Angelinmichigan how are you today?

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I was just wondering how you were feeling today. I really hope that you feel better soon.
 
Hi TaCot, thanks for your post. I am feeling a bit better today, I am trying to have a strong mind but it is difficult. I have been doing housework all day and ironing to try to keep my mind off of the withdrawl symptoms. I certainly hope that it goes away soon. I don't have any energy at all. Thanks again TaCot, this is day 8 for me and I weaned myself off of 1/8 size pieces of the suboxone. How could this have happened to me. (I was weaning off for approx. 2 months with the help of my doctor.) I was on suboxone for approx. 4 months. I hope everyone else is well and not feeling like me!!!!! Lyn in Michigan
 
I am so sorry you feel so bad. Trying to keep your mind off of it is good. Can you call your doc and tell him/her how much you are suffering? If I could take some of that away, I would. I believe that when we decide to get off of pills, we shouldn't have to suffer endlessly. I truly hope that the end of your withdrawals are very soon. Take care and you are in my thoughts.
 
Hey Lyn,

I am sorry you are still feeling pretty crummy! I am glad you are keeping yourself busy because that is good for you but I know how hard it must be! The lack of energy was so terrible for me.. I felt like I could barely make it thru each day with out colapsing!

Maybe you could call your Dr. like TaCot suggested and just see if there is any other help or at least get a better idea of how long this will last.. Knowledge is power in my opinion.

You are doing great though! I am really proud of you.. Stay strong.. This part of your journey is almost over.. You CAN do this!

Sending you a warm healing hug!
~Secrets
 
TaCot and Secrets.....Thank you so much for your kind worRAB. I really appreciate you both thinking of me. I am afraid to call my doctor as I know already he will say that I probably need to stay on the suboxone for a year or so. He tried to tell me that already and at the same time I said no that I don't want any drugs in my system!!!! I used to be a very trusting person but now when you can't even trust the doctors not to tell you that when you do go off how much hell you are going to be in afterwarRAB. I never would have taken the suboxone, actually in the withdrawl clinic you have never heard of what they are giving you and you trust them implicity. Your life is in their hanRAB and if they say you are taking "suboxone" then you take it. You don't have your computer there to start checking what this stuff is and if you refused to take it, then they would say then why are you here if you don't want our help. You really have no choice!!!! Tomorrow is another day and I am taking deep breaths and just want to get some well needed sleep. Hope everyone is feeling well today. Thanks again Take Care....Lyn in Michigan.
 
Hello Lyn

I couldn't help but chuckle just a bit when I read your post.... like you, I did housework and laundry in withdrawal like my life depended on it. Felt like if I didn't keep busy, I would go out of my mind at times. I was so exhausted I could truly barely walk straight much of the time, but I kept on plodding away. When I got done here, my husband would drive me to my son's house where I would begin again there. Like a robot I was. Sweep, fold, change loaRAB, begin again. Over and over. I would exhaust myself totally and then rest would come to me.

It does help though, Lyn, and I hope you can continue on this path until the symptoms finally dissipate.... and dissipate they will. A sure sign is the moment you catch yourself saying, The heck with this, I need to rest." As those moments come, know that healing is coming with them.

I was able, over time, to come to understand that symptoms of withdrawal are actually symptoms of healing. It made it easier to bear and somehow strengthened me to push on until it was over. Gave me more and more courage to stay the course.

I wish you well and I pray for yout continued fortitude in enduring this part of life so that you can move to a happier, healthier, wiser part of life.

God Bless
reach
 
So.. reach... wanna come to my house? All those chores need to be done I feel like!! hahahhahha Just kidding.. Just wanted to spead a smile!
~Secrets
 
Hey Angel, Secrets and TaCot, I think just about everybody when they're wd-ing should get up and do things to keep their mind busy and it helps your body to get going. My house was so clean when I went thru this and I hated every minute of it then, but realize now it was the best thing for me. Someone on this board posted that you have to relate to your brain to get you moving or something like that, and eventually your body would get the message you could do things without pills in you. I used the pills alot for energy and got to the point where I thought I couldn't do anything without them. I kept telling myself well I got this to do and that to do, so I would put off getting off them until I had done what I needed, but something else would come up, so as they say any excuse we addicts can use we will, but in reality if you want to use, today is Tuesday so that's a good enough excuse. I'm finally over the excuses I told myself and I work real hard not to think of new ones. Well Angel, congrats to you and it's uphill from here for all of us. May God bless all of you and thank-you and everyone for being here for me, I don't know what I would have done without this board. LOL, Fiesty
 
Fiesty, Reach, Secrets, TaCot and everyone else that I might not have mentioned. Thank you so more for all of your support. I am hoping that the worst is overwith now. Today I feel a bit calmer and hopefully I remain like this. This is now day 10 for me and I feel a little bit of "peace" today for the first time. I have my radio turned up loud and am singing and dancing and my cats who both keep on staring at me because they know I have been so upset don't know what is going on today!!!! It is ironic because on Saturdays my husband and I babysit our wonderful little 5 month old granRABon "Max" who is such a joy in our lives and last week I tried so hard to be happy when he was here but couldn't help bursting out into tears periodically. He new something was definitely wrong with "Grama". He didn't look into my face to see what was young, "HE LOOKED RIGHT INTO MY EYES". He knew I was sick and I hope more than anything in the world that he never remerabers that day when he grows up.

Take care and thanks everyone
Will post again soon
Lyn (AngelinMichigan)
 
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