RE: Stopping MS CONTIN

[tude]

Hello day 2 and I am having a really hard time.  My body wants to go 6 different ways and the only thing I do is lay down and do work  the laying down is the best because sometimes I can get sleep but not so much so I  get up and do some work.  I just want to tear my hair out but know that this is all a part of this.  Anyway good luck to everyone else and will say a prayer for all of us.
Tude

[Dav125]

Hold on Tude, your about to peak on the wd's and with a couple days things will start to improve. Ever so slightly, but after tommorrow, so of that anxiety cr*p should begin to lighten up. There will still be sleep issues, lack of energy, and some restlessness still going on, but once you get to 7 days, you should actually begin to feel the improvement happening. For sleep, try some melatonin. For lack of appetite, try soup and sandwiches. You may not feel like eating at all, but once you get a few bites, you find your appetite and it will help get some calories in there to help with the energy drain..Take small walks, hit the tub or a shower and try to do anything you can to keep from sitting still too much dwelling in the wd's..That can be your worst enemy,,,Hang tough..Day 3 is big..You've just about got the worst behind you....

[tude]

I am not sure if this is the right place to post or not??  Anyway thank you to anyone that wrote to me way back in April.   I felt I really did not need the help I could do this on my own at the time Noooooooooooooooo.  So anyway went back to my usual life style taking 6 or so ms contin a day for pain but this was for way beyond pain this was for making me feel good??  Big Mistake to think I could carry on this way for so long. So here we are again and this is day 3 and have been chewing tiny bites even grains from a couple of tablets to go off and I feel like I am going to explode.  I have nerve pills surprise lol, and these are helping some but not really.  I feel like throwing myself on the floor and having a tantrum, lol but no one cares right.  It is up to me this time to go off this terrible drug ms contin and get my life back.  I am not sure how people cope with just being me, if you know what I mean.  I mean living totally sober and content with everything.  I sound like a whinner but this is so ingrained in me now I do not know what normal feels like.  Anyway I do need help and I do appreciate anyone telling me anything to help and will keep watching.  I am not sure exactly how this site works but hopefully will catch on.  I know it is  not rocket science but everything new has a learning curve, easy once you know.
Thank you,
tude

[petroglyph54]

You are really doing it, halfway to feeling better and you know you want it, that's why you started stopping. All I can do for you is hope, and I will do that right now, hang on. I know how you feel, I am with you and send strength you way. Keep posting when you can as we all are pulling for you, tude. I hope you are soon well.

[gizzy32]

Sorry your having a rough time right now and withdrawls are probably in full force. How much did you just come off of? Have you looked into the thomas recipe here in the health pages? It can help a lil. Hang in there Tude, it will get better in a couple days ok. Keep us updated on your progress.