Sleep is so good... :-)

[lisa983]

22 days clean now, and I feel great..  I first posted here because one of my withdrawl symtoms was I could not sleep. And some of you posted back, and gave me great advise. I got sick Sunday with a terrible sore throat, so I went to the doctor Monday.  I ended up having strep throat. (sounds like fun huh?) anyway I told her how I could not sleep and she also knows that I had quit hydro's on the 23rd.  So she explained to me how ambien was very addictive, and she did not won't me to trade one problem for another so she prescribed me rozerem 8mg. I took one about 10:30pm, fell asleep at about 1:00am, woke up at eleven. Oh my gosh...I feel great..All I needed was sleep. Now I feel so much stronger mentally, knowing Im gonna get sleep tonight.. I know this my seem corny to some of you, but I never had a sleep problem until I quit the hydrocodones that I was addicted to for three years. So those of you that just quit, don't give up you will get through the withdrawls and feel like yourself again. So if you want to ask me a question, please do. Because I went through hell on earth when I quit. When to the ER 2 times. Experienced every symtom I think I could. Good Luck to U ALL..

[Jacqui805]

I'm SO envious!!!  Like enemy, it's been a long time without significant sleep.  I went the whole first 11 days I think, may have been 13, don't even remember now, without any sleep.  I'm getting a total of about an hour or so in 15 min. intervals.  Just like enemy if I fall asleep, I've got some vivid dreams and I awake immediately with some wicked anxiety and although I would welcome sleep, I'm afraid of it too.  

I went to the E.R. the first time I tried to stop myself.  Man did that suck majorly.  Congratulations on day 22.  I'm at 24.  You're catching up.

[enemy48]

Lisa, I'm glad you finally rested!  On my 23 day I still had not been sleeping and when I would I had bad nightmares so bad that I was too scared to fall back asleep.

So you no longer feel like a zombie in the day?  Sleep deprivation only leave you with a nonproductive day.

I am starting to get 5 hours sleep on day 35 for only the last 4 nights.  I take 4 tylenol pm's.  

Good job on your sobriety.