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day 7
Why do I feel like its worse now then the first couple days..
If you have time, check out my posts from start to finish. I'm on 19-20 days now. You sound strong willed and hard headed like me. I'm still a newbie but you may get some inspiration from my story. Congrats on your success and yes, get rid of the pills. Best-Jules
Ugh..I know I should...my pill connect called tonight...im sure they miss my money. I said no ty n ill call u if I need something...not sure if it was pride or addiction..maybe both..that would not bring me to say never again...yea...I should flush them, wat does it mean that I can't bring myself to do it? I feel strong about quitting...has none else dealt with this?
Flush the pills! Seriously! It's a temptation you do not need and you need to set yourself up for success. Please consider this.
Hi Congratulations on the week clean that is awesome. I'm at 27 days free of methadone and It's hard to believe how terrible I felt between 5 to 10 days. You are in full withdrawal now but you should be seeing and feeling more clearly soon. Just have faith in yourself. All of your emotions and basically everything have been masked for some time from the opiates.. it takes time to adjust, but I know you will. Look at every day as a victory!! Every minute even. Distraction is a great thing but coming to terms with the you that's been hidden for so long is essential in recovery as well. Take care of yourself we are all in this together.
dirtTy, lulu, Amanda, real, ty for ur kind words! Took some melatonin n some withdrawal ease I bought years ago not sure which one worked but I SLEPT! !! About 5-6 hours not sure. Woke up to a total moment of weakness almost took one of the two 30's or 8 7.5 percs I have left. I should have probly got rid of them but by quitting with money actually left in my account n pills on me was my way of making sure this was for real n not just cause im broke n out of pi lls....the rl was there but went away pretty quick....I actually feel ok besides I am starting to get stomach cramps n I sooo dizzy when I stand up...but I feel like crying cause I know for sure I've gotten thru the worst now...my neck and head no longer Longer hurt. Thanks again guys
That's the attitude! Focus on winning..And you know what, you will! You just gotta keep loving yourself more than you love those drugs. The best news is that the longer you are off the drugs, the more you will love yourself. You will definitely have some moments of intense pain, shame, sadness, loneliness...But if you hang in, get some support and just deal, the self confidence that will be gained by staying clean will blow your mind. The patience thing, never easy. But know that as long as you don't take another pill you will NEVER feel as crappy as you do right now.
When I was detoxing I just kept saying 'This too shall pass'. And it will. Promise.
Congrats on a week! Keep it going!!!
Lu
When I was detoxing I just kept saying 'This too shall pass'. And it will. Promise.
Congrats on a week! Keep it going!!!
Lu
new to the commumity but i have 43 days sober from heroin iv use and although everyone is different ill say for me personall i had good days and i had bad days felt better after 8 days (better not great) then my second week i weirdly felt worse .....i felt dead to the world for cpl weeks had the chills for 19 day=-s couldnt sleep but for a cpl hrs a night (popcorn poppin sleep is what i called it.....the kicks) and i sneezed for 3 weeks or so!! never sneezed more than 3 times b4 my addiction i was up 2 9-10 in w/d and slowly but surely then went down a sneeze or 2 every week and now im back down to 2-3 now at about 37 days i got my first 8 hrs of sleep in one night , when i woke up i about couldnt believe it ....stay strong keep your eye on the prize.....be prepared to eat every cpl hrs i pry gained 30 lbs cause i was substutiting food for heroin for 2 long ......lastly i went from hydro after surgury 2 oxy/roxy grad. to herion the last 4 years of my addiction 8 years total 2 of which i was iving its possible u just need to take the bad feelings and convert them 2 good ones inside ur head best of luck
That's the attitude and focus you need to get clean, stay clean and live clean!!! I commend you on your focus and desire.. Keep up the great work!!!
Ty guys...that helps definitely knowing where im at. This time It's personal. me vs. The meds n I hate losing more I like winning! So glad to know there was an explanation for this. Day made. Round 7 ding ding...
Ty guys...that helps definitely knowing where im at. This time It's personal. me vs. The meds n I hate losing more I like winning! So glad to know there was an explanation for this. Day made. Round 7 ding ding...
It will start to get better...the dreaded words here are time and patience. Detox tried my patience more than my kids ever did. Sometimes we take two steps forward and one step back...it is the nature of our bodies fighting to get clean. You are doing great. Keep pushing forward. Seven days is awesome and you deserve a sober life!
hey hang in there ok. The reasons for you feeling that way are many, but I have heard that many hit their peak on that kind of detox at day 7. Remember the worst of the physical symptoms usually occur at full detoxification, which usually is about that long for what you have been taking. Usually true w/d doesn't set in until about 30 hours off of oxy, so you're most likely at peak now. You should see some real improvement soon. Definitely don't give up now thinking that it's going to stay this way bc it will not! That doesn't mean there wont still be a lot of physical and emotional pain to contend with, but the worst of w/d should soon be coming to an end, I would think. Then you can begin to deal with the other tough things as they come.
Stick with it, bc you don't want all of this hard work you've done to be in vain. Just realize that if you do go back, you will only ensure that you will have to do this at some point later, bc no one can really have an endless supply of opiates. The behaviors that go along with it could also cost your freedom. It's best to do this now on your own terms especially since you have already come so far.
You're going to be ok. You may feel like you're dying, but you've just been shut up in the dark, and the sunlight is going to hurt a bit before you can start to see how beautiful the world around you really is.
We can definitely both do this :) Try coping through it with all of the usual things... hot baths, heating pad, music, movies if that's your thing, supplements are a great help too. Nutrition when you're able, is so key. Exercise too, although you probably don't feel like it atm.
Keep us posted
Stick with it, bc you don't want all of this hard work you've done to be in vain. Just realize that if you do go back, you will only ensure that you will have to do this at some point later, bc no one can really have an endless supply of opiates. The behaviors that go along with it could also cost your freedom. It's best to do this now on your own terms especially since you have already come so far.
You're going to be ok. You may feel like you're dying, but you've just been shut up in the dark, and the sunlight is going to hurt a bit before you can start to see how beautiful the world around you really is.
We can definitely both do this :) Try coping through it with all of the usual things... hot baths, heating pad, music, movies if that's your thing, supplements are a great help too. Nutrition when you're able, is so key. Exercise too, although you probably don't feel like it atm.
Keep us posted
Be patient friend I think you are probably at the peak and it just gets better. No it does not just go away but the good starts to last longer than the bad. Minute by minute. You have done awesome. Hang on.
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