How many days

[Pits253]

Felt ok on day one of detox. Day two *****. How much longer do I have befor I start feelin halfway decent. I'm basically going cold turkey after about 6 months of abuse

[clean_in_ks]

Hey Pits253, welcome back~
Since this original thread of yours is almost 6 months old and there are now 60 comments on it.....why don't you start a new thread and tell us what's going on with you now.  Share what's happened if you want and let us know how we can help you, ok?

[Pits253]

Thank u for the support jinx777

[Jinx_777]

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I have just spent the past hour, while watching dateline, reading this entire journey of your's and because you posted it was on top of the list.  you can do it and this time go for after care.  aa or na

you fell, now hurry and get back up and beat this once and for all.

[Pits253]

Here we go again. Sigghhhhh

[NurseTracy]

No, Vicki, I didn't see it. I am so glad people are aware. It was a scary thing I went through on Saturday with the tram.....I will never take it again!

I will go look for your message. I'm so new here I didn't know there were pm's on here.....lol. Thanks, Vicki!

[vicki595]

Did you see the private message I sent you?  

Forum members are aware of the Tramadol and antidepressant interaction and if someone ISNT aware they are told pretty quickly. Thank you for caring-

[NurseTracy]

I know, ROS, just haven't made it that far yet.....lol. I am actually doing great, I'm amazed......so I think I would like to just read & help others too. However, I am going to start a thread under the addiction one here about my previous post and what happened with the tramadol and my Zoloft. I feel it is VERY IMPORTANT for people to know as a lot of people are put on tramadol either as a main pain med or while they are trying to quit others. The 2 meds do not mix and even tho some have taken SSRI's with tramadol without a problem, it worries me as far as when & if there could be a problem and they or their loved ones don't realize it. Is it ok to write about that here? I'll wait for your answer before I post. It is something everyone needs to be aware of.

[ROSYouralright]

Hey Tracy, if you go to the top of the page and click the ORANGE "POST A QUESTION" button you can start your own thread & many more people will be able to see it, encourage, and support you through this. Hang in there! It gets better!

[NurseTracy]

* eat*

[NurseTracy]

Day 4 today and quite shaky. It has been going ok thus far tho. Except this dang sneezing! Oh my, I think I am going to sneeze my brain out! Lol. I have not been able to each much of anything even tho I try....but I have been drinking water like they are going to cut off my supply tomorrow! Ha. My brain has been a little muddled...in fact, funny story, I was in the garage 2 days ago talking to hubby and his brother, and out of nowhere I said, " I put my shoes in the dishwasher." Where in he heck did that come from? I don't know! Oh well, I am keeping a positive attitude knowing this will not last forever. Taking one day, even one hour at a time! Thank God for this place!

[clean_in_ks]

Congrats on Day 8!!  Really good update....made me hungry :):)

You used the word "funner".....I have always LOVED that word...grammatically or not, right?

Now that you're feeling better I hope you've cut off your sources even tho they were street contacts... and will think about some after care of some sort.....addiction doesn't sleep.....even when we start feeling better~

[Pits253]

Day 8 and doing great!! My legs feel a bit heavy n slow. And my mind is still clearing up. But withdrawl symptoms are all but gone. Yesterday I woke up soooooo hungry. I went to Denny's and had blueberry pancakes, bacon, grits, eggs, coffee. Then later at home made some shrimp, corn, rolls. Later at my sis house had some rice, meat, veggies. Then to top it off on the wY home went to McDonalds. Lol just couldn't eat enough  my body was craving some nutrition.  Idk just everything is making way more sense as far as life goes. I'm using the bathroom like normal person too. No more constipation. Stop and peeing is gone. Even got my sex drive back. Getting high was fun. But leaving a normal productive healthy life is much much funner if u ask me!!!!  Thanks to all who gave me hope and let me know I'm not alone in this fight. This board helped tremendously. Couldn't be more thankful. :::)))))))

[Pits253]

Did u get my message Chanel

[NurseTracy]

Hi Vicki......I am just writing to tell you that I will post my story tomorrow....I slept most of the day today and am still tired. I will tell you this but explain it later......I have tried the taper method a few times and it doesn't work for me because of the increased pain.....that is the main reason I paid big bucks and did the rapid detox program which is an awesome program.it wasn't extremely easy but it was a lot better than going CT with the amount of pills I took back then trying to ease the pain.

I will start a new post and give you my story then. By the way, for anyone desperate enough and can afford it, the rapid detox in Michigan is the best you will ever find. The whole program is top notch and no, it's not a treatment program it's an over night hospital stay, etc.......people should look it up and read about it. There are many things they can detox you from but never benzo's.....those are too dangerous. Anyway....stay tuned.....lol

[chanel0105]

Just wanted to check n c how u were doing pits. .I knew we were close in our days with detox..however I messed up yesterday..:( so how's it going? ? I tried to message u but i can't ever get past the password. So let me kno if u get s chance msg me id lov to chat.

[Pits253]

Ya been taking melatonin at night but it's like I feel so tired and exhausted then I hit the pillow and nothing.. Just lay there. Thought I was gonna crash so hard last night. My rls is finally gone in my legs and arms so that's really good. Just can't sleep yet

[ROSYouralright]

Have you tried melatonin, valerian root, or sleepy time tea??

[Pits253]

Another sleepless night. I pray I get some sleep soon. I'm going nutts

[vicki595]

I forgot I was on this thread by Pits...sorry...I kept thinking I was on the other one over on the Pain Management forum...that's what happens when threads get tossed around but the comments are almost identical...

So, just go to the top of this page and proceed....

[vicki595]

Your thread was moved, for some reason, to the Pain Management forum. It's not where you want to be...so here's what you do:

Go to the top of this page.

Click on forums.

From forums, click on Addiction: Substance Abuse.

From that page, click on the orange POST A QUESTION link.

You did this yesterday when you wrote your addiction vs dependence thread.

Why are you not wanting to taper off your meds? It's so much better...
You can explain in your new thread...

[NurseTracy]

Ok everyone, here goes. I am on day one of CT.....nothing since yesterday morning. I'm ok so far, of course, except for the pain but it is manageable right now. The bathroom trips have kicked in and I don't feel like eating.....I'm just drinking a lot of water. Yesterday I had a total of 4 lortabs and the day before was 6 where I was at. I'm just tired of pills, doctor trips, etc. I don't know what else to say except I am glad I found this site.

[NurseTracy]

No problem....as a nurse in several disciplines, I learned a lot about meds especially because when I first started nursing everything was basically brand name.....then comes all the generic replacements! Lol, lots to keep up with!

[NurseTracy]

Long story short, I had a severe back injury at work almost 13 years ago. My right SI joint was fused 7 years later, I was able to come off the meds, although not easy, then found, last May, that my left SI joint needs fused. I have a lot of pain with it but I honestly don't want another surgery since it did not clear up all the pain before. I still have major flare ups. Anyway, this time the lortabs didn't help so I was put on 7.5 mg perks. I didn't like staying on those and, last month went back to lortabs. Since I don't want surgery and am looking for a pain management with alternative therapies I decided to quit the pain meds. My choice as I no longer want that poison in my body every day. Can I stay off? Only time and disease progression will tell. I feel like a slave to pain meds.....always having to see the doc, etc. I've had enough of this circus and work comp jacking me around.....AGAIN.....and refusing to pay for anything just because what THEIR doc said. So, I'm dropping my meds and taking it from there. I know this won't be a walk in the park but I will do it! I am a stubborn Irish woman! Lol

[Pits253]

Ya the rls and no sleep was the worst part for me. U might be in for a couple  sleepless nights but hang in there no matter how crappy u feel. It does get better