Still feelin' awful

[hillbillygirl45]

Well, here I am in my 7th day, and, still can't sleep, everything tastes horrible, sneezing my head off, weak as a cat, ears ringing, and, grouchy as a b**ch wolf. Am I having fun yet?? When will I feel human again? My Grandma was right...There ARE things worse than death...SMFH....

[Readytolive31]

Just keeping pushing forward...im on day 9 today..no looking back for us...only forward!!!

[hillbillygirl45]

I appreciate the info! You sound like a strong person, me, not so much. But, I'm gonna keep fightin'....

[dirtydirk]

yes length does have to do with our wds.....someone thats in there early 20's and only been using for lets say 6 months is guna have it easier than someone in there 50's and been using more than a decade!! just as somone using norcos will ususally have it easier than someone using methadone but all and all we mostly feel the same....were all different some ppl deal with stressful situtions better than others!!  usually in detox 10 days u should be feeling better i mean better not great  esp with norcos n e ways someone using methadone or subs might take a bit longer but i personally dt'd off herion and i was feeling nite and day better by the 10th day!!  keep fighting the fight its gets better by the day and once u start talking weeks and months your eyes will begin 2 open!!!

[hillbillygirl45]

Thank y'all for your words of encouragement, I'm sorry I sound so whiney. Someone asked me how long I'd been on norco/lortab...since 1991 when I had a triple fusion done on my neck. That's  a long time. Does the length of time have anything to do with WD's?
Anyway, it's Day 8....Maybe a little better today....

[meegWpaw]

you Will feel better again, hb girl, hang in there ... it will be gradual, but you're doing great!  seven days!  stay strong.  :)

[nonights]

Awww honey I'm sorry you still feel bad. The sneezing would make me so tired. I posted here that if I could harness the power of the sneezing I would be a neucular power plant. Hang in there. Soon you will have a pill free life. No more counting refilling running out numb etc. Praying for you. BTW I took hydro's 7/10 a day for 18 years and if I can be clean for 81 days  you can too.

[Clong45]

Day 7 is a milestone!  Don't get yourself so discouraged.  When are you gonna feel human again?  You have felt more human these last 7 days than you have these last 10 years!  Trust me....The cloud is lifting!  That false sense of feeling the opiates gave you is leaving your mind and body.  Let those emotions pour out.  Cry, laugh, pounch a pillow, scream at the wall.  Just remember it's normal.  Insomnia is tough...but it will pass.  Melatonin helped me the most.  Some kinda exercise will speed up the process.  I know that sounds impossible and exhausting .  Go take a walk and try to break a sweat.  Get them toxins out!  Pop some melatonin and then take a long bath with some Epson salt and some soothing music.  That's the combination I used to deal with the sleep issue.  Energy will slowly come back.  You just have to be patient.  10 year is long time for that junk to be in your system.  It's gonna take some time.  Keep posting...these days are the worst and this place will help push you through!

[dirtydirk]

well considering your 7 days into it u should start feeling better by the 10th day if u dont already  it took me roughly 10 days comin off heroin, if i remember right u said u had been on pills for over a decade, correct me if im wrong but your body is adjusting every min of every day youve been clean.....one way i judge my detox's were by my sneezing i normally only sneeze 2 times 3 if im in lucky but during my dts i would sneeze up 2 10 times at once,....slowly but surely they went from 10 down to 8 then 7 etc till when i was only sneezing 2-3 times at once again!!! your right about things being worse than death  plenty of things!!!  and yes this is one of them but it WILL make u stronger for having gone thru it, trust me on that!!  Now im not saying your guna be healed by the 10th day but u should be feeling much better.  after that youre guna still yawn for a better part of a month and your energy will be low but it should gradually start to get better, congrats on 7 days!!!