Worst Day of Withdrawls..

[WDsRawful]

Not that it matters but I'm curious to find out what day of the w/d's everyone found to be the worst.  I know most people say day 3-4 is the worst but I have found (and I've ct'd several times - this last time being the LAST time) that Day 2 for me is always the worst.  For me it goes:

Day 1:  bad
Day 2: HORRIBLE
Day 3: bad
Day 4: bad 1/2 - semi ok other 1/2
Day 5: semi ok
Day 6-10: back to normal except 1 or 2 lingering symptoms.  

How about all of you?  Anyone else think day 2 is the worst?

Thanks

[RedHot_BUll]

Thanks for writing this ... I think!

I am 4 hours into Day # 2 ... and I really don't know if I am that strong ... I mean I hope and want to BE ... but this twitching and stomach as well as brain freeze is almost to much to bear.

My arm muscles have taken on their own identity and I can't seem to control them at times. And I think I am starting to feel the twitching in my legs ... and I am SO cold, freezing cold. Here I sit in Orlando FL wrapped in a blanket, with the heat on. It's 80 outside!!!!

I couldn't imagine

[KirstenHere]

Was always day 4 and 5....5th being the worst this time around. It really just depends on what you're using, how well you take care of yourself, fluids, exercise, etc.
I have learned that each person is different...but the majority usually agree that 3 and 4 are the worst.

[bmdad]

The worse for me has always been days 3 and 4. After that it started to get much better. It was mainly lack of sleep that I had problems when from day 5 to day 10. After that I was able to get some sleep and started feeling so much better. I made sure to exercise and push the fluids and I know for a fact that it really helps speed up the whole process. Exercise is the one thing that I think is so important and recommend it more than anything else. It can be so tough to muster up the energy to do so being that it feels like we have a extra 100 pound weight on us but once you get out and walk you'd be surprised how far you go. While walking or jogging you don't even really feel the effects of withdrawals. Best of luck to all!
Brian

[Hillbilly47]

Day 2 was my worst.  After that, every day got a little better.  By day 6 or so, most of the physical stuff was gone, except some lingering restless legs (at day 37, still having a little trouble with that).  All in all, though, the very worst of it was no worse than a bad flu and now I know I don't have to face it a little every month when I ran out of rx.  Also, for me, the guilt of lying to folks I love was far worse than any withdrawal symptoms.  Now, even when I feel my worst, I know I'm at least living true.

[TroubledDude]

I have to agree with bmdad, its days three & four that are the worst. Exercise and proper nutrition are essential for speeding up detox. I can take the physical side of w/d any day; its the mental side I find a major challenge. I was going for walks with the iPod through my detox and I felt pretty good physically (except for a very acidic stomach) but I would start tearing up just thinking about stuff and wanting sooo badly to just shut my brain off, even for a minute. Today is day 13 for me and I feel pretty good, only a couple of lingering issues (sneezing around 10 times a day and still have a tad of diarrhea).

[Hillbilly47]

I agree with TroubledDude - whichever day each of us feels is worst, exercise and nutrition are indeed the keys to getting through it.  I used exercise to shut my brain off too (as recently as yesterday), and it works!

[ginsa]

Day 2 was the worst for me. Who'd a thunk that just 3-4 Norco a day could mess someone up so bad? Brrrrr. Gives me chills thinking about how horrible the mental part of withdrawl has been. I'm just now starting to feel ok.

[Brokenbutglued]

I think day two and three were the worst for my husband. Yeah the mental side was hard too but I think I felt some of the brunt of that too, he may not say the mental side of it was hard though. *congrats and hugs to all of you going through detox right now, please please please stay strong*

[RedHot_BUll]

Hey ya ... I am 30 minutes away from reaching 48 hours w/o Roxy's. I even had a stare down at a handful of pills an hour and half ago ... been taking Roxy's over a year for kidney growth pain ... the wretching guts for me is the hardest with the brain "pulls" a very close second ... I find myself staring at the clock ... watching TV is too hard, it frustrates me as I can't sit still and can't concentrate on the show(s) ... I stayed home yesterday & today from work .. I must go tomorrow ... we all know how bad things are and losing my job on top of my ex best friend Roxy wouldn't be cool ... I live alone except for my beloved Aussie ... she has been great!!! Her walks have been kind of short and I feel guilty for that ....

Hang in here with me??? We can do this ... right????

[jstntime]

Bull, DO I know about the brain pull.  That was the worst part of days 2,3,4.  My bad days have been 1 tolerable, 2 bad, 3 real bad, 4 worse, 5 not too bad, 6,7, tolerable, then return of all symptoms on 8,9,10,11.  Not too bad today thus far (12 today)

I have virtually no cravings whatsoever despite a bad long-term habit and I have not seen this written by ANYONE.  I know they say it comes and goes and I will certainly respect experience since I am a bit of a newbie to all of this.  The physical was always what I feared, because it made me so ill.  Has anyone quit Oxy's and NOT even thought about them after day 3?

I hear about the depression and all that stuff but if anything, going clean has been an anti-depressant for me.  I feel empowered and in control for the first time in years and I'm thinking the future is looking good.  Don't get me wrong, I've dug myself a bit of a hole (almost a 6 foot deep one), but I'm confident I can do this now and I'm looking forward to filling it back in.

Perhaps it's just that I was so damned determined to get to the "other side".


Would be very interested in hearing about anyone WITHOUT cravings.

bob

[seahorse1963]

As bad as I don't want to post this because I know people will probably think it's cruel to do but day 5 is the worst IMHO
When I first came to this forum and read the threads I thought OMGoodness I will never make it but I did and it was nice to know I wasn't the only one and what to expect.  But on the other hand knowing what your going to go through is scarry as well.  It's kinda a catch 22.
Good luck to all who are doing it right now...don't give up it can be done, I'm living proof.
Congrats to all who have successfuly done it.
But most of all God Bless you all :)