dont know how accurate this is but does oxy kill the dophamine in the brain and may take a couple of months to correct. That could account for some of your feelings. This is what was said to me on this forum days ago. Could be wrong. Iam on day 6 and I feel good then tired then pissed off. But I do now iam happy and going to b the man I once was. And so will u. This life is not a dress rehearsal. U get on shot
Vitamins and supplements really help get rid of those feelings. Here is a list of what I took during withdrawals. I still take all of it daily, but only 1 of the C and B complex:
B Complex - 3 per day
Ester-C 6 a day
MSM - 4 a day (This is sulphure, a naturally occuring miniral in our bodies)
Hyaluronic Acid - 2 a day
Red Marine Algae - 6 a day
Bee Caps - 2 a day
All One powedered vitamins with juice - 1 tbsp. 2wice a day
Lots of water
3 bananas a day.
You get all of this at a health food store, but there is a place online called vitacost that has everything up to 60% less than in stores.
www.vitacost.com
first of all, congrats on a week clean, that is a great start, you should be proud. those feelings you are having are completely normal. that is how i felt my first few weeks of quitting. i was so full of anger and guilt, but the depression was the worst.
i think it would be a good idea to check out some n/a meetings, they helped me get started in my recovery. try to stay busy, even if at times if you have to force yourself to get up and do something. just sitting there thinking about pills makes it worse. i promise you things will get better, but it takes time, hang in there and stay strong, you can do this. stay on this forum, you will get a lot of support.
Yeah... the tough part really is the mental aspect. Your endorphines (what make ya feel good) have been masked by an impersonator called oxy. You've got to get them working again and the only way to do that is to find something that you enjoy doing and do it no matter how simple it is. Some may like an ice cream before bed. That increases their endorphines and the more that we stimulate them in a positive manner the quicker you and I will feel "normal" again. It really does work.
Trout