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Heroin Withdrawal Timeline (my personal diary)

w0w0mg

w0w0mg

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Okay, So I decided to post a little personal diary on my heroin withdrawal timeline..

Background: 24 year old, male.
Got of out prison June of 2015.
Started using again July of 2015.
Drug of choice: Heroin (IV) dose is usually half gram daily. ( .25 twice daily normally )
sometimes more - sometimes less (depending on how much money I have).
Around October of 2015 I tried to quit using suboxone 4mg daily then dropped to 2mg daily.
Started using heroin again in November of 2015.
I got kicked out of my house and I ended up having to move 2 hours away to my girlfriends apartment.
She had to go back to her mother's house for about a week, leaving me alone here to detox.

Last dose of heroin was December 31st @ 10am. (dosage was about half gram of heroin [powder - good quality].)

Withdrawals started around 8PM on December 31st - Anxiety and sweats.
Went to sleep around 1AM January 1st...

I woke up @ 10am January 1st of 2016 -
Withdrawals included: anxiety, RLS, hot and cold sweats, nausea, stomach cramps.

Around 2pm on January 1st of 2016 I took 4mg of Immodium and attempted to eat a honey bun.

During this day I proceeded to take multiple showers and a hot bath..
I have became very restless and tried to watch Netflix to keep my mind of things.

I noticed music sometimes would help me..

Around 6PM I run out of cigarettes ( no more money to purchase any). (irrelevant information yet this may also contribute to my anxiety)

Around 10PM I put on some random show on Netflix and tried to lay in bed..
I was very restless but it helped to place my body against the hard wall when I was laying down.
Around midnight I was able to fall asleep..
I woke up about 4 or 5 times..

It is now January 2nd of 2016 and I woke up with anxiety and restless legs..
I only have a little nausea but it is not too bad..
I have taken about 4 showers so far, I enjoy the feeling of the hot water hitting my body..

My question to you guys is, why isn't my withdrawals as severe as it was last week when I tried to quit?

The withdrawals are there but it's not really too too bad. The anxiety is what is getting me the most and the restless (anxious) feelings...

I will keep you up to date.. Thanks..
 
a little up-date:
Time now is 5PM Eastern, USA. - January 2nd 2016.

Mild stomach pains and general anxiety.
also i'm having chills still..
I have taken about 5 showers and I will most likely take another one here very soon..

I'm thinking about taking another 4mg of immodium for helping my withdrawals..

I will keep you up to date..
 
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Good for you, hang in there, I always start to turn around by day 3, you're getting there. The hard part is not starting again. Have you thought about what to do when cravings hit? I myself need maintainence, keep us posted bono
 
I really haven't thought about what to do when cravings hit right this second.
I'm just going to go with the old NA/AA method - Take one day at a time.
I am hoping you're right about the third day, that would be tomorrow, I'm thinking..
I am not sure if you have any tips on the whole anxiety aspect of withdrawal you could give me some advice on?
I want to just sleep my detox away, but it's impossible to do so.
Like I said previously - I am very limited on medicines, and I have no funds available to get anything.
I am literally home-bound.
I have about 8 immodium left and maybe 20 motrin's...
 
This is not nearly as bad as getting off of methadone (90mg daily) but it seems to be much harder to do whilst not in a detox or jail, in an inpatient place like those, it seems to be so much easier to detox.
 
I typed an answer and lost it anyway I am alot like you with the shower thing too, it helps, I can't handle benzos so I'm not sure what to suggest about anxiety. I need to keep myself distracted cause I am always in my head so I do alot crafts, although not while detoxing, just sleep ad much as you can through this, that's what I did, follow your bodies clues, hope you feel better soon, bono
 
Smoke a spliff and listen to this for motivation! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYpLM90NnsE
w0w0mg said:
Okay, So I decided to post a little personal diary on my heroin withdrawal timeline..

Background: 24 year old, male.
Got of out prison June of 2015.
Started using again July of 2015.
Drug of choice: Heroin (IV) dose is usually half gram daily. ( .25 twice daily normally )
sometimes more - sometimes less (depending on how much money I have).
Around October of 2015 I tried to quit using suboxone 4mg daily then dropped to 2mg daily.
Started using heroin again in November of 2015.
I got kicked out of my house and I ended up having to move 2 hours away to my girlfriends apartment.
She had to go back to her mother's house for about a week, leaving me alone here to detox.

Last dose of heroin was December 31st @ 10am. (dosage was about half gram of heroin [powder - good quality].)

Withdrawals started around 8PM on December 31st - Anxiety and sweats.
Went to sleep around 1AM January 1st...

I woke up @ 10am January 1st of 2016 -
Withdrawals included: anxiety, RLS, hot and cold sweats, nausea, stomach cramps.

Around 2pm on January 1st of 2016 I took 4mg of Immodium and attempted to eat a honey bun.

During this day I proceeded to take multiple showers and a hot bath..
I have became very restless and tried to watch Netflix to keep my mind of things.

I noticed music sometimes would help me..

Around 6PM I run out of cigarettes ( no more money to purchase any). (irrelevant information yet this may also contribute to my anxiety)

Around 10PM I put on some random show on Netflix and tried to lay in bed..
I was very restless but it helped to place my body against the hard wall when I was laying down.
Around midnight I was able to fall asleep..
I woke up about 4 or 5 times..

It is now January 2nd of 2016 and I woke up with anxiety and restless legs..
I only have a little nausea but it is not too bad..
I have taken about 4 showers so far, I enjoy the feeling of the hot water hitting my body..

My question to you guys is, why isn't my withdrawals as severe as it was last week when I tried to quit?

The withdrawals are there but it's not really too too bad. The anxiety is what is getting me the most and the restless (anxious) feelings...

I will keep you up to date.. Thanks..
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How long does the anxiety and RLS last? That's really what is bugging me the most.
I would smoke weed if I had some, but I do not, nor any benzos.
I just took 4mg of immodium, and I might take another shower, even I just took one about 20 minutes ago.
I can't help it.
I might do a bath..
 
I am only day 7 clean and I have script for neurontin for rls sorry maybe someone can pipe in but I think the longer you go not using it lessens but I could be wrong, try find activity or tv or something to take your mind off how lousy you feel, that you tube video was actually quite calming bono
 
bono, what was your drug of choice and did you taper or go cold turkey?
I would like some back story.. and history - It will give me something to read and also make me feel better
knowing someone right now, this very second is going thru the same thing I am going thru.
I am going to try taking a bath to sooth my body. Post a juicy story for me, no homo.
 
OK well I started out with prescriptions for pain a while ago for you name it, percodan, demerol percocet iv morphine in hospital, had it all, finally graduated to heroin this past summer, from snorting, to iv. I couldn't tell ya how many times I detoxed been to rehab, I was engaged my fiance was killed in car accident tried benzos automatic black out got dui etc etc...now opiates are my thing, though for some reason heroin didn't do it for me, my tolerance pretty high but I still used. A couple years ago started going back forth from subs to oxys to the same thing with h. I am only on day 7 last year I started out good too got 6 months with subs, had a job I liked my mom had stroke so I quit work brought her home and take care of her, ad too much time on my hands I literally started reading every bluelight thread well alot on suboxone and wow I learnt so much read so many stories, I used to go aa/na but little to much drama around here for me, but I have the tools in my head, just got to apply them which I am working on, I like to feel that I am helping someone out because it helps me to stay clean, got long road ahead of myself but I am no different than anyone else here who wants this bono
 
Almost forgot I started going 2 to 3 to 4 days between using perc to suboxone that I started on 2 days at 8mg then 4mg so I guess you could say I tapered off opiates to get on sub I am still craving but I am trying give it more time see if craving truly lessen bono
 
I know the feeling of helping someone else out to help yourself out.
I have been in and out of the rooms, but for some reason, I am so introverted.
I usually always sit in the back of the meetings. It was hard for me to find a sponsor and build a network.
I feel like opiates filled a void for me. I could actually function normally in a social setting.
I was no longer afraid of people.
But there is always that bitter end they say - Jails, Institutions or death.
Sadly, I have been thru all three.

So I am now trying my best to get off heroin again. It's so hard for me.
The staying clean is hard too but the living day by day just to not be sick? fuck that.
I can't handle it anymore.
I want my life back so bad.
 
It is hard, but the hardest part lies ahead, know what I mean. I did same thing in rooms, I did get a sponsor but I am l so introverted. I used to sit in back too, although once I did tell my story which was some kind of catharsis I guess. I have lots time on my hands now I continue to read some of the megathread here there is a heroin thread under other drugs, if you want to read, but that also may be trigger so I don't know what to say. I find reading suboxone thread neat, I actually read them all from the beginning, I truly am sick and tired of being same, but trying stay in the day is best we can do for now, and yes I too have been in institutions, jail and death, so there ya have it I'm pulling for ya bono
 
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It is now January 3rd 2016 -
Day 3 of detox.

I went to sleep around 11PM last night - I had a little trouble due to the whole rest less feeling.
I woke up about 3 or 4 times.

I officially woke up at 10AM and decided to take a shower.

Only noticeable withdrawals I'm having in some body aches and stomach aches - that may pass too.
I will keep you up to date later today.
 
I don't even know you but when I just read what you wrote I feel proud for ya!! One second at a time, never ceases to amaze me what we put ourselves through , I am cheering for ya, and so glad you are on up and up bono
 
Thanks mate.
I don't feel that bad - at least I'm trying to tell my mind that!

Do you think by tomorrow I should be in the clear? I really hope so.

This has been my first ever at home cold turkey attempt with no benzos or any sort of taper.
 
Yes by far, you got this. You may feel lingering aches what have you but the mental kicks in then. Try keep active, walking, and hydrated and fed. Hungry, angry, lonely, tired, also known as halt, try be aware of life's curve balls and be good to yourself. I myself can talk the talk but you know the rest. For cold turkey hats off you doing marvelous !! Bono
 
haha thanks mate.

Yeah, my main trouble is the physical part for me.
I usually can stay away from the harry,h,junk,smack,horse,ect once there is NO withdrawals. PAWS will be sort of a bitch - but this only has been a 6 month bender this time so I'm hoping it wont be too bad.
I am going to play some Call Of Duty to get my mind off things and keep taking showers - they're wonderful. Cheers! I hope you're doing good bono on your detox. How are you feeling?
 
Thanx, I am feeling ok at this point, and yes paws, infamous paws, well try keep busy, mentally, I say that to you but I kinda say it for myself too, remind yourself of 3 days ago and remember, you never, ever have to feel like that again, I don't like saying the word "ever" because it is like eternity to me, so at least for today, you have this, bono
 
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