Day 6 of lortab detox and symptoms are returning

[2ndTimeAround2010]

Should this be happening or is this a last ditch effort by my body to get me to use?

[2ndTimeAround2010]

Well it's weird it's like it started all over again but not as bad I mean the anxiety isn't horrible but it's enough to make me uncomfortable

[GeorgiaGirl1022]

Good idea! Hope it passes soon. Is it any better?

[2ndTimeAround2010]

Thanks for the support It really freaked me out I had felt pretty good for about a week when the anxiety started again I'm going to give it another month and then if I can't shake it I may seek some help

[GeorgiaGirl1022]

Hi there. I quit opiates before this go around and the anxiety came and went for about a month. One day is left and just never came back. I'd give it more time before I labled it anything other than wd symptoms. I jumped into Xanax and boy oh boy that was a mistake (not at that time, about 2 years later). Then I started abusing them, opiates  were not far behind and you can imagine how all that bs ended.  Now I'm 25 days clean from Xanax and 11 days clean from opiates. I still gave some waves of panic here and there but I just breathe through it and I know it passes.  Please give it some time. I bet in just a short while it will be a distant memory.  Good luck I'll be thinking about u!  

[2ndTimeAround2010]

It's Day 20 and I thought everything was okay but the runs and anxiety came back (not bad but enough to upset me) I'm starting to think this may some kind of Anxiety Disorder

[2ndTimeAround2010]

Day 14 I just woke up with a small bit of anxiety but it seems to have passed but other than that and sleeping everything has been going well

[DayToTry]

Have you tried taking something to help you sleep?  Melatonin or a sleep aid containing doxylamine succinate that you can get generic at any drug store.  It took awhile for me to sleep again too and you're right, not sleeping really starts getting to you after awhile.

[2ndTimeAround2010]

By the way this is day 11 for me I just think if I could get some sleep I would probably be doing a lot better

[Nicole1105]

Just about to head off to bed but wanted to pop in and comment first :) I've had the same mentality in the past..."Oh just one pill to stop the WD. It won't hurt." But it does hurt. If you take one, then you'll take two. If you take two...you get my drift. Stay strong, you're doing a great job!! (((Hugs)))

I sort of involuntarily went CT back in March when I was hospitalized for ODing on Tylenol (yeah, real smooth move on my part). At the end of day three, right before they released me, I begged them for something to help with the WD. I was thinking more along the lines of Suboxone or some kind of IV cocktail...no. Guess what they gave me? An Oxy! Wifey was pissed. Apparently that hospital is not qualified to do any type of detox program. I know now I should have just fought it and stayed off of the little buggers, but I was so very miserable...

Same thing happened again that night. Went through horrible WD all night and had Wifey give me one Vicodin just to calm my nerves so I could see my doctor without being a mess. That's when he put me on the MS Contin / Oxy combo and while I was doing good for a while, of course I slipped up again...makes me really wish I would have just kept going straight out of the hospital.  

[2ndTimeAround2010]

I do still have some anxiety but that could come from not sleeping to well but I'm not sure I just know that this will never happen again I can't believe how bad I have felt for the better part of the last 2 weeks

[Paulshew88]

The mental part is the hardest try to keep a positive outlook keep telling yourself you can do it. Because you can look how far you've come. Don't look back keep going forward. Hows the headaches they should be subsiding by now. How are you mentally? Remember the worst is behind you you will diffently start feeling alot better physically by now. Where here for you.

[2ndTimeAround2010]

Yeah I've been feeling better but still having some thoughts that I;ll be like this forever (mentally) but I know that to be untrue so it's pretty easy to get though it still having a little bit of a headache but stomach is feeling alot better

[DayToTry]

Hey 2ndTime ... I've lost count, what day are you on now?  Surely today will be a better day.  I am hoping for your sake that it is.  :)

[laurel453]

Hi :).....i am here if you need to talk :)  how are you feeling about the  headaches and  your stomach ?

[2ndTimeAround2010]

Is someone going to talk with me or am I going to sink into oblivion?

[2ndTimeAround2010]

Well I'm home from work and the rollercoaster ride is still going but it's mostly my stomach and headaches

[2ndTimeAround2010]

Well things have been getting better but I still feel real jittery on the inside but I'm sure that will subside as well thanks for all the encouragement please keep posting it's very helpful thanks to alll

[Paulshew88]

Another day gone Congrats. We did it one more day

[Paulshew88]

For me sleep was a big issue I would toss in turn and during the day. I would knock out for an hour I tried otc sleep aids and that was helpful even though it took awhile to kick in but I would sleep. A good. 4 to 5 hours but like I said don't focus on sleep focus on rest

[kimbo546]

I dont know how high your doses were, but for me I was taking up to 25 norco a day with some oxy thrown in there... It took me a good 30 days to actually feel somewhat human again. It does get sooooo much better. Just keep hanging in there. The last thing to come back for me was sleep. Im at 53 days today and feel great. Are you attending any aftercare programs like AA/NA? Its important to get some type of aftercare to help you in your recovery. Wishing you some peace and comfort. Remember one day at a time. Kim

[2ndTimeAround2010]

I never wanted to be on it in the first place and the last time this happened it lasted for roughly 10 days. I'm sure the cold turkey thing makes it last a little longer because it was such an abrupt stoppage but I am coping very well I just hate the restless legs and the insomnia

[John G. Lebro]

Most pain killer withdrawel last 4 to 5 days. But we all have difft systems. I didn't take withdrawels to well. But 5 days was my max. Methadone on the other hand, seemed to last forever. Also remember this. If you've been using for a long period of time. Your mind is a powerful tool. wether it be for a positive thing, or negitive. Your mind can trick you into thinking your still sick. Just another way for it to trick you into getting a fix. I remember feeling real sick. But once I got the **** in my hand. I started feeling better before I took it. Also I keep seeing posts about the physical withdrawel. 4 to 5 days sick is a *****. But nothing like the mental part that can last, and last, and last. So if your going to go cold turkey. Thats great. but you have to plan for the mental part. Without that. Cold turkey just becomes a revolving door. You've got to make some changes in your life. Find out why you feel better about yourself while on the ****. Sooner or later your going to have to deal with it. The longer you keep away from the ****. The easier it gets. I've been clean for 24 years now. I have 0 desire now. I'm here because I know there are really no good places to go for help. What there is, is usually just places that are just in it for the money. So for now on. I'll be around to help the best I can.

[Paulshew88]

Dscom congrats its now 23

[Paulshew88]

Yeah that's how I felt get a heating pad or blanket or a warm towel and put it in a pillow between your legs and that helps a lot for the legs. Well another day is past congrats and keep blogging we are here for you