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I am on day one coming off of lortab it is bad cant sleep, leg pains. how long does it take to get off of pain meds and is there anything to do that will help?
That's kinda what I'm worried about is him having them the only good thing is he works nights and sleeps days so I'm not around him much and I've told him I don't want to know if he has anything. I think the mental thing is kicking in BC my brain is sure telling me I need it right now. All I want to do is lay around and that's hard to do with kids.
Be careful.
Being in a house with someone who is still using is a reciepe for disaster. You must call ALL sources, doctors, dentists, pharmacies, dealers. And family. You will get weak and not being able to get any may be what get you through it. If they are around . . .
As far as your detox goes, sounds like your doing great. Find a quality protein shake with good amino acids in it and take it once a day. Exercise is key also as we slowly repair our brain. Opioids trash them, and they take awhile to get healed up. Keep going, your doing great.
Bryan
Being in a house with someone who is still using is a reciepe for disaster. You must call ALL sources, doctors, dentists, pharmacies, dealers. And family. You will get weak and not being able to get any may be what get you through it. If they are around . . .
As far as your detox goes, sounds like your doing great. Find a quality protein shake with good amino acids in it and take it once a day. Exercise is key also as we slowly repair our brain. Opioids trash them, and they take awhile to get healed up. Keep going, your doing great.
Bryan
Thank you for your support everyone on here has been so great. It makes it alot easier to go through when u have support. I am married and I have 4 kids plus I live right by my mother but she doesnt know that I was taking pills again. I tried to stop a few months ago with the help of sub but could not do it. My husband takes pills also hopefully he will decide to stop. I am looking forward to each day not being on pills. Being able to take my kids places and not worry about if I have enough meds. Two of my kids are old enough to know I take pills I tell them its for my knee but I don't want them to grow up thinking its ok to take them. I've been listening to worship songs and they help.
Good morning. I been reading your posts. im 42 have been clean 94 days after being addicted for 12 yrs & first started with lortab10mg and ended with 10 to 15 pills a day on perc30mg! i was killin myself and honestly think that what i wanted until my baby (16yrs)lol stood up and told me he really wanted me to be here. i have lost jobs, family, material posessions. please hang in there because your doing so good!!! those pills WILL kill you!!! i can honestly recommend to do WHATEVER makes U feel better for the moment becuz u truly are living minute by minute rite now! I took flu meds and nyquil first week or two to help with pain & non sleeping and ALOT hot baths. i still have cold&hot flashes but not as bad. after 4 weeks of being clean i started excersising/walkin at first and for some reason it made me feel better. I DONT LIKE EXCERSISE! LOL i dont know issue with knee but may help if your able. Everything you read on here will help in some way but really it is the mental battle you have to accomplish. i got journal and would right how i feel or who i was mad at that day or just scrible in circles:) because the depression you experience sometimes is a persons downfall of getting back on them. it was for me alot of times. cry if you wana cry, yell if you wana yell, your body wouldnt be desiring those emotions if you didnt need to get it out!!! Are you married? do you have anyone around you on daily basis? i hope you have a beautiful day and if you have any questions or just want talk im here to listen all day! i have to say this to...God and prayer was the most important thing that got me where i am...he truly is a healer if you just believe and tell yourself that & ask for it from him! he loves you and wants you to be what he created ONLY U to be!
Doing pretty good this morning slept for 3 hours last night then a few this morning. I have a heating pad on my knee right now and my back. There is a nerve in my back that's driving me crazy right now lol. Biofreeze helps for pain. I'm going to start laying extra clothes out that a good idea BC I really had to make myself get up and get more clothes this morning I was so cold then I sat in front of a heater. I think I might get out the house today.
Hi there!!!!
So glad to hear from you, I thought of you this morning. I know the hot baths saved my life, I LIVED in them the first 5 days!!!!! Yes I know the hot and cold chills are bad right about now, I ALWAYS kept a spare pair of dry clean clothes out so when I sweated through a shirt etc. I already had a clean pair out, I was so sick that LOOKING for a pair of clean clothes OVERWHELMED me!!!!
Also try the heating pad on your knee, I wrapped ace bandages around my heating pad and I used 2 at a time, I would position myself in the recliner, and get some relief there. Remember these feelings are TEMPORARY, I know when you are IN them it feels like they will never end. What you get in return is so worth the hell of the first 5 days. Yes NOT searching for pills, lying to doctors to get more, ENDLESS counting, is such a freedom, I simply can't believe that part of sobriety. Also for me I watched LOTS of comedy's, I watched things that were not serious to kind of lighten what I was going through. Remember you are IN it right now, a brand new pill free life is waiting for you, let us know how you are today, okay? I have to work a few hours today but I will check on you when I get off.
Mag
So glad to hear from you, I thought of you this morning. I know the hot baths saved my life, I LIVED in them the first 5 days!!!!! Yes I know the hot and cold chills are bad right about now, I ALWAYS kept a spare pair of dry clean clothes out so when I sweated through a shirt etc. I already had a clean pair out, I was so sick that LOOKING for a pair of clean clothes OVERWHELMED me!!!!
Also try the heating pad on your knee, I wrapped ace bandages around my heating pad and I used 2 at a time, I would position myself in the recliner, and get some relief there. Remember these feelings are TEMPORARY, I know when you are IN them it feels like they will never end. What you get in return is so worth the hell of the first 5 days. Yes NOT searching for pills, lying to doctors to get more, ENDLESS counting, is such a freedom, I simply can't believe that part of sobriety. Also for me I watched LOTS of comedy's, I watched things that were not serious to kind of lighten what I was going through. Remember you are IN it right now, a brand new pill free life is waiting for you, let us know how you are today, okay? I have to work a few hours today but I will check on you when I get off.
Mag
thank you I have been taking hot baths today and last night and they have helped so much! This morning was bad but as the day went on I started feeling better. Right now the cravings are coming back im hot and cold, my knee is killing me lol, but way better than last night and this morning. I am so glad that I dont have to worry about when I will run out of pills anymore. Knowing I will only feel like this for a short time is getting me through. I even feel like I might get some sleep tonight.
Good Morning to you!!!
Welcome and congrats on day one. I was on Lortab 10's for more than 15 years. You have made the first step to get your life back. The first thing to expect is just to not feel good for about 3 to 5 days. The Lortab withdrawls peaked for me on days 3 to 4, after that is gets so much better. It is like having the flu, you've had the flu before, right? First and foremost at least for me get some epsom salt, hot hot baths will be your best friend. It was totally my saving grace, my best sourse of relief. I had hot and cold chills and sweats along with restless legs, also I used a heating pad and it helped the aches in the legs. I would recommend getting some ensure or protein drink, as at least for me my appetite was not so good, you need to put nutrients in your body because if you were like me, you need good things in your body. Also at first I could not stomach pill vitamins so I got the adult gummie vitamins and liquid b12, that on top of the brat diet saved me,which are bananas(good for restless legs), rice pouches(you can heat them in microwave), applesauce and toast. You NEED strength so try and pick those up today.
As far as sleep try and just realize that we did not get here overnight. It takes time for our body to heal so just accept that, I promise you in a week you will be a different person than today. All of the leg pains will be over in 3 to 5 days, at least for me. You are now in the beginning of a new life, embrace it, a life without pills is so great, there is such a peace in it, no more counting, early pharmacy trips, excuses to doctors. Just keep in mind that for today you will not take a pill, don't worry over the sleep it will come and just remember this is temporary and all of it passes in 3 to 5 days, you can't imagine in a week you will feel world's better than today. I hope this helps you, and once again congrats on day 1.
Mag
Welcome and congrats on day one. I was on Lortab 10's for more than 15 years. You have made the first step to get your life back. The first thing to expect is just to not feel good for about 3 to 5 days. The Lortab withdrawls peaked for me on days 3 to 4, after that is gets so much better. It is like having the flu, you've had the flu before, right? First and foremost at least for me get some epsom salt, hot hot baths will be your best friend. It was totally my saving grace, my best sourse of relief. I had hot and cold chills and sweats along with restless legs, also I used a heating pad and it helped the aches in the legs. I would recommend getting some ensure or protein drink, as at least for me my appetite was not so good, you need to put nutrients in your body because if you were like me, you need good things in your body. Also at first I could not stomach pill vitamins so I got the adult gummie vitamins and liquid b12, that on top of the brat diet saved me,which are bananas(good for restless legs), rice pouches(you can heat them in microwave), applesauce and toast. You NEED strength so try and pick those up today.
As far as sleep try and just realize that we did not get here overnight. It takes time for our body to heal so just accept that, I promise you in a week you will be a different person than today. All of the leg pains will be over in 3 to 5 days, at least for me. You are now in the beginning of a new life, embrace it, a life without pills is so great, there is such a peace in it, no more counting, early pharmacy trips, excuses to doctors. Just keep in mind that for today you will not take a pill, don't worry over the sleep it will come and just remember this is temporary and all of it passes in 3 to 5 days, you can't imagine in a week you will feel world's better than today. I hope this helps you, and once again congrats on day 1.
Mag
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