9 days clean from opiates but i feel extremely weird mentally

[gettnit]

I have been clean from opiates for 9 days now. I quit cold turkey but did use "pot"  to calm my nerves. I have a 7 year old and 8 month old twins and I'm in Nursing School, my plate is overloaded!!
But I have felt so out of touch with my body. I'm not very familiar with drugs and stuff so I dint know if the pot is doing it or if I will always feel like this. Its not normal. I feel like im watching and not actually here in real life. Like
my brain is having a chemical imbalance or something. I am soooooo scared about it and dont know what to do. Will it get better?

[Csw2922]

I'm on day one. Six years of using any pain meds I could get my hands on. After reading these posts, I'm scared to death of what I'm about to experience cold turkey.

[ccc22]

Ive was using heroin for 6yrs...and the withdrawl for me last about a week and a half. I did it cold turkey too. just remember you didnt become an addict in a day its going to take awhile to be straight again.

[gj911]

Hi Ive been off vicoprofin for 17 days as of tomorrow.  Not one single pill!  The first week was a nightmare, but I swear it does get better.  I now feel more alert, working hard at my job and I even manage to giggle once in a while.  I still have anxiety issues, but I am dealing with that too.  As far as going to the doctor..when I was going through bad w/d, I went right back to the dr. that refilled my scripts month after month.  I am not blaming him, it was my fault for asking for them, but I needed his help and he assured me the w/d would pass, and it did.  In the very beginning, I felt like my body was sitting in the chair just staring into space, my mind was elsewhere.  I still have weird feelings sometimes, but they say thats just my brain trying to reprogram itself.  Makes a lot of sense to me now.  I also had a lot of encouragement and help from a family member of mine who went through a similar situation.  Bottom line, get as much help as you can get...from as many people you can.  After 3 years of off and on vicoprofin,  I finally had the guts and told my dr., my husband and even my 27 year old son who was very encouraging and took care of me for the first seven days.  Hang in there I still try every single day, and if your a bit religious praying helps too!  gj911

[gettnit]

Sorry....still and im in Nursing School and have worked with the head doctor in my area for the past 7 years. But if it gets to bad with the "floating feeling" I will.
But CONGRATS and thanks so much. I needed another opinion. WE GOT THIS!!!

[gettnit]

Oh I'm not going back to day 1. I want to call my doctor but I'm so ashamed stull

[Zakk1988]

hey i've been on opiates and for the past 3 years or so i've been on methadone, im now on my 3rd day of quitting "cold turkey" i've been taking a half of a vicodin at night just for a lil sleep so its not technically cold turkey but if u can get pot to work thats much better but already after 3 days i can tell im feeling a lil better, i still ache n all that ******** u get to deal with but to answer your question i wouldn't really be scared or worried at all, your body has only been clean for 9 days so your still not completely over it, just give it a lil time and faith and you should be just fine, if your really that scared about how your feeling you can always go see a doctor about it but whatever you do do not let them put u on any more pain meds at all, your already past the worst of it so just keep ur head up and the thoughts going positive and you should be just fine!

[Zakk1988]

hey i've been on opiates and for the past 3 years or so i've been on methadone, im now on my 3rd day of quitting "cold turkey" i've been taking a half of a vicodin at night just for a lil sleep so its not technically cold turkey but if u can get pot to work thats much better but already after 3 days i can tell im feeling a lil better, i still ache n all that ******** u get to deal with but to answer your question i wouldn't really be scared or worried at all, your body has only been clean for 9 days so your still not completely over it, just give it a lil time and faith and you should be just fine, if your really that scared about how your feeling you can always go see a doctor about it but whatever you do do not let them put u on any more pain meds at all, your already past the worst of it so just keep ur head up and the thoughts going positive and you should be just fine!

[gettnit]

I'm really scared I have done permanent brain damage. I have also dropped like 15 pounds as well. Should i be this scared????? Should I just increase my amino acid intake, or could it he possible sleep deprivation along with my brain trying to recover? I have to pick my daughter up at 3 from school but I'm scared cuz I talk but then think if I said anything outloud. UGH I CANT TAKE THIS ****!!