Is everyone miserable?

[christine2222]

Just reading all the posts. Seems like this is a miserable drawn out process. Seems like wd goes on forever. Depression & insomnia  mo after quitting. Makes me want to give up! Does'nt anyone have anything positive to say?

[cattalina]

Can you tell my bf that?  I've got a list if you need it... lol  :)

[puranx]

if you went through wd hell you deserve anything you want sweety lol...

[cattalina]

I have tons of positive things to say!!  But I could be here all day, so I won't say them all !! ;)  I'm pretty sure I can say that getting clean is the best decision we all have ever made.  Yea, staying clean isn't always easy but the good things are worth fighting for.   I'll have 15 months on july 17th, and I couldn't have dreamed that life would be this good.  In fact, I thought for sure that I could never stay clean, that I didn't deserve it. But I was wrong, I can and do deserve it.  But, like everyone else, I have hard times still too.  But that's more or less a fact of life.  Getting clean doesn't make our lives perfect, life still goes on.  But staying clean guarantees me the fact that I can get though anything life throws at me as long as I don't use.  Try to think positive, the difficult times you're having now will not last forever.  Life does get better, so much better.  Don't ever give up on yourself and your recovery!!  

[puranx]

im pretty friggin awesome actually. Going to beach today for the 40th time this month. And the gym, and the bar. Lifes good.

[broknbck]

my life now is better than ever. even before the pills.

i tappered for a month and it was not as bad when i quit. (tappering is totally uncomfortable)   so the first week i was off was one of the best weeks of my life. i had new insight to all of my issues and my brain actually started working clearer and faster and could not believe all the ideas i was getting. i guess it was like an awakening and soul searching that is getting better every day.

no more chains to drag around. worrying where to get pills , if i have enough, feeling crumby because i don't have enough.

it was well worth feeling bad for a short time to feel this good now!!!!

You just need some help here huh? gotta try and work those endorphins and emotions. even a good cry is good. funny people, movies, books. these things do help a lot. and try to keep up your nutrition.

hang in hun, it is going to get better

[GoingToMakeIt]

     We are always looking for a quick fix on life. It takes time for the body to restore itself. Some, like avis were good in a few weeks, others take months. Many are no longer here as they are living there life to the fullest.
     I am much better off being clean. If someone takes a long time to feel better it might be because there is so much damage done by using drugs. It really comes down to what matters to you. Do you want your life ruled by drugs? Do you want your body and mind to slowly erode away? Do you want relationships and job, etc to end? This is the end result of using these drugs. It doesn't all happen at once.
     Getting clean is a process that is well worth the effort, but it does take effort and commitment to stay clean. As I said, I am much happier now that I am clean. You can be too.

[sadinmichigan]

I too am feeling much better...the truth about addiction and drug w/d can not be avoided..Yes most people are miserable when they first quit..yes..depression can linger along with fatigue..But that is a small price to pay for damamging our bodies for in some cases decades..and we can't expect to be skipping a tune right away..it just doesn't work like that..so having to fight for a few months or even longer to stop from ruining are life with drugs.or possibly from killing ourselves...it's worth it!!

[desperate1111]

i was miserable in the beginning. but not now. i'm happy, life is better without the pills.

[bandnmom]

LIfe is good once again and you will get there also. just stay strong and know it does get better.promise! sure we all struggle from time to time but doesnt everyone. no one has a perfect life. you are trying to get your life back and when you get there you will look back at this post you have done and say..oh so thats what they ment. It is so nice to get up everyday and drink my coffee and not think about pills. not plan everything or cancel out on things cuz of pills. its nice not feeling guilty about lying to myself and others. like kim said, i still deal with the sleep issues but i have learned to adjust. You just have to take it day by day and even minute by minute sometimes. It is so worth the yuckiness you are feeling right now though. you will see. stay strong and stick around. post! posting helps so much!

[avisg]

Christine ,there are many of us here that are very happy .My life is great !!!! The first two week were hard but I have never felt better in my life .I have a better relationship with my kids my hubby my friends .I have more money cuz its not being spent I would not trade being clean for anything ....

[dominosarah]

I have my life back.  No more worrying about pills and spending butt loads of money on them.  Yes i have struggles but we all do no matter what.  i am mending my relationships with my children and i have some really really great friends now.  When my grandson looks me in the eyes now i look back and he sees a very clean very happy grandma.  Doesnt get any better than that!!!!                     sara

[joann1975]

I guess I didn't really answer either... Oh my... LOL

I am wonderful as well... Just like Kim said no worrying about pills, how many, where to get them etc.... life is better on the clean side... I can't believe I didn't say that earlier!

There are so many success stories here and so many people that got their lives back and feel better now!

JoAnn

[kim715]

I am WONDERFUL.I'm not miserable at all.I have 4 months clean and I still deal with sleep and energy issues form time to time,BUT I'M CLEAN.Life is good because I don't spend my day consumed with worrying about where my next pill is going to come from.I don't have to worry if I'll have enough pills to get me out of bed in the morning,or enough money to get them.I can plan a vacation or a trip to the grocery store and not have to plan it around my supply of pills or when my dealer is going to be around so I can get the pills.Now I just live and I live free of that ball and chain and that in itself is the most wonderful thing.I can deal with the symptoms that tend to linger at least I don't have to deal with the 'madness' anymore.Life is good.Peace.

[joann1975]

Christine....I am not sure what you were on and for how long. How long have you been off? Did you cold turkey or taper?

I tapered...I sleep but I take medication.... have you tried melatonin? It is common to be depressed but it will go away....it took a long time to do this to your body and it will take some time to fix it.

Have you checked out the health pages on the right hand side of the screen? There is a lot of helpful info in there.....and it explains it better than I can!

JoAnn