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opiate help...finally
hi. I am new to the network. I am businessman that has been using about 50 mgs per day and getting tired of being imprisoned by these pills. I have been using mainly to perform well at work. now that I quit (23 hours so far) I'm concerned that my energy and drive will dip. Any thoughts?
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Hello traveler and welcome! Good for you braking out of the opiate prison! It is worth it, so hang on keep going. I cold turkeyed off about 80 mg of percocet daily, and went to work on day 3. Best thing you can do as it keeps your mind and body busy. Energy? Yep it's a challenge at first, but it does return, and the idea that you can function without pills becomes quite invigorating. It will take a couple of weeks. This first week is the biggest energy challenge, it gets better from there. Drink as much water as you can to flush the toxins out of your system, get some immodium for the runs, take a walk in the sunshine. Eat small bland meals, motrin and epsom salt baths help. Good mineral supplement. Post and read here as much as possible. You are not alone, and everyone here knows what you are going thru. Make sure to get rid of any "emergency" pills you may be holding on to, this will only set you back. Cut your sources by deleting and blocking all connections. You are on you way to FREEDOM! Think of it as the flu. You got this!
Thanks bro. I was struggling again today but you are right. Reading posts and committing to no pills today is so important. Huge congrats on day 41. About that time for me I thought I could handle just one pill and I didn't. Stay strong!
Hey brother. I am working Day 41 and still going strong. Sorry to hear of your setback, but glad to see the RECOVERY word in your post. Because that's what this is all about. As I continue to learn through this site and NA and AA meetings, I have found that there are many steps to take. The key is we only take one at a time. That , I think, was the hardest adjustment for me. I always wanted to and did plan way ahead. Usually too far. And then I couldn't see the forest for the trees. This process has helped me to take just TODAY and stay drug free no matter what. And that is how I got to 41. It wasn't rocket science. I just had to stop and listen to all these people who had done this multiple times, accept the fact that I was no different than them, and follow the program. Was it easy? Not every day. But as I learn more about my life without the pills, I find that I want to know more about this and less about life with drugs. I had to accept that my way of thinking about my alcohol and drug addiction over the last several decades was probably not the best way to look at things. So I did have to change my thinking, reach out every time I needed help ( and I still do ), pray a lot, and now I am starting to have some really good days.
You can do this ,my friend. Just for today. And quit trying to do it your way. That kind of thinking is what has kept us in this mess for so long. You deserve to be free and you can. I KNOW IT! And so do you. Read, post, read some more, post some more. Get to NA and AA in your area. It works.
Look forward to talking to you soon. Always Love. Charlie
You can do this ,my friend. Just for today. And quit trying to do it your way. That kind of thinking is what has kept us in this mess for so long. You deserve to be free and you can. I KNOW IT! And so do you. Read, post, read some more, post some more. Get to NA and AA in your area. It works.
Look forward to talking to you soon. Always Love. Charlie
Hi good to see you post sorry to here about your set back Aftercare is a critical step to staying clean google a N/A meeting near you
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How have you been doing bro. I had a set back, but am on the recovery road again.
Deal, brother. Day 21 down, almost done with 22. Keep strong and post when needed. NA and AA meetings have been a Godsend to me.
Just For Today, Lord, let me stay clean.
Just For Today, Lord, let me stay clean.
Fantastic!!! Keep up the good work. I just finished Day 21 and boy, I got hit with severe w/d symptoms early this morning. Been warned about this possible even at this stage and beyond, but still a little surprised at how severe. Felt like I was back at day 4. Thank God I had a support network in place with NA and AA. Stayed busy, took it thirty minutes at a time, called my people, went to a meeting this evening and then watched some fireworks. Ended up being one of my best days ever. I still have some anxiety and uneven emotions for short periods of time, but knowledge is power. I know they can hit at any time and at any stage of recovery. Sounds like you have this figured out as well. Stay strong, reach out for help always, and remember JUST FOR TODAY!!! Congrats on 30.
today is day 30. I can't believe it. everything so many of what you said is true crappy for a few days. emotions come after that and linger, for me especially anxiety. also finding scafolding (NA) is super important. But, it is all worth it!
Fantastic! I am now on Day 15 and counting my blessings and not my pills. Leaving the house to go to cardiac rehab, part time work, or anything, without my bottle of happiness is something I have come to love during these last 2 weeks. Congrats on your progress. Stay strong. Have you looked at aftercare with NA/AA? I know it's helping me. God bless you and keep posting.
Day 23 but more important is my first business trip w/out pills. It went very well. I know I'm not out of the woods but it felt so good to be not counting pills, did I bring enough, etc. Still some anxiety but well, well worth it to be free and clean.
We have to find a way to beat the anxiety, I'm learning. Diverting the mind is the trick. I'm learning as I go. You are doing so well.
The anxiety thing seems to come and go. For example, yesterday there was NONE. Today I am at a low level of anxiety. I guess it comes and goes? Any thoughts on that?
But no matter what anxiety, there is NO WAY I will go back. Someone said that "You have to have a battle mentality". So true, especially at first, but then again, even now. I am going to kick this habit in the butt.
But no matter what anxiety, there is NO WAY I will go back. Someone said that "You have to have a battle mentality". So true, especially at first, but then again, even now. I am going to kick this habit in the butt.
Yahhh, great to see you hanging in there with us. I definitely agree with you on the "freeing" part of leaving the pills behind. It is so nice to go to the lake or vacation and not worry about do I have enough pills. Congrats, how is your energy? any anxiety?
Brother, Just now catching this post. I was at Day 2 when you were already at Day 10. Our stories are almost identical. Your update this morning was just what I needed. I am now Working on Day 12 and still kind of wondering about some of those feelings we still get and will they ever go away. First 7 days very rough. Last 5 had rough spots, but getter stronger. So proud you are at 20 and doing well. Looking to be there myself
and actually believing I can do this. Finding this site and then getting to a lot of NA and AA meetings in first 10 days really helped.
Keep posting when you can. Stay strong and in the program. You are inspiring many others who need the same help. Thank God for this site and these angels who continue to post and encourage us through this trial.
Now on to Day 30 and beyond!!!!
Just what I needed this morning. Thanks so much.
and actually believing I can do this. Finding this site and then getting to a lot of NA and AA meetings in first 10 days really helped.
Keep posting when you can. Stay strong and in the program. You are inspiring many others who need the same help. Thank God for this site and these angels who continue to post and encourage us through this trial.
Now on to Day 30 and beyond!!!!
Just what I needed this morning. Thanks so much.
Day 20. You all have been so right. It feels so freeing to not be counting pills, wondering how I will get through the day etc. This withdrawal pain, physical and mental is nothing now to the freedom I feel!
i am at the airport now. very nervous because this the first time going overseas without pills. i will keep in touch.
Good morning! Wow two weeks already? Great job! So how are you feeling? I was thinking about you yesterday, wondering if you had left for your business trip. You ready?
I think it is normal. It takes our bodies a long time to get back to normal. But, it does get better. It just takes time.
One thing I have been noticing is that although I am VERY glad that I am no longer slave to the pills, still I have a low level anxiety, and just kind of numb. Not really happy, but not miserable either. Is this normal?
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