How do you really know?

[SoYouSay]

Hi... Posting with a question about signs she's using again.
My wife is two weeks off of hyrdos & oxys...
What would I look for to know if she's really sticking to it?
thanks

[more_fiend]

look below on this page over on the right under most viewed- the thomas recipe-it helps with opiate detox and maybe it will help you too just know what is going on. Can't hurt.  It helped me

[SoYouSay]

I read everything I could on here and bought a ton of supplements based on the Thomas Recipe and the Amino Protocol posts. She said the RLS medication has really helped. I got her SamE, but she does not seem interested in that. Also got her B-Complex and Epsom Salts for her bath soaks.

I understand the relapse is a very real possibility. I just want to be in the know.

So being clean this long, the pupils should begin to respond to light normally?
Thanks...

[more_fiend]

the Imodium is a good sign, believe it or not.  The meds that she had been taking make you extremely constipated.  Make sure she is trying to take vitamins or replenish all she is loosing with the runs.  When you take opiates they will make your pupils very sluggish and when light is flashed in front of them it will take time for them to get small again.  Cops check that when they pull people over sometime, thinking that the person is under the influence.  The stomach problems differ but I know it seemed like forever.  I mean really like a month.  It is so nice to see that you care enough about her to notice.  Keep up the good work.  Let me know how she is doing

[SoYouSay]

...ps to add my only clue so far is that she seems to be taking her Imodium, still..
From reading on this forum..... The WDs tend to bring on an upset stomach for a time? How long?

[SoYouSay]

So at day 13... should she still be very tired and irritable?
If her mood changes to "brighter" and she shows a dramatic increase in energy levels.... should I worry?

More_fiend... You say to check puli dilation times... What do you mean, exactly?
Thanks... Kinda clueless...

... not angry... just want to know...

[more_fiend]

I am sorry to hear you think she has relapsed.  I only know from my experience from when I started up after quitting for about two weeks.  Did she suffer from withdrawals?  I know that my mood changed quite quickly, of course the withdrawals stopped because my body was getting the drug it craved. Maybe check pupil dilation times.  If she has truly stopped then her pupils should be reacting much quicker.  At two weeks, wd's were still kicking my butt and I had no energy.  I hope she has not slipped but it does and most likely will happen.  Almost all addicts do relapse once or twice.  I know you must be angry but if she wants to quit and has started again she will be dying inside. I hope any of this helps.  Good luck, stay strong

[TrayCee]

does she have ANY energy?