Help me get through a few day!

[chicagocheryl]

It has been twelve hours clean...I know a long time to go.  when will I feel a little relief?  My legs hurt so so bad and I am only sleeping an hour or so here and there and then waking up!  I took an ativan to help me sleep and I keep waking up.  I feel so restless and scared that it might get worse....the diarrhea has started.  I was down to about  15 regular vicodin a day in the past three days. I used to take 30 vicodin hp daily.  I hope I can do this.  Everything is bothering me.  Will I be able to function today?  Like drive etc?  Please send me some advice.

Thank you

[seahorse1963]

No sweetheart I don't think it would be a good idea for you to go out for a couple of days..remember this didn't happen over night and it's not going to go away over night unfortunatly (I honestly wish I could tell you differently but the truth is the truth) Obviously you realised you had a problem, your addressing it and doing the right thing.  Vicodin has a lot of tylenol in them and it will kill your liver, you made the right choice...take hot baths, get ammodium, try and do something anything, take short walks, force yourself (not easy but it will help) and keep posting...you will get a lot of support from people on here...but don't give up their is light at the end of the tunnel and things get better, you just have to hang tight for a couple more days and this too shall pass...I'm sorry been there done that but I am so thankful to God that I am no longer a slave to evil pills...Gods Richests!

[scaredmom330]

you should start feeling better at about day 5. Tell everyone you have the flu and stay at home. there is an otc called hylands restful leg that will help with the rls. also get some gatorade and banana. good luck.

[CATUF]

Every single drug addict in recovery started with 12 hours clean.  All of 'em . . . every one with a month, every one with a year, every one with twenty years.  

You've already started an exciting and wonderful journey . . . rough at times, but wonderful.  Don't quit before the miracle happens.  It will happen if you don't change your clean date.

Don't change your clean date, no matter what.

CATUF
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