Day 3 (totally clean)

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Well, had another full night sleep last night. Things are looking better each day. I took a benedryl last night and read a book till I fell asleep. That helped. No music needed last night. Before I used alcohol also during the process of withdrawal and I truely believe that does not help. It may help you fall asleep, but it makes it worse in the am and I dont think it allows your body to heal properly. ALCOHOL, was my trigger last time also, that RUINED my 8 month pill sobriety. I go back to NA on monday and I am actually a little nervous to see everyone. I know that they say they are welcoming, but I know that I let them down and that makes me sad. Well, as for how I am feeling, I think that each day I am getting better. Last night really bummed me out, because I really felt horrible. I knew that it might happen (because of the use of codeine as mild substitute to help OXY WD'S) but I am like 12 days OXY free and only took Codeine for 7 days. BUT I guess that is enough to bind to those receptors and cause a bit of continual withdrawal.



Well that is it for now. --Hope all of you are hanging in there. The light is getting brighter for me.

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D,

Great job! I am so glad you were able to sleep and to realize that alcohol was your trigger. I think you are correct about it not helping the healing process. I know for me when I was tapering and was doing it quickly I could not sleep at all some nights.. I would have a glass of red wine or two and that seemed to help calm me a little but...... I have no idea if that amount made a difference or not... I think it was a mental thing for me.

As for NA. I am sure you are nervous but I am proud of you for going and facing it. I am sure it will go better than you anticipate!

Keep on going buddy! I am proud of you!!!
XOXOX
 
I understand that you're sick and tired of being sick and tired,but you have come so far. Im behind you mate....will support you all I can.
love...CC
 
You know,D,I have followed your posts from when i first joined this board and its truely awesome to see you come this far. Its a priviledge and thanks for sharing your journey....it gives the likes of me hope that success can be had if we strive hard enough. Your journey has had its ups and downs but here you are,with the end in sight. I cant put into worRAB how pleased I am. Go back to NA....if they are really addicts recovered then they will know better than to judge...they'll all of been there themselves at some point in the past. They will help support you in your new life drug free. Keep saying that,D, 'Im drug free!'. Come on,tell me,how GOOD does that feel?!
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love...CC xoxox
 
Hey guys --thanks for the kind worRAB --they help. Especially at this moment. I AM REALLY SICK and TIRED of feeling bad in the afternoon. I have had some sort of withdrawal symptom for the last 3 weeks -EVERY ******** DAY! I am just venting because if you look in retrospect i am better. I am working each day and exercising so its not that bad. I am just sick of feeling yucky. The WHOLE codeine to help me last week worked well to get me through the day while I was on the road, but it set me back in the recovery process, so I do NOT recommend that to anyone else. The reality is, if you are in withdrawals and a drug (opiate in nature) takes your pain or discomfort away, then its probably NOT a good thing for you and will only make the inevitable longer. So, I guess that I am at a true DAY 3 with pretty good withdrawals, but I will get by.

bummed D
 
indeed any opiate you take is just like you haven't really quit yet. kinda like takin one drug to get off the other. in my experiences, that never worked. gettin off opiates means just that....no opiate of any kind put in your body. once no opiates are being taken, the withdrawals will run their course then be gone. that's the beauty of withdrawals, they eventually go away. ;)
 
Sorry you are feeling so crappy D!

I hope you start feeling better soon! Hang in there buddy. It will get better, hang in there!!!!

I will be thinking of you!
 
To make you feel a little better - I have had a miserable, migraine-like, sinus headache for 3 days. Allergies are bad in Phoenix this time of year with everything blooming. Today was the worse! But, believe me, I know how the crappy feeling can get you down during the w/d stage. I STILL can't sleep and again was up until 5 AM last night. Feel good that you are able to sleep!!

Just know that it's all slowly getting better and you should feel better tomorrow and even better the next day. Hang tough!!
 
YA --this is crazy --I feel like I am on the REAL day 3, not 3 weeks into this!!! yuck. I havent planned for this. But who has. I would rather be on DAY 3 from small amount of codeine than Day 3 100mg of OXY CT. That is why I did this and I need to keep telling myself that I am getting better.

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Hey D,

I am sorry to hear you are sad. It sucks that you are feeling so miserable! I remeraber day 3..... IT SUCKED! Just keep going buddy and this part will soon be over.. Then... the hard part comes.. STAYING CLEAN.

I am really hoping that things take a turn for the better over the weekend! By Monday I hope I get to read a post from you saying you feel GREAT!

Thinking of you!!!!
XOXOOX
 
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