Day 6

[Peg626]

I hate mornings like this! I'm at day 6 hydrocodone w/d and I feel like ****. I felt GREAT yesterday after taking a multivitamin so I'm waiting on that to kick in. I have a lot to do today. I only got ~2.5 hours sleep last night. The night actually went by in decent time, despite the fact that I was awake for all/most of it. I woke up w/that familiar sweat occurring & jitters. I'm told that the hot/cold & jitters should leave after ~1 week. . . . . I know it varies for everyone but I hope this is the case for me!!! GOOD LUCK to those that are struggling as well!

[zdfisher23]

thank u so much i am pretty much crying right now i thought i was the only one in this thing and i am so glad that working out is a great way to kick my brain into high gear cause i am a professional body builder finnally i have a reason to get up and work out for hours on in Peg u are a truely wonderful person and i am so glad that u have wrote to me and all the others here it may have just givin me the push i needed.... i went to the river today where me and my grandpa used to go almost everyday and i cried my eyes out my dad is a cop and he is ashamed of me but i prayed and prayed and when i left that bench where we used to sit i felt like god had lifted this thing from me i came home and i felt as if i could sleep so i tried and i did for about 3 hours till my mom came in yelling DINNER IS READY (= but knowing this now and haveing this support from u all and my family i know i can beat this and if u are a competitive person i challenge u to stay ahead of me and not allow me to catch u thank u all so much and ill probably be posting how my night is going just so u all know ur not the only ones going thru this we all have to stick together in a way we are family connected to get to one goal and by god im not letting anything get in my way i have to much to live for (+

[Peg626]

STAY STRONG!!! I know it is VERY VERY hard but you are in one of the toughest days of your life (as if you needed me to tell you that!). It WILL get better. . . . days 1-5 were my worst & as you can tell from my post this morning, getting out of bed isn't very easy as of yet. However, I got out of the house today, ALL DAY. I was out running errands, seeing friends, etc. It definitely helped & kept my mind off of things for the most part. I still think about it a lot, don't get me wrong. But, the debilitating part of it is subsiding. I know this sounds terrible but MAKE yourself try to go for a short walk on day 4. Someone told me that on day 4 & I thought they were crazy! They weren't, it DID help. I didn't want to do it but I couldn't take the flip flopping in bed any longer. If you can, get someone to go on the walk w/you just in case you need to sit for a minute or need a hand. I know that feeling better sounds like it's so far off at this point & you feel like you just can't take any more but hang in there!!! Keep posting! I'm a pretty private person but I found that just "getting it out" on this forum helped me significantly!

Zach, CONGRATULATIONS on getting clean! I know it's hard. You & I are just a day apart & I can tell you that tomorrow WILL be better!!! I'm looking forward to tomorrow b/c it's day 7 for me & I'm hoping the chills & small amount of jitters I have remaining will be virtually gone. If not tomorrow, then I look forward to the next day, & the next, & the next &. . . .

[NautyOne]

Yes, it will end.  Everyone is different, but I don't think it varies by much.  Just know that you have made a huge milestone at 6 days.  Don't blow it!  Your almost there.  You will have good and bad days for a while, but know the the physical will end.  it has too.  I promise that the day you wake up and realize your not needing a pill is the most liberating day of your new life.  I know the sleep part is the hardest. It is for everyone and is why so many relapse.  Melatonin or tylenol pm or both, but only for a couple weeks, melatonin alone you can use as long as you need it.  its up to you.

I wish you well, and keep posting.  let it out.

Luv,
nauty..........

[JUju194]

This withdrawal thing is terrible.  I want to wake up and be able to function without any painkillers, but I feel like I rather die.  I have been detoxing for the past 3 days.  I cannot concentrate, I cannot sleep, eat and have no energy.  I am very irritable and flip flop like a fish all day and night while I am lying down.  This is rough, can someone tell me, do you really get better.  I want to be free but sometimes the pain is so bad I rather not live.  I know there is this mental thing that plays in this because without the pills it is like I don't want to face the world.  I really need prayers and encouragement.  How long does it take to feel a little normal.  I was prescribed clonodine, will that help any?  Anyone or somebody please reply.  Thank you.

[zdfisher23]

Hi my name is zachary david fisher. i am 19 years of age and i have been taking hydros for over 3 1/2 years after a back injury working out i was trying to show boat and 600 pounds fell on me.. i lost my scholarship to play football for USC and i was depressed cause i had no friends cause i went to that school to get the scholarship and left my friends behind.. SO after all that mess happend my doctor gave me these pills at first i was spectacle about them because my mom was taking them after she got hit by a semi and i saw what they did to her... but reluctantly i took them to ease the pain and thats when it happend i started forming a habit.. i went from taking 1 a day to now taking 25.... a day my girlfriend from freshmen year at highschool has stuck with me thru the worst of it and she snapped me back into reality and i am so greatful for that she has givin me a reason to stop coping out... i am 5 days sober and it is killing me cause the pain in my back is still there hurting away but i will not faulter ill stand my ground as long as i know my girl is with me.. i guess i just needed to let people know that the withdrawls are somewhat physical but mainly mental i almost gave in last night i had the bottle right there i was craving so bad and like a sign from god she called me and i flushed over 120 pills down the toilet and i told my self i am going to do this... Music helped me get thru it songs that pump u up get pumped no matter what it is trust me that works well for me at least it does get better trust me i felt great this morning but about 20mins ago i almost broke down.... u have to keep strong and know that life is MUCH MUCH greener on the other side (= im here if anyone wants to talk my name again is zach or fish for short

[tessa04]

Hi peg what are you detoxing off of that your doing it cold turkey? Im on day 4 of percocet and methadone detox and Im miserable, I start a new job today and god do I not want to but this medicine was making me feel worse, how long will the sweats and anxiety last?

[Peg626]

Thanks for the encouragement! It's so discouraging b/c I felt WONDERFUL yesterday. . . . and now today. . . . .definitely discouraging. But, I'm going to take a shower & go run my errands, as planned.

[Connell]

Congratulations on day 6! Just remember that you're gonna have good days and bad days. I'm on day 17 (cold turkey). Other than the first week, days 9 - 11 were pretty bad for me. It felt almost like I was going backwards.  It wil get better. It's amazing how we tell ourselves that these pills make us feel better, only to realize once we come off them, we're sooooo much better of a person.  Good luck to you, you will be yourself again, that I'm sure of.