Well...WTF..WD isn't my friend

[InNeed88]

So ya know how I said I shouldnt have much wd symptoms since I was takingkso little... ended io in ER last night. .you know that awful back pain wds give you. .Well I have a bad bsck so it was 1000 times worse,  and all up my spine,  into my ribs,  woke up at 1am and couldn't breathe..hmm wel starting this off with a BANG lol
I'm hoping today all other wds will be easy and that the pain will stay managable.
Could really use some prayers today
Molly

[confused57]

I know how you feel I have posted but havent heard a response but wanted you to k now you are not alone,I kinda feel that way right now as I wait for responses but this is a wonderful group of people who want to help, Keep up the fight.

[HappyDays2Come]

You're doing great! You've got that right: one day at a time. That's been my motto to live by! The first week is rough with the ups and downs and lack of sleep but it will get better, little by little, and before you know you're hitting a month and feeling like a new person! Keep us posted, I'm thinking about you!

[dominosarah]

Stay strong in your fight.  You have a good attitude and that will take you places!!

[InNeed88]

Hey Ya'll....I'm feeling ok, I really havent been having to many withdrawl sypmtoms at all...I have been a little more tired but that's to be expected of course, especially cause the main symptom i'm seeing is the not being able to sleep soundly...Not awful, but even when I do fall asleep its one of those odd sleeps where you feel like your still half awake and time is dragging ugh o well it could be ALOT worse!!
Thanks for checking up on me, I really appreciate it :)
I could have understood the not breathing if it had been anxiety but at that current moment wasnt really having any at all, My muscle in my back just had tensed up sooo much that it was pulliing my ribs out of place and putting that imense pressure on my rib area which made it hurt and feel like it was hard to breathe lol
I'm going to keep pushing through, today seems worst then yesterday, but yesterday i was very stressed so i think that may have taken a toll on me more than i realized.
One day at a time :)
Molly

[ROSYouralright]

Hey miss Molly! Sorry to hear you ended up in the ER sweetie! The good news as you know is WD's wont last forever and you'll be feeling much better before you know it! Watch your anxiety levels because that can cause the " cant breathe" feeling! How are you TODAY? ( GREAT JOB on not accepting the pain meds! THAT WAS HUGE)

[HappyDays2Come]

Hey great job in telling them no pain meds! Wow, colored me impressed! I'm so sorry that you ended up in the ER and I really hope you're doing better today. How are you feeling now?

[novics]

Thanks. Yeah, I have to do something everyday for my back pain, so I guess taking 2 Advils every day is better than suffering.

By the way, and me too: I was taking taking 10 to 14 "ten's" a day, and it hardly did anything for my back pain.

[InNeed88]

When I went thru my main detox I was having to take Advil everyday, or Excedrin everyday for a few weeks caused id get the bad back of the head/neck headaches. I figured it cant be doing any worse damage then the massive amount of narcotics i was previously taking. It was a means to an end, and helped me to return to norco. After 2 or so months my pain was much much better overall, less than i was in while on pain medication.
Hope that helps

[InNeed88]

The ER gave me a cortisone shot...kept me on oxygen and fluids to make sure i was breathing ok, gave me a shot of some muscle relaxant..i told em no pain meds, didn't wanna get into why cause i didnt want them thinking o just some druggie trying to get more, told em i wanted to manage it with ibprophen cause i knew it was just inflammation and my muscles tightening up.

My withdrawals really aren't bad (especially compared to my other ones), having the temp. control issue and the slight extra sweating ugh..which is probably exacerbated due to the fact that i'm on adderall for a.d.d. so that increases sweating anyways. I'm not sleeping as well as normal, which ***** cause i love sleep lol and mentally im a little blah...but i know with having had bad PAWS before this is nothing.
I'm trying to keep a really positive attitude and pushing myself to do physical activity, even when i wanna just do nothing.I know that helped me immensely in the past , yesterday i went to the mall with my girls and we walked around for hours so i think that's probably what made last night happen, so im gonna push myself but start learning my limit as well lol. I'm a fighter though so i'm not giving up EVER. I do have a hot tub at home, i think if it cools down enough tonight im gonna see if it helps

Thank you all for your support it means more than you know *or maybe not,since we've all been here lol*
Molly

[novics]

Excellent question(s). Again, and I could be wrong, but I don't think this has anything to do with 'withdrawals'? My back is really bad, whether I am on drugs, or not(Advil does help, but I hate taking this every day)

[dominosarah]

What did the ER do for you?  Is the pain better today?

[novics]

Oops, I should have said 55 days clean this time around(duh)

[novics]

Hmmm, I just went through my 4th withdrawal((48 days clean), and my back was never any worse(or better) than usual during any of them?

From the very small amount of drugs you mentioned taking this time around, I still believe your withdrawal symptons will be very mild in comparison to mine and many others here

So just try and stay positive, and take it one day at at time, and  I am pretty sure that you will be "out of the woods" real soon.

[OpenMind24hours]

You'll have some rebound pain from the original diagnosis for awhile. I sure did. But know that it's not going to be that way for very long. It was my back that got me started on opiates. When going thru WDs I would hit the hot bath every night before bed. Use Epsome Salts generously. Not only does that take away the pain, it relaxes you, which also relieves the pain. When we tense up it brings on the pain, and during WD it can bring on severe anxiety. I have Asthma. Anxiety=asthma attacks for me. I was on breathing therapy with a machine at home for awhile. When the WDs died down it was back to Symbicort. It helps me to always remember what I went through so I won't go thru it again!! Save all your posts to re-read.

I hope you get through this soon and start to enjoy recovery.