hey all day 8, depressed,tired

[bugsy89735]

Hey all, Day 8 off of 150mg oxy's,,sleept 2-3 hours last night ,sweats all night,, UGH,its day 8!!!! Today is depressing and honestly NO ENERGY,, always had energy on pills,, My visit with pain management is coming up and I plan on getting no more narcs,,I am going to try the lidacaine patch's,, still sneezing,, this does suck,, trying to move but its hard, well, still around and trying to survive,,ONE minute at a TIME!!!  Peace Bugz

[bugsy89735]

Hey,,Well,I am not sure where the depression comes in?? I just feel depressed, I should be thankful and glad that I live a life that I do??? I am a 47 RETIRED nurse who really has life where you want it, a beautiful house ,my daughter has a master's degree and bought her own condo last year,very successful making 150,000 yearly, my pension is great, it allows me not to work??? BUT ,I just dont know,, I have had 3 surgery's with a fusion and now I am going in for another in 3 weeks?? I think I want to work again but my attorney wants me to take social security,,my problem with that is I am home all the time,,ugh,,ugh,,hate it,,,well,feel like ****,,,,Peace Bugz

[worried878]

Wds usually last a week or less physically
sorry u r still having such a hard time
what was ur DOC and dose?
Congrats on day 8!  
what r u doing to help urself make it thru all of this?  whats ur plan?

[LeaAnn807]

Hi there!  Seriously, sometimes I had to ONLY focus on the next 5 minutes!  That would sound like a joke to most people, but I guess you understand.  I literally could not take one day at a time.  It was too much on some days.  I STILL have to take things as they come.  That hasn't stopped for me!  It does get better though.  I promise you that this will end, and believe it or not, you will have trouble remembering some of it....SOME!  You will never forget how bad it was though!!!!

Keep your chin up.  Tomorrow is another day!!! : )

[gnarly_1]

Hey bugsy congrads on day 8 your doing better then I did you got some sleep...I thought id go insane I dident sleep for so long..as for the energy crash its pritty normal when you detox your body will go thew cycles of different things sleep depression lack of energy are just a few...just know with time it will go away and what your feeling is normal for where your at right now....just try and hang in there  you can do this your already past the physical part now you just have to grind out the mental side of things..I know I sound like a broken record with this some times but you need to hook up with some sort of aftercare
it is critical to long term sobriety and with help you prossess some of the thoughts and stuff your going thew..it gives you the tools and skills to get past things like cravings and to help deal with depression N/A or A/A is good it puts you around like minded people that know what your going thew....some find a substance abuse conslor a better fit it all up to the individual but you will find it does help out..good luck on your recovery and God bless....Gnarly    

[sillyute]

I'm on day 8 too.  I experienced depression pretty bad yesterday.  Not sure how today will go yet...  And like you I tossed and turned and could not sleep.  I feel cold most of the time, yet get sweats.  I just keep thinking I have gotten this far and made improvement.  There is no way I will put a pill in my body ever again so I would have to start this withdrawl process again!  No way... I'm going forward from here.
With your depression is it from the guilt of being on pills?  Or depression from things that are going on in your life that you were "numbing out" before?  
Hang in there.  We can make it through day 8!!

[bugsy89735]

Hey Tom, I am also on the Voltaren ointment which is anti-inflammatory,,never gave it a chance,just kept taking pills,,thanks  bugz

[tomskat]

Hey there...congrats on day 8!!! Keep it up,even through all this! The lidocaine patches are nice but they also make duragesic patches (an anti-inflammatory) which for me help more than the lidocaine.Stay strong at the pain mgt doc...they can be pushy people!!Do you have an aftercare plan set up?Good luck to you,stay strong,and don't let your guard down!!~Anne