withdrawal

[dan50187]

starting cold turkey gettin off pills. anyone wanna help?

[Real180]

Hey Dan -

I just read through the thread so I think I have your story.. Anyway congrats on making the decision to quit so you can get control of your life back.. I'm 56 days clean from alcohol, pills and etc and I just wanted to throw you my support.. You've been given good advice on some things of the things to help you through the WDs.. I just wanted to add hot baths and shower will be very helpful along with epson salts.. I used a similar amount as you and the WDs were tough but doable so stay focused and you WILL push through.. I'm not sure if you already started or are planning on starting soon but in any event you will need to get rid of any pills you may still have and cut ALL sources so you are not tempted.. I understand you are alone for this so just keep post on here and more people will be around,to help,support you..

All the best!

[dirtydirk]

well stick with the program and keep posting things on here u might wana start a new 1 and more ppl will pry talk the fact that weve beeen talkin back and forth is pry scaring some ppl outta the convo , i gotta go watch the walking dead for a hr  sry

[dan50187]

small town in va

[dirtydirk]

what part of the US u stay i u dont mind me askin  

[dan50187]

the real ****** thing is that there is no support where i live. all the meetings and clinics ect. are at least an hour away. i recently lost my job and dont have the means to try to drive there and take care of my kid

[dirtydirk]

true dat i  live a similar life as u im 31 and since i was 13 ive been smokin pot drinking   and plenty other drugs of course but thats neither here nor there but when i was 17 my parents sent me to rehab (for weed) and i was clean for a month  as soon  as i got out i went back 2 my old ways and like i said im 31 now and 43 days sober is the most since  i was 13 sadly birds of a feather flock together and thats another part of recovery im learning i cant expent to change if i dont change the way i was , cause it hasnt worked yet why would i now

[dan50187]

good friends are hard to find. i look back now and realize the only reason i hung out with all the people i did over the last 10 plus years is because they liked to get messed up almost as much as i did

[dirtydirk]

hopefully someone will be able help with the impatient deal i always wanted to do that 2 but feared there would be a red flag over my head the rest my life so i frayed away from such behavior but there are plenty of good facilities out there and we shouldnt  be ashamed of who we are its who we become in the end

[dirtydirk]

yes that so  true but i also pushed all my good friends away cause they were on my back cause i wasnt the same person da da da    and i got sick of dealin with it  so i turned my back on them now its hard repairing but your right about the pill friends lmao

[dan50187]

i used to be a heavy alcoholic also like a liter of whiskey a day and i was able to completely stop drinkin the day my daughter was born. to be honest i want to do an inpatient rehab, but im scared of how that will look in court if one day i have to fight to see my daughter

[VICourageous]

Ha!! Dirtydirk...That is what we call REAL Friends or PILL friends..ha! We sure do find out quickly when we come clean..Right?? lol

[dirtydirk]

nope not all it happens to most addicts we go from havin to many friends to count to turning out back from them and turning into a recluse

[VICourageous]

I am proud of you for trying to come clean at a young age..You have been using for some time now. Please do not let 40 plus years go bye like it did for some of us..Just be Honest and Open with your self and others. WE can not walk this Journey into our Recovery alone..Stick around and also get some out side support..Have you ever tried a meeting..You can go to both AA/NA and get the same results. This is a very serious disease and takes SO much work to stay clean..You have now taken the first step and that one is the Biggest step of them all..

[dan50187]

ill be honest really i just need support. when we had our baby, i quit hangin with everybody that used, i just didnt stop. so now that the babys momma left i dont have anybody. probably sound like a puss but o well

[dan50187]

i prefer roxys, prolly average 2-3 20 mg pills a day, sometimes up to 6 pills or so. when they aint around, i jus take as many tabs as i can afford until they come back around. and like i said im 27 now and was prolly 13 or 14 when i tried first time and been steady usin since prolly 16

[dirtydirk]

yeah pry good idea u been eatin vics lately or harder stuff like roxys oxys or opans its really guna help with the timeline of your wds but a general rule of thumb is your guna get better by day 7 least feeling better your still guna pry be sleepin like crap n mo less guna be shattin like whilliam still your stomach is guna need some time to rewire itself you will also be sneezing and yawning for weeks as well u might need a 20 min nap once a day for a month  but like i said this is all depending how much and what kinda opiate you have been abusing but really none better than the next but amounts and how often will change things or tweek the timeline a bit

[VICourageous]

Give it TIME to balance back..The brain Chems will adjust back soon. Keep drinking LOTS of water and maybe add some electrolyte powder in it..Mix some protein powder with some berries too..Just start taking some good vit/min..I find that the plant based ones are the best and most natural..There are all kinds of vit/min that will help with each stage. Magnesium is the best detoxer and brain builder of them all. You will find your self wanting things to help sleep and for anxiety and then some things for energy. Just stick around and we will help get you there..BUT the detox is the easy part (hard) staying clean is where the work begins..Try hitting some meetings. I wish you the best.
PS..Pot is a mind altering drug. You should stay clear of it all so you can start healing this wound of addiction.
Bless

[dan50187]

yea man. im really scared to mention it to anybody. me n the babys momma arent on the best of terms, and shes got full custody legally. i jus dont really dont want her to find out and make things even harder on me

[dirtydirk]

yeah the subs and dones  r worse pry the wds last much longer from those because they are a longer acting opiate and they attach to your brain harder so 2 speak  im 40+ days clean and the chills didnt go away for 19 days now everyone is different but your guna expect weeks of chills sweats pry    its gotta get worse b4 it gets better......and yes cold sweats and no sleep was the worst dawg

[dan50187]

the thing i cant handle is the cold sweats. i smoke weed already, and it does seem to help with everything excepts cold sweats. ive tried subutex and liked it, but i ended up abusing it also.

[dirtydirk]

i recently got off the devils dandriff its not fun but its possible  let your baby be your inspiration ....its hard to fathom but a body in motion is hard to stop whereas if u sit around and feel sry for yourself all day its difficult to get that train movin , ya dig

[dirtydirk]

id start off by getting some pepto or imodium for your stomach issues possibly get some cold n flu medication OTC would work, keep your ipod handy music wil blow ur mind in w/d in a good way.....inspiration least for me it was , would never tell someone to get more drugs to get off drugs but personally speakin zanys and maybe some pot for the first cpl days ONLY will help but like i said that helped for ME  its not for everyone !! if you have acces 2 a dr and arnt ashmed of admitting your condition he can pry give u a script of Catapres (clonidine) which is a blood pressure lowering medication that will cut those wd in half from the reasearch ive done n e ways

[dan50187]

at least ten years. strictly recreational. whatever i could get really as long as they were opiates. cant keep it up anymore though. have a baby now and i cant handle her when im detoxing but i cant imagine leaving to go to rehab and not having her around

[dirtydirk]

how many how long wha pill theres plenty