Anyone on for opiate issues. I’m on day 7 of no pills (day1-3 I had some poppy juice that I hoped would take the edge of detox but just pushed the symptoms back I think). Anyway, been puking my guts out for the last couple days. Have some Xanax and ambien that kinndddaaa help with the restless leg insomnia stuff but still only got my first real nights sleep last night. I’ve been using for a long time, upwards of a decade. I thought by now I’d start coming out of the physical sickness but still puke up anything I eat. Any thoughts on timeline for this thing? Gotta get back to work eventually lol
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I’m 21days in. I still have issues. You’re on the down hill side. Every day you will be feeling different
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It’s gonna be months of this.
Honestly the best thing you can do is make sure you are getting enough fluids fuck food and if u need to eat do simple stuff like toast. Try some detox water google it, basically water that has infused fruit and veggies it helps to flush everything out. The worst of it should be over with in the next few days hold out trust me it is worth it. Stay away from xanax and other pills they won’t help, for sleep try melatonin it’s nature supplement and does work for sleep. Make sure ur getting lots of proteins when u can chicken eggs peanut butter things like that. Showers showers showers and more showers and cool cloth on your neck when u feel like puking. I hope this helps you 
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The worst part is over. It is alot mental from here on out with the anxiety. You probally wont sleep for a while but it will be totally worth it. I have 146 days clean from herion and all other opiates as well as alcohol and all other drugs. Trust in something greater than you to help you solve your problem. You are not alone. God and the fellowship of anyomous meetings are there for you until you become willing to work steps. Stay strong hang in there and pray. If you do t know how to pray talk to God like you would talk to your best friend
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Go to a medical detox if you want relief or use weed. Colonodine will help you sleep zofran and imodium will help very little but anything is worth a try. If you take 60 to 80 mg of Imodium it will take it away completly but thats 30 to 40 pills. Imodium is opioid based that’s why it stops diahreah
Today has been loads better than yesterday. No more puking yay! Was able to eat some soup and toast. Got some melatonin and 5-htp and Am gonna try those for sleep. Hopefully the physical withdrawal is on a down turn and I’ll be able to start living a little more normally.
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It took me a good month to start feeling “ok” and not hating every morning I woke up, if I got any sleep that is. I had to go back to work after two weeks and it was the hardest part after the first 72hrs. The first week I was puking and in the bathroom constantly. I lost 25lbs (which is a lot when I only weighed 130 to start). After the first week I was finally able to keep bland foods down in small amounts. I wasn’t sleeping without melatonin or Tylenol pm but even then it was for 3-4hrs at most but I still spent all day in bed miserable. Getting myself to work the 3rd and 4th weeks was extremely difficult mentally and physically. I was still doing the temperature fluctuations so I was constantly freezing but somehow sweating at the same time. Everything in my body still hurt and ached, and mentally it was all I could do to just get through the day without making a call to get a bag or some pills. I’m 96 days clean from heroin and pills and it took a while, it really took a good 4-6weeks before I was able to function in an almost regular manner. I still have hard days, I randomly can’t sleep, I get random temperature hits, it’s by no means easy, but I can go days without thinking about needing the drugs, and I don’t wake up every morning with the drugs as my first thought. Power through because life without the drugs is fucking worth the struggle of kicking it.
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It may sound weird but it REALLY helps. Drink water. 5 liter of water per day. No joke. Drink 1,5 in the morning before u put something in the mouth, and than one glass per hour. Just buy a 5 liters bottle and make sure u finish it by the end of the day. You will feel completely different. It just helps. You will remember me with good words if you start to do so.
@reprisah mentioned water, water, water!! Water (second to breathable air) is the most important sustaining thing to you. As it has been said to me “water is the gift of life”. Water naturally flows through you and picks up all the nasty stuff along the way it helps with every aspect of well being the effects of dehydration only take a couple of hours to settle in. Drink the water and lots of it at least half your body weight in ounces a day! More if your active. I try to shoot for at least a gallon pretty close to the fine litters mention. Get a drinking friend and you’ll notice the difference.
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Nice job on the 96 days! I went in to work for two hours today. I can kinda do whatever I want cause I own a small businesss, but there’s just sooo much to get done that’s been sitting for the last 9 days.
Definitely feeling the temperature thing. Eating soup and toast with peanut butter and still pushing the liquids. So hopefully I’ll
Have a little more energy with more solid foods in me. Feel a million times better on day 9 than I did on day 7.
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I am also addicted to opiates and going to see a specialist tomorrow. I can not handle the withdrawl on my own! I hope they come up with a good plan for me and i can get off these pills!! I am very nervous though, like how will they help with the withdrawl? How long will it take?
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Good for you! I know it’s terrifying, but it really does just take time. Your body and brain have to figure out how to work without the drugs again. There’s really nothing to do but just go through it. I’m doing it on my own so I’m not sure what the specialist will do. Just try to keep you healthy and hydrated, maybe put you on another medicine and taper you off that? However it works out good luck! You’ll get through it! Every day really is better than the last!
Thanks! I will have to let you know tomorrow
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I feel ya my man. I guess the only thing good about going through withdrawal more than once is knowing what to expect and knowing that you made it through before. But one day at a time right? One hour at a time if that’s how it’s gotta be. One thing that’s helping me is the money counter, man I was spending some damn change on that shit. A hundred bucks here, two hundred there, I didn’t think about it. Well I did but drugs was priority. Now looking at that money counter click up toward a grand and I’m on day 9 of not using? Whew man.
I wish you the best of luck!
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Let us know how it’s going!
Trying to drink a shit ton of water. It’s the lack of sleep that’s killing me. Day ten is apparently the day of irrational anger (or it’s the lack of sleep), as I just threw my laptop at my cat. Which I now regret but he’s also an asshole so don’t worry he deserves it 
And if one more person says melatonin and sleepytime fucking tea for sleep I will find them and throw electronics at their cat.
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Nothing helps you sleep
Great. We’re having so much fun.
It went good! Sunday will be my last day on these pills then the fun begins but i think we have a good plan so I’m not miserable
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