How Long after opiate use till back to normal????

SececaRD

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Im just curious 0n you guys opinion..

How long do you beleive it takes for your body, and mind to fully recover after about a 6 month heroin bindge???



I beleive when I had my 2 and a half years clean I remember after about the 1 year mark...

What you think??
 
Not all that long... I'd say most should be back to normal after 1-3 months than the last bit will take alot longer. I wouldnt stress about it, get on suboxone if your worried about it, as it can help if you think you need it.
 
Except addiction (which I doo understand to play a huge role in many peoples opiate addictions ) there aren't many mind effects done to the user through opiates ... Is there ?

Like in the way MDMA abuse can practically kill the brain
and in the way weed can lessen your short term memory
 
I usually find that if I haven't had any gear for a while it takes me about 3-4 weeks for my brain to feel fully active again and my personality to get back to what it used to be like
 
Personally, I've found that for however long your binge lasted, thats about as long as it takes for the PAWS to go away. I've never had a habit that lasted for more than a year though.

But when I relapsed and used for about 4 months straight, it definitely took at least that long for me to feel like my old self again. A substantial amount of time later I had a 3 week bender and it took about 3 weeks after that for me to get over it. You get the picture....

Makes me wonder what it's like trying to come off of a habit that's gone on for multiple years...yuck. Don't intend on ever finding out.
 
The physical effects will be gone a lot faster than the effects it had on your mind state. I binged on oxy for 3/4 months (not everyday, but at least 5 days out of the week), and it took me at least a month and a half to get over that crazy head fuck it leaves you with. The physical aspects were gone by 10 days.
 
Personally, I've found that for however long your binge lasted, thats about as long as it takes for the PAWS to go away. I've never had a habit that lasted for more than a year though.

But when I relapsed and used for about 4 months straight, it definitely took at least that long for me to feel like my old self again. A substantial amount of time later I had a 3 week bender and it took about 3 weeks after that for me to get over it. You get the picture....

Makes me wonder what it's like trying to come off of a habit that's gone on for multiple years...yuck. Don't intend on ever finding out.

it fucking sucks..............

that is all
 
Im just curious 0n you guys opinion..

How long do you beleive it takes for your body, and mind to fully recover after about a 6 month heroin bindge???



I beleive when I had my 2 and a half years clean I remember after about the 1 year mark...

What you think??

What is normal though? I feel it's wrong to be in the mindset of "till I go back to normal". Sitting there waiting for something to happen, it wont happen. The more you make an effort to change, the more you will.

From doing extensive research on P.A.W.S, it seems there is no way to accurately tell the length of time the brain/body takes to recover, but if I had to hazard a guess I would say you are looking at between 6 months and 2 years. All dependant on what you do. There is some good advice in this article:

http://digital-dharma.net/post-acute-withdrawal-syndrome-why-we-dont-get-better-immediately/
 
Does anybody else feel like your head is all fogged up? I've been off opiates for about 1 3/4 months after a 2 year "binge" and I can't seem get my head to clear up.
 
Does anybody else feel like your head is all fogged up? I've been off opiates for about 1 3/4 months after a 2 year "binge" and I can't seem get my head to clear up.

Yep. About 2.5 months off all drugs now after 3 year binge (10 years total), and still have head fog plus massive lack of motivation. I feel like I was doing better a month ago when everything was shiny & new post-opiates. I have so little energy, I dread things like lacing up my Docs or getting the mail. OTOH, 3 months ago the mudroom of my house was filled to about 2' up the wall with 3 years of neglected mail, so I guess things are moving forward. Every day is a slog and I feel little-to-no forward momentum, but fuck it, at least I'm not chock full of oxy and vicodin and soma anymore.

Like others have said, I relied on drugs for so long, I don't even know what normal looks like for me anymore. The last time I was sober for any length of time, I was in my twenties, living in another state, working, etc. Now? I'm in my early 40's, haven't worked for 10 years, and wake up everyday thinking "how the hell do I rebuild a worthwhile life out of ten years of ruin and neglect when I barely have the energy to strap my boots on?"

I feel like I should provide some small measure of positivity, so I will say this: I DO get up every day, and shower, and put on some makeup, and try to leave the house once a day. I can now stand up for more than 10 minutes without feeling like I am going to collapse. I'm dreaming again at night, and not about drugs, but nice dreams, wish-fulfillment dreams. The sunshine makes me feel an old,muted stirring of hope some days. And the infernal fucking sneezing has slowed to about 10-20x/day from 200x/day the first month. That's about all I have today. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
 
I think it varies by person, Sean.
Don't put too much pressure on yourself to feel "normal".
Things take time to get back to the way you were before, and even then, you have experienced things that may have changed your perspective on things- (you grow;))

Good for you for being sober now!!
 
It depends what your doing man. If u like move to some constantly warm climate and work on a horse farm with a bunch of awesome people and are just lovin it, it probably only going to take a month or 2. If u just sitting at home watching tv and doing fuck all, might never happen.

U just gota dive into life so that your mind and body start having something to live for!
 
hi

i never abused heroin but did all the pillz for about two years. tolerance was at about 100 to 200 mg oxy/day. i went on suboxone for a little over a year.

when i stopped it june 13 2011, i thought id be back to the old me in about a month.

i did not feel NORMAL, meaning the way i felt before i ever used, until about November,so 5 months!!!!!!!!!!!

but you know, sin ce youve had clean time, once u hit that mark, it just keeps getting better. once you "know" youre better.
 
gonna say, normal, you scare me. me, i've been mentally scarred before and after i touch heroin so i tend not to worry anymore, i just suffer in pain. physically you should recover fairly quickly, but theres always the mental part.. everyones different. no number in this post fred
 
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