Help, 4 months on meth and trying to quit!

[STLcardinals2]

So my friend has been on meth for four months and was IV meth about 4 times a week in that span. He was wondering how bad his withdrawl symptoms will be. All he can find online is people who have used for years. What week will be the toughest? How bad will the tiredness be? Will he be mentally okay after a couple weeks? He knows that it wont be fun and depression will be terrible, but does anyone have any experience with how deep the withdrawls will be from only 4 months of use? Any advice for a family vacation that is planned three weeks from now, will my friend survive this in his third weeks of withdrawls. Anything will help!

 

[Mysterie]

well if he does 30 minutes of cardio exercise every day (running/swimming etc)

-eats whole foods (not preserved foods)

-gets outside, does some long walks

-keeps mind active by reading/socialising/playing music/arts&crafts

-takes fish oil & magnesium [chellated] evry day (morn & night)

-regular sleep schedule every night

ideally daily meditation would be a great practice to improve cognitive functioning and decrease stress/anxiety levels. (even 5-10 minutes would be enough to create improvement)

i dont see why someone with that freq of use wouldnt be feeling better within weeks, i know people who use meth for many months/years, experience a period of depression after stopping use, but if its 4 months and not daily use, it shouldn't be intense withdrawals really, not physically anyway. mentally, he needs to have a plan to keep himself busy if he wants to stay off meth. boredom is going to the main contributor to relapsing prbly.

 

[STLcardinals2]

My friend thanks you for the reply. He is thankful that it may not be as terrible as he thinks bc he only used for 4 months, but he always wants to prepare for the worst. Do you think his detox can be done at home? He has been in rehab a few times but that was for opiates. Since there is no actual physical sickness from meth, could he do it at home? My friend is married and his wife does not know about use.

 

[herbavore]

Hey, STL, welcome to Bluelight and especially to the Darkside. We encourage you to speak in the first person rather than using SWIM, my friend or my puppy etc. I'm sorry about your situation but glad that you are only four months in and already looking for help.

Hiding your use may not be the best idea. You are bound to have to deal with something while you are coming off it and even if that something is only irritability it might help your relationship to trust your wife with the information. I know it may seem scary but past the initial reaction it may help you to stay off in the long run.

Good luck and congratulations on making the decision to quit.

Here is a thread that you may find helpful day to day:http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/739043-NO-vember-14-SL-Gettin-amp-Stayin-Sober-Thread

 

[STLcardinals2]

Yeah I agree with all that you guys said. Has anyone ever seen any research, or know by personal experience, the differences between like a ten year metham withdrawlyear long meth withdrawl and a 4 month withdrawl? I know its gonna suck but im determined

 

[lizzad92]

Hi! So I know all about the meth withdrawal shit. I was on the shit for 6 years off and on 6 months being the longest stint and injecting everyday for about 3 months. I ended up in jail and that's how I got clean. My experience with it? Yes it sucks but meth is not physically addictive like heroin. The thing about meth is it is a huge mental addiction. So when you use for a long time your brain thinks it needs it and will play some F up tricks on you to try and make you put it into your body. My best advice is to sleep as much as he can. And when he is not sleeping try and exercise. Exercise is a natural way to release the dopamine that the meth was releasing. Don't over do it though. Drink and eat plenty. And if he can find something he likes to do that will help him get is mind of getting high then do it. And most of all he needs to be able to tell himself no. He is going to want that shit and his brain is going to try and make that happen tell your friend to tell his brain that she doesn't need the shit you brain is a very powerful thing more powerful than I will ever understand but if he can just bite the bullet and tell himself that he doesn't need it and he knows that that's the meth talking he will be find. Meth is mind over matter. Just do it. The worst of it will last 4-7 days but in that time tell him no matter how bad he thinks he needs it he doesn't. Its just the drugs talking shit. Best of luck to him. He will be just fine! Oh and emotional support is a must. Be there for him !!!

 

[Jerblaine]

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