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My journey begins....

Well hello MH.  I took my last perc actually yesterday morning, but I had a few vics.  so now as of today im completely out of it all. so my battle begins.    as I said this is not my first horrilbe ride on this horrible merry go round.  I dont know if I made the wisest decision tho,  because 3 dys ago,  I ran out of cigarettes, hubby had the vehicle, so I asked him to bring me some back when her came home, but I do have an electric cigarette.  I have been comtemplating trying to quit anyhow...so I chose this opportunity to do so.  As it stands... I have not smoked a real cigarette in 3 days.  Makes me think I must be craaaazzzzyy to try and quit now, along with starting withdrawal.....Im just praying that the lord has mercy on me.  Quitting the percs is sooooooo freakin hard and rough on its own,  how Im gonna make it thru this is beyond me....but Im trying anyhow.  So any words of wisdom, prayers, sympathy, guidance, an support, is greatly appreciated.  I am using my electric one tho...kinda takes the edge off.  Plus I can feel a great difference already in my lungs and chest.  I know its a great thing.  Just hope I can keep it up.  God Bless everyone.
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Thankyou gnarly, & molly.   Im looking at this as day 1 for me.  Its not too bad so far.  But God only knows about tomorrow..huh.  Yes Ive detoxed approx. 3-4 times.  Everytime it was my choice to stop.  You know you take these pills, then get outta control with them, and they even stop working,  you dont get high anymore, your just taking them to keep your body functioning, and to not go into withdrawal.  This is soooooo sick.  The whole time, your mentally a wreck, the life of pills takes my personality from me, and just my everyday functions.  I used to be so organized from my home to MYSELF!....now everything I do seems like a major task...it takes everything and then some for me to even get myself together to go anywhere.  Im always complaining how I dont feel like it.....I never used to be like that   Im just so tired of battling this addiction.  One time I quit for about 1 year.  It was the first time I quit.  This is awful, I miss me soooo much.
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Congrats on taking this step. I'm in awe of you for quitting smoking at the same time. That's going to be my next challenge but I'm not ready yet. You are my hero!
Stay strong and post updates on how you're doing. The people here are awesome and have helped get me through the past two weeks!
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Hi welcome to the forum and congrats on taking your life back this will be one of the best decisions of your life from what you said this is not your first time that helps with the fear I have detoxed many times in the past and know it well  to me it is 2/3 mental and 1/3 physical so be prepared to fight it out on both fronts  remember to drink pleanty of gatoraid and get comfortable with the saying ''you just got to be ok without being ok for a wile this to shall pass with time a hot bath goes a long way in getting rid of the symptoms rent a bunch of movies to watch at night most people dont sleep and just inmbrase the withdrawal it is the beggining to the end . the rest is all up to you keep posting for support I will check back in a wile. Good luck and God bless. .....Gnarly
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