(heroin) Soulless - PAWs - How long?

endlessnameless

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I dont know how much of my current state of mind I can manage to mention at the moment what with it being muddled in the mires in misery, but in brief:

At the beginning of October I did a cold turkey withdrawal - and having reached a point now where most of the physical withdrawals are over (save being fucking freezing 24/7), I am deeply depressed. My habit was about .2 every second day, smoked...and I'm just wondering how long I can expect this misery to last for?

I began smoking heroin in 2009 as a means of self-medicating a relentless, major-depression that was ever present since the age of eleven. If I'm to be utterly honest (which I am to be), I never had any intention of stopping until the (arguably ongoing) drought of 2010 which drained dry the shores of Ireland, the UK and many of the western Europen countries faced me with a very abrupt an utterly unforseen enforced sabbatical. Into the throes of woe of I went; the most horrific and drawn out withdrawal I'd ever encountered. I'd have to look at my journals to see how long it lasted but as far as I can recall...I never really felt right at all. However, I didnt do much to improve my circumstances. I sat around and waited for the thoes of woe to go, but of course - no. I think that was my mistake...and what ultimately lead to my relapse.

A little shy of 18 months ago, the scene started to improve ever so slightly and slowly I began to use again - injecting occasionally when the product was too weak for smoking - and arrived back in addiction - however its nowhere near as bad as it was before the drought because the product is nowhere near the strength it was prior.

I want to get the fuck out of this misery as quickly as possible please. I'm currently unemployed and recieving benefits, so I'm going to use my time exercising - sculpting my physique to perfection...its the most instantanious gratitude I can think of apart from an artistic endevour - and of course a hard days work - but both aren't options right now.

I mean...I'm always hearing exericise works wonders for depression, and since its something I've never ventured I'm going to give it a go. Since I have the time, I was thinking 1-2hrs 3-4 days a week...even more if I can manage. This should help...right?

I need some feedback from someone who has conquered this post-acute withdrawal phase and how long it took them to overcome it. Thanks. And sorry for the drawn out post - its always been helpful for me to write; ever so slightly, but still...helpful.
 
I dont want to come off triggering to others so ill be brief on my past. I was a gram a day banger my last binge (1.5-2.0g a day my time before that) and my last binge was about 3-4 months after 6 months on suboxone. So it went like this: 1g/day for a year->1.5-2.0g/day for 1 year->high dose sub maintenance for 6 months->1g/day for 4 months->cold turkey. I was an IV user as well for all of thag minus the subs. I was bedridden for a week, horribly sick for another week, lingering physical symptoms for 3 more weeks. I suffered PAWS til i was about 4-5months clean. Im 9 months now and i feel fantastic. Working out and dieting properly helps tremendously (makes me feel fantastic when i look in the mirror). When you can physically workout comfortably i suggest you get into it. Congrats on wanting to stay clean my friend. Dont use no matter what and things will get better.
 
My story is similar to serotonin's...the last time l detoxed it was off of about 1-2 grams lv daily, and I'm a fairly small chick. That is hell! But then l get to feeling all good and happy about where lm at and bam...PAWS. l go from feeling on top of the world to feeling hopelessly sad the next. It's pretty damn hard to deal with...it helps to know yourself a little before you were a drug addict. I know that normally l am a happy, well adjusted person, and it's going to take some time to get back that way. Hang in there and take it day by day...
 
And a dope drought, that's almost hard to fathom in California....although it's probably similar to how we felt when all the oxys started running out lol...that's when everyone l knew made the switch to H.
 
firstly congrats endless! man it could last 6 months drug counselling worked amazingly for me and its free on the hse you dont even need a medical card,all you have to keep thinking is how amazing it is to be free of the physical withdrawals etc.if you ever want to go for a game of pool or that pm me
 
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