day 6 off hydro day 3 off ultram ER

[13093]

Well, made it through another day, not easy, but it is done.  Last night I did not take Xanax for sleep and guess what ? I did not sleep much. (Hint: do NOT watch "I know Who Killed Me" at 4am on day CT day6!!)  I bought some melatonin and sleepytime tea today. Had a bit more energy today as well.  The heebie Jeebies are slightly easier (Hot baths alternating with anti anxiety guided meditation on my IPod) but still there.  I can't do strenious exercise but am stretching and will ride my bike a little bit.

I can't believe how hard this is-anyone who succeeds at this is truly my hero!!!

Thanks for alll the  support

[13093]

Just start over...you can do it, can you get help w/the toddler? and tell all that you have a stomach virus? thats what my kids think I have....I found it such a relief to tell my husband. (I confessed a few days ago)  He has been very supportive and cont to say every time I cry that I am one day closer....Can you tell your partner?  

I wastaking hydro 10/500 xlast 3-4 yrs. in the last yr I was up to 10-12/day.  I started taking it for painful periods and realized that it helped my chronic leg pain, or anything for that matter.  I have a demanding, stressful job and the leg pain was getting to a point that I could not work, so I have been on STD since mid Dec. My DR does not know that I take that many hydros.  I started PT but realized that I had to end my realationship with the narcs bc I think they make my pain worse in a way.  my goal is to get back to work by March

I feel for you!  But if I can make it this far so can you...I want to live WITHOUT the drugs so badly, that is my real motivation. I know that ultimately they do not help,

I am stressing about wd-I have not quit before, this is my first time-. when will it end....I am still far from normal. I have no appetite, I went and got a Jamba juice today with protien.  I was afraid it would make me to cold to drink it. but I did ok. (with my heating pad on my chest)-  see, I am totally obsessing - I do a guided meditation that helps with the stressing and restlessness.  Sometimes I can only do it for 5 minutes, sometimes more.  
good luck

[lnz1986]

i was just curious how much you wer taking. ive been self medicating (i know i know. bad) ive been taking 10-12 norcos a day for 2 years. (i have plenty of ne posts im new to this under "xanax for norco/methadone withdrawls if it helps to relate) i was on day 3 ct and absolutly dieying. im a stay at home mom with a beautiful almost 2 year old. so laying around hot and cold sweats, body aches, wrestless limbs, and NO SLEEP doesnt work with my daughter. also no 1 knows about this. neways, i relapsed and took a 30 mg kadian last nyt, and it did the opposite. it just smothered me with more guilt. i now knw for sure im DONE and want to do ct. how do you deal with the wrestless legs? also ne kind of sleeping pill for me or nyquill makes the restless legs 1000x worse! i commend you for making it to day 6. im starting over 2day. i dnt think im lucky enough to b done w the physicall of wd's w just those 3 days ryt? that pill has to still be in my systm. i think my main prob,. is mental. i stress about the wds. have you ever quit b4? can ne1 tell me how long my wd should last, and also i had 3 almost 4 days of ct, bc of my god damn slip up last nyt, does that throw away all my progress??? and i back to day 1 again =:::::::::::(

[13093]

Can't see the freedom right now.  Bleak afternoon....thanks for the feedback.
Can't wait tonight to see how melatonin compares to hydro! lol

[HR_PuffnStuff]

Loved your hint on the movie watching at 4AM.....LOL. See there?....you have found some humor in all this. :)  That's one thing that helped me. If I didn't try and find the humor in at least a small part of the awfulness, I would have gone nuts. Hang in there...it does get so much better. The best part is when you do not even really think of pills or w/d anymore. Now that is freedom. Good luck to you.

[snowflake620]

hang in there your on your way!
snowflake

[corey411]

Congratulations on your clean time. Glad you are feeling better. It does get a little better everyday. Keep fighting. Corey

[this_big]

Congrats on day 6.Im goin on 9 w/o hydro..gettin better everyday.I had a trouble falling asleep the first few days.I took an otc sleep aid and a shot of Nyquil,and it knocked my *** out.Dont know if its safe,but it worked..Couldnt be worse than that handful of hydro I was taking everyday.Im just taking the sleep aid now and it seems to be working..Again congrats,and it gets so much easier everyday..good luck

ps.I agree,this is hands down the hardest thing i've ever done..

[shaffekl]

congrats on another day!  Everyday gets a little better.  Take it one day at time and you will get through this.