day 5 without vics....sort of

[Stormy16]

Today is my 5th day off vicodin after 3 yrs..... im starting to feel a lot better during the day. But on night 2 and night 4 (last night) i somehow took half a pill in the middle of the night...... have been taking lots of advil pm and melaton and calcium magnesium.... but after a few hrs of sleep i still wake up and my legs wont stay still....im mad at myself now for taking those halves but its nothing compared to what i used to take... so im wondering by taking half a pill those 2 nights did i just extend my withdrawls much longer?? when does the restless leg stuff go away?? it only happens when im lying down...if im moving and up in the day i seem fine....

[Stormy16]

thank u all.... i got some RLS medicine from the store so hoping it works... I got rid of the pills i do have...now i just need to figure out what to do with myself to keep my mind busy.... i have been reading and watching lots of movies.... but i cant stop thinking about pills even tho i dont want them cuz i cant do this again.... but i cant forget them either... im praying time makes them get off my mind and makes me happy again. Thank u all

[NautyOne]

Cathy is so right.  You really shouldn't have them there for temptation, because they usually win......please get rid of them, they are playing with your mind.

Time heals all wounds......not pills.

God, bless

Nauty..............

[worried878]

cathy made a good point...quitting with pills in your house is a good way to fail....why wont u get rid of them?  this is a good question to ask urself as when u r really ready to let them go...u will physically and mentally let them go either down the toilet or whatever...no more pills..period....

RLS passes..if it is due to detox as some have this condition who never used..stats say exercise helps and people who are active have this less often than those who are not as active...compression hose, massage, muscle relaxers can all help as well..there is a med at walmart for this too...there is an entry in my journal on RLS from a study at my hospital and iron is often a culprit making people more susceptible than others...I never had it..not any sleep loss that i hear about often...guess i was lucky but educate urself to help with any after effects u r having...and let the pills go

[novics]

I had restless legs only for a few nights and then this went away for good.  I also had some sleeping pills and this really helped me with this and of course the sleep problems (temzapam)

[cathy5841]

i dont think the pills will set you back physically.  the problem comes with the mental part.  if your mind thinks you will feed the addiction because you have rls...you will think the rls is worse.  did that make sense?  kind of like the body creates pain to get more pills.  anyway they have over the counter rls meds that help some...cant think of the name.  i will see if i can find it.  WHY do you have pillsin your house so you can take one in the night???  you really need to get rid of them....