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I feel like ....
I am going crazy. I cannot believe the power of pills. It is 2:00 AM where I am at and I have not slept a wink. I took melaonin and even tried a benadryl --- nothing is working!! I am so tempted to go into our emergency department but instead I am on here! Thank you for whoever is reading this. I cannot get over the fact that I was on a "low dose" (4 a day for a month and a 1/2) this time around and still feel like crap. Pleaseany encouragement is appreciated!
good advice from good people as always. someone tell me if this is a bad idea but when me and my wife were detoxing her mom gave her phenigren(spelling) which helped her nausea and also helped her sleep. it is a prescription medication so i could be giving bad advice, but i know it helped my wifes nausea.. i myself embraced throwing up because everytime i did i felt a little better for a few hours and it gave me a reason to get out of bed and go to the restroom, and once i was already in there i would run a bath while i was vomiting or whatever and when i was finished i would just roll myself into the bath. i didnt sleep for the first 7 or 8 days.. but other than walking to the bathroom i wasnt doing nothing physical, and some people say every day you spend in the bed is a day longer that you will suffer, i wasnt doing anything to ware myself out. i hear walking or swimming or anything like that helps speed up the healing process atleast a little. again this is all from personal experience.. im not a doctor, and i dont know much about non opiate medication. i do know you were only on them for a month and a half or so , so your detox symptoms should be alot shorter than mine, and most others. it bothers me seeing people that were actually prescribed pain meds legitimatelly not fully understanding the bad side of the medication and have to suffer through something like this. good luck and it will be over soon.
I have seen stuff on here about some people using peppermint tea or just pepto OTC for nausea. It doesn't last long compared to some of the symptoms, so that should make you feel better, right?!!! Nibble on some crackers...plain ones. And keep a mint in your mouth if you can. That helps me.
Listen, don't worry about the whole day and getting through it. Just get through the next ten minutes....then worry about the next ten....then the next. A whole day seems overwhelming in WD. I can remember that feeling very well! And I hated it!
Keep posting if you need to!
Listen, don't worry about the whole day and getting through it. Just get through the next ten minutes....then worry about the next ten....then the next. A whole day seems overwhelming in WD. I can remember that feeling very well! And I hated it!
Keep posting if you need to!
Well I somehow made it through the night with NO sleep. I did hot baths and I always sleep with the heating pad so I did that, am now at work wondering how I am going to make it through the day. I will NEVER go through this again. The posts help me so much.
What are people taking for the naseau? - other than A TON of water. I cannot seem to get past the naseau? You all are awesome!
What are people taking for the naseau? - other than A TON of water. I cannot seem to get past the naseau? You all are awesome!
I hope you are getting a little sleep. Benadryl actually kept me awake during WDs! I hated it. I would try the hot bath and maybe put a heating pad on your back or legs when you go to bed. It's kind of relaxing!
Nothing really helps sleep during WDs for most people. I have seen people on here who even had benzos and ambien and couldn't sleep! I tried to remember that when I was detoxing. More drugs are not the answer! Time and patience probably are! But I know how bad that sux!
Nothing really helps sleep during WDs for most people. I have seen people on here who even had benzos and ambien and couldn't sleep! I tried to remember that when I was detoxing. More drugs are not the answer! Time and patience probably are! But I know how bad that sux!
your welcome jaxbaby :)) it really is all about us and how we look at what we are trying to accomplish.. when I was detoxing I took Valerian Root. it is a Natural supplement for the anxiety. I rember my heart feeling like it was pounding out of my chest !! This passes.. we just have to be determined. I can tell you the payoff is so Big.. where once I sat like a potato I now have a garden and a clean hose. the t.v. is no longer on all day and I'm clean. My hair shines.. No matter the amount we take in the end it effects us the same way.. I look forward to you reengaging with your life for then will I witness your Spirit and personality soar.. This is the truth of getting clean :)
I so needed to hear this -- I was so tempted to go to ER for something for anxiety. This is so damn hard. I am really trying to be positive! You are so awesome for responding to me. Thank you.
Hey jaxbaby.. Ya know you can change this whole wd process around if you really wanted to.. the mind is a powerful thing.. Look at it like going to war. you grumble feel defeated and look for the easy way out you are setting yourself up for failure.. go in with the attitude that you are going to win your personal war come hell our high water.. much better off.. what are a few sleepless nights compared to the hell you and your loved ones have been living ? get outside and walk !! so good for you. helps with rls anxiety just the all around discomfort.. catch a good attitude.. take pride that you are stepping up to the plate and taking responsibility.. after all, you are stronger then your addiction.. and way to much pride to go to the ER seeking drugs.. Come on girl you can do this !! get your fire upo !! Only last for a few days and then it is like breathing for the first time in a long time.. we can hear the birds sing.. we actual care.. So get your grip on,, Hot showers baths.. walking. lots of water and try to eat.. You are in a war and you are worth salvaging.. and boy do the ones that love you look forward to this !!!! lesa
Thank you ... I did take a hot bath at 12:30 ish .. Sleep obviously did not happen as I am back here. Seriously... it is hard to believe this will ever end the way i feel right now. I have been trying to be positive, self talk and lots of prayer. I just want my life back!
HI sorry bto here your going thew this again but sleep is always a problem when your detoxing...its not necessarily the amount but the duration that gives you withdrawals
try and hang in there ...I would try a good hot soak to relax you thats what I did for sleep for quit some time...hope you dont read this till morning but if you do try the soak
good luck and God bless.....Gnarly
try and hang in there ...I would try a good hot soak to relax you thats what I did for sleep for quit some time...hope you dont read this till morning but if you do try the soak
good luck and God bless.....Gnarly
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