Day 7 and I'm an emotional mess

[Ricky_bobby_high]

Well it's day 7 with no hydrocodone and I'm back at work. I only slept about 4.5 hours last night so I'm tired as can be and an emotional mess! I've had this habit for just over 3 years after some back problems and quit once before but I don't remember it being this damn emotional! I can't seem to find happiness in anything and cry for no damn reason. I pray to the father above about every two hours to give me the strength to get through this and find happiness in sober living again! When oh when will the emotional roller coaster stop?!?!?!?

[jlannspr]

You are right! The mental/emotional is tough. I numbed my divorce for a year with pills. Now, at day 9, I'm beginning to feel, cry, and question my decisions. It's all your brain playing tricks. Your brain will be wacky for a while because it is trying to find a happy medium. This is just the price we pay when we choose to take the pills. Give it a couple more days, and you'll probably feel better. Try endorphin releasing activities, eating chocoloate, walking, stretching, deep breathing, and the most endorphin-releasing activity, sex<--it's true :)

[harmsnogood]

Hi,firstly congrats on day 7 you are really doing well.With my withdrawals the second week was so up and down emotionally.Up and down like a roller coaster.I looked at it like this,my natural endorphins had been replaced by the pills so no need for my brain to produce them.It's only when you stop and I started to feel emotion again albeit anxiousness I knew I was awakening.Now its very tough the mental side but with protein,amino acid, exercise,eating well,loads of wate,I also took Valerian root which I found effective.One big promise is that after day 7 each day got easier with less anxiousness.This will be you,Good luck and take care
Harms

[NoMoreHydro]

Yes to the exercise and eating right as Fireby29 mentioned!  Exercise and sweat as much as possible as it will restore the "natural" endorphins your brain is missing that the pills were filling before.  Plus it will decrease you wd time.  It gets better Ricky!  Deep breaths and you have a great group here supporting you through every stage.

[Fireby29]

Ricky,

Sorry to hear your struggling a bit.  I promise it does get better!  No more hydro is giving you good advice.   Your at the stage where it is time to start the long term project of healing that brain of yours.  Exercise, eating right and a good protein/amino acid supplement is crucial.  I get the Xanax, but try to stop if you can.  It just makes it harder for the brain to get straight, but I do understand.  Are you doing any aftercare?  For many folks that is equally important.  You can do this, keep plugging.

Bryan

[Ricky_bobby_high]

Sadly I guess I went the hard way. I do take VERY hot baths at night for the RLS but other than that I'm just eating bananas and vitamins. The Doc gave me some ambien to sleep and Xanax to help calm me down but I can't stand the way they make me feel so I do good to take .25mg from time to time but not while at work. For me the emotional part of w/d is WAY worse than the physical symptoms I felt. I can handle the runs, skin crawling, chills, and even RLS but the mental games are killing me. My brain keeps thinking "you were happy but now you sad" and "you will never enjoy life without the pills as much as you enjoyed life with the pills". It's that mind game that I struggle with hourly!!!!

[akitagurl12]

Hi Ricky,
My entire second week was like that.  But it did get much better & easier, so please just take it one hour at a time and u will get through it.  Just remind yourself that what you are experiencing isn't the real u, the real u is under all that, but that needs to come up & out.  Crying is actually a great way to release.  It will balance itself out, just needs some time.  Congratulations on 7 days!!!

[kellkell2184]

My last detox before now was in December and I went cold turkey. I recommend an herbal substance called St.Johns wart. It helped me get through the emotional crap. Xmas day I was bawling so bad my family thought I was nuts. It does get better gotta have faith! Keep up the good work!

[NoMoreHydro]

Hang in there Ricky.  It will stop, but keep in mind you are at day 7 and doing great.  The emotional part of the wd's are just as tough (if not tougher) than the physical.  The lack of sleep and anxiety tends to make thing seem worse than they really are so deep breaths.  You are doing amazing and past the worst parts.  Are you drinking your Amino Acid Protein Shakes each morning?  It will really help you out. Are you taking hot showers throughout the night to ease the RLS and anxiety?   Your doing great!  Hang tough Ricky!