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Is there anything over the counter to help with fatigue?

Need some energy. so tired, a week without pills and have gone through the worst of it.
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524119 tn?1212326482
I am five days sober. I have a long history of drug abuse but began my addiction to loratab and some methadone when that was what I could get.  I am at the point where I have no energy all day but am wired all night.  I have found that the hardest thing to do is to pull myself up and do SOMETHING. It really does help with the energy. Also I have been told depression is a culprit for some of us so that may be part of your problem. I have heard you can get a B12 shot.
I believe  Willy007.........time.  God Bless
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352798 tn?1399298154
I love it when you post.
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401095 tn?1351391770
exercise helps my energy the most...i am tired when i start and enrgized when i finish...tyrosine is my friend as well
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I will definetly try them, thanks for the info. I think Ive seen them before. This site has helped me so much. I cant believe all the great support. Take care.
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52704 tn?1387020797
i was helped with the info in:
END YOUR ADDICTION NOW, by Charles Gant (this is the book upon which the amino protocol is based, but the book has more than a one-size-fits-all approach);

SEVEN WEEKS TO SOBRIETY, by Joan Larson; and

THE MOOD CURE, by Julia Ross

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I was just telling someone about these last night. Me and my husband have been drinking these little 2 oz 5 Hour Energy drink/shot things.(that is their name 5 Hour Energy) They have about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee and consist of a lot of vitamins & some ingredients from the amino acid protocol. It also says on there you don't crash like you do w/those energy drink pops and stuff and it doesn't have the calories those do. Anyway I buy them at Walgreens but the first time I found them was at a gas station they are usually at the register. We love them and drink them all the time b/c you don't get jittery at all. I have been drinking them since I quit the pills also.
Hope it helps!
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352798 tn?1399298154
L-Tyrosine may help. Look at the Health Pages near top right of page. Look at the amino acid protocol. Eat right and take vitamins 2x/day. Exercise helps too.
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Check out the Amino Acid Protocol - one of those is specifically for energy and several in combo address the entire  problem ..........
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