Help!- super fatigued after 7 weeks totally clean

[Brian227]

I remember, or think I remember, people describing a long tail of fatigue stretching out for months after the detox. Can anyone shed some light on this?
I wake up tired, can walk a few hundred feet before needing to rest...can't stay up much past 7:30 pm bore crashing with fatigue.
Life is not very acceptable  this way...can't do anything aerobic..

[beachtowel]

Were you a heavy oppiate user?

[Brian227]

I graduated from vicadin..perhaps 6 months to oxycodone for nearly a year. Most of that time I used oxycontin at about 80-120 mg per day...not a huge amount I'd imagined.
The detox was real bad for the first 2 weeks..and fairly crappy for two more...then I found myself to this day, with overwhelming fatigue that I cannot shake..disturbed sleep...no energy...real bad!

[beachtowel]

You have destroyed the Endorphins and what generates them in the brain.
Unfortunalty only time repairs them, I'm still healing.

Sorry I wish I had a miracle cure.......

[Skyfoxglitter]

Why is it that we are so friggin tired but cannot sleep???  I can sit around yawning and feeling like I am going to pass out but as soon as I lay down for the night forget it I am up all night???? WHY WHY WHY--

Sorry had a momentary lapse of reason!!!

[beachtowel]

Have you tried a hot tube,  with a great back rub to sleep?

[Skyfoxglitter]

Done the hot baths which helped a little, I mean I really don't have any trouble falling asleep but i will be damned if I can stay asleep it really is a vicious cycle.... And as for the back rub?? No that has not been an option lately sad to say..

[beachtowel]

I understand what your saying to sleep sound for eight hours is such a blessing, it's been a year of sober for me I could count on both of my hands the nights I made it for eight hours.
I have almost justified getting a few Vics or Percs to just get one good night sleep....

I know getting up in the morning and working helps, walking after dinner helps, I almost have to wear myself out to exhaustion before I get a good nights sleep....

I know the subutex used to help me sleep but I have never had suboxone. Have you ever talked to your doctor about a few subutex with your suboxone script?

[Skyfoxglitter]

No believe it or not my doctors answer to sleep is to give me a script for ambien cr, or lunesta .. Isn't that a hoot? treat me for addiction but give me more scripts to abuse I don't get it??? I have asked for something else but he is a dork and just looks at me and smiles.... Now I know I am good looking and all (lol) but come on.. I NEED SLEEP.. and as for the walking that is going to be awesome as soon as the weather breaks, I cannot wait for spring.... My mind is a mess to many drugs to many thoughts don't know one end from the other... I have another appt Monday I will bring up the subutex I have just never heard of that I thought it was the same as Suboxone??

[Redirected]

Have you tried the ambien? I'm sure you have but if you haven't I know in many cases after the initial WDs Ambien will work.. Not in all though...

I'm not sure if you've heard of this or have used it, but Restorill (sp) is a great capsule used for sleeping..

I too have struggled getting a full nights sleep, my doctor gave me Restorill, used it for a while and had good results as far as sleeping..

Some mornings you will wake up a little out of it, but more times than not, in my case, I was fine after the 1st hour of being awake.

[addictedtoloratab]

Im with you hon, if I can just function after detox then I think I would not keep coming back.  I am just so tired all the time I cannot do nothing, so everytime I get off the pills, I get right back on just for energy, its sick,,  I have tried every type of vitamin and supplement and it is like a lost cause for me.. I am taking 2 a day just to keep myself going,, I hate it,, Stay clean though, its not going to be this way forever..