Day 4

[phillip28]

Ok I work evenings and get off at 10pm....while using percs I ALWAYS would sleep til time to go to work which is 2pm....I have been up since 8am and moving about pretty well....hope this keeps up

[phillip28]

No aftercare planned here....I am pretty strong willed and I am damned if I let something put me back where I was...I may change my mind later but for now I figure if I have gone 4 full days then I don't see a reason to go back...I was getting 120 percs a month and I called the dr today to tell him I am filling like I can come off of them...he said he would start a taper program and when I told him I was already on day 4 he said he would not refill it if I feel better but call if I start to hurt ...(I had 2 cadaver disks put into my neck 3.5 months ago)...he told me I would probably start to hurt again and don't hesitate to call....I WONT be making that call I promise ....went back to the gym today and heading back to my old/new self...

[mousey25]

4 days is amazing!!! You are almost over the worst of the WD'S !!!  Be very proud of yourself!!!!  Sleep will come eventually, took me months to get back to some sort of pattern, even now it's still not great, but I get enough to do me!! Have u any aftercare sorted to help with the mental part of withdrawing?  I found this essential in my efforts to stay clean!!! Keep up the good work you can do this!!!

Emma x

[phillip28]

I really don't care if I sleep or not...I am just glad I made 4 days....hopefully it gets easier

[solost170]

oh yes the sleeping thing man that was a tough nut to crack and still have bouts with the no sleeping thing. it will fall into place you will start getting more and more very soon. I complained alot about the sleeping and no energy those are the two things that bothered me the most I love my sleep. I'm glad you are feeling better and day four is so great whoot whoot way to go phillip. be proud you deserve to feel better. the thing I found helpful when not being able to sleep cause I found myself doing this I would lay there and get so aggervated cause sleep would not come and the more it aggervated me the harder it was to go to sleep i got to witness alot of sunrises during that time. but what I eventually did was id lay down and if sleep diddnt come I would walk around the house or go sit on the porch Id jump on the forum and then go try it again. and if I felt sleepy if possible I would try and take a nap grab zzzz's when you can. the napping thing helped even if it was only 15 mins I would say might as well get zzz's now cause I may not get any tonight. and the hot shower right before bed helps alot plus everyone swears by the melontonin I cant spell worth a crap srry. I couldnt do it cause I couldnt afford it so I just toughed it out. hang in there those zzzz's and energy are on there way love and light solost

[phillip28]

Ok I made it to the end of day 4 and actually feel pretty good....kinda dreading the sleeping thing but maybe sleep is overrated anyways LOL

[Sonrissa]

It sounds like you are hitting the up and down phase (that's what I called it)! You will be feeling good and then a wave will wash over you! Be expecting this! The good news is that the feeling good will start to last longer and the waves will get fewer and farther between! Don't be surprised if you have a "yucky" day now and then! Just continue to fight through this and don't stop taking the vitamins/supplements, drinking water, etc! Take care!!

[mary577]

You're on day 4....right?   You should start feeling a little better every day, but sometimes there are ups and downs....just hang with it and keep doing things to help you get through....keep busy, or relax, hydrate, take vitamins, eat.   You know the drill.  ;)

[phillip28]

Should I expect to hit a wall and start feeling like junk again?....or have I passed the worst of it?