Sleepiness ever go away?

[teebee1]

I'm still doing better than I ever expected to. My only probllem is sleepiness. I don't know if it's the Zoloft or just coming off the hydro's. Have to go back to work Monday. Hope I can stay awake! LOL. One more day and it'll be a week. Surprisingly, nobody at home can tell any difference in me except instead of being my ususal hyper self, I'm kinda dragging. One other thing is my appetite, which is practically 0/ Thank goodness for Ensure!
Hope everyone here on this forum is successfyl in beating this demon. If I can do it, anybody can. I thought I was a hopeless cause.
Good Luck to everybody.

[teebee1]

I've been off for 1 week now. I feel pretty good except that I  can't seem to stay awake. When I got out of the hodpital after 5 days there, it seemed like I had all kinds of energy. I was able to got for a session with my new therapist and find a doctor that could prescribe me medicine for deppression and anxiety. After that I went and checked into a hotel for the night and actually felt pretty good the next day, at least until I took the Zoloft. Then I became so tired and fatigued I didn't feel like doing much of anything. I had him change my medicine to Celexa. Hopefully the side effects won't be so bad, I haven't really eaten anything in 2 days. But then again, it may just be getting off the hydros that's making me feel like this. Or maybe it's the comination of both. Anybody else had this sort of problem?

[shelly999]

During using we slow down or stop making certain chemicals that make us feel good. Try and have some sort of activity each day. I have to force myself to go sometimes and i've only been off 6 days. Being outdoors seems to keep my spirits up also. Drink lots and lots of water. U can do this! oh yea try and eat like a few times a day just even little stuff. This will help with the energy thing too!!!!

[freeofit]

red bull really helped wake me up, each day u will have more energy and feel less tired...i am only starting to do stuff.  each day try to tackle one small thing.  i know it feels hopeless and wondering if today will be better, but u will

[alisha566]

i have a supportive fiance. he let me quit this part time job i was working because i told him i was going to be really tired. 8days i have been off loritabs. iam still exhausted and sssssssssoooooooooooo lazy. i cry about it. i dont know if it will ever go away. i worry about it all day. i have no appetite either i think its the anxiety and stuff

[dominosarah]

All the things you are feeling now will go away in time.  Its a big shock to our system when it no longer has the pills.  I would highly recommend getting some sort of aftercare program in place.  We never beat this demon, we try to put it to sleep and hope it doesnt wake up.  Recovery care will help with that......Congrats on 1 week!!!!!!       sara