Methadone detox

[inga511]

Hi, I am new here. I am at the hospital detoxing from methadone, soma and Dilaudid  because I am sick of being out of it. I have two ruptured discs.  Does any one have any suggestions to help me? I am day one.

Inga

[constantbeauty]

I wanted to check in and see how you were doing as well. We all falter back to certain things every now and then, but don't allow for this one little slip up to jeopardize eerything you just went through in the hospital.

If what they gave you in the hospital helped so much to the point where you feel as though you need them now that you're out of the hospital, it might be within your best interest to go see your PCP and explain this to them -- just make sure not to switch from one DOC to the next, because it can and has happened before with so many others. I know that I did my detox/WD thing alone with the assistance of no meds or doctors. But since you were in the hospital, I am actually kind of shocked they didn't send you home with something to ease whatever it is you're going through right now.

Most importantly, keep your head held high through all of this, and know that we're all here to support you with everything. The best thing for so many members here is to post, post, post. Talking to other people while they are recovering as well helps so much with your own recovery. You CAN and WILL do this!

[atthebeach]

hey ingrid,
how are you doing? i hope and pray you are still fighting the good fight. dont give up on yourself. you can do this. the beginning is tough that is for sure but you can make it through. we are here for you. please reach out and keep on posting.
i will pray for the chains and bondage of addiction to be loosed from you. remember you are trying to get your side of the fence clean.
may GOD bless you and help you
debbie

[ImDONENoMore]

Okay something not so great happened but don't let this one slip deter you.  Many here have relapsed and it's unfortunately a lot of the time part of this process.  But it does NOT have to mean you're a failure.  It means you're HUMAN.  We all are.  No one likes pain and yes, withdrawal can be really tough.  Now dust yourself off and move forward.  Looking back at this point serves NO purpose.  And I will NOT stop rooting for you because I truly believe that somewhere deep down inside you have it in you to do this.  Now it's YOUR turn to believe that.  :)  p.s. not sure where you got that percocet but you have to remove ALL access to the drugs for this to work.  Don't make yourself more vulnerable than you already feel.

[inga511]

Something bad happened. I'm SO disappointed in myself. I got home and started feeling really bad, I mean worse than ever. Like my skin was going to come off, chills, shakes, my legs had to move. I caved and took a percaset. It took a whole hour bf it even kicked in and I still feel lousy but my legs are not shaken.(may be that my husband triggered me when I came through the door.) I think I need to go to a center. The hospital just left me on my own to ride this out. I still have
huge resolve but I feel like I need help badly.
Thnx for listening-Ingrid

[ImDONENoMore]

Hi Inga,

Well I know how hard it was but think about this - you MADE it through the night!  Okay, so now you have ONE night under your belt - and believe me, whether you know it yet or not, that is a HUGE deal.

Okay, the other thing I wanted to mention is I believe it's clonidine that you're all referring to - it's a bp med and is given to some during withdrawal.  However, since you're now getting through this med free I would hate to see you start up on another drug so maybe you could just see how the next few days go before considering that?

And I found your posts during the night to be very interesting.  It is SO true that your mind starts to go down those "rabbit trails" on the "what-if's" of your life.  Mine did too.  What if I had never started these drugs?  Where would I be today?  Would I be happier because of that (of course I would have been).  But you know what?  I have learned that the experience made me a STRONGER woman.  Stronger than I ever thought I was.  And I have to tell you that strength has carried me through every day since (I'm almost 10 months clean now).  And as strange as this may sound, I wouldn't give back that experience.  Yes, it was hard, very trying on my psyche and my body too.  But it taught me who I was, allowed me to be vulnerable and to realize that it is OKAY to ask for help.  We don't have to be SUPER women - we just have to be honest with ourselves and our loved ones.  It really is that simple.  And soon I know you're going to feel the same way.

And lastly - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!  Your sobriety will be the best gift you have ever given yourself you'll see.  And the best gift you could ever give to your children.  So enjoy that as best you can right now.  And go slow for a while - don't put any unnecessary burdens on yourself outside of just taking care of YOU.  The rest will come later I promise you that.  :)

[Eebb26]

So they gave u subs for 3-4 days?