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i have been taking pain pills of all kinds for about 5 years ...never thought nothing of it ..till the other day i stopped and after three days i knew now i was a total addict i relapsed that night and now im on two days clean ...i dont know anything about time and how long it lasts but this is the hardest thing i ever dealt with ...the pains in my head and stomach are unreal and the mental side affects are even worse ...i twitch all night i cant sleep well ...i throw up or gag alot i have a constant headache that wont go away... i read some peoples stories and ...we all sound the same ...i just hope i can make it ....it all started becouse i got hurt at work and then it was just so easy to get the pills from dr ...monthly and then i realised i was taking them in a week (120)vic 7.5 and my friends started taking them and then it moved to perc 10s then oc10 0c40 ...it spiralled down from there ...this is going to be a long road ...i already lost my wife ,kids,and anything that mattered so i cant do it for them ..it has to be for me now
Welcome to the forum. Your last sentence is dead on and your right. You have to do this for you. The worst of the w/d's should only last a couple more days so hang in there. Getting clean is a process and it's usually baby steps, but your on the right track now.
Look in the health pages here in the top right of this page. The thomas recipe and the amino acid protocal can help a bit. You can and will make it:) Stick around, this is a great support group.
Look in the health pages here in the top right of this page. The thomas recipe and the amino acid protocal can help a bit. You can and will make it:) Stick around, this is a great support group.
the only good that has come from this ..and i say that with a grain of salt ...is ive become more thoughtfull and sort of poetic in my writtings i find in my depression i type things to people i love so that they may read and decipher what i feel
Take the advice and get the Thomas recipe and amino acid regiment. HYDRATE. I drank, literally, almost 5 gallons of Gatorade a day. Flushes out your system. Days 3-5 are usually the worst and the easiest to go get another pill to help....then you are at square one. Fight through it, keep strong. Post here, it helps more than you can believe.
You like to write? Keep a journal. Write down what you are going through. Refer to it often. It was my pysch up tool. When you read about all the horrible things you went through to get away from the pills, man, it really helped me. Getting to the other side is SO worth it. I'm on day 14 after an 18 month self-induced hiatus from reality, it's indescribable to say how it feels....just two weeks later.
Good luck, stay strong, get the recipes and hang on. It's a rough ride, but the rewards will make it look like nothing in hindsight. I know that's hard to believe right now, but it will happen, YOU just have to want it. Get it. You deserve it.
Gary
You like to write? Keep a journal. Write down what you are going through. Refer to it often. It was my pysch up tool. When you read about all the horrible things you went through to get away from the pills, man, it really helped me. Getting to the other side is SO worth it. I'm on day 14 after an 18 month self-induced hiatus from reality, it's indescribable to say how it feels....just two weeks later.
Good luck, stay strong, get the recipes and hang on. It's a rough ride, but the rewards will make it look like nothing in hindsight. I know that's hard to believe right now, but it will happen, YOU just have to want it. Get it. You deserve it.
Gary
i cant seem to drive as well ..i get so dizzy without them ...my vision is shaking at times ...i have to constantly fight the urge to throwup i hope this stops soon
I had a lot of vision problems too. Don't drive if u don't think u can. Mine was on/off 2 days, it does pass. Anyone at all to help you? Alone is tough, but doable. I did. If you can't get out, walk as much as possible. Drink all the water juices gatorade u can. Hot hot baths w epson salts if possible. Bananas, b complex, nulti vit. All inn the recipes. Hang in man, its not easy but so worth it. Keep posting and stay tough..
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If you continue to feel dizzy and your eyes are messed up make sure you see your doctor. I had vertigo many times while i was using. Take care of yourself and congrats on getting clean!! You can do it~~~~sara
thanks and not really alone i have some friends who are sympathetic and i asked them to cut me off and they have ...also a friend who kicked heroin is talking to me on face book helping me out so i cant really say ALONE ..tonight and this weekend are going to be hard i get my kids for the night and its my weekend for them and i hope i can hide my sickness till they go home on sunday ...this is a true test of my strength
Make damn sure your sympathetic friends don't let you use. I found out the hard way (5 times) how sympathetic they can be when you got cash. If you have someone local, do try and get the recipes. Your body needs this stuff so bad. TRY to eat something, crackers, bran flakes, bananas. Easy on the guts.
With your kids this weekend will be tough, no question. Blame the flu, that's the best cover. You can make it, keep posting and keep grinding. It is so worth it.
With your kids this weekend will be tough, no question. Blame the flu, that's the best cover. You can make it, keep posting and keep grinding. It is so worth it.
Using the flu is a common ruse yes, but there in lies the rub. If he has the flu the ex won't want the kids to catch it therefore he's not gonna get to see them.
Though giving up one weekend with them to get past this would be so worth it in the long run.
Evillash: Swflafun has offered some great advice, get as many of those supplements and fluids as you can. It will make a big difference in the severity of the withdrawals. You can do it, we're all pulling for you.
Though giving up one weekend with them to get past this would be so worth it in the long run.
Evillash: Swflafun has offered some great advice, get as many of those supplements and fluids as you can. It will make a big difference in the severity of the withdrawals. You can do it, we're all pulling for you.
im hurting so bad inside im not sure i can take this much more if i throw up one more time ....and my head ....omg does it hurt
You can do it! We all know what your going through, i'm day 14 clean and it's been a "ride". Find your strength inside and decide that you're going to get back to normal. Normal isn't that long off if you keep trucking through this. I didn't know if I was ever going to remember what normal was, but I'm getting there. You can do it too:) Keep posting it really helps!
well ...how to explain...since my last post i jumped head long back into a major relapse but i now have 6 days under my belt and i woke up this morning after what i call the darkest night and ...im amazed at how good im starting to feel ...my headache has gone the dizzy spells seem to be gone .... i dont want to jinx myself but i think i may just win this battle ......thank you for helping me and i will repost soon
Don't get c0cky. Your addiction is sitting there, right behind you, waiting for you to get complacent. It's just waiting for a passing thought from you... "Oh, well maybe I can take just ONE pill, and it'll be okay". WHAM... full-on relapse.
Stay vigilant my Brother.
What kind of after-care program are you following? Do you go to meetings (NA, AA, CA, CMA, etc)? Do you have an addiction counselor of some type? Church group perhaps? Are you a 12-Stepper or are you following some other type of program?
The best advice I can give you is not to get lazy and think that you have thing thing beaten. Believe me... many of us on here have been in your shoes only to fall down and have to start all over again, simply because we got lazy.
LMNO
Stay vigilant my Brother.
What kind of after-care program are you following? Do you go to meetings (NA, AA, CA, CMA, etc)? Do you have an addiction counselor of some type? Church group perhaps? Are you a 12-Stepper or are you following some other type of program?
The best advice I can give you is not to get lazy and think that you have thing thing beaten. Believe me... many of us on here have been in your shoes only to fall down and have to start all over again, simply because we got lazy.
LMNO
In my experiance, unless your friends that are cutting you off have experianced the same thing you are now, dont rely on them to keep you away from pills, as some have said, money is money, and people want it. I several times have told friends "beat my *** if you see me with a pill, literally", and the next week i have pills and im hangin with them, now im on my second relapse, last was last year, and im fighting to over come the coke and roxy addiction i now face. Good luck man, you can do this. And im only 17, im learning from all of this.
i actually am not following any program ,locked in my apprt ..leaving when i absolutely have to ..and i don't talk to anyone that still takes pills cuz i know temptation ..and tbh those friends that still do it ..i was only a means to an end so im not bothering ....several friends of mine use n.a. and Ive considered going but ..not yet ...i didn't say the cravings were gone and im still getting sick but nowhere near what it was ..i was just manifesting good luck on my part ...not c0cky lol and im an addict not naive i absolutly know there is no..one more ...it wont hurt ..i know what my dem0n is and i will never let myself do this again ....ever ..and yes i know the chance of relapse is always there ...for life ...not oh i feel good i must not be addicted ...i would like to say thanks for your words ..they make my resolve that much more intense ...with that said ..im still as scared of using as my first day quitting ,..i just have to be strong ...thats all ..thank you :)
woke up to day 7 :) and feeling ok seems my symptoms come if i push to hard and then i get dizzy a little and a headache still but going good for now
DAY 8 and still going strong ....but thoughts do creep in and bother me ....also a friend invited me to go with her to some meetings ...maybe thats what i need ..:)
I think for most to be successful...they have to do it for themselves. The strength to get this done comes from within.
It is wonderful that u r doing this. I quit alone as well. Took a few days off work and cuddled in my house cept to hit the gym each day if it killed me! LOL My addiction did not really interfere with anyone....not on a deep level...I stopped cos my addiction bugged the stew out of me and was financially ruining me as well
Congrats on 8 days....be sure u get support
It is wonderful that u r doing this. I quit alone as well. Took a few days off work and cuddled in my house cept to hit the gym each day if it killed me! LOL My addiction did not really interfere with anyone....not on a deep level...I stopped cos my addiction bugged the stew out of me and was financially ruining me as well
Congrats on 8 days....be sure u get support
DAY 10 and im going to go to my first meeting tonight with a friend im feeling pretty good
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