Im Jenny new here im 28 years old and have been sober for about two weeks now with the help of methadone. Im on a 90 day program so i get dosed up to 60ml and stay there for awhile and then im slowly brought down all the way to 0. But what im struggling with right now is having some serious panic attacks over nothing 
and then cravings uhh the cravings are the worst! Id love to hear what some of you guys do to help with the cravings bc i will get a really bad craving and then picture myself using feelings and all with it and it sucks so bad. So if you guys could leave me a few tips of how you guys handle cravings that would be awesome! 
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I would go for walks, listen to sobriety podcasts, stay hydrated and ate good.
H.A.L.T.
2 weeks is a great start, keep going life is a million times better sober! Best wishes
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My wife (31 years off heroin) says York peppermint patties helped with her cravings.
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I walk. 16,983 steps yesterday, 12,707 today. Helps me with my cravings, gives me a lot of time to think and helps me sleep well. My goal is 25k steps.
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I recommend walking as well, it’s good for some exercise and some time killing, as getting sober wasnt just about not drinking it was about better health overall and a better overall feeling of myself. When I first got sober I would average like 22k steps a day, I would listen to tunes, keep my head up and eyes open so I can take in all the things around me which helped me stay in the present, I’d also rattle off gratitude lists about things I was presently seeing, smelling and hearing.
I would also work on the HALT things, I put a sleep schedule in place, even if I didn’t get to sleep right away I made a habit of doing it at the same times. Made a habit of having an eating schedule, cause you’re not you when you’re hungry lol. Hit a lot of meetings and that 100000% made me feel less alone in this endeavor of being sober in a world that appears to be high and drunk everywhere. And worked on a connection with some higher power, actually got on knees and prayed or talked to it/myself, did more gratitude lists with some specificity/details of why I was truly grateful.
Play the tape through, see the whole picture all the way through. You know what it will start like, how the middle will and and the eventual end of it will feel. See it and feel it before you do it.
Getting through cravings can be tough, but it’s entirely possible, I know so many people who have made it through the other side and YOU CAN be one of them too.
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