how long for our brains to heal?

[deweyseth]

used opiates for around 20 years than 5 more years on suboxone! did a long taper off suboxone all the way to .25 mg. to skipping 2 days than every 3 days, my queston is this how long for our brains to heal and bodys to complety heal? feel better than when i used, just want to get my drive back to do things and not be as tired? starting to sleep 6 and 7 hours  a night does it get better or is this it?

want to thank everybody on this site really dont think i would be clean today, tried so many times and failed, came here and got support and did it, my wife who said that she would be on suboxone rest of her life told me yesterday that she told her doctor she seen how much hapier i am and wanted to taper also! so this site will maybe kill 2 birds with one stone i hope! god bless all and happy recovery!!

[deweyseth]

well just found out through blood work my testosterone is low also, doctor office said its probably from my drug use, making appointement to dicuss with my family doctor could this be whats causing me to be tired feeling? not sick or nothing just feel weak and no drive to to things!!

[deweyseth]

thanks for all the comments, really appreciate it! will try the amino acid also, just got done running 5 miles, i exercise every day, really need to start eating better though, its hard to eat right where i work away from home, just wandering how long it takes our brains to heal! also quit drinking caffiene 2 weeks ago, it was hard to quit  drinking coffee! all i drink is water all day long, just really tired no drive at work this week, also my brain just feels sore not as bad when i first stoped its getting better now it just comes in waves it wont hurt for like hours then all the sudden headachs
just wandering if it does get better with my drive my will to get stuff done, either way like fireby29 said its better than taking pills! god bless!!

[Fireby29]

For me, exercise and eating right has been key at the 4 month mark.  I'm not perfect, but I try to supplement with a quality amino acid and protein supplement, eat veggies and fruit, and stay away from processed foods.  I think doing that given our brains the best chance to get better as soon as possible.  I have given myself a year, I figure it will take about that long for me to be normal....whatever that may be.  Either way, no pills is better.

Congrats on your clean time.

Bryan

[dominosarah]

And to add to CATUF"s comment....It also helps to eat healthy foods.  

[CATUF]

Take a look at the book Healing the Addicted Brain, by Harold Urschel.  A book that helped me a great deal was End Your Addiction Now, by Charles Gant, which is all about getting your neurotransmitter levels right via the right amino acids.

CATUF
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[weaver71]

Maybe you can start watching all the games with that friend. If you can't make a meeting, at least you can hang out with people that understand. Keep on doing what you're doing, it all comes together. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, but it always materializes if we work for it.

[deweyseth]

thanks weaver! appreciate ya! no i havent been going to meeting's reason i work out of town for the railroad and put in alot of hours, useually dark when i leave dark when i get to the hotel, when i get in i run 1 hour on treadmill start reading my bible for 1 hour than that time i am ready to go to bed, talked to my friend at a football game last night he was a addict for long time went to prision went to college for 4 years to helps addicts get clean he works at a place called star he said thats one of the thing they do is train people how to rethink with there minds, said 90 percent is all in how we retrain our addicting brains, just wondering if it gets better or not, have good days and bad days, yes you was right about my wife! been praying for her, she told me yesterday she wanted what i had, praise god answered prayer! wish i could go to mettings if its anything like med help it could only be a plus! thanks again to all! god bless!