Life really *****

[11418]

How long after taking drugs will I feel better. It's been one week. I don,t want to see or talk to anyone. I just sit around. No interest in anything. Just being miserable.

[LadySailor86]

Soon, very soon. Each day is a little better. You'll have good days and bad days. You didn't get here overnite so a lot of healing needs to happen. Stay on the Thomas recipe longer. Especially bananas and restless leg. I'm in a totally different mental state this week then last week and I'm on day 19. Each day I feel more like rejoining the human race, not full on but I actually can tolerate people again. It gets better aftercare is crucial. Hang in there, it's ok to have a pity party and baby yourself. Whatever you gotta do to stay clean and make it another day do it. I spent almost a whole week in and out of the bathtub last week. So do what you gotta do. The rest takes care of itself it you stay in this path and get some aftercare.

[gnarly_1]

Hi well everyone is different a lot has to do with how high your dose was for how long and your age..you dident become a addict over night you wont get well overnight ether you need to measure progress in baby steps  you do feel better then day 2 or3 right  that is progress sleep is the same way  you dont sleep right for a wile also you wake up and toss and turn a great idea would be to start going to N/A as you can see life on lifes terms can s u ck but if you go just sit and lissen I owe a good part of my recovery to N/A google a meeting near you......................................Gnarly...........................................

[11418]

Very tired but not on the toilet. I did get a pedi. So that's it. Im retired.

[11418]

No it was horrible. Only took it 4 days. 12 yrs on hydrocodone for cfids and fibromyalgia. Found pot in my urine. Would not give me any more pain medication because I'm a criminal. They contacted everyone but Nancy grace.

[EvolverU]

How are you doing today?

[11418]

No. I thought it was horrible. Took 4 7.5 hydrocodone but was on it for over 12 years since getting cfids fibromyalgia. Still have that.

[VICourageous]

VERY GOOD INFO TOO EVOLVERU...lol

[EvolverU]

Bravo VIC! You  said it..

Hi there & Congrats on your 1 week clean. That's Huge! :) I know that time is crawling for you right now & that it's a dirty word but you've got to understand that we didn't get addicted in a week & that your body/mind is trying to recover from the shocks & changes we've put it through. It's a process..Try to have patience! Don't just sit around if you can help it. Redirect & try to form new ways of de-stressing & finding pleasure. What you're experiencing is completely 'normal' & is the result of your own neural pleasure centers basically atrophying b/c you flooded your pathways with 'imported' euphorics. Now your body has to learn to readjust & start manufacturing all the different transmitters in the right ratios. As stated above, Sun, Exercise & Music will really help. The only things I'd add to the list are a good attitude (key, that!), proper & constant hydration (plain water), a healthy unprocessed diet, massage & maybe sex (helps fire endorphins):)

I know it may look grim from where you're sitting right now, but please, you're stronger than you know. Give yourself the chance to follow through. YOU deserve this! So, Hold Fast! We're here :)

[VICourageous]

TIME & PATIENCE..Many factors play on how fast you will balance out..Like Age, Health, how long you have used, how many drugs you came off of, how many mgs you got up too, etc...The longer you have used the longer it will take all those brain chem/hormones and transmitters to balance back. And I mean like YEARS of using.
YES! Get up and keep on trucking. The Sun, Exercise and Music have been proven to get those Endorphins, Serotonin and even the Nor-epinephrine and many more brain wiring up and fired up. Just trust the process & Do Not give in..It all will balance out soon enough. Some sooner and some later. Hang in.
Bless

[Heather8448]

Congrats on 1 week
it took me years to mess my head and body up over 10 years
it took me months to feel "normal" that is god days bad days and accepting the bad with the good. I went to NA and I did what I was told
thats me
thats my story

[vicki595]

Are you still taking suboxone?

[jifmoc]

I second what dominosarah said!

[dominosarah]

Congrats on 1 week clean!  It takes our body and mind longer than a week to return to normal.  Sitting around isnt helping.  Gotta get up and get those natural endorphins going.  Force yourself to do this a few times a day.  Get some fresh air and sunlight.  Time and patience!!

[Jinx_777]

coming off 50 mcg fetanyl 2 weeks ago and then trying to stop the percocet on my own (AMA) i found this was my trigger--- people coming over.
i do NOT feel like being around anyone and have done real good stopping the meds, but ended up taking 2 when i found out company was coming over.
i didn't think i had any triggers until that minute.  i need to work on it.  at least i have NOT turned to drinking again.  
i don't know when those 'normal' feelings come back.  i wish i did.  also have NO energy.