Day 15 Percocet/Vicodin Withdrawal Anxiety

[hlpplse]

Please any positive advice would be appreciated, I was on Norco to Percocet for 5 months before shoulder surgery, I am one month post op and quick cold turkey 15 days ago. I was hit by a car many years ago and had to have reconstruction. The pain was horrible and I was taking 12 to 15 10 325 a day.  The First week was Awful, sick diareaha, sweats, no sleep , panic attacks. The second week the flu symptoms have subsided but I still have anxiety, and restlessness...my doctor is on board and prescribed me Clondine which I didn't take and Clonopin, which I don't want to take. I never want to take any medicine again. However the past 2 days I have had waves of depression. I am working out like crazy and I still have this anxious feeling. Can somebody please tell me what day they felt better. I am tempted to go on antidepressants at this point as I am afraid if this continues I will loose my job by continually taking leave.  Thank You for your help, this is the hardest thing that I have ever done.

[hlpplse]

5 hours away from day 28 and the anxiety is almost completely gone. But I am irratable and my poor husband has been taking most of it. He knows that I'm still healing and is trying to be patient. Anyone who is going through this I used to try to psyche myself out of the anxiety by telling myself that it will end, it is my body recalibrating and that nobody can tell I'm anxious but me.  I am hoping to be feeling a lot better soon. I am just tired.

You all can do this it does get better.  

[OxyTired]

Nice to hear about your success!! I am on day 11 and have a ways to go. Kept busy today by steam cleaning carpet at home. Got one room done, woohoo. Then went to the gym for the jacuzzi. Been using amino acids to help, not sure if they do, but I suffer from anxiety too, and they seem to be helping.
Keep up the good work and stay strong.

[Disfan]

good job, your story is encouraging, im onky on day 4 and the anxiety attacks are killing me, starting a support group tomoww.  congratulations on all your hard work

[hlpplse]

Butch798 how are you doing??? I am 6 hours away from day 27 and starting to feel better, I think I am on the downhill slide. I definitely just take one day at a time and don't try to get to far ahead of myself, even though when symptoms flare up it is hard to know it will pass....but it always does.  I continue to workout and hit the Sauna to sweat this stuff out.  Best Wishes  

[dj47]

i take trazadone for sleep its non narcotic...this is my 19th day and ive slept every night no problem...most drs will write a script for that..hope i helped

[hlpplse]

Thank You for your support I pushed through day 25 and am starting day 26. My symptoms seem to have let up some and I am hoping I am on the final countdown to feeling a lot better. I really appreciate your support. 4 days away from 30....It really helps to know this is temporary