Just finished day 4 when will I start feeling like myself again ?

[VonB]

Hi all its me Von ... I just wanted to know how long it took some of you to start feeling like your old self and have emotions and energy? I feel somewhat emotionless and I feel exahausted and just don't give a S*** about anything. I'll give you an example I have two dogs and last night I let them out it was raining and when they came back in there feet were all full of mud ... I usually wipe off thier paws knowing they are muddy from going in the yard when its raining......but instead I just opened the door let them in and they got muddy foot prints all over the lower level of the house on the wood floors and the tile floor and I just didn't care... that is so not me !!  I am kind of a neatnik. I am hoping this lack of energy and emotion is normal and goes away soon.  Does anyone know if there is something over  the counter I could take to feel better ....  I have followed all the vitamin & mineral parts of the Thomas recipe ( I did not have the Valium Part )  but  have been following everything else on the recipe to the letter and thought that might help but .. not so much.  Any other ideas that my help me would be so appreciated. Thanks for you help Von

[micheleTX]

you are so welcome :)  thank you for saying that, I really do feel like I'm helping people understand what is happening to them and that it will get better.  The body is such a miracle, the way it works, and I find it fascinating.  Ive been reading medical books since I was old enough to read.  Shoulda been a nurse or something.  Just dont like the blood thing ya know?  I just want you to know that your dopamine will come back and you will be amazed at how strong mentally and physically you will feel.  That's what gets me.  We have all these natural drugs in our system, yet we use manmade sh-- to mess all that up...oh well, just rambling now,  lol,
I hope you will wake up and laugh and be happy soon.  Will be praying for you :)

[VonB]

Michele ... " your an Angel "  Thanks so much for your response ... I thought that me  not giving a S*** and having no emotions and not caring .. that there was actually something seriously wrong with me.  What you said makes so much sense that my brain has to adjust to not having the chemicals.  I am actually feeling a little hopeful right now after reading your post so thanks. I will keep checking in......  it is definitely helping me stay on the straight and narrow which I know in time is going to make me feel so much better about myself!   Von

[micheleTX]

morning Von.  Say You are doing really good.  Trust me, the energy and lethargy are the last to come back.  It takes awhile.  Your brain is not used to going with no dope.  You know what I mean?  Its gonna take it awhile to bring back all the good stuff, dopamine, serotonin, It has had a substance in it that has been providing false dopamine triggers or whatever, and now it has to function without that.  It does take a few weeks at least.  I felt lethargic for quite a while.  Not to scare you or anything, but it was about 2 months before I really had a good amount of energy and got totally rid of the blahs.  I know what you mean about being a neatnik.  I am too, I live in a 32 ft home travel trailer.  I have 2 dogs in here, and I hate them tracking in mud and grass, etc.  I really didnt give a __
when I was coming off pills.  Now I do,  Just give yourself some time okay?  It will come back.  Get some Stresstabs for Energy, I got them at walmart and take 1 every morning.  I truly believe they are helping me...But just remember your brain is healing from being medicated.  It has to operate differently now, and it just takes some time.  Im no doctor.  But this is how I look at it.,you will get the energy back and start caring about things again.  Just not right away...it took awhile for it to be where it was on pills, now it has to heal??  hope this makes sense...Are you eating well?  That has alot to do with it too.  If you are not taking in protein and minerals from natural food, the body is using up what you have in there, so it may deplete your natural energy too.  
You may feel emotional for quite some time.  I did.  Cried at the drop of a pin, etc...but that goes away too, and you will get really normal happy feelings (i hope).  I did.  
Good luck and keep posting, I want to know how you are doing :)  Just take moment to moment ok?