when does sleep come

[bigbybe]

im goin on 12 days perc free. i have had some sleep some for for .3 days. since monday i have had maybe7 hours of sleep. the insomnia is driving me crazy! im having restless legs aches are back. feels like the w/d are back all over again. when will i start to feel somekind of normalcy? the worst part i thought was over. someone tell me wy im feeling this way.i havent used. i felt good for a couple days. it just came back. i took 20 to 30 percocets a day. otc meds dont help. i feel soo helpless. please someone explain this to me. it really feels like im going crazy!

[13093]

Ok, got the valerian root and melatonin - will try w/o xanax tonight.....

thanks for the luck...

sue

[upnorthguy]

What snowflake said. The Valerian root and melatonin have worked for me too. I'm not sleeping all night, but I'll get between 4 - 6 hours total. I also have a half glass of wine before going to bed and that helps with the falling asleep. The other two will help you stay asleep. Benedryl also can help.

Good luck 13093.

UNG

[13093]

thanks, snowflake, I will try your suggestions.  I really appreciate the response.

[snowflake620]

Please stay away from the xanax it will kill you fast it is horrible,try valerian or l-theanine for anxiety and melatonin and ALTERIL for sleep also valerian but please do not use xanax!
snowflake

[13093]

Hi,

I am a bit behind you upnorthguy and bigbybe-  but feel the same, I is really good to have the company.

Sleep and fatique are currently my biggest problems.  The cravings are mostly gone, for now at least, I have been taking Xanax for sleep.  I do worry about that.  I do not really like the benzos, (which is why I have a 2 yr old almost full rx in the cabinet) but physiologic dependence is possible....the otc meds have not worked for more that 3 hrs and then I am up the rest of the night.

Last night, as I was feeling a bit better during the day and was a bit more active,  I took only melatonin and some sleepy tea, I slept on my own until 2:00 and then caved by 3pm and took a xanax.
I wonder if I should try to get some Ambien CR - any thoughts?  I do hate to become dependent on another drug but I do think that sleep has such an impact on mood and coping skills all of which of part of the cause of the abuse of the pills for me.

rock on.....

[upnorthguy]

Hey Big,

We must be in line together. I'm in the middle of day 12 myself. I'm feeling the same way. Certain body aches are still here and I'm not sleeping worth ****. I was hoping I would have been feeling a little bit better by now. It's good to here someone is still with me. There were several of us that started together and I'm not sure where they're at? I can only hope they're still on track.
I was at 12 oxy's a day. At certain times over the last couple of days, the cravings have been difficult as well.
It would be interesting to see how many times a day I check this site out. Everytime I pick up my computer I know I'm coming here to see if there is anything new that can help me out. Or just to see how everyone is doing.

Anyway,

Good Luck Big,

Let's stay focused together.

UNG

[flmagi]

Make sure your drinking plenty of fluids and eating a little. Try to get some exercise, it really will help get the body get back in-sink, even though it's so hard to do when you're so tired. Pick up some Ensure with Protein.  Sleep can take a while to come back, but it will. Hang in there.

[snowflake620]

Good for you 12 days into it you are doing great like sara said we abused our bodies for so long and we expect an instant fix after all isn't that why we chased the high?LOL anyway it will take time but it will happen have you tried ALTERIL for sleep it is over the counter but IT WORKS trust me I know I had sleep issues before the XANAX that is why I was prescribed any way after c/t from xanax sleep was no longer an option until I found the ALTERIL maybe you could try that?
snowflake

[dominosarah]

Your not going crazy!!!  What you are feeling is normal and it should get better here real soon.  Sleep and energy are usually the last to come back.  Try eating bananas or take a warm bath for the RLS.  Drink plenty of fluids, Gatorade, water.......We abused our bodies with all the pills so it does take awhile to flush the poison out of our bodies.  Are you taking any vitamins??  Melatonin for sleep has worked for some also.  Just hang in there as it will get better.  Congrats on 12 days!!!!  You are doing great!!!!        sara