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day 11 confused

well here i'am at day 11 and i dont know anymore its like its day 1-5  i'm starting to wonder if he might of gotten one from some one , u would think by now he would be feeling better instead he stays in bedroom distance hisself from the family .  11 days ago he was so postive head strong about stopping the norcos and that the lord had a plan for him better than norcos . he was so sick at the beginning and started eating good , stopped running to restroom . and here i'am at day 11 with my brother not talking to me , and living in his bedroom , any advise ? a worried sister
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yes he is working a matter of fact he is out of town a couple days with his job , he left out early this morning before i got up , i spoke with him his attitude is better, i ask how he was feeling he said he was working on getting to feel better with his body , maybe i was jumping to conclusion today would be day 12 days clean for him , also i know being around me knowing i have to take something for pain does not help him knowing he was a heavy user.i never talk about me taking anything allthough in the back of his mind he knows it . i know when he is away from me like this morning he sounds better , i wish he could afford to be own his own but he can't at this point he is getting out of a relaysonship that has him tight on money, but he is  one of the strongest men i know , he will get threw this like he has other problems in his life , it is just a shame that when we get hurt our bodys are put on something that hurts us in so many ways .it was just like we where going threw days 1-5 the other day and him asking me for one lead me to think he had gotten one from someone at work , i can't be with him 24/7 i can only pray he remembers hisself what he has gone threw and where he is at now .he will be gone a couple days i can only pray he comes home stronger and not like he was his last time out, please keep him in your prayers as all of u are in mine ,
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Just as atthebeach said I would not jump to conclusions just yet..i am 39 days clean and have days where i dont want to leave my room and stay in bed all day. He also may be having a hissy fit since u didnt give him a pill yesterday. Watch him closesly over the next day or two and keep us updated.
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You can start to feel batter and then have a bad day.  The depression also sets in. It will take awhile for his brain chemistry to produce again on its own. That's why exercise is important. it helps produce endrophins the feel good chemical.
Does he go to work tomorrow?
Are you sure he didn't get any of your pills?
Is he going to any aa or na meetings?
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the first 8 days he was very very sick everything he ate ran right threw him, no apitite did not drink much i wanted to take him to er at hospital several times but he wouldn't go . he layed in bed all day only to go to restroom then as each day went by he got somewhat better , he returned to work said he gets very tired easy cauess he had ran off the pills for so long , he was on vitamins tryinging to build him up , started comming around feeling better then yesterday out of the blue he told me he was having a bad day and did i have just one pain pill to settled his stomach are a half i said no its been 10 days u have came so far from where he had been the first several days , he has been back in bed since yesterday all day
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I would not jump to conclusions so fast about a relapse. For me on day 11 I was still not wanting to leave my room and felt pretty bad. I did come off heroin which is a bit different but its possible that he is struggling with depression from the wd. Is he sleeping? If you could describe more some of the things hes doing we may be able to helo you more. If hes making many trips to bathroom, if hes cold and covering up with blankets, is he eating or drinking? All would tell alot about where he is in his recovery., I hope that he did not relapse but it is part of recovery. He may have taken em one day and realized its not a good idea and trying it over again. Lets hope he means business this time if thats the case. Good luck
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thanks deb , i just dont know what to do . i dont know if u have read any of my other post but i myself take pain meds for a damange nerve from my spine that runs down my leg so at some point i will be going threw detox myself, but in the mean time my brother has been taking them for a back problem he has from a surgrey he had from years ago that is dr gives him, he deciced 11 days ago he wanted to stop taking them they where controling his life and they where , he was taking his and borrowing from me , he was taking way to many . he had several days of pure hell comming off them  and yesterday his 10th day he just turned on me after ive been trying to help him , brought soup to his bed side plenty to drink and also pick up , one aday for men , plus magnesium and potassium , and melatonio to help sleep , plus hyland restful legs to help with aces , and here we are day 11 and he want speak to me , he ask me for one yesterday to settle his stomach i said no u have been 10 days , i do believe he got ahold of a few and now he is back all over again going threw day 1-5 my nerves are shot , i never take mine around him are talk about uhm i have only tried to be there for him , i 'am so stressed and confussed i knew he had no energy but i knew that would come back in time , lord i want to believe its been 11 days but in my heart i feel he has relaped and going threw it again , i will be there for him but this is so hard on my family after 11 days clean i dont understand , i myself is in tx i pray for u to be strong u can do this , and i pray that when my time comes to get off i will be strong , thanks for hearing me out deb
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Hey there and welcome!!! You are a saint for sticking by Ur brother true this. He is truely blessed to hv u for support. As u will read on here, a lot of us only hv ourselves and this forum!! So let me day Thank you and God bless you for what you are doing...
I myself am on day 5 and I feel great but I hv had it easier than most so I can't really say what it is normally like. There r great people on here so give them a bit and they will be on here to help you!!! I hope just knowing your not alone and there is light at the end of this journey helps for now!!!!
Hugs from TX....Deb
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I am currently detoxing from Norcos myself...I am weening myself off (I just posted a topic about it.) The only thing I want to do is lay in bed & not talk to anyone...I feel like death. But I am only on day 2...so I'm not sure if he should b feeling that way after 11 days? But I've also never been thru this b4 so I just don't know.
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