K/E Greg Pearl

[Breakingfree]

Gosh guys... I'm lost here. I can't find the regular site we all have been on. Are you guys, K/E, Greg, Precious out there? I can't find our forum!

[FLaddict]

Yep almost 4 months for me.. i just turned 27. I had been a heroin addict when I was in high school and got clean at 19 through many rehabs and AA.  I will have 8 years soon clean from heroin.  I had about a two year run with pills after they were given to me after surgery. I started to have back pain and self medicated. I started with vicodin moved to percaset and threw in some oxy here and there.. after the scripts ran out whatever i could get.  Right after I quit pills I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, osteo arthritis in my neck, and myofascial pain syndrome.  I am glad i was diagnosed after I quit or I never would have stopped it would have been the excuse I was looking for to continue.  So now I have learned and continue learning new ways to cope with pain and how to take care of myself.  I tapered down from 10 a day to 3 and then my hubby and I decided for me to use Suboxone just to detox off the rest of the way, so I took that for 10 days and then stopped.

Day 4 is awesome.. day by day you will start feeling better and more like a human.. Headaches are normal.. alot of the action opiates have in our system occurs in the brain.  While we are taking them normal production of our brain chemisty stops, this included our dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, ect.. as those things start to function headaches are bound to happen, they have been on vacation and are not happy about working again. I find ice packs on my forehead help when i have a doozy of a headache. You were not taking a obsene amount of pills, but that was quite some time so it will take a while for it to heal. If you haven't yet read up on PAWS which stand for Post Accute Withdrawal Syndrome  its the stuff that lingers and occurs after the intial nasty stuff is  over this can affect addicts for months or longer, if you read up on it you will be more prepared if it happens to you. I have been very lucky in that department so far. But when i feel crummy I usually atribute it to my fibro so who knows.
Good luck to you and your friends.. if you ever need to talk you know where to fine me..:)

[Knight Errant]

Gain strength and courage from each milestone.  3 days is a big one!!  Congratulations!

Btw - I live in Ohio.  :)

[Precious Pearl]

"That's what I'm talkin bout!" :) You and Breakingfree are SO DARN supportive I can't believe it. Thanks for all the motivation and kind words. I DO feel better today. NO headache. I DO believe I'll do this now. I even told a couple of my best friends today. Just said I was trying to do it...BUT deep in my heart I AM GOING TO DO IT...:) Thanks for telling me the 3rd day was probably the worst. It WAS for me, so far. This is day 4 and I feel a lot better today. Hope it continues tomorrow. What state do you and Breakingfree live in? Am I "allowed" to ask that on this post? lol I am in So. Florida. OK have a great evening and THANKS AGAIN for your support..You don't know how many times I have read these posts on this one alone. It kept me going. Later Precious

[Knight Errant]

Hey, precious!  Has your headache calmed down at all?  That is all part of the process, unfortunately.  Everyone is different, but typically the worst withdrawals occur around the 3rd day, or right where you're at.  It probably won't get any worse than this.  You're going to make it!

What you are doing is an awesome thing, requiring great courage and determination.  Greg, Breakingfree, myself, and others are all waiting at the finish line for you with open arms.  And we'll be right there to give you a little nudge along the way.

You're going to be free....  :)

K/E

[Precious Pearl]

So good to hear from you. Yes today I feel really good. Still not a lot of energy and the hubby just called and said he's on his way home at noon to "be ready" UGH I am thinking I hope I have energy for this. lol lol Hey, I'll find it somewhere. But I have to tell you that you and K/E have been my main support just in starting to do this. I know I still take the soma but I feel I need to do one at a time and have cut way back on that, too. But, am thinking a little more clearer today. I hope I feel a little more energetic tomorrow as my son and wife are coming down to take us to a college football game. OK I am getting off the subject. Just wanted to say THANKS again and good to hear from you. I, too, feel comfortable posting on this site. I am not good at keeping up with a lot, I guess. Hey, you do what you gotta do in this life. OK later Precious
PS. GREAT for doing the run. I was a runner when I was 40. I ran 3 miles a day until my knees blew out. so be careful on that...But I have a treadmill here in the house and am working towards getting back on that to just walk. OK bye again. :)  

[Breakingfree]

Fladdict, I do read the other posts alot and let me tell you... I wish I could be more like you and write almost everyone who is going through a w/d!  I have no excuse why I don't except I do have 3 smaller kids but I do come here and try to write every night to the people who have gone through it with me...the buddy system I guess you could say. But I want everyone out there to know there is LIFE after w/d! I want to tell every person here going through it that you will make it and that it will be fine, even as sick as you may feel and the syptoms GO AWAY! I went for a run today, yes, a run! I never thought while I was on the vicodin that I would ever WANT to run w/o having a few in my system. Well, your energy and the 'WILL' do do things comes BACK! I am facing things now that I never thought I could w/o first taking that pill. You WILL feel NORMAL again! I promise.

K/E I miss you and will email soon! I hope you are doing well!!! I still think of you guys everyday... everyday.


Precious, How are you doing? You've got the power girl! I can feel it in your posts! Oh yes, the 4th day... it will be ok. You are SO close! Stick it out! You are doing it and day 4!!! Awesome! SO CLOSE to being home free! You will be in my thoughts.