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Day 6 of withdrawl! Will just 1 really hurt me?!?!
I am on day 6 (cold turkey, no tapering) of opiate withdrawl, I am trying hard, but I just want one! I am a 36 year old female that has been on any pain pill I could get for the past 3 years! I never really had any pain with my withdraws. I had tiredness, irritability, sadness! I pushed through all that for my 3 kids! Couldn't let them know I was dying inside! Mine at the moment is the mental part of it! I could go to about 5 family members and get just one percocet! Would it really set me back or just take away the craving!?!?
Yes! Yes it will!! Were addicts,we can't just have 1. There is no such thing. Please hang in there you are doing so good!! Do have any type of aftercare? I found out the detox is the easy part. I started seeing a drug counsler today. I was addicted to oxy for 11 years. It does it's damage,it's up to us to fix it and it's never a quick fix. Please hang in there.
After 6 days the opiates aren't out of your system and even 1 pill will set you back. You've just got to plow through this. If you want to truly be off these meds I wouldn't ever pick one up again (sans surgeries, etc).
Opiates rob you of your emotions, do alot of harm to your system and can cause brain damage. This isn't a med to be played with and so many of us have. I was on Norco for 5 yrs and have been clean 25 days so far. It can be hell on wheels at first but I promise, for you, your family, and LIFE, it's the best option to make. It may be one of the hardest things you ever do however the pay off is so much more. Pls stay strong and post often. There are alot of supportive awesome pple here!
Opiates rob you of your emotions, do alot of harm to your system and can cause brain damage. This isn't a med to be played with and so many of us have. I was on Norco for 5 yrs and have been clean 25 days so far. It can be hell on wheels at first but I promise, for you, your family, and LIFE, it's the best option to make. It may be one of the hardest things you ever do however the pay off is so much more. Pls stay strong and post often. There are alot of supportive awesome pple here!
Why do yous till have access to pills? Honey, you will never get through this unless you break all ties. If you have them in the house flush them. If you have outside access to them you need to end that. and YES..one will mentally set you back and you may not get through this time. Please get rid of the pills.
I have been right where you are. I am detoxing right now for the hundredth time! Each time you have that "one more" you are setting yourself up for failure. Please don't let that 3 yrs of use turn into 10yrs. That is where I'm at. I can telling you that you will start having really bad withdrawal. I never understood it until I was right smack in the middle of pure h@ll. If you read a lot of the post here most everyone who has stayed clean says that aftercare (meetings, ect.) is the only way to beet this awful addiction. I'm going to my first meeting tonight. I pray for the sake of you and your family you will consider doing the same. I say all this with much love. --Jess
Red Flag!!
This disease has alot to do with what goes on up in our Brain in many ways.
There is a pleasure part of the brain called the mid-brain (survival part). If you feed it just one it will remember the pleasure and play the tape over & over again using every excuse in the book for just one more. The best thing to do is just try to re-direct your thinking for now. Take a walk, watch a movie, listen to music, read, any thing to stop that tape from playing it again in your head.
Go hit a meeting asap or call a clean friend. I sure do wish you the best..It takes all you got to stay clean and I stopped at the age 56 over 2 yrs ago and have used off & on since I was 14. SO you have to go out and get that SUPPORT!! This is a Disease and it needs to be addressed.
Bless
This disease has alot to do with what goes on up in our Brain in many ways.
There is a pleasure part of the brain called the mid-brain (survival part). If you feed it just one it will remember the pleasure and play the tape over & over again using every excuse in the book for just one more. The best thing to do is just try to re-direct your thinking for now. Take a walk, watch a movie, listen to music, read, any thing to stop that tape from playing it again in your head.
Go hit a meeting asap or call a clean friend. I sure do wish you the best..It takes all you got to stay clean and I stopped at the age 56 over 2 yrs ago and have used off & on since I was 14. SO you have to go out and get that SUPPORT!! This is a Disease and it needs to be addressed.
Bless
I haven't started any aftercare because I guess I was (still am) afraid to admit of being an addict! I have looked into places in my town, even made it to the parking lot once. I just couldn't get out the car! It's real hard. My brother is disabled, he depends on me a lot.. I go help him and his roxy 10's are right there! Then, my uncles roxy 15's are in the same house! I have been making up excuses on why I haven't been over! I guess going there would be my real test of strength.
Percocets are worse than Lays potato chips. Do what these folks said and get yourself to a meeting asap. Family with meds is going to be too hard to face alone.
You will be admitting that you are an addict in a room of addicts. They will help you and support you. Don't be a fool and get to a meeting. You will be surprised.
Thank you IBKleen for the encouragement! Livngstrong I completely understand not wanting to go to a meeting. I am actually having very high anxiety about attending. I'm not only going through getting off of multiple substances but I'm very depressed. I know I have to take a step in the right direction. I've been on one substance or another since I was 15. I'll be 37 in January. We have to come to a place where we understand that all the willpower in the world won't save us! -Jess
I am afraid of meetings, afraid of being judged by others! Like msdelight above and her "lol"! I can admit on this post because you all can't see my face or know who I am! I guess I got lucky with the withdrawl bc I have been on Xanax and Wellbutrin for 10 years, so that has helped a lot! Mine symptoms are mainly mental right now!
I was on Xanax (prescribed and off the street) for 10 yrs also. I just made the decision to be completely sober. Xanax will only help the withdrawal for so long. I wish that I would had gotten into recovery before I am where I am now. Msdelight might have posted in the wrong place. I just signed up about a week ago and everyone seems very supportive. As for meetings I would hope that no one is there to judge. The same thing is what brought them(us) all together;) --Jess
I am so sorry livestrong. I was starting a post and pressed the button prematurely. There is nothing funny about this. There is no just one. You will be welcomed with love and understanding. Please just try it. Take one small step. You are not ever going to be judged by me. I took percocet for 5 years and after 15 months I think if I had such easy access I would be using. You're not alone.
MsD wasn't laughing at you. She was saying "you can't just have one,like the lays chip". No one would judge you. That's not what they do there...from what I've heard.
I go through my moments of weakness, like I was when I first wrote the post! Wanting to cry, scream, hide in the bed! Then I have moments like now, after reading all your encouraging words, watching my children play, calming down, realizing I haven't known the real me in over 3 years! I am going to beat this! Msdelight, I am sorry if I jumped to conclusions! We all know how edgy we can get and I am sorry! I thank you all for that slap of reality!
Keep us posted! I can let you know how the meeting goes if you want me too:) I have read that sometimes finding the right aftercare can be a process. What matters is that we start SOMETHING! Not tomorrow, not next week but today;) -- Jess
Livestrong I am so proud of you. The cravings come and if you just wait a while and redirect your thoughts the feeling passes. Eventually the cravings become less and less. Please trust in the forum and the meetings. You need a lot of support with all that is around you. No judgments, ever. But you're right out of context that sounded snotty! Sorry. Love, MsD
Jess, that would be wonderful if you let me know! I wish you the best darling (sorry, southern! I say darling a lot) Ms.D, I think I may just grab some lays when I get the cravings! Tomorrow will be day 7, a whole week! My day will be so full with school parties, (I am president of parent involvement at my 4 year olds school. If they only knew the real me!) I want have time to think about anything else! :)
I am just going to keep trying with you. Recovery is a "we" thing, not an "I" thing. Together we can.
So here is the link to find meetings near you. No time like now....
http://www.na.org/meetingsearch/
So here is the link to find meetings near you. No time like now....
http://www.na.org/meetingsearch/
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