[pandulce]

AWW Sweetie,
Sry 2 hear that! but u hang n thar & keep @ it, I'm very proud of u 4 ur determination, u can doooo it!!

[lilbri]

hi play can you tell me what 1-100 mg 5htp is im trying to set up a regime of supplements for my withdrawel of 10 years of oxy & perks at 100 to150 mg a day mabe you could tell me what you did any help would be appreciated. thanks brian.

[BrendaG]

I am new here and hope what I say is of help to others. I was addicted to hydrocodone and am now clean. There is a clinic in Sarasota, Fl called Neuro Assisted Recovery. There phone number is 941-330-2929 and web site is www.addictionnaturalcures.com . They worked with my family doctor on the script for Subutex and we had therapy sessions in chat since I could not travel to their town. Meds needed to be adjusted as I improved and they monitored me closely. The people there treated me with dignity and I can't tell you how great it feels to be clean. Give them a try.

[wxman]

Well I am approaching the 72 hour point and still I have not taken any more pills. I feel much better and those of you who have posted were right, the 3-4 pills a day have not yielded too terrible of w/d's.
I took the Tylenol PM and slept most of the night and felt much better this morning. By mid day I felt mildly depressed and even thought for a brief moment about how good I might feel if I took another. That only lasted for a few seconds.
Reading your posts have given me much encouragement and I want to thank you all for that.

Thanks!!!

[me717]

Originally Posted by wxman

Well I am approaching the 72 hour point and still I have not taken any more pills. I feel much better and those of you who have posted were right, the 3-4 pills a day have not yielded too terrible of w/d's.
I took the Tylenol PM and slept most of the night and felt much better this morning. By mid day I felt mildly depressed and even thought for a brief moment about how good I might feel if I took another. That only lasted for a few seconds.
Reading your posts have given me much encouragement and I want to thank you all for that.

Thanks!!!

wxman, that is great!!! You are on your way and I am so proud of you.

[wxman]

OK,
Almost 90 hrs without drugs and I do feel much much better. lthough last night I had very broken sleep. Even with the tylenol PM it was dificult to sleep relaxed.
I hope that goes away soon.
Anyway, thanks for your support.

[wxman]

Well, Day 5 and I am going a lil bit crazy. These restless leg nights are not very fun. I also get depressed by mid afternoon. I suspect this is all normal and I feel I have the strength to pull through but am I about half way there, 1/4th the way there, 1/3rd? Just wondering. If anyone see's this please advise. I am getting tired!!!!

Thanks

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by wxman

Well, Day 5 and I am going a lil bit crazy. These restless leg nights are not very fun. I also get depressed by mid afternoon. I suspect this is all normal and I feel I have the strength to pull through but am I about half way there, 1/4th the way there, 1/3rd? Just wondering. If anyone see's this please advise. I am getting tired!!!!

Thanks

Our detox times vary from one person to the next. But by the end of the fifth day you should start seeing some little improvements. It probably won't be huge differences, but over the next few days you will feel lots better. By the early part of next week you will wake up one morning and feel great! You are definitely better than half ways there I assure you. The RLS may last a little longer. That is often the last thing to go for us and RLS makes it really difficult to sleep. And that causes depression. So what you are feeling is completely normal. Just give it a little more time. You are doing great. Hang in there and good luck. God bless.

And for what it's worth Tylenol PM did not do anything for me during detox. RLS and the things we deal with in detox can be a little overwhelming for Tylenol PM. Hope it helps you but don't get discouraged if it doesn't. It's not really a detox med. It never helped me anyway.

[wxman]

Thanks Robert for your response. You are all very kind. I really appreciate having people to talk to.

[IcameIdidIconquered]

Hey all- Glad to see everyone making progress and a very happy mothers day 2 all the mommies out there..... EN OPP hey... i am feeling symptoms but not near as bad as my real detox.. I am having all the same fun stuff but it feels like day 7 or 8 of the 1st time....ya know still goin thru it but its almost managable only difference is my back is hurting way worse this time. Screwy thing is when i detoxed the 1st time i had no desire to take pills what so ever! Only reason i slipped is cause they were dangling in my face! But this time i cannot stop thinking about them i swear its driving me more crazy than the detox. I shoulda never given myself a taste again! thankz for sticking with me and will keep ya posted ive honestly been too tired to drag my butt to the computer and type.....

[wxman]

Well, sometimes I just need to talk to folks. I appologize if I sound like a whiny baby, but I think you all know how this feels.
Day 6 here and at midnight west coast time I will be going into day 7.

I get very emotional at times. Depressed and sad. I want nothing to do with with the pills anymore. I just want a good nights sleep!!!! I initially feel very very sleepy, So I shut down the TV and within the hour I am stretching my legs, kicking the covers and just exhausted. No matter how tired I am, this mild achy feeling in my calves just never goes away.
I am certain you are all saying, "Yeah Yeah, I know what your saying" But I just have to talk about it. It makes me feel better knowing I am not alone. This can be a very lonely feeling. I have a very supportive spouse, but I only tell her of the good things happening now that I am off the stuff.
Yes, there is alot of good stuff happening, it is just this hopeless feeling at night. Everyone is sound asleep and I am not.

I also can get a little irritable during the day as well!!!!

I really appreciate all you guys and
ICAMAIDIDICONQURED_ very cool to see you doing better as well.

Peace to you all

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by wxman

Well, sometimes I just need to talk to folks. I appologize if I sound like a whiny baby, but I think you all know how this feels.
Day 6 here and at midnight west coast time I will be going into day 7.

I get very emotional at times. Depressed and sad. I want nothing to do with with the pills anymore. I just want a good nights sleep!!!! I initially feel very very sleepy, So I shut down the TV and within the hour I am stretching my legs, kicking the covers and just exhausted. No matter how tired I am, this mild achy feeling in my calves just never goes away.
I am certain you are all saying, "Yeah Yeah, I know what your saying" But I just have to talk about it. It makes me feel better knowing I am not alone. This can be a very lonely feeling. I have a very supportive spouse, but I only tell her of the good things happening now that I am off the stuff.
Yes, there is alot of good stuff happening, it is just this hopeless feeling at night. Everyone is sound asleep and I am not.

I also can get a little irritable during the day as well!!!!

I really appreciate all you guys and
ICAMAIDIDICONQURED_ very cool to see you doing better as well.

Peace to you all

The RLS and the miserable nights are for sure one of the very worst parts of detox. No one is belittling what is happening to you I promise. This RLS sadly is often one of the last things to leave us. It lasted for me for a good while after the other detox symptoms were past. For some it goes sooner.

Not to sound corny but a good old fashioned humble prayer is not out of the question at this time. I don't really know too many other things to suggest. One thing that may help is to hit a really good hot shower or better yet a hot bath. That WILL give you some relief at least for a little while. At this point I know any relief you get is welcome.

Hang in there. It will get better. We just have to pay the price for the errors in judgement we made while using. Once we go through what you are going through right now it makes us wonder why we ever did this to ourselves. It was enough to make me stop doing stupid things ... hopefully it will work for you too. I will say a prayer for you. Mine get answered pretty often. Good luck to you and God bless. Keep posting.

[wxman]

Thanks again Robert, wonderful words of encouragement.

Good news, I slept last night, ALL night. No RLS or at least any that woke me up.!!!!! That is what I needed. I am in an incredible mood this morning, very upbeat and happy.
This is Day 7 and I could'nt be happier that I dont take those anymore.
Anyway, hopefully this is the beginning of a great week!!!!!

Thanks

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by wxman

Thanks again Robert, wonderful words of encouragement.

Good news, I slept last night, ALL night. No RLS or at least any that woke me up.!!!!! That is what I needed. I am in an incredible mood this morning, very upbeat and happy.
This is Day 7 and I could'nt be happier that I dont take those anymore.
Anyway, hopefully this is the beginning of a great week!!!!!

Thanks

Day 7 is a huge day! You should be past the VERY WORST days of your detox now. Not that it's over, but the very worst should be behind you. You will start seeing some improvements every day now. Hang in there. Keep us posted how you are doing. Good luck and God bless.

[mrsi]

I feel like I took the easy way out. I was so afraid of the withdrawal symtoms that I went to the doctor and got on suboxone. I am about three or four months into my treatment and haven't taken more than one a day for about a week, and have taken none today and feel pretty good. I wish that more docs would start becoming buprenorphrine certified, because this stuff is a life-saver! I still want pills, but that is just a mental issue that I will work through soon (I pray)! But my doctor told me something that has been very helpful to me. He said that your brain needs time to heal. so if you think about it like a wound, you can imagine it healing up. Then you realize that it really is an illness, and that you can in a sense heal it up. Hope that helps someone.

[wxman]

Day 8

Wow, much, much better. I am sleeping again. Thank God!!!
The RLS is very very mild might wake up once or twice a night but not too bad at all. My afternoon depression is very minimal and short lived.

I must admit I feel so much better.
So to anyone in this gig, dont give up, it does get better.
I have to thank all you guys here. Very supportive.

[healthypi]

well, thats really good news. congratulations.

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by wxman

Day 8

Wow, much, much better. I am sleeping again. Thank God!!!
The RLS is very very mild might wake up once or twice a night but not too bad at all. My afternoon depression is very minimal and short lived.

I must admit I feel so much better.
So to anyone in this gig, dont give up, it does get better.
I have to thank all you guys here. Very supportive.

Kept telling you that once you got past day 7 it would get lots better. Day 7 is a big day. Glad you are getting some relief from the W/Ds. It feels better doesn't it??? Just remember how much this sucked so you never do it again. LOL You never have to use for the rest of your life. Always remember that. God bless.