Body and leg fatigue?

[dMac1985]

Hello again... Well I served in Iraq with the Marine corp and got injured thanks to a rogue grenade but anyways again Iam on day 12 after home detoxing from like 300 mgs of percocet a day and anyother pain killer I caould get my hands on.. My question is can any one help me? right now I just feel complete body fatigue and in my legs especially I feel like iam walking in water ... Plus I still get bad anxiety at night that  keeps me from sleeping? Any advise????

[theaddict]

are you still in the military? i only ask because i am a military wife and recovering addict - and i know that there are resources through the military there for you. just food for thought. :)

[rmrobbie11]

Sorry my phone posted before I was done.  I won't know the full extent of it for a few more days as it takes a while to build the serotonin back up, but someone suggested I try it so I am. The tryptophan also helps me sleep at night too. Not a lot, but better than I was getting. These remedies may not work for everyone, but so far it's keeping me somewhat sane. I hope this helps. Just hang in there. It will get better. It may just take a while.

[rmrobbie11]

Hello. Before I get started let me say, thank you for serving our country. I myself am on day 11 sober from vicodins. I tapered down and had very little physical withdrawal, but I've been paying for it in spades with the mental withdrawal. Depending on how much you used and for how long, your brain will take time to fix itself. I have found that a steady intake of amino acids, specifically l-tryptophan, is good for destabilizing your mood. It is the key ingredient to making serotonin, a neurotransmitter that gets disrupted during opiate use. It regulates your mood. Things like depression, anxiety, fatigue loss of appetite, and just overall feeling bad are effected by low serotonin levels. I also take l-theanine for my anxiety. I wOn

[gnarly_1]

HI and thanks for serving our country so sorry you had to get hurt there.....its always good to here someone is taking there life back from these pills but it dosent happen over night it takes some time you had a pritty Hervey habit going there it going to take some time to heal lulu had some good advise you can get the whey protein shake mix at walmart for 15 bucks for a 2 lb can it will give your brain the building blocks to heal I highly recamend aftercare to you it will address the mental side of addiction the pills are just a symptom of a bigger problem possibly ptsd thats driving you to use so much both N/A and A/A are free and are great programs im sure the V/A has counselors you can see but you really need to treat the illness at every angle there is a lo6t more to getting clean then stoping the pills recovery is where you want to be keep posting for support we all want to see you get better good luck and God bless......Gnarly  

[lulu747]

Hi and Welcome to the Forum,
Good for you for reclaiming your life from the pills!  I know it isn't easy.  What you are experiencing is common as your body and brain are struggling to readjust after the opiates.  Are you exercising?  Taking any vitamins or supplements?  The fatigue and anxiety are tough but exercise really helps with both.  I can't stress this enough.  You have to re-train your brain and body and get it producing natural endorphins again.  If you aren't taking antidepressants Valerian root (all natural) is great for anxiety.  I've been clean for 36 days and I increase my cardio exercise daily.  I'm still not sleeping great but it has brought my energy levels up considerably.  Also-whey protein shakes are really helpful with the brain healing..it's the amino acids.  Hope this helps.  Hang in there and keep posting.....Lu