draggin' my butt

[kittykat58]

I am on day 8 off of a fairly hefty daily dose of oxys and percocet for severe pain which was (corrected?) by surgery 3 months ago. I CANNOT seem to get any energy back and everything feels like a constant interruption/irritation -- especially my (great) kid, whom I can't stand to be around!! I want to get off the earth for awhile and just chil, but life doesn't let me do that. any advice? HELP!! life doesn't seem to want to wait for me and I find myself thinking that maybe I'd be better off just staying on the dope. I know that's not true,but I just don't want to feel like this forever.

thanks in advance....
kittykat58

[kittykat58]

thanks for your input so far. I was on (at my highest dose) ~120mgs/day and can't say I didn't enjoy it. most of the time it was between 80-100mgs. right after my surgery it was ~150, then I forced myself to taper down and jump off 8 days ago (3 months afeter surgery). I had a problem with drugs/alcohol 20 yrs ago, and I didn't want to go down that road again so that's why I forced myself to stop.

I have to say too that I went back to work (on a surgery service) this past friday and saturday and had two of the MOST HORRENDOUS days of pressure, 10-13 hrs each, just putting out fires left and right...I had no energy and I allowed myself to take 1/4 of my husband's adderall on each of those 2 days -- I have never used those before and I did so b/c I thought it would give me more energy to work -- but I ended up FLYING on both my own adrenaline and the adderall -- and I really wonder if it is contributing to this horrible crash that came over me sunday and today.

I will not use that med again (promise!), and I have not used it before -- but do you think that could also have something to do with how I'm feeling, and if so -- will I bounce back? how long will it take?

I will go swimming this afternoon -- I'll take that suggestion b/c think it helps a lot.

thanks again...

[gizzy32]

way to go on 8 days. mimi is right, the energy seems to be one of the last things to come. you will not feel like this forever, it will get so much better. be patient even though it's frustrating at first, it takes time to heal. hang in there, your through the roughest part.

[mimi1313]

Hi kittykat58,

The best thing you can do is the thing you would least like to do right now and that's exercise. I doubled my multi vitamins and tried to eat right and exercised. I know it sounds horrible but it will help. Just take little walks. I was back to myself completely by day 25. I know people that exercised their second day! How I don't know!

And 8 days is great, it will keep getting better. The energy is one of the last things to come back so just give it time and take of our body and let it heal.

Good luck,

Melissa

[ochooked]

Congratulations on making 8 days  ---  You didn't say how much you were on but I can appreciate the difficulty if getting off of Oxy --- I was on it for 10 years and was at 140 mg per day.   I made it by tapering down to about 70 mg then got some Suboxone and that helped me to diminish the W/D's.    I do know what you mean about the energy -- -- I have been off Oxy for about 3 weeks now and that is one of my biggest problems - I am still lethargic and still sleeping a lot every day - - wish I could just get that energy back - -  I am told that it will come in time - -  I too would appreciate hearing from some recovered Oxy addicts on how long it took them to recover their energy.  I hope you don't return to the dope - -  One of the my main reasons for getting off of it was I realized just how plastic the world had become - - rather I was the one who was plastic - - every feeling or emotion was artificial and only experienced through a filter of opiates.   after 8 days I know you can do this --- just keep up the determination you had to start this journey -- fight the lack of energy and depression and stay off this sh** - -  it consumes you and will only become harder to kick when you do finally realize what it is doing to you.   Best of luck to you.