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day 20....sleep has returned!!
It actually returned night 17 but didn't post as i thought it may have been a fluke! I am now 20 days clean of codeine c/t.
Last 3 nights i have slept for 7-8 hrs per night...when i think of the lack of sleep and what a zombie i felt like at around days 9-12 this is like a miracle! I realise i may still have bad nights but as long as the good outweigh the bad i can cope! I just wanted to post to encourage people to keep going...sleep does return...which in turn helps with mood lifting, odd aches and pains etc.
I FEEL AMAZING !
Last 3 nights i have slept for 7-8 hrs per night...when i think of the lack of sleep and what a zombie i felt like at around days 9-12 this is like a miracle! I realise i may still have bad nights but as long as the good outweigh the bad i can cope! I just wanted to post to encourage people to keep going...sleep does return...which in turn helps with mood lifting, odd aches and pains etc.
I FEEL AMAZING !
Hi There..i'm sorry to hear you're not sleeping good. What was your DOC? was it codeine? I know everyone has differing symptoms....some short lived, some lingering. My lingering symptom is a bad backache.
In answer to your question i have taken no pills (only immodium for the first 5 days at rec. dose) I eat 4-5 bananas daily, take a hot shower a.m. and a salt bath just before getting into bed at night. I have also quit caffeine which i believe has helped enormously with my sleep, but did add to the w/d headache in the early days. If you have caffeine in your diet try to cut it out or at least restrict it from lunchtime daily. If you need to ask anything please do.
Keep going...you're doing great! x
In answer to your question i have taken no pills (only immodium for the first 5 days at rec. dose) I eat 4-5 bananas daily, take a hot shower a.m. and a salt bath just before getting into bed at night. I have also quit caffeine which i believe has helped enormously with my sleep, but did add to the w/d headache in the early days. If you have caffeine in your diet try to cut it out or at least restrict it from lunchtime daily. If you need to ask anything please do.
Keep going...you're doing great! x
Im on day 22 and im still not sleeping like i would like and i have no energy..@ butterbean -what are some of the things your doin to get though w/d?
Its great isn't it, getting things done now, and the accomplishments make you feel so good about yourself. It is inspiration for another clean day.
You're so right about clean living ! I seem to have more hours in my days...my dogs are benefitting from the extra playtime and attention and i am working my way , slowly some days, through all those little repair/ decorating/sewing jobs that i could never find time for before. WHAT ON EARTH DID I USED TO DO WITH MY DAYS??!! lol
Congratulations on your clean time. Great accomplishment. Cold turkey too. Proves it can be done, thanks for posting your story. Glad you are sleeping good, and it will get better as the days pass. Life being clean really is better and it gets better everyday.
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