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Heroin Withdrawal Timeline (my personal diary)

I'm glad to see i can help get someone motivated to make a change - That helps me unconditionally!

Alright well this is day 4 of my Heroin Withdrawal COLD TURKEY::::
It's January 4, 2016 - The time is 10AM.
It took me a little bit to go to sleep last night - I was tossing and turning.
I woke up only about 2 times, which is getting better.

My WD symptoms are currently: stomach aches (mild), some sweats (under the arm), and body aches (mild).
The anxiety seems to have gone away alot since the first 2 days - Which is awesome.
I am very hopeful! I am going to take some motrin now :)

Cheers DoesntLearn, and Bono! Much love!!
 
You too stillkickin!! you got this!!!

Just take it one day at a time.
I know you're going thru a taper - and you're doing so well!
You have alot of self control! I congrats on that!!
Keep it up! I look forward to being clean with you, and we can laugh about this experience!
 
Ditto to you! I was just thinking about how much better these past days have been, and yes it is motivation, just by not picking up. I even am putting my car in shop at 1pm, would not have done this 2 weeks ago! Progress, not perfection!! Bono
 
Goodjob bono!
I know the feeling - Literally in my using I would do nothing but use - "How am I going to get my next fix??"
The insanity of things and that vicious cycle!!
Today I am not feeling that pink cloud like I did yesterday but I am still holding in strong!
I will not use no matter what.
I know this feeling will pass with time, I just need to tell myself this. Stay in the now - We got this.
 
There it is ladies and gents! Glad things seem to be improving for everyone. I'm off all proper opies at this point for the last 2 days, only very small amounts of kratom if I need to get out get some things done. Mainly just chills and some stomach discomfort for me as well. The body aches seem to hit me most in the evenings.

Keep the fight strong all! Hats off to all of you!
 
Haha Cheers!
We got this, yes we do!

I keep getting these crazy ups and downs in mood.

Like I'm full of excitement and energy for no reason then im low!

LOL. I don't know what's going on here. Is this a WD symptom? Or am I actually bipolar??
 
Hi W0W, Bono, still, and any other posted I may have missed: I am just another addict battling against opiates, and I am so happy that I am now down to 30-35mg max per day of oxy's. I am prescribed 90mg per day, as I am a legitimate PM patient, but have worked hard to get to this level, tapering, doing little 1 day breaks here and there.
I am going to hang out at this level until I am ready to taper down a bit again.

You all are very inspiring to me, as I know how hard this is... W0w: you are just amazing... your attitude is hopefully contagious and that I catch it!!

I just wanted to thank BL b/c without them, I could not observe all of your progress, become educated and have some support around this isolating battle.

I am here to offer support and encouragement as well as to receive motivation - thank you all for sharing your experiences.
 
W0W: I believe we need to give our mental and emotional systems time to re-balance after using opiates. I myself would give it 6 months before I would label myself anything like bipolar. Of course, if you are feeling extremely uncomfortable or depressed, then I would seek professional help. Otherwise, I think it is like our body trying to find homeostasis: going from chills to sweats, well our emotions are going from up to down.
 
Yeah, it is not too bad to where I would need to seek help at all - I just get these High's and Low's - I don't mind the "High's" because I feel very chipper but the lows are pretty badgering sometimes lol.
Anyways I am going to give my brain time to heal before jumping to conclusions. Thanks again p0kemama!
 
No doubt the ups and downs are part of this process. I've had them during every single attempt at detox including this one. I've been having more ups than downs but I think that's because I can focus on my recovery instead of worrying about my day to day work efforts.

Like for instance, my anxiety is down like 400% from where it was last Thursday. I was a manic mess that day. Spending time with the family and being sure to get enough calories to sustain my work I'm putting in seems to help me not so down.

I'm feeling bleh as all hell today but I'm going to run and get a haircut, pick some things up from the store, and then go to the gym. I allowed myself 2 grams of Kratom (don't know if it's possible to even feel that) to try and boost my spirits to get those things done. After that, lounge on the couch or recliner whilst playing the xbox one for the next 48 hours.

Any gamers up in this bia on the xbox one?? Could maybe find a game of shared interest we could battle out on since I'm just chillin for the most part till Thursday.
 
i have black ops ;) i just need to get live on it lol i have been playing with bots to burn time haha
 
oh and its the xbox 360 not the one :( disregard my previous post.

I noticed playing video games does get your mind of things - I just cant focus on one thing for a long period of time!
 
Awww, yeah, lost my 360 earlier last year when I traded it in :( ... Def agree on the video game distraction. Fallout has effectively consumed about 160 hours of my time while working my way down to where I'm at now over the last month. I'm kinda burned out on it though atm but I'm gonna give it another shot when I get back from the gym.
 
do you think it would be safe to drink some lipton earl grey tea?
it has a little bit of caffeine - i'm going to give it a try.
hopefully it doesnt spike my anxiety are anything!
 
Hey Wow the neurotransmitters are waking up in your brain, along with dopamine being produced, so it is normally to be high and low, just try go with it, easier to say right? Anyways I had told someone somewhere on this site that I was told it takes st least 6 months of clean time to establish a baseline for mental health, try not to make any drastic changes, etc...you are doing superb, congrats!! Bono
 
I will try to cope with the whole ups and downs on the mood aspect - I'm now trying to enjoy some tea that does have a little bit of caffeine. NOT alot though - just to give me a little pep in my step so to speak. cheers!
 
Just an update:
My back is killing me so i took another 800mg of motrin!
other than that im doing okay just some mild stomach cramps
i took 1 immodium for that.
cheers
 
Some tea should be more than fine. I'd just avoid coffee and energy drinks for a little while to not upset the equilibrium. I typically stay away from most caffeine if possible during these times. That said, I just killed a 3/4lb burger with bacon and fries along with 2 pints of a local brewery. Figured all the things I've accomplished today, might as well :). So beat from the gym.

You're still kicking ass brother! I had to take 3 immodium earlier to combat the stomach issues from the morning myself. Also took 400mg of gabapentin. And now I'm about to vape some bud... Things could definitely be worse :) !!!
 
stillkickin said:
Some tea should be more than fine. I'd just avoid coffee and energy drinks for a little while to not upset the equilibrium. I typically stay away from most caffeine if possible during these times. That said, I just killed a 3/4lb burger with bacon and fries along with 2 pints of a local brewery. Figured all the things I've accomplished today, might as well :). So beat from the gym.

You're still kicking ass brother! I had to take 3 immodium earlier to combat the stomach issues from the morning myself. Also took 400mg of gabapentin. And now I'm about to vape some bud... Things could definitely be worse :) !!!
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I'm glad you're doing good - are you running on just that 2g of kratom?
if so, you're almost there!! you have that little step left! you can do it!! lol
 
Yeah man, still on that same 2g of kratom. Today is the last day for the kratom for sure. I have to have two solid days with nothing before I head back into the office Thursday. Don't feel great, but so much better than the last 4 days prior. Very fatigued from the gym, but it's a lot better relaxed type fatigued instead of just frustratingly achey. Still hurts tho %)
 
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