Questions

[Kylie4501]

Hey everyone,

So it has been 9 days since my last Tramadol!!!! I am so proud of myself and my symptoms are getting milder everday. I am here to say that there is hope for those of you on the first few days of detox:)

So ever since I quit, I am STARVING!! Anyone else experience this? Normally I could eat supper and not eat anything until the next morning. Now I have to eat supper, snack before bed, and eat something ASAP upon waking because I am so starving!

When does the smell and sweaty/clammy feeling go away? The smell is still lingering. Kind of like a metalic smell. Also, my hands and feet are constantly sweaty/clammy. I have to change my socks when I go home for lunch:(

Last night I took an Ambien and slept from 10pm until 5am. It was amazing. I have been getting up around 3 am most night since I started, even with taking an Ambien.

Everyday is getting better. The mornings and afternoons are the worst for energy, but I feel great in the evenings!!

[VICourageous]

Great Job so far..We have talked about the Swiss Cheese smell on here lots of times..Yes and you want to eat becasue your body is craving for the Vit/Min and such we need to replenish after are drug use.
You are still in early recovery and detoxing so you might experience some more stages as you go..Just know it is all part of the Process..It takes a few Months or more before you experience the PAWS..This is after we start to feel better physically and mentally. We go from removing these drugs with some emotional/biochemical balancing out to Emotional and Physiological stage.I have been comparing notes with my Bud on here for over a Year now and she came off of a High, High Dose of Trams for many, many years..I came off of Methadone,Adderral that I did not need. I was just snorting it with my Dones to make them stretch to taking a benzo at night to come down..Methadone, Trams and Subs are one of the most synthetic meds out here and they do not like to let go. SO I just want you to be in-tune that you might experience a bit more but you are getting better and better everyday..Keep up the POSITIVE attitude becasue I have seen it take many people FAR..Good Luck and keep ticking away.
Bless

[weaver71]

That smell of detox cheese was so intense, hunger too. I think most of us are malnourished on opiates of any kind. Our bodies work extra hard in detox too, so we need extra food for a while. It will pass for sure. It takes a different amount of time for all of us. Try not to focus or anticipate what will happen. Hold onto your progress and appreciate you are healing every minute you don't use. You folks are doing awesome. Even that cheese smell is so worth it and the heightened sensitivity is natural. Smell the roses, it just keeps getting better, unlike using, which just keeps getting worse. Rock on and congrats on your progress. I love it!

[Kbusymom]

Congrats Kylie; so proud of you!  I'm in the same situation; have no more ways to get pills which I was insanely upset about at first; and am now grateful.  This hell that I've been in for the past 4-5 years is going to be over and we don't have to go back.  I feel some sense of freedom knowing I have no options to get more.  We just have to get through these WD's PAWS.  I'm on day 11.

[Kylie4501]

Goblin,

Great job, I had many many slips also, but this time is it. I have no way to get anymore pills anyway. I hear you, I have been on these for almost 4 years and as much as we want the symptoms to go away, we have to remember that we did this to ourselves for so long!

My underarms are the worst, I hate sweating:( But the smell is the worst, I don't taste it, just smell it. It is all over my house, I can't wait until it goes away and then wash everything.

This morning was rough but I have to keep a positive attitude. I know that listening to music loud on my car really helps boost my attitude.

[Goblin666]

Yay, I am pretty close to you.  I was on trams and norcs and have been in w/d since 10/09.  I had two 24hr slips but 11 days clean today!  My slips I took about 4-6 trams each time but I am still very proud of how far I have come...with lots of help here.  I experienced that super increased hunger too!!!  These meds really blunt a large part of our nervous system so there have been many things I have noticed have been heightened...  Like a rebound effect... pushed down for so long then boom like a spring releasing!  I'm sweating too but mostly arms and back...  I'm really sensitive to smells, there is an air freshener in my hallway that I am SO sensitive too, and now that you mention it... I do have a metallic taste in my mouth.  I feel best in the afternoon, super stiff in the am (from my back issues), and pretty worn out by night.

we are doing it!  Making positive changes.  When we will be through "all" of this really depends on a lot of variables...  I'm just so happy I am through the worst, hopeless, dreadful, agonizing portion of it...

Feeling better everyday!

[Heather8448]

I havnt come off of that but CONGRATS your doing amazing!
Every day does get better!!
The first few weeks I couldnt eat then I ate my whole house LOL
Keep up the great work...