Barely able to function

[hydro___fool]

I am on day 13 of norco detox and today is really bad.  I have ZERO energy.  The kind that is crippling and making it very, VERY hard to stay at the office.  I am also very "achy" but I am wondering if I might have made an error in taking Ambien for the last 2 nights.  My doctor told me to take 2 Hydrozyzine 50mg and 1 Ambien 5mg at bedtime.  He told me I would sleep like a baby and this would help me get the rest during my drug withdrawals.  Yes... He knows everything now and is doing his best to help.  The 1st night I took them I slept the entire 8 hours uninterrupted, but last night was much different.  I tossed and turned all night and was running another marathon under the sheets. (RLS)
What am I doing wrong?   Why the "noodle legs" today?  I thought I was past this point, but is it the medication?  Struggling here.......

[kyle505]

The L-ty made me restless. Go figure. I wanted to get "normal" as fast as I could, so I was taking everything that I read about related to healing after detox. Some worked, some didn't, and some really made things worse. Careful of the Amino Acid protocol.  I was duplicating and getting jacked up.
Sometimes just riding out the storm is the best approach.    

[Free2agoodhome]

That doesn't sound right....hope it passes..you should not have that severe exhaustion at this point..........but then again we're all different....

stay strong man

[Sonrissa]

Hi hydro! Yup, I'm right there with you! There are ups and downs at this stage! I am in nearly your same place! Somedays, it feels like day 4 all over again! The good news is that it doesn't last as long! The good is better than the bad! Does that make sense? I need more coffee right now! I'm hoping the good days get more and more & bad days get less & less! Just fight through it! I have never stopped taking all the vitamins & supplements and yes protein shakes help wonders! Sleep is still an issue! I usually get around 2 hours at a time!

[akitagurl12]

that is exactly what my doctor told me & idk why it turned a light bulb in my head.  Ever since she told me i don't need pills to sleep, I have been sleeping fine, without all the worrying about whether or not i will sleep.  Crazy.
@ Minn, MENTAL-PAUSE!!!!  LOL

[hydro___fool]

Thanks IBKleen.  I will stop with the Ambien as it only worked one time for me.  Last night was bad (with the Ambien) so I agree with you about not adding things to my body.   I have NEVER had sleep issues my entire life so this is tough.  I always slept 8 to 9 hours every night even before opiates. 5 would not cut it for me, but at this point it would be better than what I have been getting.  Thanks and I will stop the Ambien.  I also let me Dr. know how I feel today and that I did not sleep.  I feel I should also inform him so it might help the next narcotic person he encounters.  Thanks again!

[minn66]

Lol, "mentalpause!" Anyway, I only get about 6 hours of sleep now and it is plenty. My mother has always only gotten 5 to 6 hours as well and she's in her seventies and very active.