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Day 1 WD Vicodin
This is day 1, I have been these animals (Vicodin 7.5/500) for about 7 years and originally used for back pain. Once the pain was gone I ccon't like an idiot and became addicted. I have seen a lot of money, dr's visits etc go by trying to get what I needed to feel human. I would have to take in am just to move, and of course all through out the day to KEEP moving. I hate what they have done to me, how often I look to obtain them and the person I have become. I DON'T spend quality time with my family because I always just not in the mood. This is just not who I am, I hate who I have become and want OUT now. I am feeling a bit emotional right now and not sure why, no appetite and didn't sleep last night. I want my life back. I want to be happy doing things in every day life with those devils anymore. I just want to be ME. I know this will be the toughest thing I have ever done, but I am 42 and am ruining my life completely. I can't enter a program but I can do is maybe post here and pray to god I get better and fight for my life! I have a horrible taste in my mouth I can't quite explain, stomach is little nasty and hands a bit shaky. Looking for advise, wisdom and a friend here to help me. I can not let anyone know this, it is my beast. I will allow others in later possibly. Is day 2-3-4- any better than 1st 24hrs? I have been drinking a lot of water and peeing a ton, is that a good thing? Need a friend :(
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I promise it will get better! I just hit day 30 and things are good...well, except for the Restless legs thing...gonna cut those legs off if they don't straighten up and let me sleep! :) Aftercare is a great idea. Our brains are just messed up and wanting something we don't wanna give them. You got a touch of that feeling last week..you know..the one where you felt good without the pills? It will come back.
LMBO i think i would be punching them too thanks for the good laugh:) i am not glad to see ur still haing them but glad to see that apparently i am not the only one this far out still battling w it. Even during the day when i try and rest they starrt up i guess if anythign good os coming out of it its that it is keeping me active which is prob helping i will be SOOO happy the day i dont have to feel this tho.. i hear u on the functioning w no sleep i have a almost 11 month old and i literally got maybe 2 hrs if i put all the 10 min here and there together from last night it is frusterating but like i said SOOO worth it to be clean and sober... i do take a perscription of requip for RLS and it does not help i still take it everynight in case it is helping a little i dont think i can stand to have it any worse... it isnt as bad some night but is always there everynight:( so happy for u that u r reclaiming ur life we can do this:)
There you are, I was getting worried. Figured you were OK, just glad to see you post. RLS *****! I have been told by others that Alteril works for sleep and it is OTC. If it continues....call the Doctor, there are non addictive scripts that will help with the RLS. Congrats on staying clean!!!!!
YES my legs still do feel off. Sometimes I still feel like I should be riding an invisible unicycle just to keep them moving while I am trying to rest. RLS DOES still exist and is VERY frustrating for sure. Not as bad, BUT still present for sure. Sleep is still coming around too. I will fall asleep at 10pm and be wide awake by 2am, fall back asleep and up by 5. I guess its improving, but good god already. Some days I actually wonder how I even function in life with little sleep, well in beginning I did. Now I sleep more, just in blocks of time most of the time. RLS and Sleep I am still at odds with, Lol. If those things were men I would punch them square in the face, ha ha keep up the fight and I am proud of "US"
This is MY life! I will be darned if I will ever let ANYTHING take control of it again. I will be cognitive of all my actions for now on. Here is to life on the right side. *Winning*
hey congrats on day 25 i am at the same time frame is u well actually day 24 for me i was glad to see ur post i was gonna ask how ur feeling but i kept reading and got the answer lol. I feel pretty good too at least as far as fogginess goes happiness but i still have lots of trouble w sleep and i am still battling this restless legs which is about to drive me over the edge (NOT to use again just to go crazy) i am gettin a bitr worried because it has been so long adn i didnt think i would still be exp this stuff. at least i am sober it was a hard past month for me but i sooooo look forward to the future. Did u exp restless legs and for how long and what about sleep issues?? keep looking forward and again great job on 25 days it is such a big thing because it is soooo hard and takes a lot of strength and determination
Day 25 and still going strong. New Job, new outlook on life, new found happiness in general. I used to wonder how people who didnt take pills made it through a day happy as I would see. I needed pills 26 days ago to do that. Now I find myself with a new laugh, loud and heart felt. I do have some bad days, but the good ones make it all worth it. I do still get touches of anxiety but I was numb for over 7 years. I am learning who I am "Now" as I had been so numb and preoccupied with taking, counting and taking those devils. 7 Years, lots of 10/500's a day and NEVER thought I would see Day 2, little lone day 25. Here is to the approaching of a milestone of one month. I know I will make it! To ALL those just starting out, stay the course, post often and ask lots of questions. This site was a god send for me and I will never forget that, nor will I ever turn my back on a addict who needs help. Here is to 25!!!! Yaaaaaa
Hows your energy going? Know you have your high and low days, hope the good ones are dominate. Still routing for you, keep that determination going. Your kicking this nonssense!!
Day 11 and I am feeling amazing this morning. Gonna have some considerable down time today but plan on staying busy as possible. Have the ups and downs but more ups than downs now. WD are all but gone. Working on the sleep thing, but glad rest of it is long gone. Attitude - Check, Food intake - check, vitamins-Check, beating this addiction one daily check at a time. Can not even believe I made it this far. I will never see a day 1 again. The mere fact I am able to sit here with a clear head and make good decisions has made me more and more aware of all the bad ones I have made the past several years. I am fixing my life one day at a time now. I am happy for me and my mood is through the roof. I EXPECT the mental part to slap me in the face and I will deal with that/those as they come.... By fighting as I have for the past 11 days. If I can do this with the support of this group - ANYONE can! Make a conscious decision to quit and want to and you will be surprised at the outcome. I am happier today than any day I was dumping Opiates. I used to wonder how people could be so happy with out them, man how could I have been so wrong. Here is to Day 11, and 12 tomorrow. Feels good!!!!!!! The impossible has happened
whooo hoooo!!!!!!!!!!! so proud of you!!!! day 10 is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! as everyone has said aftercare is a must!!!!!!! xoxo
Take down EVERYTHING justneedtotalk says. I mean it. He is a wealth of info. Guy needs to be a addiction counclor. Hope you are keeping positive. Another day.....YEAH!
Congrats on the 10 days.....I just got done reading this entire post and I am extremely glad that you are sticking with it! Are you getting any exercise? This for me was a godsend and it was tough to get into this early into detox but I am a believer that exercise is the #1 way to feeling better, faster.
Keep taking the multivitamins and supplements and you might want to consider a protein drink. They are filled with amino's and the extra protein will help as well. Many people stop taking vitamins after they start to feel better!
You are going to have a couple of crummy days from here on out which is absolutely normal. I usually stepped up the exercise on those days to ensure that tomorrow would be a better day. Unfortunately, the energy and sleep thing is usually the last thing to get back to normal but after another week or so, you should be feeling around 85-90% which feels like 110% compared to your days of using.
Your story is similar to mine and I must say that the best part of withdrawal for me was my old self awareness. I looked back at my usage and I too no longer got high off of the pills.....I was just taking them to "not be sick" which now looking back at how much time, money, effort, and energy to maintain my supply, it is sickening to think about but now that I am long-term sober I realize that the opiates were ruining my life and I was too blind to see it! Everything is not peaches and cream and we still have to deal with difficult life situations and that is where aftercare comes in.....Trust me, I was a habitual relapser before this last time and I always tried to do it on my own.....WRONG!!!! Aftercare is critical if you do not have a live-in support group.
Well.....congrats on the 10 days and keep it up, the only way out is up!!!
Keep taking the multivitamins and supplements and you might want to consider a protein drink. They are filled with amino's and the extra protein will help as well. Many people stop taking vitamins after they start to feel better!
You are going to have a couple of crummy days from here on out which is absolutely normal. I usually stepped up the exercise on those days to ensure that tomorrow would be a better day. Unfortunately, the energy and sleep thing is usually the last thing to get back to normal but after another week or so, you should be feeling around 85-90% which feels like 110% compared to your days of using.
Your story is similar to mine and I must say that the best part of withdrawal for me was my old self awareness. I looked back at my usage and I too no longer got high off of the pills.....I was just taking them to "not be sick" which now looking back at how much time, money, effort, and energy to maintain my supply, it is sickening to think about but now that I am long-term sober I realize that the opiates were ruining my life and I was too blind to see it! Everything is not peaches and cream and we still have to deal with difficult life situations and that is where aftercare comes in.....Trust me, I was a habitual relapser before this last time and I always tried to do it on my own.....WRONG!!!! Aftercare is critical if you do not have a live-in support group.
Well.....congrats on the 10 days and keep it up, the only way out is up!!!
DAY 10! I have never even had a day 3. Today is better than yesterday for sure. I STILL have RLS but I will take that over other WD things. Mind is clear, eating much much better. Have been laughing, thinking of things to do as I dont want to sit around anymore like I had for the past several years. I basically stayed in my cave when not working and NOW i finally dont want to. I want to live! I can smell the outdoors now even. Must have had senses hidden by the pills, I believe that! Anyway, I know I am not out of the woods not by a long shot but its nice to even feel the way I do. Preparing for the mental part. Doing best I can here, fighting even if its min to min, hr to hr or day by day. I think the real me is coming forward and guess what? I like him
think positive! EVERY day is better w/o the drugs! Keep strong. I am behind you pushing you forward.
Finding myself clock watching today. Dragging which means lots to think about...many hrs left at work too, Ugh. God help me! Holding strong and trying to stay focused on the prize - sobriety! Hopefully tomorrow is better
Thanks buddy need all the help I can get today. Just feel like I fell in a hole today, after walking on some good ground/attitude. I am still optimistic, I am still experiencing some WD (Sleep and a chill every so often) rest are pretty gone with exception of today. Tolerable, just annoyed today. Head down barrel forward I guess and try and not think about it at all. Dang it.
To others watching, there is hope. I am proof after 7+ years and taking a very large dangerous dose of 10mg/500 X 15 and 20 a day at peak use. When I quit it was 5mg/325 X 10 a day.
It does get better! I was getting better at day 3, a world of difference. I have friends here, and for that I am forever grateful - Back shortly
To others watching, there is hope. I am proof after 7+ years and taking a very large dangerous dose of 10mg/500 X 15 and 20 a day at peak use. When I quit it was 5mg/325 X 10 a day.
It does get better! I was getting better at day 3, a world of difference. I have friends here, and for that I am forever grateful - Back shortly
get up to walmart at lest the one out here carrys this its called ....''YOGI'' kava stress releaving tea it works good to take the edge off without making you drousy it about 5 bucks a box if your anxzity is real bad the box says to seap 2 bags add a little sweetner it dosent tast bad give it a try today....Gnarly
After 7 years I'm not sure I know who I am. Others notice a difference last several days so, can't be all bad. Anxiety SUPER bad this morning and hoping get back to feeling like did last week, end of anyway.
HI you will get some down and out days thats normal you just got to push past them im glad your detox went well you seem to be doing pritty good except for today give it a chance and make the best out of the day God gives you hang in there your right about this is going to take a wile to get back to feeling like yourself and im glad to here your going for aftercare it will help you with days like today keep posting goood luck and God bless.....Gnarly
Had a good weekend actually. Sleep is still hit and miss. I am still confident, just a little down today, and not feelin it if that makes sense. It's a long road, and once this week is over I will consider after care. Just like I said, not feeling it today...down, anxiety etc. I guess after 7 plus years could expect this. Just wanna be well today. I felt so good at the end of last week it was amazing
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