depression

[newlife52]

How do you all beat the depression that comes after stopping these pills?  

[takingmylifeback2014]

This is the hard part, the detox was a breeze compared to the months of mental depression and anxiety I have been feeling. I am almost at 100 days and I am just starting to feel more at peace but It was worth every ****** day!
Distract yourself - DO ANYTHING to keep from being stuck in your own head. Take Vitamins and exercise if you can ... Music helps tremendously

Stick in there ... This too shall pass!! I promise you!

[tommytom14]

I've been through more than a few detoxes, and I can honestly say that the depression and emotional turmoil are very tough to deal with. Losing the pills is like losing a best friend and our sick brains are unable to imagine enjoying life without them. In retrospect, I guess losing the pills is a lot like losing someone; be it the death of a loved one or something similar. The grief doesn't just end after a predetermined number of days or weeks. We just get better at accepting it over a period of time until it finally fades away and all the good stuff starts coming back. That's the way I see it anyway.

[motye51]

It's freakin hard....for sure!  I put my headphones in for months and blared happy, strong music, which helped (made me stop thinking for awhile) and vitamins.  Pray, pray, pray!  Not even kidding, pray that the depression be lifted even if only for a few minutes, and it will! I PROMISE!

[Ladykonnie]

I don't know about the depression of stopping pills, because  I am at the beginning of my journey.  Hang in there!