Hey Sammy,
Very happy for your decision. The worst physical stuff should be over in 5 days. Come here and learn everything that will happen to you and how long it usually lasts. Compare your habit with similar cases and see what happened to them.
Everyone is different but the symptoms you can expect are chills, sleeplessness, runs, night sweats, hot flashes, runny nose and sneezing but not necessarily in that order!!!
Don't get freaked out about this. Take some deep breaths and understand that EVERYthing you are feeling is normal. It does get a little worse before it gets better but when you start to see the symptoms go in the other direction, you will know the worst of the physical stuff is OVER.
Hang in there, this is very doable if you prepare a little. Yes the Thomas recipe works great for some. It sure can't hurt and the fact you are taking pills (the good kind) may alleviate some anxiety!!!!
Pulling for you, keep us posted,
bob
How are you doing? Are you going cold turkey? How are you feeling?
from what i have gathered on this site in the last year and a half or so, the worst should be over in 10 days tops. thats the withdraw part, but the mental part is a much tougher and strung out battle. Some here will help you with a taper plan that can make the w/d's easier, but they are still gonna be present somewhat. after you get thru those, you will have to deal with the mental issues that will arise. thats the real killer for me, im a coke addict. but the first step, which you have already taken, is realizing you are not in control of your life ne more. so now its time to taper , or take a few weeks off work and deal with the w/d's and go cold turkey. thats all up to you. as i understand it, its kinda like having a bad case of the flu. you can go to the health pages and check out the thomas recipe, i believe it is still in there. that will help with the rls and sleep issues sumwut. no matter what you decide , taking back control of our lives has to be the biggest thing we address. many prayers for you samigirl...