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Addicted to tramadol/oxy. First time
I have been taking about 8 tramadol and a few oxy the last year and tomorrow is my first day with nothing. I'm ready to beat this. I have all the Thomas recipe suggestions minus the benzos. Any suggestions? I'm real nervous. Terrified actually.
Also it is amazing to finally be off the pills. You get all your own energy back and you don't wake up every morning wondering if your gonna have enough pills to get through the day. Your mind is clear again and you start to remember all the things you used to love doing before the pills. You can make plans and trips and not have to stress out about the damn pills lol it feels like freedom and eventual you do forget about them. Just my advice is to stay away from people or places you used to get them from cuz it can be tempting but don't give in. Just remember what you went though..
Hi Polly
I wonder how you are doing now....I can tell you a lot about tramadol and withdrawal and relapse too...just want to know if you are still here
I wonder how you are doing now....I can tell you a lot about tramadol and withdrawal and relapse too...just want to know if you are still here
Thank you all. The next meeting in my town is Monday. I am soooooo upset with myself!!!! I only have three days off work.
Polly- the very first thing we have to do when getting clean is have ZERO access to any pills. You now see why we say that, I'm sure. Also, I agree w/ Gnarly, go to NA now. When people say "I'll go when...." that is more addict thinking by procrastinating our recovery. A wonderful long time member on here, who is no longer w/ us, said that if you can eat a meal you can go to a meeting. You only have to sit in a chair and listen! Keep posting:)
Hey Polly....well relapse happens some times....this is why you have to cut all sources as well as get rid of all the pills in the house....just know you haven't lost the war as long as your willing to fight ...you wont be judged here we all want you to be successful ....as for N/A I would start going even if you feel like hell the support you will get there will help you in the fight....many people show up detoxing the only requirement for membership is the desire to stop keep posting here for support..........................Gnarly...................
I'm so sorry to let everyone down. I'm going tomorrow to the doctor to get clonidine. I also now have gabapentin. I'm so sorry
I have to be honest I relapsed the last couple days so tomorrow is back to day 1. I WILL be going to NA when I start feeling better. I hope I'm not judged.
Do you have any vit/min around like Magnesium or Ds. These will help calm you down a bit, but just a bit right now. Anxiety/Anxious was the worst for me and it did go one for awhile..However, I came off of 3 meds at once and was on them for many, many yrs at a high dose and I was in my late 50s.
Maybe go for a small walk or turn on the music and dance a bit. You can even take another bath. Anything to get out of your head right now. Your brain chems are balancing back and drugs/detoxing highly affects the nervous system too! Any calm down Teas around?? I sure do feel for YOU as I hated that the most out of it all. Just hang in as this will pass in time. Just try to either find something that could help calm you down or go and wear yourself out by some kind of exercising. Just know it will NOT last forever. Just one more stage to get through to the other side. Hang in!
Bless
Maybe go for a small walk or turn on the music and dance a bit. You can even take another bath. Anything to get out of your head right now. Your brain chems are balancing back and drugs/detoxing highly affects the nervous system too! Any calm down Teas around?? I sure do feel for YOU as I hated that the most out of it all. Just hang in as this will pass in time. Just try to either find something that could help calm you down or go and wear yourself out by some kind of exercising. Just know it will NOT last forever. Just one more stage to get through to the other side. Hang in!
Bless
Hi Polly..
How are YOU today?
You are one, of many lucky ones, as you did not use for yrs & yrs and you are young and healthy. That is a big plus on your side. One thing with the Trams is that they have a Chem in them that hits the Serotonin transmitter in the brain. SO this would be like detoxing off 2 pills instead of 1 and you did the oxys too. Keep your self re-directed as best you can and drink tons of fluids. Eat healthy and take some good vit/min. Proteins/Amino-acids will be good for those brain chems. Pray you are feeling much better and give yourself a pat on the back that you caught this sooner then way later. Cheering for you all the way!
Bless
Vickie
How are YOU today?
You are one, of many lucky ones, as you did not use for yrs & yrs and you are young and healthy. That is a big plus on your side. One thing with the Trams is that they have a Chem in them that hits the Serotonin transmitter in the brain. SO this would be like detoxing off 2 pills instead of 1 and you did the oxys too. Keep your self re-directed as best you can and drink tons of fluids. Eat healthy and take some good vit/min. Proteins/Amino-acids will be good for those brain chems. Pray you are feeling much better and give yourself a pat on the back that you caught this sooner then way later. Cheering for you all the way!
Bless
Vickie
Hey Poly how you doing today???? so far your withdrawal has been mild...thank God for that how is your energy level???? are you sleeping??? give us a update..........Gnarly...........
Looking for some encouragement! Please tell me what I'm looking forward to! I need a reminder how great it is to be free. Staying positive!
Not feeling horrible still but not feeling the greatest either. I'm surviving but keeping a very positive outlook. I can do this and I will! Mommyof2 j sent you a pm.
how goes it Poly we havent heard from you how you doing with your detox???post to let us know...........Gnarly
Alot of people say the younger you are the easier it is for your body to recover.
Sorry it's taking a while to reply been a little busy and no problem I have been in your shoes and it's so nice to talk to others who have been there. Tom is my nieces bday as well lol. I'm glad your not feeling too bad. Usually the first and second day are horrible so it sounds to me like this isn't gonna be as horrible as you thought. Each day gets better and better and by Sunday you should be over alot of the physical stuff and have a little more energy. Like I said everyone is different so maybe your body is handling it well. Can I ask how old you are and what was your usual dosage a day? If you don't mind.
Can someone tell me what it's like for you being off pills? Sorry for all the questions. Looking at what I'll be looking forward to!
Mommyof2 you are an angel. Thank you so much for writing to me. I'm doing ok today. No horrible withdrawals yet. Little anxiety here and there. I pray I feel ok tomorrow as its my birthday.
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