36 hours clean

[mamaof2boyz]

I have been clean from lortabs/percocets for over 36 hrs but boy oh boy is the mental art of the withdrawl process kicking my butt,don't get me wrong so have the physical one's too.However I will be fine and then it's like all of a sudden I get chills and start thinking crazy things in my head and then my anxiety level goes through the roof.Please help me!!! How long will this last and what can I do to make it ?

[mamaof2boyz]

Can someone please tell me how long I will experience the mental withdrawls along with the physical?  I feel like I'm going crazy but no one else can see it,I'm fighting this demon within myself!! I am a big believer in God,he has been my rock along with my 2 precious little boys.I feel like crap,I feel like I am being a horrible mother right now because I am not in my right mind...Please help if u can!! Just need some encouragement and words of wisdom from some of you that have been through this

[littlebit667]

Can you walk for a few minutes?  I am not an exerciser by any means..but walking helped so much with my anxiety.  I do not mean for an hour just for 15 minutes or so seemed to help me.  Actually, getting out of the house helped.  Sometimes I would just go sit on the front porch for a bit and take deep breathes....in thru nose out thru mouth.  A new place for a bit helped as well.  If I got desperate, I got in the car and blasted a cd for a bit!

[ImDONENoMore]

This might sound a little stupid or simplistic - but try a HOT shower.  I found that to give me the most relief for the anxiety - that and hot tea and valerian root.

Also try the breathing exercises - breathing in for five seconds then out for ten seconds and repeat five times.  It will calm you.