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HOLA --8 day down and starting to get things in line. Havent touched an booze and still take something to sleep each night. Simply Sleep seems to work well enough. My body is still a mess though. I assume that it will take 1 month or so before the soreness and achy body goes away. I am still exercising each day and paying for it the next morning!! that is so frustrating that I am working so hard to get clean and feel good, but all my old butt does is make me more sore from the activity. I was NEVER sore before! Wonder why! That is such a funny thing looking back on it. 1 month or so ago, I entered a LONGGGGGG race ( 50k) on skis and the next day I just jumped out of bed like nothiing had happened. That DAMN oxy was in complete control of all my pain receptors! I probably could have been shot in the leg and I would not have felt it! LOL

Just wanted to let all of you suffering know that it will be over soon. YOU WILL GET YOUR LIFE BACK. Stick with it.

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D~ All I can say is WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

I am so flipping happy for you right now. You have done it! I am SOOO proud of you because I know the hell you walked thru and now look..... YOU are in control!

Congrats to you! I am very proud of you friend!
 
Way to go!! I know I was amazed too how the Oxy covered up all of the aches and pains and once I stopped taking it how they all came back. Went for hike yesterday and my feet hurt today, my lower back always hurts, but over all I'm feeling good. It just takes time for the body to heal, all of those endorphins sensors to free themselves up and your body start producing endorphins again on its own. Hiking is my endorphin producer (well, next to sex that is).

Glad you're feeling better and stay away from the booze! I completely stopped drinking all together. I drink O'douls Araber or Buckler if I want a beer and if I'm at a party or friend's house I'll drink tonic water so it appears that I'm indulging like the rest. Besides getting off the Oxy, I lost my taste for the booze also. I do chew a LOT of gum these days tho!!! (Whispering... I do drink a glass of Jack Daniels whenever I vacuum the house - its tradition!)

Keep going forward. I have totally stopped my mental cravings, thinking, whatever altogether. I still have the abdominal contractions and taking the Benzo for them. I'm down to 0.5 mg/day now (started at 1.5 mg) just at night to stop them. I tried to go down to 0.25 mg last night and I had shakes again. So I'll stay at 0.5 mg for a little while longer and try the 10% taper thang.

It's a lot of work, but its worth it to be back to normal again!!
 
Hello Dan

I am glad the worst of the withdrawal is over... and sure you are, too! Smiles. I have never doubted the capability of you to do it. As hard as it is, I knew you would come through with flying colors.

Now it is time to begin thinking about really and truly never putting yourself or your family through this again. Enough beating the body with withdrawals and the mind and spirit with regrets. Enough testing the waters or I fear one day the waters will drown you. And enough of my lecturing because I know you are already aware of these things.

Dan, where will the awareness lead you? Are there any plans to get back to NA? Plans to work with a therapist to discover the whys? We have got to find a way for you to reconcile what happens in the thinking that doesn't always jive with what neeRAB to change in the thinking. Permanent changes in thinking, not changes that only last as long as the memory of withdrawal is strong.

I really care about you so much. I still find myself tentative with you at this point. I don't want to bully or guilt the right answers out of you.... what I want with all my heart is for the path to lifelong sobriety to open up for you. In gentle honesty, I really think there is still much work to be done. Help still to be sought in working out the thinking patterns that go awry. Spend some time reflecting on what the future course of help might be. Will you do that?

I do celebrate with you that you have taken the bull by the horns and have conquered the withdrawal to a great degree. I truly do. I hope as time goes by we can also celebrate together many more things. It is all waiting for you, Buddy.

With hope always
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good for you , i had started feeling pains chills agitation . i now know that i am not sleeping the way i should tired depresion. i will post next week when my 4 day taper an a few more withdrawral is done . iam a big guy that was taking less than persribed amounts . it works for awhile. my md told me longer than three months of use at 20 mgs is long term .this is in a years time . i now like the alternatives bike iceing strethch alot of people just dont want to try anything else , i did not either until 4 5 mg oxys started to not be enough . i refuse to give in to drugs . as i have a checkerd past with coke not cola . my md is aware of my past drug use an only gave me the drug knowing that i wouild take full responceability for what may happen alot of addictics dont tell there md . an evan still read my thread borderline im not will to blow 5 years of recovery for these pills . i have worked to hard to get to this point in my life . i will live with the pain . rather than the reprocutions:)oh my doctor will know dont give me those pills unless i have a broken leg or i am dying . lots of mRAB dont persribe these meRAB today for chronic pain because of the abuse .
 
D,I am so happy that you've come so far and shared the journey with us all. Your experiences shows to us that we too can make it....we need to dig deep and find that fighting spirit that you showed all the way...even on the really tough days. Mate,well done...you deserve to revel in the success.
love..CC XOX
 
Thanks for the responses --I continue to go on. Boy, I have never been this sore --ALL THE TIME. I must expect that because of what I have done to my body. I worked out yesterday aerobically for 1.1 hours and was COMPLETELY shot after. I cant wait for the day that exercise like that makes me feel good!! Keep on truckin!

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CONGRATULATIONS! I am on my 1st day clean and sober (again...) and it is incredibly inspiring to hear from someone who has just made it through this tough time. Although I don't know you, I'm incredibly proud of you for pushing through all the little things that normally would make us turn to our addictions. Your post has really inspired me and helped me find the strength I needed to know I can get through this day. So thank you.
 
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