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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.
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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
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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!!
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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
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whooo hoooo!!!!!!!!!!! so proud of you!!!! day 10 is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! as everyone has said aftercare is a must!!!!!!! xoxo
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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!
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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!!!
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