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withdrawal from pain pills, depression?

i have been abusing pain medication for probably about a year now. i was never prescribed to them, they just kinda found their way into my life and before i knew it i was hooked. now i never actually took them for any reason other than the high (i usually crushed and snorted them). i am on day 8 after quitting cold turkey and as all of you already know the first 3-4 days were the physically the worst. i feel a lot better now except the psychological stuff i have to deal with. i feel severly depressed at times and i suffer strong cravings. back when i was using i wouldnt ever really touch them untill night/evening time so now my nights just seem extrmly boring and empty. everything i did when i was high i cant do anymore because im sober (read a book, watch tv, video games, write, music) nothing seems the same. i was just wandering how long im going to have to deal with this. how long does the depression last. i know that i need to start trying to fill the void in my life but it isnt easy to do right now. i fear a relapse coming if this continues much longer.............  also if for some reason i did relapse once 15-20 days from now and i only did it once, like a hydro/10 or 2, would i have 2 suffer the physical withdrawal all over????
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I am so grateful to have found this forum!! I have been taking meds for soooo long now and taking more and more than prescribed to feel the numbness I need. I am quitting....cold turkey!! I need myself back :( I need to be a better mom and wife. Its been 2 days and my energy is non existant. How long til I get my energy and myself back? Im doing natural detox and walking treadmill for an hour to sweat it all out. Any more suggestions?
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I am so grateful to have found this forum!! I have been taking meds for soooo long now and taking more and more than prescribed to feel the numbness I need. I am quitting....cold turkey!! I need myself back :( I need to be a better mom and wife. Its been 2 days and my energy is non existant. How long til I get my energy and myself back? Im doing natural detox and walking treadmill for an hour to sweat it all out. Any more suggestions?
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Are you withdrawing under Dr's care?
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just thought id drop you a line to help you all on your ****** journey ive been hooked to opiates more than once and have managed to beat them each time dont get me wrong it aint easy but i reckon you all know that already and just want to know if it will eventually go away and the short answer is yes by two weeks the majority of withdrawals will have gone and you can satrt getting things together again BUT your addiction NEVER goes away and can easliy appear if you let your guard down.

just know that if you tough it out you do get better and ill keep my fingers crossed for you all
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I'm 23 years old and got a toothache one night and that's where I begin getting addicted to Roxys! I worked all the way to taking about six or seven a day depending on how many I had! It's so sad I no I was 22 years clean and never even smoked a cigarette until a year ago! I was on Roxys for abt a year and seven days ago quit cold turkey! So today is day seven clean the withdrawals are the same as day one still and I can't sleep and shake all night diarrhea and cold and hot flashes very weak And can't really do much but I am a very strong willed person and I'm done and will make it! The main reason why is because I recently had a new baby girl she became my world so think before you take them please cause rock bottom is coming I got there but it was said cause I was high on pills and never even new! Find something or someone to push you to quit it helps my family is very much hear for me through this process! PS there is nothing that will help the withdrawals I have tried them all even the Thomas diet! The only thing that eased my crams is Imodium AD but it don't even work no more so I'll be praying for everyone and I hope a few will pray for me!:) THANKS <3
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I'm 23 years old been taking Roxys for about a year! I started from one toothache and only took a quarter of one then I was up to about six or seven a day depending On how many I had! It's so sad I know I went 22 years not doing any drugs at all not even smoking a cigarette and recently I just had a beautiful baby girl so as I'm typing this exactly seven days ago I just quit! This is my seventh day clean and I'm still having major W/D I have about 7 hours of sleep in the seven days and I shake all night l shake all night long and get hold and cold sweats, sneeze, diarrhea and all but this is the first day I started feeling a lil but better besides no sleep! I'm praying for everyone on here and I hope y'all all find the strength to not go back to the horrible pills that brings you down and makes you feel like your on top! Your not its actually on your way to rock bottom I went there and I'm on my way up! Find something to push you to quit that's what I did and I'm doing it for my baby girl! Ps nothing works for the withdrawals to help you get through it! I have tried everything even the Thomas diet! Only time can heal this think before you take another one cause you would feel so much better with out I do! *HARDLIFE89
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