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OMG....i can NOT DOTHIS!!!!
Day 6 and I feel so freakin dehydrated I can't keep anything in? WTF??? I thought by day 6 would be at least able to eat??? I think this is wrong????
Hang in there hun!! I'm wanting to just flush my strips (am at 1.5) and bite the bullet, but EVERYONE is saying to get down lower first! What strength did you jump from?? You are amazing :)
Hi.
I just wanted to tell you that I have been following you since you made your decision to stop. And I have to tell you that right now, you are my hero and my guiding light. I made the decision to quit also, but I NEVER could have done that with 6 in my purse. So I am a bit behind you on w/d. Day two in fact, and was actually feeling kinda cocky till I read your latest posts. And I'm glad, cuz I want to know what's in store for me, I have no choice, and I'd rather be prepared rather than freaking myself out and thinking something is wrong other than w/d. You sound like an amazingly strong woman, please keep posting, it's keeping me sane, thank you.
I just wanted to tell you that I have been following you since you made your decision to stop. And I have to tell you that right now, you are my hero and my guiding light. I made the decision to quit also, but I NEVER could have done that with 6 in my purse. So I am a bit behind you on w/d. Day two in fact, and was actually feeling kinda cocky till I read your latest posts. And I'm glad, cuz I want to know what's in store for me, I have no choice, and I'd rather be prepared rather than freaking myself out and thinking something is wrong other than w/d. You sound like an amazingly strong woman, please keep posting, it's keeping me sane, thank you.
Just wanted to say hold on tight...you can do this! I am 99 days clean today and am coming down with the flu! It is a bad and feel like I am on day 2 again!
hey sweetie, hang in there. I just wanted to say that I got that flu last week and it was like I was sent back in time to my first week of w/d's. For like 4 days it was hell.....you can do this, just keep telling yourself that if you give in now......at some point you will have to do this again.
hugs.
hugs.
Hi Motye, yes, 6 years is way to long. How are you feeling now? Are you able to keep down fluids? I'm hoping things will turn around for you soon. Hang in there and keep drinking. You are doing amazing, and showing so much strength and courage for not giving up. Take care, and please keep us updated on your progress. Hugs!
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Well, I'm up! Its 1:00 a.m. GREAT!!!! :( BTW...I did want to mention that I did NOT go to the doctor yesterday! I did however call her (and of course got an answering machine) telling her to send something to the pharmacy for naseau! She now knows what I'm doing so if she doesn't send me something knowing how much $$$%$$ I've spent with her b/c I'm a cash pay patient that's her ***! She knows I shouldn't have been on these things this long! 6 years is tooooooo long!
hey you gotta hang in there! ill promise to do the same! day 3 for me good luck and please keep going! you will win!!
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Not to be snooty....but I do have a wonderful husband!!!! He is the bomb! He sits here with me, is trying to force me to eat (which is driving me crazy), but he's the best!
These waves suck and I really didn't start feeling these until yesterday?? I know I read about the half life crap, but damn!
I can do this, I can do this, I can do this! However, if by some weird stupid chance I caught the flu while doing this, I'm gonna be really ticked off! (I wish it was the flu actually!) Why is everyone so different?
These waves suck and I really didn't start feeling these until yesterday?? I know I read about the half life crap, but damn!
I can do this, I can do this, I can do this! However, if by some weird stupid chance I caught the flu while doing this, I'm gonna be really ticked off! (I wish it was the flu actually!) Why is everyone so different?
It will calm down. The waves will come less and less. Hang on for dear life and ride them through.
I am so glad your husband is so supportive. You many have to lend him out.
You are doing amazing and have a wonderful attitude.
I am so glad your husband is so supportive. You many have to lend him out.
You are doing amazing and have a wonderful attitude.
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My husband made the same exact "flu" comment but I'm pretty sure this is detox! Thank you so much for all the words of encouragements and as a matter of fact, yes, I did make carpool this morning ( I don't know how!!!!) not to mention b/c I've been in my room for 5 days everyone used MY car and left me on dead freakin e this morning which I was so grateful for!!!! Thanks FAM! Just found out the am eligible for one of the nicest country clubs in town to hold this wedding and that gave me a lot of hope! For my daughter that is! I know how I got here, but I sure didn't think it would be this bad to quit! This has to be the ungrateful pits of hell and I've already beat Acute Lymphotic Leukemia as a teenager so I must say, I think I'd rather the 3 years of chemo than this crap! My family is downstairs and my loving husband has done everything I've asked and I'm being a complete *******! Please someone tell me this going to calm down, this roller coaster crap that keeps coming in waves......up, down,up, down, I'm ready to get offfffffffffff!
The flu is going around and it's horrible. That was my problem I was still sick when I tried to cut myself way down which wasn't a good idea obviously
you might also have the flu I know it is going around and people are being knocked out by it! try some crackers also thats what I lived on for the first week! Good luck and keep us posted!
I too went through a hellish detox - I've never experienced anything like it in my life, and during my 15 years of using I'd detoxed many, many times.
But never spent the first day curled up in a ball, on the floor, keeping the toilet close at hand. And it was downhill from there.
One thing that I'm very happy about, besides surviving, is that that detox was something that I will and can never forget. I remember it as if it was just yesterday. Some smells remind me of it, some foods do, places...
So, get though this and use your detox as a tool to help keep you heading down the road to recovery. Temptation knocks, think of this time in hell. It works. And it WILL be over before you know it.
K
But never spent the first day curled up in a ball, on the floor, keeping the toilet close at hand. And it was downhill from there.
One thing that I'm very happy about, besides surviving, is that that detox was something that I will and can never forget. I remember it as if it was just yesterday. Some smells remind me of it, some foods do, places...
So, get though this and use your detox as a tool to help keep you heading down the road to recovery. Temptation knocks, think of this time in hell. It works. And it WILL be over before you know it.
K
Hang in there! I'm glad you were able to get a little bit of fluids down. I'm not sure if someone has already mentioned this, but ginger really helps nausea. You can put some shavings into a cup of hot water, or even eat some slices. Might be worth a try. I hope you start feeling better very soon.
Yes...yes...yes...you can say whatever you want as many times as you need to say it!!!! You're in the absolute thick of it. Let's talk about something postive and GREAT shall we????
How did the car pool go this morning? And please tell me you didn't keep your dr's appt???? You are doing SO GOOD....I know you don't feel like it....that's why we call it He*l right? You don't EVER have to do this again...and that wedding is gonna be a BEAUT dear Mama!!!!
You just hang on with ALL you've got....get SOMETHING in you...little sips....and when you can handle it...some lean protein will speed up the process.....we are severely deficient in nutrients and proteins have this way of speeding up the process. Set some small goals.....don't look FAR ahead....just set small goals....and then set another one. That's the ONLY way it worked for me. I went on 16 mg of sub for 28 days...and had NO CLUE I shouldn't just jump off that same amount. I didn't know ANYTHING...so I didn't psyche myself out....I just made a "pack" with myself...and got sick and sicker...and sicker...but I KNEW in the deepest part of me that if I got it "out" of me...I would NEVER have to do it again.
I'm prayin SO HARD for you....and if you canceled that appt this morning...I'm gonna do something celebratory just for YOU!!!!!
Hang on.....you CAN do this....YOU CAN!!!! (((HUGS)))))
How did the car pool go this morning? And please tell me you didn't keep your dr's appt???? You are doing SO GOOD....I know you don't feel like it....that's why we call it He*l right? You don't EVER have to do this again...and that wedding is gonna be a BEAUT dear Mama!!!!
You just hang on with ALL you've got....get SOMETHING in you...little sips....and when you can handle it...some lean protein will speed up the process.....we are severely deficient in nutrients and proteins have this way of speeding up the process. Set some small goals.....don't look FAR ahead....just set small goals....and then set another one. That's the ONLY way it worked for me. I went on 16 mg of sub for 28 days...and had NO CLUE I shouldn't just jump off that same amount. I didn't know ANYTHING...so I didn't psyche myself out....I just made a "pack" with myself...and got sick and sicker...and sicker...but I KNEW in the deepest part of me that if I got it "out" of me...I would NEVER have to do it again.
I'm prayin SO HARD for you....and if you canceled that appt this morning...I'm gonna do something celebratory just for YOU!!!!!
Hang on.....you CAN do this....YOU CAN!!!! (((HUGS)))))
Hey honey.. You CAN do this... Glad you drank some broth... Also try ice chips... I lived off the sonic ice for a while... Hang in there!
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Just got down a cup of broth that my husband brought me, Thank God! So far (it's been 5 min)!!!!! I don't get it, this afternoon something just hit me like a wall! I felt worse than I've ever felt in my freakin life! This *****, this *****, this ***** (can I say that as many times as I want???) I know it has to suck, but does it have to suck this bad!!!!!!!! :)
You are going cold turkey off subs right? I know that the detox is much harsher than pills.
I agree about going to the ER if you are dehydrated.
Please, please keep posting and let us know what you decide.
I agree about going to the ER if you are dehydrated.
Please, please keep posting and let us know what you decide.
You're going through a real hellish detox, BUT it is not an excuse to start using again, and as IB said, if you give in you'll be right back here in a month, six, whatever.
Go to the ER, or, as NurseyGirl suggested, try some small sips (drink something with electrolytes added). Like me, you abused your system and now you have to allow it to heal.
Bottom line, if it's not working out, go to the ER and keep us posted.
K
Go to the ER, or, as NurseyGirl suggested, try some small sips (drink something with electrolytes added). Like me, you abused your system and now you have to allow it to heal.
Bottom line, if it's not working out, go to the ER and keep us posted.
K
You are scaring me. If you go back to using you will eventually have to do this again and it will be so much worse. Please honey, hang in there. If you really are dehydrated and passing out and all then go to the ER. Be honest with them so they know how to treat you. Let us know how you are doing.
Ariely is absolutely correct. They will def treat you for being dehydrated and check your levels as they did mine. Once I got the iv fluids I felt so much better but that's how I found out my levels were low. Now my dr doesn't want me to stop taking pills until I get them up. Mainly for Heath reason. BUT I have other health issue that's why I wasn't able to do it ct
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