starting another thread here would love to see some people post here

[newlifeahead]

hi, i got 22 days clean today:) feeling pretty good for the most part certain times throughout the day i am exp this wierd feeling it is like a craving not that i want in my head i am not battling that but a physical one u know when u r hooked to the pills and havent done detox yet when that pill time comes around u start feeling that crappy feeling?? that is how i feel it last for about up to a hour then goes away is that what they call a craving? i dont think about the pills and i dont battle w myself in my head jsut still having some physical feelings that come and go. Anyway i have another post i have been doing but getting kinda long so i though i would start a new one. Also i have a few people posting and they all stopped but 1 i have been posting alot to bring it back to the top but not getting anyone else to way in i would really appreciate if i could get some support or people posting with me i like to see encouraign stories from others and just people going through the same thing i have considered stopping posting because of this but i really need this and i enjoy coming to it during the day... anyway u can go read my other thread to get some backround thanks for any input and congrats to those that r reclaming their lives we can do it

[Ann2497]

Sorry you feel so badly.  I hope you feel better.  glad you had fun trick or treating.  My cold symptoms are better today but my depression is worse.

[newlifeahead]

hi jsut wanted to pop in for a sec i will have to post a littel later from ur post i think i have the flu and i dont feel well at all gonna try and lay down when i lay josiah down in a bit... jsut wasnted to let u know everything is ok and we had a great time trick ir treating tho i feel like i have been hit by a bus:(

[Ann2497]

I took 1/2 a Clonidine to see if that will help at all with the cold symptoms..  At this point I can not tell if the cold is related to WDs or not.

[Ann2497]

I forgot to answer some of your questions from yesterday.  I did take the z-pack as prescribed and a got a little relief.  Now I am taking Benadryl non-stop.  If I don't start feeling better in a couple days I am going to try something else OTC.  I tried some cold-eeze lozenges.  They taste terrible.  I am going to try it one more time.  I feel badly for complaining so much but my husband does not give me any sympathy.  He just walks away when I tell him how badly I feel.  Is not all bad though.  He has cooked dinner almost every day for the last 3 weeks and hasn't complained about it at all.  Reading and posting on this site help me keep my mind off of how badly I feel.

I hope the ace bandage is the solution you have been looking for.  That is too bad that you didn't sleep well even with the Ambien.

If you come across any particular verse in the Bible that you find is helpful let me know what it is so I can look it up.

I take Celexa 40mg for depression.  I do not feel like it is helping at all.  Maybe it can't help because of how opiods affect endorphins.

[newlifeahead]

do u take anythign for depression? i have never had much exp w it but i know it is not good.. i hope u can get it under control u r in my prayers and YES reading in the word def helps... i dont feel liek it sometimes wither but i jsut get it out and talk to God start reading and i feel like a milion bucks after:)

of coarse i will eat josiah's candy lol  thats the plan:)  i dooo love to clean and my husband loves to clean lol so we have a clean house i love to rearrange furniture too i get bored to easyt of the same set up...

i do think the lack of sleep has affected my mood big time i have been getting very annoyed the other day i didnt even want to see the sunlight:( i didnt sleep well last night even w the ambien i did wrap my legs w ace bandages and i think it helped i did start to get RLS this am so i got up but if that really works i am gonna cry of happieness and scream that i let myself be tortured by rls w sucha  simple solution avail lol... well i better get busy gonna have a long day today i will check back sometime later have a good day today:)

[Ann2497]

Hi - I have had depression off and on for about 18 years.  This morning was really bad but I started feeling much better by this afternoon.  I know that if I read my bible more it would help.  I am just so not in the mood to do anything.  The only thing I do that requires effort is post on this board in addition to taking care of my son.

My son is going to be a spy for Halloween.  I am just so lucky my husband is taking him.  I would be so miserable trying to get up the strength to try and walk around the neighborhood in the freezing cold weather.  I know my son will want to be out for hours and he won't even eat the candy.  We still have some candy from last Halloween.  Any time that we have given out candy only about three groups of kids have shown up.  Our house is on main street in the town we live in but the houses are all large and are not close to each other so it takes a long time to go from house to house.  If my husband wants me to give out candy I will.  Just realized, Josiah won't be able to eat most of the candy he gets.  I guess you will have to eat it!  They say chocolate helps with depression.

I can't believe you rearranged your house!  I couldn't even rearrange one dresser drawer if I tried.  And you love to clean??  I absolutely hate to clean.  I have a cleaning service come to my house once a month.

I am glad you have the Ambien.  I understand that you can't wait until 1am.  If your son is up at 5am you need to take that pill much earlier than that.  I think I may have told you before but sleep deprivation can cause severe depression very quickly.  I went 6 days in a row without sleep once.  It was a living hell.

I can't believe your son takes 3 naps a day!  that is great for you to get some down time.   Wh en he gets a little older I guess it will be time for #2?  :)