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7763265 tn?1440559551

Day four!!!! Whoop!!!!

On day four and I feeling much better!!! Yay!! Lol but still lacking sleep..,. Is it still normal ?? Racking my brain about what I can do to make that better ..... Something natural like melatonin or something ..... Idk....... Any suggestions on it ??? Anyway..... Glad to be here at day four! I got up from .... Well.... I guess you could call it resting.... Lol ..... I feel better today than all the days:) hope this keeps progressing with the feeling better:):) jus want sssslllleeeeepppp!!!! LOL
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7680419 tn?1399056811
You are doing amazing crbj83. :) fingers are crossed that you sleep some tonight
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7763265 tn?1440559551
Yes :) jus a few weeks tho :) everything seems to be going good :) I'm praying and trying to not stress and take it easy :) lots of fruit and veggies and vitamins ..... Resting as much as I can
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Oh i thought Spike said you were pregnant
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7763265 tn?1440559551
So I'm not sure if you meant hubby or the baby lol ;)
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How is bubby taking it...
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Congratulations on day 4 : )
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7763265 tn?1440559551
Thank you all!!! Your all truly amazing :) I have never felt so good about something (aside from my children and hubbs) of course...... Everyone is being so great and motivational .... I love it!!!! I'm so ready for this.... And I will try to jus relax more .... Not think about it so much and jus let it come as it comes :);)
Thanks again to all who are reading, posting, and giving great advice :);) <3
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1926359 tn?1331588139
Congrats on 4 days!  Woohoo!  And congrats on your pregnancy as well.  You need to just take as good care of yourself and that baby as possible.  Be gentle with yourself, rest.  Sleep will come.  You just gotta be patient.  So hard I know!  But you can do it!  You are doing it!
Sending Support...
Lu
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EEEEEEKS, totally sorry, I completely missed earlier posts that said you were prego!! My bad!!
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495284 tn?1333894042
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I read tons of books during those nights.  I would finally just get up cuz the longer i laid there the madder i got!!
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7763265 tn?1440559551
I don't think I will be taking anything for it ....., I jus wanna not have to think about taking something to feel better/ get sleep...... It's kinda the same mind set as taking the pills to feel better..... And I'm trying to change that pattern of thinking ..... But thank you :) the more I think about things the clearer my mind is putting things in perspective for me. Aaaawwww the sober life :) loving it :):) lol
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7763265 tn?1440559551
Thank you! And yes that's exactly how I feel ....  Frustrated by the tossing and turning ....... :(:/ but I will try to think less about the sleep ..... Making it easier to come;) thank you all for your advice and encouragement ..... It's been helping me mentally stay focused ! I think In my mind ...... Staying stronger and blocking things out (ie symptoms and such) has helped a lot!!! I'm trying to keep a strong mind but maybe should let go a lil and this will help ....??? Idk.... I'm new at this lol but I'm glad to be here , in the forum , and on day four and able to talk with y'all :) it's a blessing :):)
Thanks again :)
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495284 tn?1333894042
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If you are going to try sleep aids please talk with the pharmacist and tell him/her you are pg.
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4522800 tn?1470325834
Sleep and Lack of energy seems to be the last. I came off Methadone that I was on plus the other opiates for almost 16..12 on the dones with 2 other meds..It took me a very long time to come around..BUT you are doing so good already..Just give it time and the sleep will come back..Try not to fight it. Try some Cal, Magnz, Ds also before bed. Make sure the room is cool and dark. I wish you the best.
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Woot Woot, congrats on Day 4!! Booyah! I'm sure you've scoured this site for all kinds of help and support to kick the opiate habit, so I'm sure you've seen that sleep is pretty much the last thing we get back... a LOT of this is mental...how many times have we squeezed our eyes shut, willing our bodies to fall asleep and in our minds we are thinking "ok, if I fell asleep right NOW I would get 4 hours, 37 minutes.......ok, 4 hours, 36 minutes....." and so on and so on, then when that doesn't happen instantaneously the frustration starts which raises the anxiety level, the jitters, the constant thoughts of how TIRED we are but just can't cross over...etc etc etc I know you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. It is SO frustrating being exhausted yet not sleeping. So, what to do with it and about it...my PERSONAL opinion  (not judging ANYONE for other choices made) is to stay away from any other meds, even OTC ones. My first week I tried Benadryl and other stuff like Nyquil, etc. I was literally crying from exhaustion and I wanted to escape and pass time by sleeping but I couldn't, EVERY single time I took some of that type of OTC alls it did was make me groggy and extremely crabby, but again, no sleep came. even went as far as taking a valium, same deal, I honestly felt it made it worse (for me anyways, again not judging others who use this route). So, I kind of had to change my mindset and just let my body go with the flow, so I would rest in bed, but actually I wouldn't try to fall asleep. I LOVE music, so I would lay in bed or get super comfy in my recliner, put my tunes on with soft, relaxing music and kind of "zone" out...sometimes I'd fall asleep, sometimes not, but when I took the mental anguish game out of it, I did ok. I'm a little over six weeks off of 100mg of oxy/day (cold turkey) and still get about 6 hours of sleep. this last week I've tried Alteril, which is an all natural sleep aid (walmart, $15 or so) and I do find that I fall asleep faster when I take this, but not necessarily do I sleep longer.
I just look at this as a part of the process and if you accept that and embrace it and not get so frustrated over it, or tell yourself that life will be absolutely miserable without sleep, it is easier. Heck, we've had to go through a big mental shift realizing that life is not better with pills, so surely we can all say life will not be miserable with less sleep :)

Well, that's my scoop on the sleep, WAY TO GO on the 4 days! It will keep getting better and better! Keep rockin on chica!
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That dose would be much easier to kick and faster. I used to take 6  to 8 oxy at least twice a day and was much less hard to quit than Fentanyl. You are doing great and should be proud of yourself. Keep up the process and learn from it.
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7763265 tn?1440559551
I'm so happy to be feeling better :) I was only taking 20 mg a day .... So maybe that had something to do with it ?? Idk...... But glad to be on day four and getting back to a better , happier, healthier me :)
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I am really surprised you felt better so quickly. It took me aprox.3 wks. to notice any improvement from 150 mcg or Fentanyl withdrawal.About the sleep I tried mixing melotonin with sleep aids,Xanax and valerian root and still cant get  more than 3 hrs and it has bee almost 8 wks. Sleep is so important to feel good again. My Dr. prescribed Trazodone and that doesnt work for me but many others found relief with it.It may work great for you and is non addicting
Congrats. for getting clean and feeling better so quickly I am amazed. Hope you will learn from your past and NEVER let it happen again. Keep the strength and will.  
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7763265 tn?1440559551
Thank you :) I feel so good about it! I'm on my way!! ;):) I still can't sleep..,, ugh! But gonna try and remedy that some how..., naturally I would prefer ..... Like melatonin or something ...... Idk...., I'm new at this lol
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4113881 tn?1415850276
Glad to hear your feeling better! Congrats on day 4!
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