is there any more support out there????

[newlifeahead]

Well here is day 9 and really it is day 15 without narcotics but i took 10 tramadol over the coarse of last weekend so i think it messed w me a little not sure how many days to count here. anyway i have been posting the whole time and got really only a couple responses for support here they posted 1 time and dont come back i have been working through w a friend desperate which i am thankful for we have been sticking it out together but could use some more people here. I see all these other ones that have TONS of support and others not so much. I feel like its me psoting to myself aside from desterate posting too. i have been having a terribale time w restless legs wondering how long this lasted for others it seems to let up a bit but i have been really forcing myself to stay really busy even tho sometimes i feel like i cant even pick my feet up. I start the morning feeling pretty good then feel drained after a couple hrs. Not gonna psot everythign from my bcakround u can go read my other post but i will ad that i was clean for over 2 years so i have done this before and it was the best years of my life once clean i keep looking forward to the holdiays of being clean and feeling good and taking my 10 month old trick or treating for his fisrst halloween i LOVE the fall so i am hoping that helps and i start to feel better soon. Any thoughts, comments, or jsut support will help i like to here about others journies through this too. Cnat wait to regain my life and live a abundant life that Jesus died to give us i used to be really active in the church but the past year on htese pills have robbed me of so much congrats to all that r doing this i get so happy when i see another one taking their life back from these evil pills blessings

[newlifeahead]

ann NO we dont live in warm we live in Iowa lol it is already FREEZING here... i persoanlly LOVE the fall weather and we do still go for walks we jsut bundle up good he LOVES it. No i forgot about a dr appt then we ran errands until my hubby had to go to work and Josiah didnt get a nap so he was CRANKY lol... we will shoot for tommorrow. We have been going for walks when hubby gets home tongith he works 2nd shift so i may take baby by myself we will see it is pretty cold today... i dont knwo if the vitamin is helping i seemed to be ok last night i had it here and there but not as bad as its been maybe its going away  i sure hope and yeah no way can i take benadryl it gives me crazy restless legs. I am glad u slept last night how r u feeling otherwise?WELCOME KLB congrats on u getting clean... isnt it stupid how we think we have control after so long LOL what a joke....oh well u did it now ur here jsut like me so now what is imprtnatn is u r reclaiming ur life this is a good place to be to get some support keep posting it will help. I dont think personally the tramadol helped it made the w/d a little better but i think in the long run it made it worse once i stopped that i felt really bad it akmsot jsut delayed the symptoms i think. Well i am praying for u keep ur head up prayer will help u. Dont feel bad about asking God for help even tho u did this HE knows we are weak BUT he is strong. That is why Jesus died for us because out stupid sinful nature when we r broke and humbly come to God that is what he loves... blessings to u keep posting and keep going forward dont look back the sober life is the best as u already knwo this

[KLB84]

Hi, I only read the first 5 or so posts but wanted to write you...I too was clean (for 4 years) and thought I could take just one hydrocodone a friend gave me for a hangover...stupid stupid stupid....it's 3 months later and I'm taking 4-6 10mg daily. Blah! I'm on day one of a very fast taper but I wanted to let you know that DICLOFENAC helps! I don't know if you can get this prescribed but it helps my RLS ALOT!  It not narcotic or an opiate or a muscle relaxer. All it is, is a non-sterodial anti-inflamatory like ibprofren except prescribed and stronger. Try it if you can. I'm going to go against everyone's advice and take a few tramadol to help too. I came off of oxycontin, methadone, and daladid before so I should be able to do this, just scared to death of the withdrawals. Plus, had to go to rehab for all that...got too much going for me to confess a relapse...really want the will power to do it on my own.....as for God...He's my strength. I too was once very involved in church and still want to be....just hate asking him for help when I did this to myself.

[Ann2497]

Hi there - I took two Benadryl last night and slept from 10 pm - 7 am without waking up once.  Had many dreams so it was a restful sleep.  I woke up feeling so much better.  I didn't have that overwhelming exhaustion that I usually feel.  I read on one post that Benadryl is not good for RLS so you may not want to try it.  Did the zinc mag calcium help?

I bet your son is so adorable.  Did he get to go swimming at the YMCA?  Do you live somewhere with a warm climate that you can take him for walks well into November?

DESPERATE - that is amazing how quickly you recovered.  I haven't been able to do any major cooking in two weeks.  I made a grilled cheese sandwicih which doesn't really count.

[newlifeahead]

oh my gosh hesperate i am smiling form ear to ear reading ur post WOW GREAT JOB... that is awsome u got out i am glad u r feelign better u sound better than me lol i LOVE when babies r born it was the BEST time of my life when i had my son 10 months ago what a blessing u r cooking for them i am sure they appreciate it it is hard when u have a baby my boy was in the NICU for a week for low blood sugars because i was diabetic w him so it was really challenging... keep geting out it does help i hear u on the not thinking it could be like this after a week. I keep waking up feeling great but just after a couple hrs i get drained and the rest of the day is not so exciting. i jsut told my husband if i could just have a FULL day of feeling great and not falling after a few hrs of being awake i would be extrememly happy. We went to do a few errands this morning and i was feeling EXHAUSTED by the time we got home. on wed my husband works 2nd shift i dont really like it but oh well... we had him here for the day at least hoping tonight goes a little smoother i long to feel myself 100 again. It must be the vitamins u r taking too i am only taking cal mag zinc and a mulitviatmin and a b12 i didnt get all the rest i am thinking it is not neccessary to start now after i have all these days behind me but sure wishing i would have gotten them from the beginning.  thanks debbie for the encouragemnt havent went back to my inbox to get back to u yet but i will today... and YES God is always faithful i would be lost without him in my life me and my husnaband have been spending much more time in the Word together and it feels great i can feel the presence if God with us:) again thanks guys for ur support keep going desperate SOOOOO happy to hear u r feelign better

[desperatetobefree]

by the way,,,i slept 11 hours straight last night and went for huge walk in the morning too b4 my hubby took me out for a treat to the movies and dinner,,ohhh life is good when ur sober and clean from those evil pillssssss.

[desperatetobefree]

hi newlife, how are u? im doing well,sorry 4 not posting today but my hubby took me out and today was my first day out since i went c/t and it felt great,i have alot more energy than yesterday and these vits and amino acids seem to be doing what the protocol said they would and they are amazing,i have virtually no more symptoms whatso ever,literally.im mentally happy and not anxious and very calm and all feelings seemed to have come back,im smiling,im laughing again and im enjoying the lil normal things in life like a dinner with my hubby and kids and going for coffee with my friends,,,,i wasted so many years on these evil pills,and im so suprised at the speed of my recovery especially considering the doses i was on,100mg of tramadol a day, 800mg of codeine a day(i think its vicodin in america)and alot of morphine,and to go from that to cold turkey and be totally back to normal in 7 days is absolutely amazing to me and im so happy that i made the decision and i hope i never ever go back,i made dinner today for my family and my friends family,she just had baby twin girls last night,so cute,so im cooking dinner for her 5 kids and hubby for next week or so,and if u told me i wud be able to do that one week ago i wud have laughed at the thought,and look at me nowwww,im so happy again like i always used to be,please everyone join the fight against all these pills and lets get clean for life....its GREAT.