Day Three!

Question

OK so here I am on day three..... And I am so scared!! 
I am so used to dealing with life in a constant state of sedation. Today I feel like the anxiety and stress is gonna make me go back to my usual ways of dealing…. Abusing pain pills. 

At the same time I know it has to get better than this! My body is still detoxing from all the sh*t I have put in it the past three years! I also know that I want a different life bad enough that today, I will not pop a pill! 

My children need and deserve better than that and I know I can give it to them. This is NOT EASY! But I always am up for a good challenge. :o)~ The outcome has to be worth it!

So…. Does anyone know how long it takes for opiates to be completely out of your system and when your body will functional “normal” again????

Thanks & God Bless!

Mandapanda17 · Answer

the whole not sleeping part can be the worst. Does the sub. not help you with sleep? I guess thats a dumb question. I have a very hard time with the sleeping, and the anxiety part as well. I know last time I was clean I felt pretty good after about a month. the physical part sooner than that, but the anxiety and sleeplessness lasted longer. everyone is different though and I would think the suboxone would help. did you still go through withdrawals?

MissMama · Answer

Huh... 3-6 months you say? That seems like a long time right now. 

I am on suboxone to help with the withdraws and staying off the pain pills. 

As far as how I feel physically and emotionally...... 

I have severe panic attacks and am constantly on edge. My moods are up and down, that I imagine is pretty normal. I am not in as much physical pain as I thought I would be, but I have been dealing with that in other ways (NOT PAIN PILLS) my thoughts are always racing… at night it is worse. I can’t sleep and that part really *****! 

I don’t know….. there are so many different things I feel and it is always changing! 

Tomorrow I am back to normal life and routines… work, daycare for the kids, and so on. I am feeling pretty nervous about all that!!

extrmeski · Answer

You have the right attitude that's for sure and believe me it is not an easy road. The lenght of time just depends, what were you taking? how much and for how long? The rest is more of an individual thing. I've read where people on here have gotten help with suboxone but I wasn't that lucky I did the c/t thing.

GoingToMakeIt · Answer

Opiates leave your system in a few days to a week. The after effects last several weeks. BUT the body's chemistry has now been changed and that can typically take 3-6 months to return to somewhat normal.