Aa
Tierd of being tierd does it end
Hey guys I'm just wondering if the people that have been clean for a while can give me some hope that the lack of energy and motivation does get better and how long did it take them to just feel good. It's day 22 for me should I still be still feeling like this ? I do have better days then total lazy days where I dont want to do anything I want to be my old self again I know I'm getting there I just hope the energy comes soon cause this is crazy I got stuff to do luck I'm not going back to work for a while cause I know I just couldn't do it right now. Ty for caring the people on here are so nice it's so funny that I'm spilling my guts to people I don't even know this is a great place
Its where you are tensing your jaw without knowing it and it causes severe face pain, neck , pain ,headaches and dizzinesss....its related to anxiety but i think its what is causing my anxiety...i can't get a break
Day 23 now for me what's tmj ? I feel u the energy thing is nuts ain't it if I would just get that back I'd be doing good already I think that I just let my self think way to much about it u know your probably doing the same I'm sure I guess we both just have to give it time I just hope it's soon lol I hope u have a good one today girley I took My kids to lunch today it was cool they were happy now I'm making my self do laundry as much as I don't feel like it
Hey girl it looks like were on the same day...Day 22....i tried so hard to get out today but it seems that my TMJ has flared up over the last week or so and its making me super dizzy...i have no energy whatsoever so don't feel bad..i love this site cuase everyone says that it gets better...i am seeking some grief counseling cause i just lost my day last month and i quit my nicotine gum and coffee and pills all at the same time...guh just the thought gives me a headache...i hope you feel better soon...i still have the anxiety lingering and i think its because i am dizzy still and it freaks me out...i can't seem to win here but i'm still pushing...hope you do better girlie...
Thank you guys for all the support and incurring words well I went out with the kids for a couple of hrs today while my husband is at work. It's funny wanttobenormalagin I am the type to put make up on every day and get ready even when I don't go no where I make sure I look hot wen my husband comes home lol I just don't ever want him to get board with me we've Been togeather for 11 yrs iv deff been slacking on my self thow the last 3 weeks I have to force my self to flat iron my hair every other day but your right wen u get ready it make u feel good. U guys are great. I wish my husband would understand better what I'm going Throu I don't think he relises how hard this is for me I think he still believes I didn't have that big of a problem he thinks I'm doing great while I feel like I'm going to fall over lol I made him watch intervention with me last night about people taking oc even thow I was taking hydros I wanted him to relise that it's scary and to show him what people go Throu wen coming off them that it is a struggle and it does take time to get better Neways I guess I'm done mumbling now lol thanks for listening. It's funny I have so many friends and people in my life and been ignoring texts n calls cause just don't feel like talking to much to many people but here I can go on and on to u guys :)
It does pass. The fatigue that hit me a couple of weeks after I quit, was the hardest part of the whole thing for me, and what was what almost did me in as well.
Nobady ever told me this would be easy, it was just not what I expected is all. I thought the physical part would just bout kill me, then I would be all better. Come to find out, the physical part was like a flu for 3-4 days. The aftermath was a humdinger! I was not prepared for what happened.
I had made a plan before I quit, but since i didnt know bout the fatigue, i didnt have a plan for it. When i was on the verge of relapse, I re-evaluated. I read the thoma recipe to the letter and got the supps and took them at doses recommended. Tyrosine was my best friend for ebergy but dont take it if u r anxious. 5htp, i took each night with magnesium. I bought real green tea for my nerves..theanine and got valerian rtoot for sleep, also good for nerves in small pieces in the day. I drank EmergenC cos I kept getting sick (powdered vitamin at walmart)
I also went to the gym whether I felt like it or not. We need these endorphins while the brain catches up and exercise pumps them out! A walk round the block will do. Stay busy. If your mind is occupied u cant Dwell..dwelling gets us in deep doo doo! LOL
And I cant say enough about support, be it meetings which are free, a counseler or whatever...support other than this forum. This forum is great, but it is cyber world. We can not hole u accountable.
Go into the health pages and learn why u feel how u feel. it helps. see what u can do to help urself feel better, Post here often to learn and support others, which is also supporting urself. The thomas recipe is there. It rox.
I felt tired for close to the 90 day mark. There is truth to AAs saying, 90 meetings in 90 days,,a physiologic basis for it
Read and learn about ur disease, if it were diabetes u would? Seek support and make a plan to stay clean...and keep posting
Nobady ever told me this would be easy, it was just not what I expected is all. I thought the physical part would just bout kill me, then I would be all better. Come to find out, the physical part was like a flu for 3-4 days. The aftermath was a humdinger! I was not prepared for what happened.
I had made a plan before I quit, but since i didnt know bout the fatigue, i didnt have a plan for it. When i was on the verge of relapse, I re-evaluated. I read the thoma recipe to the letter and got the supps and took them at doses recommended. Tyrosine was my best friend for ebergy but dont take it if u r anxious. 5htp, i took each night with magnesium. I bought real green tea for my nerves..theanine and got valerian rtoot for sleep, also good for nerves in small pieces in the day. I drank EmergenC cos I kept getting sick (powdered vitamin at walmart)
I also went to the gym whether I felt like it or not. We need these endorphins while the brain catches up and exercise pumps them out! A walk round the block will do. Stay busy. If your mind is occupied u cant Dwell..dwelling gets us in deep doo doo! LOL
And I cant say enough about support, be it meetings which are free, a counseler or whatever...support other than this forum. This forum is great, but it is cyber world. We can not hole u accountable.
Go into the health pages and learn why u feel how u feel. it helps. see what u can do to help urself feel better, Post here often to learn and support others, which is also supporting urself. The thomas recipe is there. It rox.
I felt tired for close to the 90 day mark. There is truth to AAs saying, 90 meetings in 90 days,,a physiologic basis for it
Read and learn about ur disease, if it were diabetes u would? Seek support and make a plan to stay clean...and keep posting
Have you tried using music? Get your earbuds out, plug'em into your computer and go to youtube and search " Republica - Ready to Go" (US Version) see if that doesn't get your heart thumpin. Music can be a great motivator when all else fails.
Keep hanging in there. Your doing great and are so lucky to have family. I think you will start to feel much better very soon and your energy will come back very soon as well. A lot of people told me it would take months and months, but I'm here to say that after 5-6 weeks my energy came back big time. I took a lot of vitamins and minerals. I now have more energy than in years. The key is craving time more than the drug. I seriously believe minerals are huge. Try to take vitamins high in minerals. Like potassium, Calcium, and things like that. You will get better much quicker than people will make you believe. Oh ya god is the best vitamin of all. Good luck to you and my prayers go out to you.u
Hey there :) Yes Sara knows her stuff!! (xo Sara)..The energy will come back soon for you..little by little. And like Sara said, just get up and move. I know it's so tempting to just sit around and lounge as you have no energy and it's hard to get up and do anything, let alone take care of kids..I have a 2 1/2 year old hyper boy..love him so much and it was so hard for me when I couldn't get up off the couch unless I HAD to in order to make lunch..I was a zombie.
Please follow this rule: Every day, when you get up, before anything else at all before going out to the living room, as soon as you get out of bed get dressed from head to toe. Then go in the bedroom and do your hair and makeup if you wear makeup (or used to wear it everyday..you probably don't anymore but do this if it used to be a part of your daily routine when you were on pills..DO IT!)...it seems dumb and you may be rolling your eyes at this 'lame a$$ suggestion' but trust me as someone who has rolled their eyes at suggestions like this. please do this as it seriously will get you motivated to keep going.
As far as taking the kids to the park or mall or whatever..I know it's a near impossible task right now as it takes so much energy. My suggestion, and trust me as someone who's been there done that more times than I can count, is to get up and fake it for now. Force yourself. You have legs and can walk and you aren't in active wds now so you are capable of getting up and getting dressed and doing things. You can do it. Just try it sometime this weekend, asap, and fake it..force it..
Please trust me on this. I was one who said yeah right, I'm not getting dressed and doing my hair and makeup at the crack of dawn, how is that going to help.? But it does help so very much. It gives you a boost of energy as if you can take on the day and tackle it. You'll be surprised at what it does to your level of energy. I still do this daily, and it's what gets me moving..that and my coffee, lol..but as long as you follow that for a few days, things will look better. I think you'll get some energy and motivation from it.
Hope this works for you, please let me know..said a prayer for you tonight that you get some clarity and peace and energy and motivation. take care and post again soon!! Love ALison
Please follow this rule: Every day, when you get up, before anything else at all before going out to the living room, as soon as you get out of bed get dressed from head to toe. Then go in the bedroom and do your hair and makeup if you wear makeup (or used to wear it everyday..you probably don't anymore but do this if it used to be a part of your daily routine when you were on pills..DO IT!)...it seems dumb and you may be rolling your eyes at this 'lame a$$ suggestion' but trust me as someone who has rolled their eyes at suggestions like this. please do this as it seriously will get you motivated to keep going.
As far as taking the kids to the park or mall or whatever..I know it's a near impossible task right now as it takes so much energy. My suggestion, and trust me as someone who's been there done that more times than I can count, is to get up and fake it for now. Force yourself. You have legs and can walk and you aren't in active wds now so you are capable of getting up and getting dressed and doing things. You can do it. Just try it sometime this weekend, asap, and fake it..force it..
Please trust me on this. I was one who said yeah right, I'm not getting dressed and doing my hair and makeup at the crack of dawn, how is that going to help.? But it does help so very much. It gives you a boost of energy as if you can take on the day and tackle it. You'll be surprised at what it does to your level of energy. I still do this daily, and it's what gets me moving..that and my coffee, lol..but as long as you follow that for a few days, things will look better. I think you'll get some energy and motivation from it.
Hope this works for you, please let me know..said a prayer for you tonight that you get some clarity and peace and energy and motivation. take care and post again soon!! Love ALison
hi, I'm on day 5 kicking norco 10/325 and 3 weeks off oxy. My doc gave me 6 klonopin I took 1 1mg night before last but hardly slept. Last night 1.5 mg and hardly slept, and they seem to make me feel groggy the next day and very tired. Will I ger addicted to them if I take the other 3 pills in the next few nights or should I just toss them?
Danny
Danny
COMMUNITY LEADER
Days can be hard if you are alone. Usually at night there is always something to be done, supper, dishes, baths etc. There will come a time when you will enjoy those "quiet" moments!! Being oily is very common. Feels like you are going thru puberty again. Usually our skin gets so dry being on pills so i appreciated the extra emollient!! I know the lack of energy is tough but you are clean and that is a good thing!! Takes awhile to get those natural endorphins working again so move around as much as you can~~~~sara
Thaks Sarah I know your right can I ask u a couple of questions I noticed u know your stuff is it normal that my days are so hard but evenings seem to be easier and my face and hair is oily still is that normal. About my energy I just hope it's soon I feel bad for the kids u know it's so hard it brakes my heart there just kids that want to play go to the park and do fun things with there mom I hate those stupid pills I swear I can't believe that doctors don't worn u about what can happen if u take this for a long period of time. I never even knew u can have wd till a few months ago
COMMUNITY LEADER
You will get your energy back. Try and be patient!! Each day will get better....sara
Ty for your post it's very nice and hopeful yes I do feel better then week one I'm not even depressed about life I'm happy that my husbands being great and the kids make me happy the only thing that Honstly is bringing me down is my lack of energy but your right I did not get here over night so I guess it just comes down to time I just hope it happens soon right now it feel like I'm going to feel like this for ever
Hey there and congratulations on the 22 days, good work! You probably didn't get addicted in a week, so don't expect to be cured in a week. I know it's frustrating, but things really do get better little by VERY little. It's a baby steps process and it's annoying I know..it will pay off, but it's not a moment of 'hey I woke up today and I'm magically better, yay!' It's a gradual thing. You have come a long way in the last 22 days, right? Compare how you felt on day one of wds to how you feel today..now add another week or 2 or a month or 2 to that.. you'll start to see every day is a little better than the one before. A lot of people are saying by about the 30 day mark it really starts to get better. I think so too on that, day 30 is a milestone and you reflect on how far you've come in the past month. Don't expect to wake up on day 30 and jump out of bed feeling cured from the disease and all of a sudden never think about pills again..you will, and that's reality. But you'll think about it less and less. This is a lifelong battle and it does get better.
I quoted a song to another member here and I will repeat it to you. It's by a great artist, Ray LaMontagne. If you're into music as a way to pass time and be inspired, I'd recommend getting a hold of his music. It's like nothing else I've ever heard and it's so soothing and inspiring, it helped me through my emotional and mental wds which is what you're going through now..Anyway, the song is called 'be her now' and the inspiring lyric is 'don't let your mind get weary, child it's only time, it will go by'...and the rest of the song seriously screamed out to me and it felt like he wrote it for me. Another song by him is called 'trouble' and that's a good one too. If you want another inspiring song, listen to 'straight lines' by silverchair. it's about getting sober. Ok, that's my long winded response :) Best of luck to you . Just hold out and don't worry about tomorrow and the next day. Be in the present and be glad you have another sober day on your journey to recovery. This will pay off. It's hard work, no doubt but you will be better soon. Good luck and keep us posted!!
I quoted a song to another member here and I will repeat it to you. It's by a great artist, Ray LaMontagne. If you're into music as a way to pass time and be inspired, I'd recommend getting a hold of his music. It's like nothing else I've ever heard and it's so soothing and inspiring, it helped me through my emotional and mental wds which is what you're going through now..Anyway, the song is called 'be her now' and the inspiring lyric is 'don't let your mind get weary, child it's only time, it will go by'...and the rest of the song seriously screamed out to me and it felt like he wrote it for me. Another song by him is called 'trouble' and that's a good one too. If you want another inspiring song, listen to 'straight lines' by silverchair. it's about getting sober. Ok, that's my long winded response :) Best of luck to you . Just hold out and don't worry about tomorrow and the next day. Be in the present and be glad you have another sober day on your journey to recovery. This will pay off. It's hard work, no doubt but you will be better soon. Good luck and keep us posted!!
Today is just not my day I just yelled at my kids cause they were fighting I usually don't yell like I just did man this is hard um so depressed already I know everyone sais it takes time and I know your right it just ***** at this point for me to be feeling like this. I still know I made the right choice to quit ct 22 days ago I just can't wait till it pays off
I thought you were talking to me.
This site, with these people really are great. If we can do it anywhere, it's here.
Stay strong.
This site, with these people really are great. If we can do it anywhere, it's here.
Stay strong.
Also, don't feel as though you have to be up and at'em all day long either. I would find a small project around the house usually in the garage and I would try to work on it for about an hour. Then I would go buck out the recliner for a couple of hours and then find something else to do.
It's funny how I never thought about the things I did to get through it because I never had any kind of game plan. I just did what ever occured to me at the moment. And my little projects weren't done in an effort to speed up the process, it was just a way to make time go by.
It's funny how I never thought about the things I did to get through it because I never had any kind of game plan. I just did what ever occured to me at the moment. And my little projects weren't done in an effort to speed up the process, it was just a way to make time go by.
Thaks u guys I do force my self to do things I'm just so tierd today I think yesterday was even better I can't wait to feel like u do
Oh yeah, it definitely gets better. Sadly you're not going to climb out of bed one morning and find that it's over. It's so gradual sometimes that you may not even notice that you're having impovements. You're at 22 days now, at the 30 day mark or there abouts, you'll start seeing big improvements in your ability to motivate yourself. It won't be long before you find yourself marveling at how good you're feeling and how much energy you now have. It's such an awesome feeling too. You'll feel just as good as you did on pills without the stress of having to source and pay them and always counting them. You'll no longer be terrified about being found out or busted.
Just don't sit around waiting for it though, keep yourself moving. If you get tired and winded, sit down for a spell and then get back up and keep on. Forcing yourself to get things done around the house is such a confidence booster plus you're strengthening long forgotten muscles.
If a perfectly healthy person spends a week or two in bed you can bet your last dollar they're going to feel just as lathargic and tired as you do now. You gotta keep moving. Now I can hardly sit still. I'm constantly up doing things and that's how I used to be when I was using pills. I get so much satisfaction doing things on nothing more than a good nights sleep and a few vitamins everyday.
Have faith, you'll get there soon enough.
Just don't sit around waiting for it though, keep yourself moving. If you get tired and winded, sit down for a spell and then get back up and keep on. Forcing yourself to get things done around the house is such a confidence booster plus you're strengthening long forgotten muscles.
If a perfectly healthy person spends a week or two in bed you can bet your last dollar they're going to feel just as lathargic and tired as you do now. You gotta keep moving. Now I can hardly sit still. I'm constantly up doing things and that's how I used to be when I was using pills. I get so much satisfaction doing things on nothing more than a good nights sleep and a few vitamins everyday.
Have faith, you'll get there soon enough.
It will get better. It seems like after about a month I got back to normal. Walking daily and eating healthy really helps alot. Congrats on 22 days, you are doing great and it will get better. Something about a little exercise really gets the endorphins flowing again and gets your skelatal muscles shored up.. really works. Good Luck and God Bless. Andrew
Have an Answer?
You are reading content posted in the Addiction: Substance Abuse Community
Is treating glaucoma with marijuana all hype, or can hemp actually help?
If you think marijuana has no ill effects on your health, this article from Missouri Medicine may make you think again.
Julia Aharonov, DO, reveals the quickest way to beat drug withdrawal.
Tricks to help you quit for good.
A list of national and international resources and hotlines to help connect you to needed health and medical services.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
