2 or 3 days clean...i think i made it

[gerald]

Well, I knocked myself out last night (my supply of Somas is ample), and after roughly 17 hours in bed I feel much better. That hole in my stomach is much smaller, and I feel almost completely lucid. My dose on Monday was really quite negligable, so I pretty much have been detoxing/withdrawing for about 3 full days.

Anyway, it sucked ass, but I feel almost "normal," and, well, I'm just plain happy about it, damnit. I still feel sort of odd as far as my stomach is concerned, but on all other fronts I feel normal.

The only thing that pisses me off is the fact that I thought by tapering my dose I could completely avoid all side affects, but, whatever, I guess.

 

[chris2xd]

dude - the worts part is over in like 72 hours, the diarrhea / vomitting / anxiety, etc. will subside within the first 5 days. The rest is just mental, keep on telling yourself that you want to stay clean... you're better off.

 

[shubs]

congrats.

 

[Shockwaveal]

Awesome, keep it up!

 

[Droop]

3 topics is enough buddy.

 

[chickenbone]

Well on your way...Here's to the light at the end of the tunnel..

Chicken

 

[MynameisnotDeja]

I'm happy for you! I wish you the best of luck for the future.

 

[Thurgood]

You were right with your assumption of tapering would result in preventing the withdrawl to some extent. However, you must first taper extremely minimal over quite a long period of time. So during this process you may experience slight withdrawl symptoms but nothing unbearable. Although the length of time required to do this effectively would not really be worth the drawn out uncomfort.

 

[on the road]

Rational Recovery

try rational recovery for help with the psychological aspect, which is just as rough as the physical if not more. But you're on the right track, I've been clean for 3 months and I KNOW I've made it. It feels so much better to be sober. I hope the same for you.