Day one

[RebeccaM]

Hi everybody. I have a question. I am going cold turkey off of a big norco habit. Today is my first day, I am scared but I am so ready to stop living this way. My question is this...I have about 7 Ultram and about 10 darvocet. Would taking one of those per day help to ease my withdrawal symptoms? If so, which one would be better to take. I'm afraid if the withdrawals get too bad I will return to my old ways. Thanks for any advice.

[WannaBeFree79]

I think the ultram and darvocet would be a bad idea personally.  They will just tickle those little receptors in your brain, the ones we are trying to get back to normal.  Everyone is right getting clean is the easy part, I have been through withdrawal 50+ times you think one would learn and not want to do it again, but I guess I haven't learned yet.  

Aftercare is essential, this is the first time I have tried aftercare and although I am not clean at the moment, it deffinately puts a different perspective on things.  I made it 17 days just recently which I know isnt much but its the longest I have been clean in almost 9 years.  NA is great, I think its better if you find a meeting.  Seeing people face to face and hearing about their struggles really helps you to know your not alone.  Everyone I have met at NA is great!  Seeing a therapist of some sort also helps, helps you get to the bottom of why we use in the first place.  

Good Luck on your journey!

WannaBeFree

[bmdad]

Do you have any decent size towns close to you? Like everyone said, getting clean is the easy part, staying clean is the hard part. The more you work on it the better your success rate. This forum is a great place for aftercare but people say face to face to so much better. If you want to message me and let me know what towns are close to you I can help you find a meeting that is close by.
Be sure to stick around this forum for support. It really does help to post and answer posts.
Best of luck to you!
Brian

[Back2Me]

Brace yourself. I just started day 2 and it is brutal for me. And I have been through this before and I know what to expect. But it's still bad at first.

[RebeccaM]

Thank you everybody. It feels so much better knowing I'm not alone. I am in a rural area and don't have access to meetings. I have found some online meetings, do you think they will help?

[Addict63]

Hi Rebecca,

As everybody's been writing above, not too bad to get through this. When I made the decision to get my life back I surfed google hits on withdrawal, and withdrawal symptoms. I remember finding one site that insured me I'm not going to die from withdrawal symptoms! I was relieved to find that it won't effect my breathing. Turned out days 3-4 were my toughest.

I was also on Ambien for just about a year. I used less than prescribed just to sleep, but it's addicting. I'm on a taper program my doctor set up for me. Ambien withdrawal is tougher for me it seems. But, I want my life back, completely. I don't want to be at the mercy of pharmaceuticals anymore, legal or illegal. So I keep on keepin on.

I'm in aftercare. It's much easier to get clean than to stay clean. I only want to go through all of this ONCE!

Wish you the best Rebecca!

[GA Guy]

What's your aftercare plan? The withdrawals are honestly the easy part to all of this. Do you have a plan in place to fend off relapse?