Mornings...

[VicoMom]

I am not a newcomer to this whole withdrawal thing... I am familiar with the cycle and the time frame... Yesterday (Day 3) I had almost no sweats or that hot/cold feeling... But every morning, and I remember this from my other times of 'quitting,' I am so achy, miserable, hot/cold, sweaty... It's like Day 1 all over again. But only for a little while... WHY? It's unnerving.

Oh how I miss (but don't) popping on of my Little Helpers and having a nice cup of coffee and reading the news on Google. I have opted to not drink coffee this time around because it seems to make the anxiety 1000x worse.

Any suggestions for the Morning Blah Feeling?

Good Friggin' Morning, Btw. :)

[ohmygodhowdidigethere]

When you find the magic cure let me know too please I am in the same boat, people say go for a walk, do some exercise, clean something, me personally I think maybe I need someone to talk to first thing in the morning but I dont have anyone to talk to, not who understands anyway, cuz honestly I need it to be about me, and most of my friends are all about themselves, and it seems to me i just want to feel sorry for myself...I dont know the answer to your question I could just soooooooo relate to ur situation!!!

[joann1975]

Ladies...Have you checked out the health pages on the right side of the screen? The Amino Acids list things that will help with your nerves & anxiety and give you some energy. It will take a while to get the energy back....sadly it doesn't come back instantly.

VicoMom--good idea changing your morning routine from the coffee anyway...it helps to change your routine...and the caffeine may have been giving you the jitters.

This is just a thought...but both of you could decide to meet each morning and PM each other and just give each other a pep talk! I'm going back to work soon so I won't be here in the mornings...but it's a thought.


You can both do this...YOU will DO IT! Life is SO much better clean!!

JoAnn

[hobbity]

I noticed that my symptoms or cravings hit at the time I would dose.  So if you had an am dose your feeling unwell maybe hit at that same time days later?

I used to take the drugs in the evenings and I get thru the am fairly easy.  It's the dinner hour that does me in.  

I won't crave all day but soon as my dose time hits even If I am distracted or busy I am flooded with cravings and with a mini dose of withdrawl.

[VicoMom]

Precisely. I dosed as soon as I got up with my coffee... Then again around lunch, oh why lie... again around 10:30 or 11:00... Then again at around 2:00... Then again... well, you get the idea.

I have noticed that around Day, oh... I guess 7 or so, I have this unbelievable burst of energy. It's almost manic. And then, if I am lucky, it lasts a day or two after that... But afterward, I am left feeling so low and depressed.

For awhile, last time I really made an effort, I would get up at 5:30, mainly because I couldn't sleep, but I would get up and go walk until my legs were SCREAMING from pain. And then come home and guzzle water, pop my vitamins, and feel mostly okay throughout the day... But - I fell off again. It was just a day, a normal day... Nothing bad going on. I was just overcome with this all consuming urge... And I did it. And I lied to myself and said it would be an isolated incident. I knew though, even when I was reassuring me... I knew. And sure enough... I didn't let me down. And here I sit. Day 4.

I'm going to go take a ride and listen to some obnoxious music and try to calm my nerves.

Thank you though. It is so nice to relate to someone. Someone who really knows.

[J_WW]

WOW, I am new to MedHelp but am taken back with all of your stories. I to am facing W/D's. On day 16 with no Zanax ( 3 - 1mg a day) and quitting the Norco killers (was 6 a day, now 3 a day) also.

I am new to this W/D thing. Never thought I would admit I was hooked on prescription drugs, but I am. These are very strong drugs. My wife has been trying to tell me this for several years now, I guess I didn't want to admit it. I have no choice now!

I feel like my kids are growing up while I am in the dark. This was a major reality check for me recently. After finally realizing this (after 4+years) I made a conscious decision to quit the prescription drugs. 10mg Norco's and 1mg Zanax. these are very powerful drugs I finally realized. Finally I am out to quit, for good.

I am experiencing all the W/D symptoms so many of you have called the Super Flu. I don't think I have got the Super Flu to it's full extent though as I am still on 3 Norco's a day. Pretty scary! I am dredding the full affects of W/D's but am determined to do it. My guess is by this Tuesday or Wednesday I will cut back to 1-2 a day for 3 more days then 0.

I have a wedding to go to next Saturday for a family member. Am I going to feel up to it??? What should I do??? Should I wait until after the wedding to totally stop taking the killer Norco's???

Thanks for listening. Still a little unsure of how to proceed!

[VicoMom]

Here's the crappy thing about waiting until after the wedding to quit... There will always be something else that you have to do... Something that won't be as comfortable without the pills... The time to quit is never convenient, really.

I have never been able to taper... Only if I am forced to do so by how my ability to obtain Vicodin laid out. If I get a script with the intent of tapering... I always bargain with myself and say, "Well, tomorrow I will only take 4 when I said I would only take 5... Then I can take 7 today," or whatever the number may be.

To be completely honest, I am unsure of how to respond to how you should proceed... Just know that getting off of these little b**tards is the best decision you can possibly make for yourself and your future.

I know what you mean about your children just growing up and time passing by... I sometimes have this horrible vision of me in the future - my children grown - living lives of their own - and I am all alone with my pills. Sometimes that almost seems like a happy thought... And others, I am so filled with dread, I just want to scream.

[J_WW]

Yeah, you are right! No time to quit like the present. Screw the wedding. It's only 1 day anyhow. I discussed the wedding issue with my wife. It's amazing how supportive she is.

I took 1 - 10mg Norco this morning and have been fighting the urge for more, for several hours now. It's pretty brutal! I hope I can make it through the night without any more. I guess I'll take it one day at a time. It's been almost 5 years now since I started taking these little ba*s*rds.

I still can't believe I got hooked on these things. I can remember telling my wife that wil never happen to me, don't worry. I can't remember exactly when though, but it's been several years I guess. WOW!!! I feel like a nucklehead in many ways for believing my own BS.

[road2recovery]

It is great that your wife is being so supportive...And you are right, now time like the present..I agre with Vicmom, that I would also think of something coming up that i had to go to, and put it off, again, and again....I think we all do that..

Are you still tapering? or just trying to just take less??
Good luck
r2r

[VicoMom]

We're all knuckleheads sometimes... :)

Do the right thing... It seems to me like you know what that is. Visualize it and just press on. I'm so happy that your wife is supportive. Having someone who is not addicted and still supportive is SO very helpful. But it is still nice to talk/type to people who KNOW. Keep posting.

[J_WW]

r2r, I am still tapering. Pretty severe to I think. Almost Cold Turkey from where I was a week ago at 6 a day. Day before yesterday I was down to 4 a day, yesterday I took 2 and today I have taken 2, just took my last for the day. I've been on these things for a while (going on 5 years) and they have really gotten a hold of me.

It's very difficult for me in the sense that I work for myself and I have lots of daily responsibilities (like employees, etc.). Plus my wife and kids who I don't want to be to freaky around, I mean coming off killers.

[J_WW]

Yes, I am pretty fortunate my wife can understand even though she has not been through this before. She has never taken any kind of pain killer except when she had our three kids, amazing. Her dad is a doctor, she gets it. She reads a lot about these and has been telling me for several years now that it was going to kill me unless I quit. Why didn't I listen sooner??? I don't know.

[sunshinedaydream3]

good quteistion

mornings are my worst time too

i usually feel alot better towards afternoon/evening