I'm sorry to continue bothering you all, need an answer PLEASE!

[EmbarrassedK]

Hello everyone, good morning(not for me though). I'm sure many of you have seen some of my posts. In case you haven't, I am trying to detox from Percocet. I started Sunday evening. I was normally on anywhere from 6-8 10mg pills a day. I was doing well, then I slipped up on what should have been day 3 for me and took 1 10mg pill at 5am yesterday. Today, which should have technically been day 4 for me, I'm in horrible physical shape. W/d are really bad, threw up twice this morning trying to take my vitamins, diarrhea, my body is aching, shaky, sweaty, etc, it goes on. My question is, is this normal 4 day symptoms or did I entirely screw myself up yesterday by that one pill? I pray that isn't the case and I know I'm the only one to blame. But I'm so sick and just hoping this is normal day 4 symptoms as opposed to starting from the beginning. Please, this is so tiring already, I know I'm expecting miracles but I didn't even have the strength to get my children ready for school this morning. Advice or opinions PLEASE!

[Langer413]

I agree with Spider - you're letting that 1 pill control your thinking. The worst will pass. It's a process and you just have to push through it. If you give up now, then all the strength you put in the past few days are for not. So take a deep breath and tell yourself you CAN get through this!

[spider6]

No of course the symptoms are real and yeas they are normal for day fourish.  Yes it will be better....sometimes it's two steps forward ,...one step back...all normal.  

[jugglin]

One pill did not set you back to day one in terms of your WD symptoms.  Spidey stated it earlier that day 3-4 is usually the thick of it and you may have just delayed some symptoms....for a few hours. I promise you that you CAN do this.  I'm sure you have read or been told on here that this is 1/2 physical and 2/3 mental.  Don't let the mental beat you back down.  

Distract your brain honey to get out of your head.  Crank your favorite music.  Watch funny tv, movies, etc.  Watch funny youtube videos.  Anything to distract you from focusing on the pills.  Do you think part of the mental issue this morning is the regret of turning down the pills last night?  Just a thought.

You are not alone in this.  So many of us have been exactly where you are.  Trust in the truth that it gets better.  After another few days you will slowly start to bounce back and will be amazed at how strong you were for getting thru this.  Keep fighting girl knowing that you are giving your kids a healthy mom who is truly present.

[jugglin]

Crap...1/3 physical and 2/3 mental...I really can do fractions.:))

[spike6095]

There are tons of old  post on withdraws, read past post and you will find all your answers, plus it will keep your mind busy while in detox.good luck and don't give up you are worth having a clean life

[EmbarrassedK]

I wish I knew how to put more than one name in the "To" box. Honestly I'm not regretting refusing the offer of free percocets, one being a whole bottle full, what I am regretting is that 1 pill I took yesterday because the way I'm feeling today is by far the WORST I've felt through this whole process and the guilt is killing me just at the thought that I set myself back even just a little. My initial goal was to take a week off work, so that by the time I returned I wouldn't be 100% but I'd be done with the withdrawals. I now understand that I have to push myself, that I will not have my energy surge. I've accepted that. It was definitely hard, but I have. My fear is that by Sunday, if I'm not feeling well enough, I will use to get through my workday and that's the LAST thing I want to do. Thank God my husband came home early to help with the children because I'm really, really not doing well. I haven't eaten since this started, I just choked down half a slice of toast just to be able to take a second dose of the L-Tyrosine to try and make it to my little ones' game today. I'm really really trying. One thing I should have mentioned before that is kind of private, is I unfortunately have bipolar II and have gone untreated for over a year and the percocets definitely helped with the mood. The reason I've gone u.treated for so long is a really long story,  but starts with a medicine I was on to control my mood gave me something else I needed multiple procedures for my back, leading to the prescription of Percocet and valium. And here we are now. What a sad life this is to live like this. Hoping after my second dose of L-Tyrosine my mood will change. Thanks for all your support. You guys are really the only people in my life who can understand what I'm going through. My husband won't even take an ibuprofen and has never had any addictions in his life, so as much as he tries to support me, sometimes it backfires and makes me feel worse. Thank you all!!!!!!