain script.  About 3 months ago while going through yet another detox due to a lack of pills I ran into someone that seeminblly had an endless supply of Methadone.  I started out taking 10-15mg a day and I thought I had finally found my true love.  I could only spend 15 bucks a day and have the lasting effects of pain management all day.  Soon I was up to 20-25mg a day but the feeling of being normal again while not feeling the pain and still having energy was awesome.  My recent endless supply skipped out and I have been out of them for about a week now.  I had about 25 hydros left and munched them over the past week and still did not feel as good as I did with the dones.  This is day two off of everything and for the most part is not as bad as other detoxes but I have been through some horrible ones though.  I cannot stress enough how sick and tired I am of being sick and tired........I am such a woose.....I keep going back and going through this over and over.  A friend has about 5-6 hydros that I can have tomorrow to help curb the pain but I do not want to lengthen this horrible process any longer......5-6 are about enough for a day and then I am right back to square one......I hate that internal struggle of a day off from the pain is worth starting all over again.....Horrible drug this stuff!  I truly wish I could take back that first time I went to the doctor.  Anyways, tomorrow I am going to try and get up and get some exercise.  I know that it helps.  I am an old vet at this detox thing but the longest I have made it is 30 days.  I need to go to an NA meeting or something to get help beyond that.  I need to cut off all ties to dealers (which are become more and more scarce) but I hope I can make it this time.  I am a healthy active person and have a lot of hobbies.....Being down like this just kills me.  Thanks for the advice and please keep writting.....I love reading!

[worried878]

Congrats
stopping methadone is tough due to the long half life

lasts longer but u can do this//what was ur dose?
Anyway..be sure u seek support cos as time rolls by the committment to staying clean can wane..stay tough and be sure u have a plan
read the health pages if u getta chance//the thomas recipe and exercise helped me immensely

keep posting

[justneedtotalk]

Yeah.....It feels like a Hydro withdrawls, it is not as bad as others but I have not gotten the lower end stuff yet.  I am doing ok but no where near fine.  I am grumpy, tired, and anxious.  I have to go back to work on Monday so hopefully I am better by then.  Tomorrow will be day three and I have the entire day to sit around the house again but this lack of energy, cravings, and depression is the worst.  I would rather have the physical affects than the mental ones.....Thanks for the support and I enjoy reading your posts.

[gnarly_1]

HI......Well it sounds like you are having methadone withdrawals ....there hard to beat I responded to your last post and I was kinda afraid this was going to happen....it never seams to work out if you try and kick a narcotic with another narcotic eventually you will face withdrawals one  way or another ...the best bet now is just prepare yourself to be sick a wile
your methadone case is unique ...I wish I had some answers for you but all we can do now is damage control ...try a hot soak it will help ez the withdrawals a bit also I know its hard right now but get up and move around...go for a walk even if it is just around the block this will help...I dont know how many days you will have like this....if it follows the path of hydros it can be over in a week...if it follows methadone it could be a wile b/4 your up and running again...I wish I could be more specific but your circumstances are different then most who have been on methadone keep posting for support good luck and God bless....Gnarly  

[Icntkickit]

Hey! Congrats for the decision to stop! I'm right here with u, I'm on my first full day! I've been ok but starting to get antsy and my skin hurts! I'm cold but sweating and then hot but skin is cold  
I was told today to just keep reminding myself that it's okay to just be okay for a while!! Keep up the great work and definatly keep posting!!;) God bless you!