well day 3 has started and i woke up and feel halfway better. Had some diahrea last night and this morning but other than that i feel way better than yesterday. Had some shakeness last night but finally crashed out and slept through it. Man it feels so good to not have the urge to go get a pill first thing in the morning. I can say that it is so much mental as it is physical. Keep your head right and the physical will go away quickly. I am so ready to have another day of no pills and look back saying i did it. god bless you and i pray for all of you going through this.
You can do it!!! It does get better... I think everyone said it correctly that tapering is so much harder to do... Cold Turkey is hard but only for a few days... hang in there...
Great to hear you sticking in there. I actually had to force myself to get out today too so I know exactly how you feel.
Having your family on board will be great for you.
Hang in there and keep keeping,
bob
Thank you for all your support and help. It is now about four oclock and over halfway through day 2 and still feeling about the same. My head is pretty sore but taking tylenol is helping and trying to keep my head busy. Tried tv a little bit ago but that didnt seem to do anything so i made and i do mean made myself take a short walk. That little walk actually helped quite a bit with the new change of scenery and not just hanging out. now i feel pretty tired and looked up and realized i had made it so far. There is no way i am going back now and it actually helped me talking to my wife and parents about the whole thing because it makes me feel accountable. i will post later on my progress and i hope that this is also helping someone else that is going through the same thing. Thank you again to everyone for their support.
Hey,
if you've been reading enough around here, you'll already know that your story is not unique.
Your problem with tapering is almost universal among addicts. I couldn't taper to save my life....and well.....that's exactly what I WAS doing.
By going down to 3 per day you reduced your intake by as much as 80% and essentially had already started withdrawing. You did the right thing. Tapering is obsessive and stopping all together is the fastest ticket to feeling better.
You may feel a little worse, you may not. Don't get freaked out, it's out of your hands. "Let go or get dragged" I think is how they put it. Get out with those kids, stay distracted, push through it. You needn't do this as a broken spirit. It's a life saving step you are taking and you are going to get your life back.
Try and laugh, take lots of showers, get some immodium!!!!
You CAN DO THIS!!!!
bob
As you know (and have felt), it seems like every w/d we go thru gets harder. Good job on deciding to end this....
We too, have kids, and they are starting to take care of us, instead of the other way around (thx goodness, they are wonderful:-). Shake the guilt, GET BETTER FOR THEM. They deserve you to do all those things you stated. The way we see it, we have a few good years left with them before they move out and start their own families.
Yeah, all the w/d's you talked about was prolonged. With no opiates in the body, your brain freaks. But while you still gave it a little bit, you probably just made it slightly milder. I hope you don't go thru this for another week....
We detoxed from ALOT of oxy's 4 weeks ago, got 4 days into it, and a buddy called and said he had some pills. Not his fault, ours. We were going out on business and freaked b/c we didn't want to be sick so far from home. We took 20 10's each in 2 days, which was light for us, and stocked up for the trip. So..... Now we're day 7 into this oxy w/d, and live on this site!!! Great support!!!
Flush your pills.... Good luck!!! You have overcome harder things!!!
Your story sounds a lot like mine. I was taking about 10 Norco a day, maybe more? I weaned myself down to 1/2 norco one day and then just quit. I did not suffer any major WD symptoms and I am on day 4. There is a health information page at top of forum with greath information to help ease WD symptoms. I sat around and waited for the WD train to hit and it never did. I believe it was because I tapered and suffered most of my WD the week that I tapered. Remember, when you have a headache don't jump to your narcotics, tylenol will help great. We just have to change our thinking. Good luck and keep us posted!