Finally made it to week 4 :)

[oxypain101]

this morning i made it to week 4 clean.  physically i feel great, but i am still fighting anxiety.  I called my dr office and she suggested a small does of anti anxiety meds, but i know those are more addicting than the Percs and told her no.  She said i should start to feel better soon.  Its weird i have 3-4 hours of happiness and all the sudden the anxiety and worry will come on like a monster and i feel like i am losing it.  never in my life felt this way.  could all this be from the percs?  I hate to be so annoying all the time, but this is much harder than i thought it would be.  i thought once i get thru the physical part i will be fine.  Finding out the mental part is really hard.  

[brown1986]

Congratulations!!!  Today is my 7 day clean...I feel better no craving or urges...I haven't had energy Luke this in a while!!!!!

[Jerry198]

congrats on the 4 weeks clean the physical thing is pretty much over and the mental game comes out full swing this is the part of recovery where many of us fail we fall into a trap where we think the pills will save us but it will trigger the cycle all over again.. keep up your guard and best that you stay away from the AD drugs Great call as they will have the same results WD in the long run.

[VICourageous]

4 weeks already?? Wow!

I have to agree with Jerry here. Yes, the mental is the hard part. This is the time that can make you or break you. Just hang in, as the Brain Chems are still adjusting back from the removal of these Stims. Go look at some natural things to help boost up the Serotonin & Endorphin. Even if many other parts of the brain where affected by these drugs, these are the 2 that need to be brought back to parr too. Exercise, Sun and Music does so much to these areas as well.

I had picked up some info about 3yrs ago and caught some more this yr. It talks about the Anxiety. They say that the Gaba & Serotonin are your body's natural anxiety and stress relievers. They talked about this, in both, about using Ashwagandha, L-Theanine and Passionflower. The ingredients can make you feel more calm and anxiety free and worry less.
I get the Amino-acids all in one. Meaning I get all the Ls put in one and there are many. The bottle will say "Protien" or "Complex Amino". Try picking up some of that. The other stuff they mixed and are trying to sell it, is called A2X..but I bet you can find this at the health food store.

Anyway...Good going! Keep it up and never look back. Time will be your best friend right now, so hang on to that Patience too!
Bless

[Smalltownmom]

congrats on 4 weeks! Vic is right. Try going to your local health store with a list and they can help you find what you're looking for. I wouldn't take any anxiety meds. Even the non narcotic ones are just a pain to come off of. I stopped taking Prozac after 5 years over the summer. I weaned to lowest dose but I still felt pretty funky. Not like pill wds. Just weird. Plus they mess with your sex drive lol Hope you feel better :)

[gnarly_1]

Hey dude  congrats on a month clean  the anxiety can hang around a wile I dont recamend treating it with anxiety meds it is really ez to get cross addicted in early recovery  as you can see now the mental ''mindscrew'' is far harder then the phyical withdrawal hence why I alway say this is 1/3 phyical and 2/3 mental  this is where the meetings become critical  time to start to share how your feeling at them  just talking about it will be a huge help  espically with people that understand  you will find that we used these pills for a lot more then killing pain  they become a emotional crutch  just know this is common and considered normal
...........................Gnarly.......................................

[oxypain101]

thanks all.  i will def look into naturally healing my anxiety.  I def do not what anything to do with benzo or any pill.  thats the last thing i need now.  worry about getting hooked on benzo.  i just want all this to go away and want my normal life back before this damn back injury.  its so frustrating to feel this way, but i guess time is what i need.  

[gnarly_1]

Hey Dude just checking in on you....did you pick up your 30 day keytag at your N/A meeting??  if not do so  it give you something to to hold on to when your chomping at the bit with the anxzity....for me at least it alsways firmed up my resolve to keep going...we have a saying at our meeting out here....'''you dont pick up no mater what''  your doing really good for early recovery  this is a race one by the tortus not the hair....remember we all just got to stay clean today  it is a lot ezer the ''future trippin''  this disease is powerful cunning and baffling  dont ever underestimate it.....it is time to start to share what is going on in that head of yours at your next meeting....it really dose help....have I gave you any bad advise yet???  trust me on this one..............................Gnarly...............................................