Hi Pj, I have been down this road twice now, I cannot believe I did this to myself twice but I did. I know now that I will never take another Hydro, because looking back and going through all you go through to get off these things is torture and it's not worth it. I think all the pills in the world would never be enough, but I would have just ended up dead, so getting away from these little demons is best... Today is day 14 for me and I feel much better today than the first 13 days, I would say that mentally days 5 to 10 were the worst, but they do slowly get better. I am a male 43 years old and I came of 150 to 200 mg per day habit. You should not be depressed for much longer, it just ***** for a couple of weeks and things do start to get much better with each passing day. Just stay away from the pills, or it will delay everything you have accomplished. I know you can do this if I did.
Mark
So i made it once 4 days and though I felt good physically I still had a slight bit of depression. I wonder if most of it is from guilt. Nobody not even my wife knows about this.
So I know mentally I will be fighting this forever but like the physical wd's, how long can I expect the first wave of depression/mental part to last.
Hi. The emotional is harder then the physical to deal with for an addict. But with each day clean it gets better. Not feeding into the mental thoughts is most important. Keep yourself busy. Also if you've passed most of the physical, don't sabotage yourself by taking a few here and there. You can do this if you really want to. Keep posting. There are wonderful people here ready to help whenever you need it.
Good luck. Keep fighting the good fight.
Rue