last day without and scared

[sad1258]

Have been taking Lortab 10 for 4 years.  3 months ago got kicked out of pain clinic...got caught getting them from primary doc and pm..stupid!  I have weened from last rx..have one more left. No one knows what I am going through..have no one to talk too...I am extremely sad, anxious and trying to act normal...will I ever feel like I want to live again?????  Please someone talk to me........

[Mom309]

yes you can do this and be normal again......I have a husband and 3 children and I was able to do it.....the first few days were hard but I can trll you the more you keep yourself moving the better things will feel for you....I think the biggest issue you will have is insomnia and depression/anxiety but it is normal everyone goes through it.....and with vicodin the shelf life is anywhere from 6-8 hours....so this means 6-8 hours after taking your last pill you will start with w/d symptoms.....but we are here for you just keep your head up and it will all work out.....

[laurel453]

Hi, sad :)

IBKleen is so right... you can change your state of mind, trust yourself a little bit more. I know you are almost mourning for a best friends but tell yourself that this is a lie. The plain truth is that you are leaving behind your worst enemy. Maybe you could still feel high with them but believe me, this is short term and very soon you would have been experience the opposite...Think about those wd's like the first step of a good journey and this moment as your chance of being a healthier and much better person.....

don't forget to take the supplements and vitamins, to eat healthy .... you can take too some aminos supplements  ( 5htp, Ltyrosine, melatonin.... ) and follow all the advices you have been given, read as much posts as you can to learn more and find more good advices in other people's threads , be pro active and think that there is no turning back ( and this the best thing for you )... work hard on the positive aspects and make yourself stronger not weaker by the way you look at this... .. It takes time but it's worth it and YOU CAN DO IT

good luck :)

[sad1258]

ok you are all right!!! I will take all your advice..I do have moments of positive thinking and telling myself I can do this...I come here when I feel I can't take it anymore...I am trying!!!!  yes I am leaving my worst enemy behind and every moment I get through is that much closer to being me again

thank you

[laurel453]

Yeah, that is a woman :), This is the way to go, sad :)

i can tell you that the first time i quitted, my mind was in a similar state like mourning for a best friend and  the whole four months i stayed clean was like climbing the Everest and K2 all together , a complete hell.... during my relapse i went down to an internal inferno with my "dearest friends the pills "... This time I filled myself with positive thoughts, i just knew that i was leaving behind my worst enemy who was destroying myself, my health and my soul and that there was no turning back and .... what a relieve!!! :) ... the only way to change the negative thoughts is facing them with positive feed back, fake it until it is real but fight them ...

[jstntime]

I know the feeling as the pill bottle goes into the garbage can.  It feels like your happiness is going along with it.  DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!!

You can readjust, you know what you need to do.  Get through the yucky stuff and get your life back.  It's not actually that bad of a deal, a few rough days for a lifetime of liberty???

Keep posting , there's lots of help out here!!!

You're DOING this!!!!

bob

[cathy5841]

Hi sad and welcome. You have gotten excellent advice I am glad you decided to follow it. I would like to add one thing. Start getting some exercise. Just start with short walks and keep going. It helps so much. I know you don't or wont feel like it, butt do it!  You will be glad you did. Keep hanging in there YOU CAN DO IT!