Thanks for the responses and support guys!
I got 6 hours of sleep with the help of some advil pm and I did what gnarly suggested with the hot bath and letting myself cool off inmy bed. It felt very relaxing!
So here we go. Start of day 7. Tryin to stay positive and strong!
A week and dine with wd is good. What were you taking?
ive done pretty much as gnarly has suggested i'm on day ten slept 4 hrs on day 8 and 9 with excercise and nyquil otherwise slept about 7 hrs first seven days fell asleep in hot bath yesterday so i think that helped relax me too.its gettin better and will for you too hang in there each day gets better now the mental stuff is the devil you need to fight now.
HI .....if I where you I would try the 3 in one vitamin calcium/magnesium/zinc that you can pick up at walmart for 6 bucks for 250....I took 4 with breakfast and 4 with dinner and It really cut down on the withdrawals ...as for sleep the only thing I found that worked was a really hot hot bath as hot as you can stand it...even if you can only lay in it 5 or 10 min jump out and lay on top of the covers and dry off in bed then let your self cool down slowly...this will relax you and help you sleep...right now just do the best you can and try not to get discouraged you will get past all of this but what I listed should help good luck and God bless,,,Gnarly
Hi, Insomnia for me was the worst on so many levels, and lingered the longest. I'd have to say for me realistically 2 weeks is when i noticed a real difference in my sleep.(over 2-3 hrs at a time). Have you tried Advil PM? It seemed to help me with both sleep and the aches.
I dont think theres anything that will just knock you out that first week. I tried EVERYTHING!!..lol. Dont give up on the Melatonin and Valerian. Stay away from caffeine and sugar after 4-5pm or earlier. Your sleep WILL return. As hard as it is... try not to get yourself worked up over it.
I too had a nasty hydro habit.. 15-20+ a day at its worst. I have to tell you losing sleep for a couple weeks was well worth the freedom i have now. Hang in there...it DOES get better.
Sorry to hear about you not being able to sleep. Have you tried Benadryl? That is what I take and its helped me a lot, but am very careful not to take it too much, mercy all I need is one more addiction.
Prayers going up for you.
Cissy