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Heroin my heroin withdrawal timeline - a new beginning

golanchik

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background: started doing roxi 30s when i was a senior in hs almost 4 years ago, that addiction lasted 8 months. then i was clean for a year and a half. then i relapsed and was blowing dope every day for 3 months then i was clean for 8 months. then i short relapse of no less than 2 weeks. then i was clean for nearly a year, and then i had surgery on my hand and was hospitalized for 2 full weeks (december 2014). i was taking norco and morphine every day, because i was in pain mainly and because, lets face it, they're fun. then i was prescribed some norco when i went home, finished that script in like 4-5 days. then i got a new script, finished it in about 2 weeks. then a few weeks later i said fuck it, and picked up some dope. i dabbled with it for a week. stopped for 5 days and said fuck it once again, and then i was on a 2-3 week binge doing anywhere from 1-3 bags a day.. which really isnt that bad (relatively).
a few days ago i said enough is enough. i am now 60 hours from my last dose and i feel pretty good.

+0 hours: i sniff a bag before work, my usual routine.

+24 hours: its starting now. im freezing but hot at the same time. worried, flushed face, anxious, no appetite. my legs feel weak and all i wanna do is lay in bed and watch tv. teary eyes

+31 hours: all of a sudden i got this weird burst of energy. though i did feel pretty weak, i still got up and went grocery shopping. felt kinda ok but still that general feeling of "fuck".

+35 hours: crazy chills, again im freezing but hot at the same time. was sleeping with the heat on and a radiator in my room on high, and i was all bundled up. anxiety. craving. eyes are tearing again. i feel unwell but i am able to fall asleep.

+48 hours: woke up and my legs feel weak. no appetite, bland mood. went to visit my brother. energy is still slow and legs feel still kinda weak.

+55 hours: feeling horrible. cold, chills, teary eyes, no energy no mood. craving. that lasted about an hour or two. drank some emergen-c ate some dinner and drank a few beers and it feels like the symptoms are gone.

+60 hours: this is usually the ending point of my withdrawals. first 2 days are always the hardest, but then they clear up as i approach the third day.
while i dont really much physical symptoms anymore right now, i still am craving a bit but i won't do it.

while i still don't feel 100%, just as i had expected, i am beginning to feel better as i approach the third day or the 72 hour mark. i feel depressed still and i was so sad for about 10 minutes i wanted to cry but then i listened to some music and i felt better. still am a little anxious, i just wanna go to bed and sleep. tomorrow will be better. was thinking about my life on the ride home this past hour.. past, present, future. it's been a fucking roller coaster ride for me. seeing a bunch of people on the train ride home this saturday night made me really feel like i wanna go out and have fun, feels like a new beginning for me right now.

i know this is nothing compared to what some people here go through, and i am glad for that lol, but this is just my experience. my past addictions never really got out of hand, i always limited myself with the amount that i did but i was still a heroin addict at a few points in my life and thats not something to be proud of. i'm almost 22 i think its time to grow up a bit, and i think i kicking opiates for good.
 
YOu should quit this time for good man. Just remember if you keep going on runs the wd's will last longer than 60 hours and get more intense each time. When I first started wd's were a piece of cake and as time went on they kept getting more intense each run till I eventually ended on bupe maintenance and that's where I've been the last 2 years. It's low dose (1.5mg Daily) so when I decide to taper it won't be so bad since Im not on crazy amounts like some ppl

And if I'm having a real bad day with cravings I can do 4mg and get a decent buzz even. SO if you can't stay clean, which judging from your record it looks like you can't might want to look at low dose bupe. Like really low dose. Say .5 in morning and .5 at night. That way when you decide to come off it won't be as bad as if you were taking 4-8mg. Just to get you stable for a few months, nothing long term
 
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yeah for me its the restless legs that kill me, I guess I need to occupy my time differently so I don't think about it as much. I was barely doing dope or suboxone anymore, but I still feel the WD's. I think its all in my head, which just makes it worse..i have high hopes this time around though..almost been 24 hours since like .5 mg sub and still feel fine..have some buds and Xanax as back up.
 
i really hope you can stay clean… sniffing 1-3 bags a day is nothing. half the battle of being addicted to smack is the needle fetish if you can nip this in the bud now id say you have a good chance at recovery
 
Yeah you had a really small habit even tho to you it may not seem like it. I have pretty much the same story you do, started when I got my wisdom teeth out at 17 and was scripted percs and it was on after that. I'm 21 also started shooting dope about the time I turned 19 and this march will be a year that I have been clean. Well not totally clean, but on subs but I still consider that cleanish since I'm not getting high and living the using lifestyle. If you feel that you can't stay clean get on a very low dose of sub or better yet try kratom first.
 
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