over the worst ?

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hello everyone ! im new here but this is got to be one of the hardest weeks of my life ! this is my sixth day of withdrawel of heroin is the anxiety ever gonna get better ? feeling proud of myself but im doing this all on my own ! is there anything i can do for it ?? thanx.

usedtobefunny · Answer

you really did a good job with this. Good for you!

kmac970 · Answer

well i just wanted to come on and say tommorow is 2weeks and things are getting so much better ! i never thought id of got here but here iam ! i hope my little posts have kept ppl posative that u can do this and thank god i only relapsed and sorted myself out again b4 it got too far ! this time im doing the opposite i did my last recovery im pushing myself out of the house and im even gonig on a date tommorow as i have learnt life is too short and ive wasted my life in houses getting high far too long ! goodbye old kelly hello new life xxxxx

kmac970 · Answer

well peeps ! day 9 and things are getting better my anxiety is still there but no way near as bad as it was a few days ago so i think thats posative ! ive not been thinking about (H)  at all and ive not been getting any cravings ! ive also been getting feelings of happiness popping up every now and then so its making me feel good !  and my energy levels are great till night time
so ive no complaints i suppose you just have to think posative and keep pushing thru and never take this addiction lying down ! ive alot of things to b happy for so yippi hello future ! xxx

kmac970 · Answer

well thanx again for your support and thing is i had to remove myself from all my old friends but dont worry i do have supportive family who know my history they just dont know that i relapsed and had to go through this withdrawl ! i suffered a miscarrige and and it set me back ! i do have a great doctor and a drug worker ! just with it being the weekend there was no way of seeing them but i will on monday ! im just glad i had this site to turn to it really helps to know im not the only person who feels this way ! been drinking s?!t loads of water and feel like im part of the toilet lol ! but felt better today and managed to jump up get a shower put my make up on and venture into the town aww it was great to be out !!!!!! : ))))) ! rolling onto day 8 soon people feels great to know that ive pushed myself to make my best choice EVER!!!! catch u all soon thanx xxx

ladywithtime · Answer

i'm a little concerned about you "not having someone to talk too", is there anyway you can share this with a trusted family member or friend? we as addicts need the support when the going gets tough! can you talk to a counselor or go to AA or NA meetings? i, myself am seeing a counselor who specializes in addiction. there will come a time when you will get cravings and to have someone to talk to or lean on is invaluable! there are millions of people who have walked in our shoes and only a fellow addict can REALLY understand. my husband knows everything, however, because he's never been addicted, he really doesn't understand. he's very supportive but he doesn't get the internal struggle that we addicts face daily. please reach out to someone, your very life depends on it....God Bless.  Lisa

selfinduced · Answer

Have been following your story. What a great job your doing. I can tell you will nail this addiction and never look back! Keep it up!

kmac970 · Answer

well yesterday was alot better i did have a little cry and it made me feel better getting it out ! think the fact that ive got nobody to share my feelings with is hard!!! last night was the first night i never got those cold chills that seem to go through your bones and make your hairs stand up with bumps lol so i feel like shouting yessssss im over the worst god if i can do this others can !!!!!!!!!!! keep strong everyone xx

ladywithtime · Answer

yes the clonidine did help with the anxiety/panic attacks. seriously, this was the hardest thing for me throughout the w/d process. in the begining i took them 4x's a day and after a couple of days i didn't need to take as much. it seems that i'm right behind you with 15 days sober and it does seem to be 2 steps forward and 1 step back, ya know what i mean? however, compared to 1 week ago, i feel soo much better! so i keep plugging along...lol. 

@ kmac...you're doing everything right! i have found that the busier i am the less i think about getting high. sometimes it hasn't been easy but it really is worth it. the way i look at it is, sooner or later i've gotta come off this crap anyway so why waste my life, time and money. back here in ny they are really cracking down on the prescription meds(and drugs) because of all the crime that is occurring from people shooting up pharmacies. it's really very sad situation all around! God Bless you in your journey!

kmac970 · Answer

id just like to thankyou all for your feedback! im feeling stronger for your support i really am ! well i went for a little sleep today and went out in the garden and read a book just to fill in a bit of time and im feeling alot better ! im gonna try valerien tommorow and see how i go with it ! every day seems to get that little bit better and i seem to get strength from knowing im doing better everyday, i actually start college in august and that has been my goal for sorting myself out and here iam tommorow is one week clean and 3days ago i thought id never of got through it but i did and knowing i have you all here is a good motivator! and to the person who is just starting there withdrawl im there with you that was me the other day and im here still gaining strength every minute! im seeing my doctor on monday so ill see if she can up my serequel ! thanx again everyone x

RandyHunt · Answer

Hi - Did the clonidine help you with your anxiety? I quit hydros 18 days ago and everything was going fine but had anxient attacks, then I started taking Ambien to help with my sleep. I didn't realize it reverses your withdrawal clock, and really, really made me anxious. I feel like I'm back at day 4. I took 0.1mg of clonidine this morning and seems to be helping.

normalwannabe · Answer

I can't even imagine doing what u have done already. I don't know anything about drugs really but hurt my back severely 4 years ago and since my last two surgeries I have had to use norco 10/325 to deal with my pain. I wasn't allowed to take anything but narcotics after my back was fused a little over three months ago but now I can. I am now scared to completely stop the pills from what I hear happens.....although I already started to withdrawal. Today is the first day I have decided to not take any norco. 
Im scared I wont be able to do this......I can't even quit smoking and already have rls without going through withdrawals so its gonna get even worse. 
The point im trying to make is that hearing u talk about being able to stop HEROIN all on ur own motivates me to feel maybe I can do it. U r doing an amazing thing for yourself and everyone around u......and for the people on here by telling us...........ur motivating to us too!!!!! 
Let us know how u r doing and I will be thinking of u as I enter my h*** today and days beyond.
Thank u for ur story....stay strong.

ladywithtime · Answer

welcome! you're doin' this! you so got this friend! 6 days--congrats!

anxiety was the hardest thing for me also so i feel for you! i spent a week in a state of utter panic, i couldn't eat or drive and i felt like it was never gonna end--but it does! i am 15 days without drugs and i'm feeling normal again! what helped me was taking a hot shower and breathing through it. also my doctor prescibed me clonidine (blood pressure med). when we're anxious our blood pressure rises, so sometimes even lying down on a bed and relaxing your body and breathing through your nose helps alot. i literally had to go to my room a couple of times a day to do this. just remember "this too will end"! hang in there and God Bless!

laurel453 · Answer

Congrats on your 6th day :) and welcome here, Kmac :)

i have left a message to a member of the forum who has quitted heroin and is from Scotland too so i hope he can read your thread.... 

do you know about the thomas recipe or the amino acid protocol ? there are some advices that could help you... ( health pages, on the right side of your screen ). Maybe you could try valerian root for the anxiety, it is OTC and can help you a little...How are you feeling besides the anxiety ?

BREAKTHECHAIN · Answer

Congrats! -can you see a dr for a non addistive med like hydroxazine, trazdone? those should h I'm day 3 off oxycodone and seem to have the anxiety under control with seroquel (managed to get my hands on some)-I feel just a tad over sedated. on only day 3 off percs I should be wanting to jump out of my skin by now. I don't get it. But good for you! I think "H" is the toughest to beat,...and you're doing it. get something RX for anxiety-there are alot of non addictive antanxiety med. I think it'd crucial for you to stay the course and stay clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You  can do this, you ARE doing it!