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Fatigue after Tramadol detox

Hi everybody.
Today is my 13th day cold turkey detox from a 7 year heavy addiction to Tramadol And Codeine Phosphate.
My typical day was 40-50 x 50mg Tramadol, (10x50mg every 90 minutes) then I would "finish" the day with 12-24 x 30mg Codeine Phosphate, 2 "sittings" of 12x30mg,
I was prescribed these by my GP after a martial art injury for years, no questions asked, no alternatives sourced,
In no time I was hooked to these meds and a typical 2 week prescription was only lasting me 2 days!
If I ever ran out of these evil pills I would go out and buy them off unscrupulous folk who I knew fine well had these prescribed to them, I have a good job, plenty of money so use that to my advantage to get the meds, the people who used to sell me them on a weekly basis soon forgot their scruples when I had cash in hand so I always had the trump card!
Over the years my wife started to realise the man she married wasn't the one she saw everyday, she knew something wasn't clicking right with me, eventually she found out, chucked me out, 10 year marriage down the drain because of lying, denying and spending tens of thousands of pounds on these evil little pills!
What's happened has happened so the only way now is up and as I mentioned earlier I desperately need to get energy from somewhere! I am eating and drinking the correct stuff and excercising lightly and frequently but everyday I am hitting a "wall" several times so all I want to do is lie on my bed and sleep!
AmI expecting too much too soon?
Please help friends, am at my wits end now!
Thank and bless you all, Richard.
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No probs vvic!
How are you doing today? Am glad I'm not the only one to be shrouded with the bloody snow, used to love it as a kid but as soon as your an adult you realise how much of an inconvenience it really is!
Secretly love building igloos with my oldest boy though!
I sound like a proper English Grinch at the moment hehehe!
-3 degree greetings vvic. Richard.
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I asked my soon to be ex if she would still like to go back to Orlando this year, (we had it planned last year before we split) with the kids as my youngest hasn't been yet but she shot me down in flames! A BIG NO NO!
So I'm going to be a little selfish and have a fortnight in Dubai as a treat to myself when I am 100%
DEFINATELY NO DRUG MIS-USE OVER THERE AS A BONUS!!
Will miss Florida though, love the place and people!
From a slightly jealous Richard
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OK u guys I miss the beach. I have not seen the ocean in yrs. And the white s**t gets to be depressing. It takes awhile to melt out here. I did have a baby moose go walking by my window just now. As u guys know I have them alot. I see you are getting there richard, and Oh I thought it was your son not brother...Oh well my brain is still healing from all the yrs of use. Ha
Anyway keep on truckin.
God bless us all
vickie
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4341997 tn?1514588688
yes Cocoa beach is great!  that's usually where i go since it's the closest to me in Orlando....I-drive is sure the tourist part of town....lol  i try to stay away from there as much as possible cuz traffic s**ks!!  ha!  

I will get to the beach again this year...didn't make it at all last year...so sad to live this close and not enjoy it...but i plan to make up for it this year!  

so glad you had a great day with your kids!  they grow up so fast!  i was in Daytona beach last weekend for work and i made it to the beach/boardwalk and it was very chilly!  been cold here in fl last week.  
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Hiya toothfairie,
Ive had a good day at the beach with my boys and "wife" but by god it was bloody freezing!! So only 20 minutes was spent on the sand and the rest was in a fish and chip shop, the gaming arcades and sideshows and the car on the way home!
It was ironic because 4 years ago we took our oldest boy to Disneyworld, stayed on I-drive again and did all the touristy stuff again but every time I have been to Florida I always had a Sunday at Cocoa Beach, the 1st time I went there I just fell in love with it and kept returning but this time with my oldest boy I was in the ocean and I looked over and my wife was screaming so I ran over panicking a little, but all it was was it was so hot she tried to walk to put some rubbish in a bin and she was burning the soles of her feet on the sand!!!
She was hopping around like those lizards do on the sands in the Sahara!!
But today we all had Wellies on instead!
Hope you are enjoying your TV and couch still,
Richard.
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4341997 tn?1514588688
oh the snow sounds pretty!!  i miss that....but it's a beautiful day here in FL so i'm not complaining!  glad you are doing so good!  enjoy your day....i will be a lazy bum on the couch today i think....maybe get out and walk some in a bit.  :)  
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