Almost 74 hours clean from hydros!!!!

[cantwaittobefree]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have officially made it past 3 days.  No, I don't feel magically better, but I am starting to feel much better.  The anxiety and bugs on the skin thing is really the only part left giving me any trouble.  I will tell you what helped me the most.  I told my boss what was going on.  I know some of you can't do that, but it was one of the most helpful things I did.  I was so surprised when he said he had a couple of friends who had had accidents and were still not able to get off.  They had both told him how really, really hard it is, so he was super supportive and offered me any help/time off I needed.  I only took him up on about 4 hours of leave on Tuesday, but was really glad he was there for me.  My students have also been really supportive.  I have always been the preacher of no smoking, no drinking, no drugs, no sex etc.  They were really shocked to find out that I was going through withdrawals because of the drugs I had been prescribed.  Some of them who never listened to my advice before took a new look at me because I could show them first hand how terrible I felt, and I was only going through relatively mild withdrawals.  Lastly, thanks to all of you.  You were my first line of help at 31 hours and if I hadn't had this forum I'm not sure what I would have done that night.  My mind still tells me to call my doctor and tell him my neck hurts, but I know my mind is just being its tricky self.  Good luck to all of you fighting the same fight, and good luck to me to because it certainly isn't over and never will be.

[road2recovery]

Congrats!!  Everyday will get better, and you may have some not so good ones, but nothing like the first 72 hours, at least in my case.....My DOC was hydro's , I know some have it a bit harder with the stronger meds, GOD BLESS THOSE !!!!!!
Keep Fighting.....
r2r

[joanie42]

Good Luck...Congratulations...And May the Good Lord watch over you!!!

[sadinmichigan]

Congratulations. you will be feeling better and better from here on out. hang in there..stay strong..