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

[Lira_MHModerator]

Hi - just wanted to pop in and say we are aware of some of the issues that have cropped up since the latest update.  They are working to fix them and hopefully this evening's update will clean up these problems.  Let us know if this continues tomorrow or if you notice other issues.  Thanks!  :)

[newlifeahead]

ok thanks for the update:)

[newlifeahead]

feeling pretty good today i do have a quest tho is it still normal to run out of energy only a couple hrs after u wake up? I get up pretyt early with my son around 5:30- 6 and by 8:30 i feel like i could just drop dead i feel good waking up but only last a couple hrs?? when will i start feeling more energetic ALL day? i slept good for the first time last night the restless legs eased up to almost gone completely wow do i hope that stays gone. I did take a melatonin last night i ws super scared because i didnt want rls but it didnt give it to me. anyway hoping to start having more energy longer throught the day but i am soooo happy i am clean and sober:) blessings to all of u i hope u too r sticking w it

[Ann2497]

I hear you on the energy issue.  I get up around 730am and am not feeling well by 1030 and would like to go back to bed.  I usually eat a banana for breakfast and drink two cups of coffee.  I don't know if I am hitting a coffee crash or not eating enough for breakfast.  It could also be withdrawals but I was not using alot.  I was taking 3 pills 5/325 mg of vicodin per day for the past 5 months.not alot right?  I also tapered down to 1/8 of a pill over a period of 1.5 weeks which is pretty quick.

As far as when you will feel more energetic it is one of the biggest variables with recovery.  I have read people say from 2 weeks to 2 months.  Others can correct me if they disagree.  It goes by how long you were using, what type of drug you were using, how much you were using per day, your age, your overall health, your diet and other vices (cigarettes, alcohol).  I stopped October 7 and my energy is not where it should be because my overall health is poor.  I suffer from major depression and have had a sinus infection that will not go away.  A full dose of antibiotics and I still have the infection.

Glad to hear your RLS is better.  I have been thinking about you!  How is your little man today?  What is Josiah going to be for Halloween?

[newlifeahead]

hi ann, yeah i would say ur intake was not that much at all stil enough for the w/d's but not too bad i was taking ALOT more than that i took about 8- 10 10 mg a day and sometimes a few more i would take 2-3 10 mg at the same time. When i was first hoocked (before i went lean for over 2 years) i was taking WAY more than that the dr told me i should have been dead. Only by God's grace did i make it He must have something more for me to do:) Josiah is doing good getting sooo big before my eyes... he is doing ALL kinds of funny things he jsut started when he smiles he squints his eyes till they are all the way closed lol i LOVE that i am sober to see all this he is going to be 1 already in just 2 short months... AHHHHH... he is going to be a bear for halloween he looks ADORABLE in his costume i cant wiat till halloween...

i think when u do the whole coffee thing u get a caffeine crash i only drink half a cup but i dont like a lot of caffeine makes me jittery... u may need to eat a bit more too i know u r trying to loose weight i was kinda suprised when i saw u weigh like 150 somehting and are freeking out lol they say i should weigh 130-140 something liek that YEAH RIGHT have never weighed that i look REALLY good at around 170 and my goal is NEVER less than that but we have big bones in our family and it jsut doesnt look right to weigh less i dont liek looking at the number but rather how i feel and look in my clothes of coarse i am still trying to loose my baby weight from josiah lol i havent been the most active since i was using the whole time but really excited to get things back... thanks for responding i look forward to seeing posts from everyone esp those that have been kinda followign along i hope u start feleing more energetic and me too lol i really couild use it i gotta go get my nephew off the bus so i will write in later blessings everyone

[Ann2497]

Thank you for your response.  Do you watch your nephew?

That is cute that Josiah is going to be a bear.  My son was a bear for his first Halloween!  I can still see the picture of him in his costume in my head.

Have you made any good dinners lately?  Still thinking about the roast, potatoes and carrots..............mmmmm.  Wish I felt upto making that.  It would take hours.

What happened to the lady that was posting on your first thread?  I believe she was from England.  Can't remember her name.