Attn: Nurses...I'm sick of the illnesses since detox

[enemy48]

I read that lung illnesses are very common right after detox.  Well, I had my first about 3 weeks after detox.  Then 2nd only shortly after.  In March I went to doc for sinus infection which gives a throat drip.  He gave me amoxcillin & Prehist D.  It worked good.  Now, April, here I go again.  I got another bottle of amoxcillin & Prehist today.  It's gotten so bad that I now have laryngitis, that never went away since March.

I never experienced this much sickness in the 6 years of hydros.  I actually can't even remember any.  I hadn't been sick in years.

WTF?  I'm 3 and a half months clean.

[swtbreezie]

I hear ya, I had chest congestion for a while and I started taking beespollen,flaxseed and garlic, vit B1, and B12, I take so many I think I rattle when I walk BUT no more chest congestion lol  I was scared for a while but I feel great now 2 and a half months after quitting the pills.  I have some no energy days, but I think that is depression, but I pick myself up and get over it.  I hope you feel better soon!
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swtbreezie

[worried878]

how is the voice doing now...and the guy?   he sounded like a keeper!  LOL

[mimi1313]

I got sick too after I stopped vicodin. Bronchitis.

[enemy48]

Corey, you're precious!

Allergic to sobriety?  

LMAO!  That's a good excuse!

[corey411]

Hi Emmy, Sorry your sick. I've had this sneezing my brains out, sinus dripping thing also...happened every time I wd. Hopefully were not allergic to sobriety. ..Kidding Feel better, Corey

[NautyOne]

I got pneumonia and chronic bronchitis for 2 1/2 months.  it sucked.  Interesting.

[enemy48]

One thing I remember very clearly during my many, many attempts to detox is that the drip is there almost immediately.  I coughed a lot in detox, especially my successful detox.  

Hey, I missed U too!

[worried878]

I have often thought the narcs covered up the illnesses so we did not notice them as much or just really did not care!   When you are narcing alot you wont cough as narcotics suppress coughing...dont know....i also think we go thru alot of physical upheaval during WDs and our bodies are weak..and then we catch every bug that flies by

[GoingToMakeIt]

I did get a bit of sinus infection. Opiates are somewhat of an immune builder, which is why you didn't get sick on them. My opinion is they break down our body that when we are off them we can get sick easier.
I have used Ashwagandha for some time now. So when I feel sick, I up the dose. It works well for me. I hate what antibiotics do to your body.

[Jacqui805]

This is true, lung illnesses are common...I have been experiencing one for quite some time and just got off antibiotics for it and have had a cough since a week or two after stopping the med.  I have an inhaler as well.  I have blown more snot outta my head than I can care to think about, and am having testing done to make sure nothing's worse than what's thought to be going on now....you're not alone

[FLaddict]

Aw.. I think that is cute that he wrote too... probably didn't want you to feel uncomfortable.  Aw.. he sounds like he is worth a 3rd date already.. LOL

I used to dance at a New Wave/ 80's club  and used to lose my voice all the time, from all the smoke, fog machine, and yelling over people and music every week. So def try the tea with honey and lemon.. or even hot water with lemon works.

Hope you feel better.. get yourself "detoxed" that will help I promise.

[enemy48]

FLaddict:  Damn you know your sh*t!  Thanks.  I hate this hoarse voice.  I'm having a second date w/a guy Sat night, and he doesn't even know what I really sound like.  We went eat, then dancing.  The music was loud & I was having to scream to be heard, then the voice completely went.  He was so cute.  He had a pen in his pocket so I could write notes because I couldn't talk anymore.  Then he would reply back in writing.  

Thinking about the the next day, I'm wondering what the hell was he writing for?  Nothing wrong w/his voice.  Still LMAO about that.

[confused456]

I hope you feel better soon! I am off to bed but will write you back, I promise!! Get better!! Hugs!

[FLaddict]

Tea with honey and lemon always helps me with that. And keep your throat moist. lots of fluids and I would get some of thosed honey lemon throat drops too so you can suck on those to help.

Also since you have been on tons of anti biotics recently I would get some Probiotics from the Health food store or equivilent in your area. they help keep the "good Bacteria" in your body since anti botics kill all bacteria good and bad.. this keeps the balance.

[worried878]

Been there and got the t-shirt...I was so pssed off after wds when i kept getting sick and sick and then sick...i just recovered from some coughing disease that kept me up all night and seemed like tuberculosis!  Geez...how much can one person endure and work each day....lots i guess

[enemy48]

FLaddict:  What about the laryngitis?

Going To Make It:  Did you experience any of this?

Confussed:  Hi Sweetie!  I miss U.

[GoingToMakeIt]

And lots of water. There is a herb that is called Ashwagandha. It works better than antibiotics without the side effects. Take 3x a day until well. In your case, continue taking 1 or 2x/day after that for a month.

[confused456]

Enemy, I am sorry you are sick! I have missed you and don't have an answer, I just wanted to say thanks for the message you sent to me and let you know I miss ya!! Big hugs to you!!

[FLaddict]

I would get started on some things that can do some serious natural cleansing ASAP.
Larger doses of Ester C are used to detox the body as well as Alpha Lipoic Acid. I would also start some grape seed extract which is a super strong anti oxidant also has anti aging benefits. Garlic supplements are also good to help detox the body.

Withdrawals open us up for all kinds of things. It throws our immune system out of whack. When I got clean I chugged "emergen-C" all day every day plus took tons of supplements, luckily I only got the sniffles.