Depressed and no energy

[Mcr2001]

Day 6 and I am so tired of feeling depressed and tired...I try hard to do things but my wife said if I don't start getting more energetic than things aren't gonna work.....I need energy and to stop being depressed so horribly

[Stacy_Lynn]

oh how i know so well! Most people here do & thats the wonderful thing about this site, i come here daily & it's my own personal NA meeting. I'am not saying don't get help outside of here but for now this works for me. I Love it here! If u really want to do this then u will i have no doubt about it! The mental part is way harder than the physical & the seem to fade after week 3 so u don't have much longer!! Keep up the great work!! Stacy

[Mcr2001]

Thanx Stacy it means alot to have some one else know what I am going through

[Stacy_Lynn]

WTG on 6 days!! Give it another week & I promise u will feel better!! Make sure ur getting vitamins & move as much as possible, it does help!! If i can be clean 24 days u can do it as well!! Prayers & Love... Stacy

[elements74]

Lil thanks for that information, it makes sense, you have to wait for ur body to recover.

[elements74]

Lil thanks for that information, it makes sense, you have to wait for ur body to recover.

[Mcr2001]

Thank you that really explained a lot of what I am going through.  My wife pretty much resents me for being this way and doing it to myself,  she don't understand why I can't go hiking and stuff like we used to but I don't have that artificial energy to do so.  I have my moments of good energy...laundry dishes cooking walking but they don't last long...I am currently taking multi vitamins, b complex, caffeine pills at times...and lots of Gatorade....tomorrow I am starting a protein shake regiment to help....thanx again good to know there are those out there who care...tomorrow is a week and God I never thought I'd make it that far

[littlebit667]

I am sorry you are having home problems.  Unfortunately it is an up and down battle for awhile.  I finally had some energy about the second week.  Are you eating and drinking enough fluids??  Are you taking a B-complex vitamin??  I do not know if I have shared this with you, but it helped me understand why I was going all over the place with depression and anxiety.  Maybe you could share it with your wife.  The more we understand the why's the more we can accept why it takes awhile to get it together.  Hang in there.  

You have to remember how opiates work, and why you feel depressed etc. when you quit taking them and after you are over the withdrawals and often why we keep craving long after the physical withdrawals are over.

Opiates bound to the opioid receptors in your brain and body. They release their artificial endorphins to them, and block the bodies natural endorphins. After a while the neurons that produce the body's natural endorphins disappear. There is no need for them so they just don't rejuvenate like they would normally.

When you stop taking the opiates,  they leave your opioid receptors bare, and they are calling out for your body's natural endorphins, but there isn't any there at first. You body has to repopulate the neurons that make them, and this takes time.

Endorphins like dopamine  control your moods, anxiety, sadness, anger, happiness, pain etc.

You will slowly get your "old self" back as these neurons repopulate and begin increasing their endorphins production. After being off the opiates for a month, they should be about 45-50% of normal, and be back to normal within a year.
So hang in there, you will feel better and better as the months roll by.

Try keep busy and keep your mind focused on positive things instead of dwelling on the depression, anxiety, etc. that are only temporary and will disappear as your endorphins return to normal.