day 2 and a half off percs

[03jamllam]

Well it is morning and I have showered and am ready to leave for work:(  It was a horribly long night!  My legs hurt so bad and I only slept in 2hr spans.  I woke up to take advil and then back to bed again.  Legs are feeling a little better this morning.  However while drinking my coffee I can feel my guts churning, not looking forward to that.  At least I have a bathroom in my office.  I feel so small and ashamed.  I have not let friends or family know this is how I am feeling and because its the percs.  I know they dont know there was a problem.  Well wish me luck at work today.  I will check back later!  Peace to you all!

[dede2121]

maybe tell your family. i know that worked for me. once i told them they were encouraging especially my brother he is anRN and works in the ER. he has seen many a drug addict come in. and some were not always sent home. well not their home on earth. depressing but true.
so what i am saying is telling my family and knowing how much i have hurt them makes a big difference. i don't want to hurt them anymore. or myself.

[quitinoxys]

Congrats on day 2 you are almost through itso hang in there you will make it. As far as the diarrhea imodium helps alot. Don't be ashamed you should be proud of yourself as I am proud of you for going for it. I hope you have a good day at work. Hang in there I am pulling for you---Rick

[pcooney13]

Good for you, I have been following your progression.  I am a day ahead of you and you have been inspiring me to keep dealing with these mental and physical feelings.  I just keep telling myself that I am one day closer to getting out from under "needing" the percs.  Not sure what to do about my existing pain, but I will deal with that when I am out of the woods.  I have taken Xanax at night and it has helped and when my pain gets bad I have been taking tylenol.  Good luck to you and thanks to everyone on this board for the wealth of information and the strong support.

[Dav125]

Hang in there. You've got maybe one more day of the hard physical wd's before that slowly turns to the better. Busy work is good. Anything to pre-occupy your mind helps..Just do your best to keep moving..The end of the week will be here before you know it and you will be well on your way to turning this mess around :)

[Richjess2226]

Congrats for getting this far. I know it horrible atm but you're doing the right thing. You need to nip this in the bud now before those weeks turn into months and into years.
That fact that you are getting up and going to work is amazing, hopefully it might take your mind off things a bit amd make the day go a bit quicker.
Try and eat as much as you can even if you have to force yourself! It'll make you stronger.
Good luck today.